W.R. Mortgage Architects

07/05/2017

http://glbn.ca/5IwZOb

Here's what you need to know if you have a mortgage or will be getting one soon

07/03/2017

http://www.mortgagearchitects.ca/news/how-borrowers-savers-and-investors-can-prepare-for-higher-interest-rates

The Bank of Canada has begun the process of slapping Canadians back to reality on interest rates.

11/02/2016

Phew...

In the wake of stricter federal mortgage rules intended to moderate the overworked pace of Canada’s real estate sector, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said that the government has no further plans to cool down the markets at the moment.

09/30/2016

http://www.mortgagearchitects.ca/blog/10-Mortgage-Questions

I meet a lot of people in my line of work and as a direct result get asked a lot of questions! I have compiled a list of the 10 most common questions that I get asked.

07/05/2016

Just want to send a thank you shout out to everyone that voted for me in the Peace Arch News 2016 Readers' Choice Awards. It's an honour to be named as a finalist as the Best Mortgage Broker on the Peninsula.

http://www.peacearchnews.com/eeditions/?iid=i2016063011083938&pid=p20120309121148491

07/05/2016

http://globalnews.ca/news/2801737/heres-how-you-can-pay-off-your-mortgage-faster/?sf30247065=1

Paying a few extra dollars every two weeks instead of the usual monthly payment or making an extra lump sum payment once a year can also save borrowers thousands in interest.

02/12/2016

The latest effort by the government to cool the housing market down...will it work?

http://www.theprovince.com/business/federal+mortgage+rules+late+lower+mainland/11713753/story.html

Bankruptcy professional Blair Mantin is seeing surreal financial conditions on the margins of Vancouver’s housing bubble. On Monday new federal mortgage rules aimed at cooling Vancouver’s market will take effect. The Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) now will require a 10-p…

01/27/2016

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/12/metro-vancouver-real-estate-prices-heat-map-2015/

Check out this great map to see how much home values in your neighbourhood have increased in the last year!

Which neighbourhoods in Metro Vancouver were the most (and least) expensive in 2015? These heat maps show the winners and losers of Vancouver real estate.

04/26/2014

http://www.theprovince.com/touch/story.html?id=9777333

CMHC is moving yet again to tighten the home mortgage market with changes that would make it more difficult

12/10/2013

http://www.centum.ca/paul_hart/Blog/Housing_Bubble

05/13/2013

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/mortgages/Paying+mortgage+safer+than+investing+cash/8350700/story.html

Study after study suggests that Canadians are having a tough time paying off their mortgages, as debt levels continue to hit record levels year after year. Why? Could it be that there are more opportunities to spend? Could it be that some people don't want to pay off their mortgages faster?

04/29/2013

http://www.centum.ca/paul_hart/Blog/Flashback_to_1969_Is_housing_really_more_unaffordable_today