Browsing Month »October, 2009«

Appraisals, and home inspections –what is the difference and what is the value to you?

October 22, 2009

As a team of Professional Calgary Mortgage Brokers, we get asked this quite a bit and we’re always happy to help guide our clients through the haze. There are a series of related questions that we’ll walk through here in order to help clarify and simplify the process. When is an appraisal required? If you’re [...]

Short-term Canadian Mortgage rate volatility: what’s up?

October 14, 2009

WOW. Our team has received another notice this afternoon that we’re on the cusp of having rates jack upwards almost .50% by tomorrow morning. One of our lenders did this on Friday and another one did this afternoon. Simple solution for first-time homebuyers and rate-shoppers : get your preapprovals in NOW and we’ll be able to hold [...]

AMBA trade show summary: the next wave of growth in our industry

October 8, 2009

Monday was a busy day to say the least! Preparing for the AMBA Industry Night was nerve-wracking as we received our collapsible tradeshow booth late in the day and were unable to set it up as I arrived late to the venue. Never shy in the face of ‘interesting’ luck, I rolled up my sleeves, spread out [...]