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Mortgagenomics Canada — 228 episodes

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1

Qualifying for a Mortgage after Bankruptcy

2

The BoC Held Rates — But Read the Fine Print

3

Income Gross-Up for Mortgage Qualification in Canada

4

Canada May Jobs Report 2026

5

How Middle East tension affects your mortgage rate

6

Property Transfer Tax & GST exemptions in BC and AB

7

5yr fixed rate - a stable play?

8

Why Mortgage Qualification Feels Like Being Put on Trial

9

The Canadian Mortgage Market Is Quietly Changing

10

Mortgage Problems Nobody Warns You About During a Divorce

11

The hidden calories in todays mortgage rates...

12

Resetting Your First-Time Buyer Status After a Separation

13

A mortgage that qualifies you based on your assets

14

A mortgage with a strategic maturity date - the US Presidential election date

15

What Happens If My New Condo Appraises Substantially Lower?

16

Hurry up when completing a mortgage application!

17

GST Rebate Now in Effect

18

BoC Holds Rates… But Pressure Is Building

19

Vancouver: A Temporary Population Dip… or a Setup for the Next Wave?

20

How to avoid payment shock at renewal time

21

Fixed mortgage rates on the rise in Canada, heads up!

22

The Quiet Shift Happening Inside Canadian Homes

23

When Two Buyer Profiles Collide

24

First Time Homebuyer - do it again!

25

What Banks look for when reviewing your Condo Documents

26

Making changes to your land title

27

Vancouver Condo Market 2025: Is Now the Time to Buy?

28

Strategic Entry Points for First-Time Home Buyers in Vancouver

29

Want to to fix Canada's affordability crisis? Make mortgage payments tax deductible!

30

2025 Fall Mortgagenomic Update

31

Understanding Mortgage Rate Holds

32

Optimizing Debt Servicing Ratios for Mortgage Qualification

33

Mortgage qualification for self employed applicants in Canada

34

Mortgage Renewal Payment Shock in Canada

35

Mortgage Stress Test in Canada

36

Mortgage Brokers in Canada Explained 🇨🇦

37

Converting your variable rate mortgage to a fixed term- how many actually do it?

38

Real Estate Closing Costs - banks want proof you can pay for them

39

Buying a Property from a Family Member with $0 down

40

Nothing burger from Bank of Canada

41

GST relief for first-time home buyers on new homes valued up to $1.5 million

42

First-Time Homebuyers: You're not just getting in, you're getting ahead.

43

Biweekly mortgage payments...does it really make an impact?

44

Anxious Optimism: What's Really Happening in Vancouver Real Estate?

45

Canada's aging population embraces the concept of Reverse Mortgages

46

Vancouver Pre-Sale Condo Market - good or bad?

47

Calgary Market Update with Joe Oulovsky

48

The Rise of Multiplex Housing in Metro Vancouver: What Homeowners Need to Know

49

Two Buyer Groups set to move Real Estate Markets in Western Canada

50

Vancouver Market Update with Andrew Way

51

Alberta and BC First Time Home Buyers- Essentials

52

My Condo is Worth Less Than What I Bought It For—Should I Be Concerned?

53

Vancouver Market Update with Andrew Way (Jan 18/25)

54

Interest Rates & New Mortgage Rules set to move markets in 2025

55

3-Month Interest vs. IRD: Understanding Mortgage Break Penalties

56

Vancouver Real Estate Update with Andrew Way

57

Calgary Market Update with Jimmy Olandesca

58

Mortgage Break Penalties

59

Vancouver Market Update with Andrew Way

60

Calgary Market Update with Jimmy Olandesca

61

Edmonton Market Update with John Milakovic

62

Canadian real estate market - buy now, or wait?

63

Conquering the Barriers of Self Employed Mortgage Qualification

64

Edmonton Market Update with John Milakovic

65

The perfect mortgage for Canadian seniors aged 65 and older

66

30 year Amortization Makes a Comeback in Canada's Mortgage Sector

67

Vancouver Market Update with Andrew Way

68

Canada finally stands up to dirty money – too little too late?

69

The final quarter of 2024 is near, what lies ahead?

70

The power of Joint Tenancy and Tenancy in Common, Canada's population, and Alberta's oil!

71

30 year amortizations for First Time Home Buyers & BOC Rate Announcement ahead!

72

Funding a Divorce Settlement with Mortgage Proceeds

73

Qualifying for a mortgage while moving to Alberta

74

Enhanced mortgage qualification rules for New Canadians

75

How to build your credit history if you are new to Canada?

76

Is your mortgage renewal keeping you up at night?

77

Buy now, or wait for interest rates to drop further?

78

Mortgage Qualification for Pre-Sale Condos - be careful.

79

Rate forecast pointing to variable rate mortgages and weaker Canadian dollar

80

Deep diving into Vancouver & Calgary from a real estate and mortgagenomic perspective

81

Survival Guide for First-Time Home Buyers in Canada

82

The key to qualifying for a single-family dwelling in Vancouver - the basement suite

83

I bet you didn't know this about the RRSP First Time Home Buyer Program

84

BC and Alberta are ramping up in more ways than one

85

Overlooked Mortgage Qualification Criteria

86

Maternity Leave, Child Support, and Canada Child Benefits - can you use them to qualify for a mortgage?

87

Interest Rates, Affordability, Zoning, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup!

