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What are the costs involved in becoming a licensed mortgage broker / agent in Ontario? Updated September 30, 2020 To begin your journey in your new mortgage career you will need to take the mortgage course. REMIC’s course, considered by many to be the best in the...
Pros and Cons of a Fixed Rate Mortgage Also known as the partially amortized, blended constant payment mortgage with a fixed rate. The fixed rate mortgage is the most common repayment plan in Canada today. This mortgage has several characteristics. ...
Understanding Your Credit Score In understanding your credit score we must first define what it is. The Credit Score is a numerical representation of your current and past credit and can range between 300 (the lowest score representing the worst) and 900 (the highest...
Getting your real estate license vs. mortgage agent license So you want to be a Real Estate Salesperson, eh? (as of 2022) Real Estate Investment: $7,545 (Broker $9,105) VS. Mortgage Broker/Agent Investment: $1,600 Real estate sales can be a...
Mortgage Insurance vs Life Insurance There are two types of mortgage insurance (not default insurance; that compensates the lender on the borrower’s default). The first is typically a life insurance policy provided to a borrower by an institutional lender. ...
Co-Ownership of Real Property Property can be owned by an individual or by several individuals, referred to as co-ownership. Co-ownership occurs in one of two ways: by a tenancy in common or through a joint tenancy. Mortgage brokering in Ontario is...
The Direct Comparison Approach The direct comparison approach in determining the market value of a property is the most appropriate for mortgage financing and is therefore relied heavily upon in the appraisal report. This method uses the principle of...
The Financial Components of a Mortgage The basic premise behind every mortgage is the borrower’s promise to repay the amount borrowed. There are several components to a mortgage, as is illustrated in the Standard Charge Terms, but at its core a mortgage payment...
You might think that since the mortgage broker finds the borrower, the lender doesn’t have to pay the costs associated with obtaining that borrower, such as advertising and marketing, having branch offices, etc., and therefore dealing with mortgage brokers is more...
What is a high ratio mortgage? A high ratio mortgage is a mortgage that exceeds 80% loan to value. This refers to either a purchase where the purchaser has less than 20% for a down payment or, in a refinancing scenario, where there is less than 20% equity in the...
What is a Reverse Mortgage? A Reverse Mortgage is a type of interest accruing mortgage that is typically provided to seniors. The major provider of Reverse Mortgages in Ontario today is the Canadian Home Income Plan (CHIP). This organization provides...
What is loan to value (ltv)? The ltv is the amount of the loan, in dollars, in relation to the value of the property, in dollars, expressed as a percentage that is typically rounded off to two decimal places (unless it is an exact number). For example, if the...