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What is a Debt Consolidation Mortgage

What is a Debt Consolidation Mortgage

By Mortgages Foundations

High-interest debt from credit cards or loans can make it hard to efficiently manage your finances and can lead to falling behind on payments; even minimum payments can be tough to make when debt gets out of control. If you have the equity available in your home, a debt consolidation mortgage m...

12.11.24 06:25 PM - Comment(s)
The Mortgage Foundations Client Journey

The Mortgage Foundations Client Journey

By Mortgages Foundations

In order to make sure that every client's file is set-up for success right up to and past closing day, Mortgage Foundations follows a Client Journey. Today, we will discuss the steps involved throughout the Client Journey and explain what happens at each step in the process.

The first step in th...

25.10.24 02:15 PM - Comment(s)
Goodbye to the Stress Test for Uninsured Switches

Goodbye to the Stress Test for Uninsured Switches

By Mortgages Foundations

In as many weeks, Canadians got another big announcement when it came to mortgages last week, and it may lead some to think, what's next? After the federal government announced surprise changes to amortization and maximum purchase prices for insured mortgages a couple weeks ago, the Office of t...

30.09.24 07:17 PM - Comment(s)
What happens in a decreasing rate environment?

What happens in a decreasing rate environment?

By Mortgages Foundations

Let's say you have a mortgage commitment from a lender, and prior to the closing date, rates change and come down a bit. Today, we will discuss how this change in rates can potentially benefit you and save you some money in interest expense; or how a rate change can affect how much more you cou...

09.08.24 05:52 PM - Comment(s)
The difference between the Term and Amortization Period.

The difference between the Term and Amortization Period.

By Mortgages Foundations

When shopping for a new mortgage, a common source of confusion is the difference between the mortgage term, which is normally 1 to 5 years, and the amortization period, which is normally 25 or 30 years.

The basic explanation for the difference between the two timelines is that the mortgage term is th...

01.08.24 09:33 PM - Comment(s)