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e54 - Cut to the Chase: Bank of Canada’s Rate Decrease
January 29, 2025x
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00:11:5010.85 MB

e54 - Cut to the Chase: Bank of Canada’s Rate Decrease

The Bank of Canada has once again dropped their key policy rate, this time by .25%. This rate drop will most likely cause Canadian banks to drop their prime rate by .25%, which would bring prime to 5.2%. For those with Variable Rate mortgages, Adjustable Rate mortgages, and Home Equity Lines of Cre...

SPECIAL FEATURE December 11, 2024 -Bank of Canada UPDATE
December 11, 202400:10:519.94 MB

SPECIAL FEATURE December 11, 2024 -Bank of Canada UPDATE

Christmas presents being given out by the Bank of Canada? Yup, that's right! The Bank of Canada announced today that they're cutting the overnight rate by 1/2% to 3.25% today. That means variable rate mortgage clients and those with lines of credit should see some relief in their rates shortly. Tun...

e53 - CoSigner VS Guarantor
December 04, 2024x
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00:21:5019.99 MB

e53 - CoSigner VS Guarantor

Co-Signers and Guarantors – what exactly are they and when would you need them? In this episode we chat about potential options of including cosigners or guarantors when you can’t qualify for the mortgage on your own. We also review what is required, their legal obligations, and how easy (or diff...

e52 - Fall Summer-y
November 06, 2024x
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00:53:2648.92 MB

e52 - Fall Summer-y

From policy changes to interest rates to home values, this in an enlightening chat with Dustan Woodhouse, author of Be the Better Broker book series. After a challenging couple of years in the mortgage and real estate industry, and following the most recent drop in the Bank of Canada interest rate,...

SPECIAL FEATURE October 23, 2024 -Bank of Canada UPDATE
October 23, 202400:07:527.21 MB

SPECIAL FEATURE October 23, 2024 -Bank of Canada UPDATE

Today, the Bank of Canada announced another rate cut - the fourth consecutive rate cut for the Bank this year. And, to top it off, today's rate cut is twice the size of previous cuts at 1/2 percent! Tune in to get Pete and Mindy's take on the rate cut, why it was a jumbo sized rate cut, and what mi...

e51 - Loan and behold! What documents do we NEED?
October 09, 2024x
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00:40:3937.23 MB

e51 - Loan and behold! What documents do we NEED?

The beginning of a broker / client relationship is warm and encouraging as we discuss the client's goals and how we can achieve them...then we ask for supporting documentation... Quite often a client may feel like we're asking for too much information, and it can be quite a bit of home work for t...