Lynn Meldrum's (lmeldrum) Blog

I just recently did a workshop and found a lot of interest with this group of  first time home buyers.  They were excited and looking forward to purchasing in the next while.  The Place that we did the workshop at asked if we could do this more so that if other people were interested they could a...

As i sit here in my office I'm looking out the window and what do I see but a depressing snow storm.  This is about the time that it feels like winter is never going to end here in Calgary.  All the doom and gloom of the season here in western Canada,  It's so easy to get into this type of head s...

Isn't this exiting what is happening here in Canada with the new budget.  The Conservatives (the reigning party here) have passed the buget and in that budget is the one thing that may get my business moving.  I'm talking about the rebate for renovations.  It a 15% rebate with a maximum of $1350....

The beginning of the process is the mortgage application.  Make sure that everything is filled out and signed.  Please include everything that you own out right, any investments no matter how small, even a car if you still have a car loan for.  These are assets and are important to show because a...

Hi all   I thought I would try this Blog again as I think it might be interesting what everyone thinks.    I have been reading several different Canadian Economists discuss what is going to happen in the next year.  Last year some said that by the beginning of 2009 our interest rates might be at ...

Well it looks as though mortgage rates did some lovely dropping in the last few weeks along with the drop in Prime rates and in March who knows every economist that I've read in the last year keeps telling us that the interest rates will be going up (who needs any more doom and gloom).  in the la...

BAck from Mexico and wanting to go back as soon a humanly possible.  At least I missed the cold snap here in Calgary while I was gone.  Well 'm back and off to work I go.  Rates have dropped a lot in the last little while.  Best Rates right now are a 3 year fixed at 3.75%.  The Five Year fixed is...