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Time to Renew Your Mortgage? Renewing Your Mortgage In Canada

December 19, 2022

If it’s time to renew your mortgage, you might be in for a shock. Today I’ll talk about renewing your mortgage in Canada. To get the best deal, you need to plan ahead: If you’ve bought a house in the last four and a half years, your interest rate at…

What Are Market Rent Letters?

Jason Scott

December 12, 2022

Mortgages

If you want to buy a new house but you want to rent out your old house, you should know what market rent letters are, and how they can help you qualify for your next property. I’ll explain all the details: Let’s say you don’t want to sell because you…

What Are Trigger Rates? Do You Have One and Do You Know What It Is?

Jason Scott

December 5, 2022

Mortgage Refinance, Mortgages

What are trigger rates? Do you have a trigger rate? Well, a trigger rate is for people who have variable rate mortgages. So a little bit of background: there are two types of floating rate mortgages. There are adjustable rate mortgages, where your payment changes either up or down depending…

Why You Should Buy a Home at Christmas or New Year’s

Jason Scott

November 28, 2022

Mortgages, Purchasing a new home

In my opinion, the best time to go shopping for a house is right around the Christmas holidays! If you’re really aggressive, go out on Christmas Eve or make an offer on Boxing Day or something. Now, your realtor might not like you, but in this video I’ll explain why…

Using Rental Income to Qualify for a Mortgage

Jason Scott

November 21, 2022

Mortgages

Planning to rent out a basement suite in your home? Can you use that rental income to qualify for a mortgage? Let me explain how that process works! Today I want to talk about using rental income to help you qualify for a mortgage. So, a lot of people want…

Is There a Canadian Housing Market Slowdown in the Winter?

Jason Scott

November 14, 2022

Mortgages

Does winter mean a slowdown in the Canadian housing market? I talk about the Canadian housing market slowdown in this video, and the impact of the winter season: Winter is coming and that means that the housing market should be slowing down. Interest rates increases are also going to have…

Don’t Do This! Mortgage Fraud and Canada Real Estate

Jason Scott

November 7, 2022

Mortgages

Why is mortgage fraud a problem? Mortgage fraud can be a big issue in the Canada real estate market, and I’ll explain what it is and why you shouldn’t do it: CBC Marketplace had a show that made lots of headlines a week or two ago. And it was related…

Bank of Canada Raises Interest Rates AGAIN

Jason Scott

October 27, 2022

Mortgages

The Bank of Canada is scaring us again – they gave us another half of a percent increase in interest rates. What does this mean for your mortgage? What do variable rate mortgages have to watch out for? Here are all the details: It was another 1/2% rate increase today—could’ve…

How Do You Find a Good Mortgage Broker?

Jason Scott

October 24, 2022

Mortgages

How do you find a good mortgage broker? What should you look for in a mortgage broker? Now, obviously I’m biased but there’s lots of great mortgage brokers in Edmonton and right across the country. First, you should look for is experience. And a second thing that matters in the…

What is a Rate Hold and Why Might You Not Get One?

Jason Scott

October 17, 2022

Mortgages, Purchasing a new home

Let me explain a rate hold and how they affect mortgage pre-approvals! Sometimes it means you can’t always get a preapproval, so it pays to talk to a mortgage broker and get strategic on how you’re going to approach your home purchase or your refinance or transfer. About Jason Scott,…

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Time to Renew Your Mortgage? Renewing Your Mortgage In Canada

What Are Market Rent Letters?

What Are Trigger Rates? Do You Have One and Do You Know What It Is?

Why You Should Buy a Home at Christmas or New Year’s

Using Rental Income to Qualify for a Mortgage

Is There a Canadian Housing Market Slowdown in the Winter?

Don’t Do This! Mortgage Fraud and Canada Real Estate

Bank of Canada Raises Interest Rates AGAIN

How Do You Find a Good Mortgage Broker?

What is a Rate Hold and Why Might You Not Get One?

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