Bank Early Renewal Notices

If you’ve had a mortgage for more than one term, you’ve more-than-likely received a renewal notice from your bank or current lender. Obviously, the lender that currently has your mortgage (assuming you’ve made all the payments on time, etc.) wants to keep your mortgage. They’d love nothing more than to sign you up for another… Continue reading Bank Early Renewal Notices

How Much Do Mortgage Brokers Cost?

Back in the “old days,” people would usually only go to a mortgage broker when they weren’t able to find a mortgage on their own (self-employed, past bankruptcy, bad credit, insufficient income, etc) – they had usually been turned down by a bank, and needed the help of a mortgage broker to obtain financing.  The mortgage broker… Continue reading How Much Do Mortgage Brokers Cost?

What IS a Mortgage Broker?

Most people are probably familiar with the term mortgage broker, but many Canadians aren’t really all that sure what a mortgage broker actually does, how much they cost, and how much money you can actually save you on your mortgage.  The Mortgage Monday column will hopefully address those questions (and more) over the next couple of months, but… Continue reading What IS a Mortgage Broker?

Welcome to Barrie Real Estate Talk!

Welcome to BarrieRealEstateTalk.ca!  Every blog has to start with one post and, well, this is it.  While it may be easy to extrapolate the theme of this site based simply on the domain name (in case it’s not straight forward, we’re going to be talking about real estate, specifically in the city – and surrounding… Continue reading Welcome to Barrie Real Estate Talk!