Posts by Atrina Kouroshnia

Pre-Sale Mortgages: What are they & How are they beneficial? Time for the new hot topic of the week. This week’s questions revolve around pre-sales, specifically “what are they and…

It’s time for another hot question of the week. This is one I get asked ALL THE TIME when I am helping process a mortgage application for my clients. The…

Hello mortgage advice seekers! Today I want to talk about something that is a very hot topic in the Canadian mortgage market right now. Actually, it’s been something that’s been…

Officially all the major banks in Canada have raised their 5-year posted rate. TD was the first national bank that discreetly increased its 5-year posted rate from 5.14% to 5.59%.…

We entered 2018 with yet another big change for mortgages. The stress test previously reserved for insured mortgages became the norm for all mortgages (insured and conventional) originated at federally…

After helping a number of foreign buyers recently purchase real estate in Vancouver, I’ve realized just how many people are interested in putting down some roots in our beautiful city.…

Earlier this year we heard of those “crazy Canadian banks” at it again. Despite pains the Bank of Canada has taken to prevent a housing crash of the 2008 variety,…

In my previous blog about Canadian mortgages vs. American mortgages, I went over a few of the more important issues you will run into buying south of the border. This…

There are a lot of reasons to be interested in Canadian versus American home mortgages these days. Not only do our respective economies have great influence on one another, Canadians…