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原帖由 dgg 于 2006-5-8 10:12 发表4 i# R0 _* E& `1 t
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! u" G( M& b' O% j5 f0 {0 k6 J我知道一些房地产起家的人是靠的滚雪球的效应,把自己现有的房子抵押加上租金收入再贷款,最后越滚越大,最后拥有几十套房子。 & ^6 E6 [. p( k$ H; f/ p2 [
. ?6 W4 |9 j$ U& A. A( {The following article is written by Peter Kinch.
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Spring Is In The Air! In some markets in Canada it may feel like : F8 E5 P* t1 P; N0 a
Spring is starting to arrive. Each and every year in late February and % _: K P7 O1 X; W L# k. t
early March, the banks start rolling out their Spring market campaign of , U- J& Q( _. V2 t% C/ s
new products in an effort to attract new consumers. And, if early signs , G) v: w. x7 d" |
are any indication, we're poised for yet another busy spring. The banks
( w: X' E3 B Sview this as the best time of year to get your attention by coming up
% O! Q- j! H8 D# g/ A2 s1 p/ Mwith new products or simply putting twists on old ideas. * C, h0 S7 Q7 T- ~ q
1 p7 Q5 G3 {4 ~4 [) {Over the next few weeks we'll see a variety of new products and this ' t( f2 d% l' e8 }9 b
year the early theme I'm seeing is banks getting more creative in an 7 V1 `' u# h. m$ O% u
effort to help you borrow more money. This is partly in response to growing
7 J. b; {" w r; ]- hconcerns about the potential of rising rates.
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5 d a; O2 l: ~, o& \; xIn an effort to take the focus away from rates, look for two lenders to
3 Z8 J3 h1 @& v8 ucome out with 'True Equity' programs that will allow home buyers the ' h d9 U3 R5 t0 X( P* T
ability to borrow up to 75% of the equity in their homes without having % i# R `% Q$ T4 R& a
to qualify based on their incomes. These programs were previously only
# b7 B7 q/ v+ r5 _& P+ Gavailable to self-employed borrowers. Income earners had to either put , S7 l% q7 j1 H/ {# {1 b9 A1 |
more money down or pay higher rates. This will now be a mortgage based
6 \* Y- ~. O# P, s2 K' e; `on the equity and the rates will be fully discounted." ^7 q# p' {; n
Another product to keep an eye on is more lenders who will be combining
8 Z2 I) o) q, _4 dthe mortgage with the line of credit and creating a 'Global borrowing & H6 K- ] e J. V3 n
limit' that will be re-advanceable. More and more consumers will be * t: `, f. O: i$ O* U: d
looking for these kind of products for tax planning and investment * B2 }( W, l0 ]
strategies. + f2 b) u; U2 R
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And speaking about investors, banks are starting to recognize the 7 S' H; B" f/ c9 \6 c
growing number of home owners who are buying multiple revenue properties for
8 l# w( c) \* g6 C1 m3 dinvestments and we now have an 'Interest-Only' mortgage available for
( b5 G0 ]4 b& ]0 W9 a7 Iself-employed borrowers on a 'Stated-income' basis for revenue
( S6 h' s' ~) L1 `: hproperties. This marks the first time a self-employed individual can use
6 f2 e% i6 b, p! g: B4 d'stated-income' to qualify for a revenue property. * t% J$ g: ?; q) |1 h H
6 t- F1 m% W- A) |% ]! u* DThe interest rates will be higher for this product, but it is
/ t% J" n6 C8 Z, ?2 H' I4 w) areflective of a growing trend towards American-Style lending practices. A prime
% v6 ? x+ P' |2 P5 J/ xexample of an American trend influencing our banks will be longer
! Q$ ]' p3 U+ q+ H* Ramortization periods. Canada has held tight on 25 year amortizations for
0 X( I2 b5 X! o. V, W+ e" }years, up until now that is. A few lenders have announced 30 year * K1 w% K9 Z2 U* J
amortizations on CMHC insured mortgages at fully discounted interest rates.
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" n8 _) i. w9 xFinally, in an effort to further take your attention away from the long
* V) {8 ^7 S+ k2 _3 `term rates, look for lenders to get more creative with the discounts 8 J3 O, _" Q+ N
they offer on Variable Rate Mortgages. I fully expect to see stronger ( l: |1 k& f! W! U
competition in the form of creative 'front-end loaded' discounts and ! Z( J6 `! r5 ]% ]& m
teaser rates that make it more confusing to compare an apple to an apple
/ v( i8 e2 q8 i0 A: v% owhen shopping for the best mortgage option. It's going to be another busy
# C% j6 x0 L2 B1 c1 bspring market and consumers are going to be faced with more choices . A! Y; C6 ?/ C6 Q
than ever before. The key, like always, is to get expert advice and ( b1 Y9 _9 u a# _3 E9 ]7 `$ }( C
remember you have options. |
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