Category Archives: Real Estate

The Changing World of Mortgage Rates

Mortgage rates are ever changing, and the industry may be confusing to outsiders trying to find the best alternative before making a final decision. In an article on eva-news.com, Calgary Mortgage Specialist Ryan Nemeth explains the advantages to hiring a professional mortgage broker to advise and help with transactions.

He says: “A good mortgage loan officer is able to see rates from a lot of financial institutions, guaranteeing clients are receiving the best options available.”

Mortgages are truly a daunting decision, and many brokerage and advisory firms work alongside their clients in an effort to provide the most suitable alternative for each individual case. In fact, hiring a broker can save a customer thousands of dollars.

Wim Vandenhoeck of Havell Capital Management has first-hand experience with such benefits. Working with Hybrid Capital Inc., with Vice President Jonathan Aghravi, Vandenhoeck said, “We just completed the refinancing of our coop mortgage and were able to lower our interest rate significantly, i.e. taking out an extra 100k and keeping the interest payment constant,” he explained. “I got terrific help from our mortgage broker at Hybrid Capital Inc. I was impressed with his dedication, eye for detail and patience in dealing with a coop.”

Buy Real Estate

Yes it sounds strange, but perhaps the best investment right now is real estate.  Besides the housing prices being so darn low, housing can offer a great way to have some sense of stability when everything else in the economy seems so out of whack.

Its true housing hasn’t always been a great in terms of get rich quick investments, but long term stability is what the average person should be after and that comes with owning a house.  Houses also can provide passive income through renting rooms, yet most of all houses when valued correctly can offer long term stability when nothing else seems to.