Recently I was invited to attend an all-day financial planning seminar hosted by Custom Plan Financial located in Vancouver, BC. From a presentation by Manulife One and several conversations with financial planners, here are a few thoughts to pass along.

 

1) In Canada, 50-60% of mortgage borrowers automatically sign a renewal with their current lender after their mortgage term expires (e.g., most commonly 5 years after the original funding date).

2) As a mortgage broker, I have heard many times from borrowers that the rates their current lender (e.g., big bank or credit union) were offering at renewal were 0.5% to 0.75% higher than mortgage rates currently available elsewhere.

3) Even after negotiating with their current lender at renewal, borrowers often received a mortgage rate higher than a new customer would receive from that same lender at that same time.

In addition, some borrowers discover that their current advanceable mortgage (which allows them to easily borrow money from their home equity) has a collateral charge attached. A collateral mortgage cannot be transferred to another lender - even at the end of your mortgage agreement - without the help of a real estate lawyer to break your agreement, thus incurring legal costs. Also, on paper, the collateral charge can make it look like you have more debt than you do as the lender can register your mortgage for up to 300% of the value of your home. In effect, there may be no “equity room” left for another lender to offer you a second mortgage secured by your property.

 

Read the full article here: https://goo.gl/Xf7Sfq

 

Tibor Bogdan & Associates

*Personal Real Estate Corporation

Sutton Showplace Realty

cell: 604-855-2521

TF: 1-877-858-2408

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This past 7 days there were 69 new listings in Abbotsford.

32 Residential Detached and 37 Attached (Condo's & Townhomes)

 

Priced Below $700,000 - https://goo.gl/wMQkVX

$700,001 to $800,000 - https://goo.gl/iUHJD8

$800,001 to $900,000 - https://goo.gl/CnEAvN

$900,001 to $1,000,000 - https://goo.gl/cTT4yn

$1,000,001 to $1,500,000 - https://goo.gl/SepACz

$1,500,001 to $2,000,000 - https://goo.gl/5r7yZY

$2,000,000 and up - https://goo.gl/SRRYPC

Detached Foreclosures (from Hope to Whistler) - https://goo.gl/F2VP7E

Land - https://goo.gl/m3Ppim

 

Below $250,000 - https://goo.gl/EBci9g

$250,001 to $400,000 - https://goo.gl/NBMJkK

$400,001 to $500,000 - https://goo.gl/QmN6Ms

$500,001 and up - https://goo.gl/7nAhSH

Foreclosures (from Hope to Whistler) - none this week.

 

I'll be back next week to report all of the new listings.

 

Tibor