Interest Rates And Monthly Payments

So, you have been reading or hearing about rates being lowest in history.  You have been reading or hearing different rates in the news, from banks, from mortgage professionals, from newspapers, etc.  Every week there is a new rate being advertised. It is up , it is down.  It can be just as confusing as the gas prices. 

You may be asking yourself  'where are the best rates'?

Well of course mortgage professionals have the best rates. But, not only the best rates, they have the best products. Our products are the full suite products. Meaning that even if our rates are low, your mortgage comes with many options such as, being able to port your mortgage to another house, if you should want to sell and buy another one.  Each of our Lenders have great products and well as fantastic rates.

If rate is your deciding factor, make sure the rate comes with all the bells and whistles, because you can have both.  The Banks want you to believe that if you are a rate shopper, you do not get the bells and whistles. Not true. That is what most Banks offer, one or the other.  A low rate and nothing else or a high rate and all the bells and whistles.
The Lenders I work with offer one option and that is low rate and all the bells and whistles. 

Now what about rates and payments?

Today is August 1 2012. Today I can offer you 2.99% on a 5 year term. The rate that most Lenders are offering is 3.19% and the Banks are offering 5.24%. Big difference for sure.

I would like to show you the difference in your monthly mortgage payment, to give you an idea of how much you can save.
So imagine you want to buy a house for $300,000.00.
5% down would be                                      15,000.00
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Mortgage is                                               285,000.00    
 I used 25 year amortization as per new Canadian guidelines.

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                          Unadvertised                    Advertised                            Posted Rate
                          Rate (Lender)                   Rate (Lender)                       Bank
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LOAN                2.99%                                3.19%                                 5.24%
$285,000.00
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Monthly
Payment             $1347.28                           $1376.68                             $1696.72
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So, you can see the difference on payments for the same mortgage with the same bells and whistles.
Why would you pay more?
You could save almost $4200.00 per year. That would be a nice vacation during our most darkest, wet and coldest month on Vancouver Island.  A little sun vacation would be good for the soul and family life.

So you think, Wow, I am hooked. But who are these Lenders?
Our Lenders are called Mono Lenders. Why, because all they do is Mortgages. They follow the same rules as our Canadian Banks.  They are regulated by Canada.  They are safe and here to stay.  Also our Lenders can be Credit Unions and Banks, depending on which is the best fit for  your situation.

One thing Canada does have is the best regulated Mono Lenders, Private Lenders, Credit Unions and Banks, probably the best in the world.

My friend got a mortgage with a mortgage professional and the mortgage is with a Bank and a good rate, why can't I get that same rate with the same Bank?  The Banks have a few programs going on. If you are a Bank client, they will offer you their best rate which is today around 5.24%.  But, if you go through a mortgage professional we get better rates. Why? Because the Banks still have to compete with the Mono Lenders.  It doesn't seem fair that you are a client of the Bank, pay lots of service charges just to bank with that Bank and then they give you a higher rate for a mortgage? 

If you have any questions, send me an email at akroemer@mortgagegroup.com
                                                              Phone or text me at  1.250.650.4182

For a great Mortgage

Angela Kroemer, AMP

Mortgage Professional

TMG The Mortgage Group Canada Inc.

TMG Sharie Marie Mortgage Team

Local: 1.250.650.4182

TFP: 1.888.679.0190

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akroemer@mortgagegroup.com

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