Still wondering if you should look at renewing your mortgage at today’s interest rate? With all the information out there about mortgages and interest rates this past year, it’s useful to talk to a mortgage specialist to help you navigate and understand what might be...
Getting to Know The Family Mortgage Guy With Glen Griffiths Getting to Know The Family Mortgage Guy With Glen Griffiths Who is the Family Mortgage Guy? Glen Griffiths, life insurance and financial planner within his own company, Griffiths Insurance and...
You’ve probably heard the phrase, “become your own banker before.” But do you know anyone who uses the techniques to becoming your own banker? I joined my good friend, Richard Canfield to talk about the Infinite Banking Concept and how I’ve...
On June 4, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) announced three big changes to how they’re underwriting mortgages for people buying a house with less than 20 percent down. The first change was lowering the Gross Debt Servicing (GDS) to Total Debt...
One month ago, I posted a video about the mortgage stress test being eased a little. This was due to happen on April 6th. The government’s agenda has changed a lot in the last month and the change to the stress test rule has been postponed indefinitely as...
I HEAR RATES ARE DROPPING, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR ME? As mortgage brokers, this the most common question we’re asked; what are rates are doing? That conversation can go several ways depending on how we think it affects you. But today, the rate drop is making buying a...
