The Details: What you need to know about “discount mortgages.”

Grandma always said, “The price is the price, but the details are the details!”

There are discounted and restricted mortgage rates out there but they do not share the details of their disadvantages up front with you.

  1. Restricted or Limited Products / Bait & Switch

People will not even sign a 3 year cell- phone contact any more but they will try to save $15 a month on a restricted mortgage; which could cost them $30,000 as a payout penalty – BUYER BEWARE is what the regulators say. Read More

Calgary Home Prices are Holding Just Fine.

Wages and home prices are sticky – economically speaking. No one wants to work for  less than they did yesterday or sell their home for less either. So the prices hold.

Today, any busy real estate agent will tell you the home market for anything less than $450 – 500k is moving quickly if priced correctly. $500 – 750k is slower and above $750k is very slow. This all makes perfect economic sense. Read More

Numbers on why this recession is not that bad

All recessions are tough – but the sky is not falling. Below is one of the better articles we have seen on why this one will not be that bad.

Mortgage Mark Herman,

Calgary Alberta mortgage broker for home purchase and mortgage renewal.

Only two recessions in Calgary since 1987 and both more severe than 2015 forecast

 Mario Toneguzzi, Calgary Herald
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Published on: September 28, 2015 | Last Updated: September 28, 2015 3:42 PM MDT

While Calgary’s economy has been sluggish this year and most experts are forecasting a recession, it will be a mild one compared with what the city has gone through in the past. Read More