29 Oct

24% of Canadians eliminated non mortgage debt in 2013

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Posted by: Darick Battaglia

Near a quarter of Canadians are debt-free, while others owe more twenty-four per cent of Canadians say they eliminated their non-mortgage debt in 2013, compared with 26 per cent in 2012 and 22 per cent in 2011, according a Royal Bank of Canada poll on debt. Among Canadians who still have personal debt, the average load has jumped to $15,920, a $2,779 increase from a year ago. From 2011 to 2012, the average overall debt edged just $83 higher.

17 Oct

How to obtain 85% refinancing without an insurance premium

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Posted by: Darick Battaglia

Federally-regulated lenders can’t lend more than 80% of a home’s value without the borrower getting mortgage insurance. But a few banks have developed a way around that. What they do is loan the borrower 75-80% LTV as a first mortgage. Then they facilitate a 5-10% LTV second mortgage with a separate private lender.

2 Oct

Reasons to change your brokerage

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Posted by: Darick Battaglia

Are you located in Ontario? Are you a mortgage agent or broker?

Are you with a broker that provides monthly sales meetings? $1000 in prizes and awards given out at our last meeting.

Are you with a broker that provides systems that make it easy to qualify your deals? Are you with a broker that provides personal mentorship training?

Are you with a broker that pays out on all commissions at top split?

Are you with a broker that receives special rate pricing with lenders?

Are you with a broker that provides community fund raising events?-

If not call me to find out more about our award winning team at Dominion Lending Yellow Brick Mortgage Group.

1 Oct

Canadian Income Statistics

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Posted by: Darick Battaglia

• In 2010, over 95% of Canadians aged 15 years and over received some form of income with a median total income of $29,900. • Close to 83% of Canadians received some of their income from private sources. • While 70% of Canadians received some government transfers, 13% received government transfers as their only source of income. Overall, 57% of Canadians received income from both private sources and government transfers. • Income from private sources accounted for 87.6% of total income while 12.4% was from government transfers.

27 Sep

Monthly, bi-weekly accelerated. Which is better for you?

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Posted by: Darick Battaglia

 

Accelerated weekly and accelerated bi-weekly payment options are calculated by taking a monthly payment schedule and assuming only four weeks in a month. We calculate an accelerated weekly payment, for example, by taking your normal monthly payment and dividing it by four. Since you pay 52 weekly payments, by the end of a year you have paid the equivalent of one extra monthly payment. This additional amount accelerates your mortgage payoff by going directly against your mortgage’s principal. The effect can save you thousands in interest and take years off of your mortgage.

The accelerated bi-weekly payment is calculated by dividing your monthly payment by two. You then make 26 bi-weekly payments. Just like the accelerated weekly payments you are in effect paying an additional monthly payment per year