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If Mortgage Rates Can Fall Through the “floor” of the Prime Rate…what Else is Under the Floor?

“Lower than prime,” you heard someone say. Like most Canadians, you were probably first skeptical and then confused. We tend to think of the prime lending rate as the invisible “floor” of lending rates. The very best customers can get very close to that floor. It is theoretically possible, we reason, to actually be ON [...]

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Credit Scores and Their Effect on Canadian Mortgage Rates

  Ask any Canadian who has gone through the home buying process what score is more important – last night’s NHL results or their Beacon Score – and they’ll most likely respond, “the Beacon Score of course!”. The reason being that a Beacon Score is one of the credit scores that lender’s use to [...]

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Six Steps to Take Before You Sign Up for Canadian Mortgage Rates

When you’re looking for Canadian mortgage rates, it may seem like more than you can handle. Don’t stress. Take a deep breath and follow these simple steps to get your dream home. 1. Play around on the Internet. That’s right. Use this as your superhighway for information. Familiarize yourself with terms and conditions. But most [...]

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Factors That Influence Variable and Fixed Canadian Mortgage Rates

The turbulent past few weeks in the global economy has been playing havoc with interest rates as the Bank of Canada was among several global central banks to drop their prime lending rates to try and slow down the economic downturn. The typical reaction from the Big Banks is to follow the Bank of Canada’s [...]

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