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buying: Time to buy as Mortgage Rates start to go up again! - 06/04/09 03:42 PM
Interest rates centrally have been set to stay where they are for about another year... but that's not the rate we consumers pay. And the banks aren't beholden to the central rate either, which is why this week we see rates creeping back up again for mortgages. Anyone wh is thinking about buying and requires a mortgage to do so would be well advised not to drag their feet too much because the rates for us normal folk can start going up as market activity increases, or just becaues the banks decide for business reasons they want to.
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buying: To dip or not to dip... that is the question. Isn't it?!? - 09/11/06 11:54 AM
If you are a first time buyer, you may be getting advice to dip into your RRSPs in order to help you with a down-payment. But those are your retirement savings! And besides, you have to pay them back anyway - how does doing this make any sense!?!
Well, it does, but it takes some mental gymnastics to see how sometimes. First off, you are still borrowing the money because you do have to pay it back... to yourself. But you are borrowing it at 0% interest and no bank, credit union or other mortgage source will be offering you anything near … (1 comments)
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buying: Is it a buyer's or a seller's market? - 08/22/06 11:11 PM
The question I get a lot these days is "has this finally become a buyer's market?" to which I invariably answer... "Well, yes, sort of... but not really. It's hard to say."
Now if this sounds a little inexact or confusing, well, then you understood me perfectly. The fact is, it certainly isn't the seller's market it once was, but it isn't exactly a buyer's market either. In fact, right about now there is as close to a balance between the two parties (in a broad sense) as you'll ever likely see. So - what to do then? If you're a buyer, … (2 comments)
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Stephen Hodge
Cobourg,
ON
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