88

Is your Mortgage Pre-Approval Optimized for Maximum Purchasing Power?

89

Interprovincial Mortgage Brokers

90

The Truth Behind Mortgage Pre-Approvals and Rate Guarantees

91

Mortgages, Real Estate, and Life in 2024

92

Mortgage Qualification Hacks for Self-Employed Applicants

93

Spouses with different residency statuses who want to purchase a home together

94

Foreign Buyer Tax, Prohibition Act, and Mortgage Qualification

95

What's the difference between a mortgage renewal and a mortgage refinance?

96

Does Switching Banks for Mortgage Renewal Cost Me Anything?

97

Financing conditions are due in 7 days!

98

The Power of "Addition by Subtraction" in Mortgage Qualification

99

Rock-bottom interest rates...how do you get one?

100

Mortgage Programs in Canada for Dentists, Veterinarians, and Optometrists who are in the process of or completing residency/fellowship

101

InTheNews-NoHike+RateDrop?+DealsImWorkingOn!

102

Is now the right time to choose a variable rate mortgage?

103

Mortgage Rate Holds: Banker or Mortgage Broker

104

Mortgage coming due?

105

Mortgage Programs in Canada for Doctors who are in the process of or completing residency/fellowship

106

What today's rising bond yields mean for your mortgage rates

107

Work Permit Holders and Homebuying: Can Gifted Money Cover Your Down Payment?

108

Inflationary Pressures and Mortgage Rates: How Canadians Can Prepare

109

From Business Owner to Homeowner: Self-Employed Mortgage Essentials

110

BOCAnnouncementRecap+WhatToDoGoingForward?

111

From the desk of a mortgage broker (Aug 28, 2023)

112

Does your residential property fulfill the lender’s eligibility criteria?

113

Time is Running Out: Repay Your CEBA Loan and Save with Mortgage Refinancing

114

The Second Home Mortgage

115

InTheNews- July12BofC+ BuildingIsExpensive+ AlbertaAffordability

116

Good Bye Vancouver, Hello Calgary!

117

The 5% Down Payment Mortgage

118

InTheNews- What the Bank of Canada doesn’t tell you

119

AvoidingForeclosure+LowRates+Leaseholds+FirstTimersInVancouver!

120

RefinanceMyMortgage?+RentVSBuy+SocialCrisis+RateHolds!

121

SubjectFreeWithConditions?+GoAlbertaGo+Porting+MortgagesForPresaleCondos

122

ImmigrationStats+BlackSwanSpringEvent+LiveDeals+MortgageOptionsForPensioners

123

Upcoming mortgage renewal have you stressed about payment shock?

124

Qualifying for an Investment Property Mortgage

125

Expanded Details of the Foreign Real Estate ban in Canada

126

Permanent Residents in Canada have 5 years to take advantage of this mortgage qualification program

127

If I had to pick a mortgage right now, it would be…

128

Can I use Part-Time Income to qualify for a mortgage?

129

How to reduce your mortgage payment in a rising interest rate environment

130

2 year Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians

131

What's all this talk about Calgary?

132

Mortgage Rate Holds

133

Options for variable rate mortgage holders with trigger rates and trigger points

134

Undecided about how to proceed with your mortgage renewal?

135

Temporary Residents, Mortgage Qualification, and Foreign Buyer Tax in Canada

136

What's it like qualifying for a mortgage in 2022, so far?

137

Increasing Rates, Fixed-Payment Variables and Maximizing your Income Qualification

138

Eligibility for Temporary Residents seeking a mortgage in Canada with less than 20% down payment

139

What is considered a proper mortgage pre approval?

140

Refinancing your home to purchase a rental property

141

Co-Signers, Guarantors, Joint Tenants, and Tenants in Common

142

Qualifying for a mortgage when relocating to another province

143

Your mortgage pre-approval doesn’t include leased land | 100,000’s of foreign nationals became Permanent Residents in Canada…see ya later foreign buyer tax! | wtf…rate’s didn’t go up?! | are variable rate mortgages a bad play right now?

144

Property Disclosure Statements | 10 random buyer profiles in Calgary & Vancouver real estate market | I think Prime Rate is going up on Jan 26 | Rate predictions for 2022

145

Mortgage Renewals | Politics & Onion Peeling | Whats worse? Rising interest rates or rising inflation? | Time to move to Calgary? | Interest Rate wrap up

146

BulletproofMortgagePreApprovals | Relax, you've been stress tested! | 122,748 New Canadians | City Hall & Pitchforks |

147

Mortgages for Self Employed | Let the recovery begin | Oil royalties are UP | Prime Rate stays same

148

Loan-to-value ratios mean everything | watch succession and yellowstone | list your home on thursdays | mortgage qualification = guilty until proven innocent | interest rates

149

Rental Property Mortgages | Investors flooding market? | Going long on rates | Real Estate & Currency

150

Cash Back Mortgages | Bank of Canada wavering on projected rate rise? | the ever expanding fixed-variable rate spread - its big | ditch general news, embrace sports and business news

151

Subprime Mortgages still around? | Canada + population density = Bahamas | BC is Canada's destination

152

Dealing with rising interest rates | Is affordability in Vancouver hopeless? | economic life without Alberta oil = not good

153

Buying a home while selling your current one | Canada set to increase mortgage rates in 2022 | current 5yr & VRM rates |

154

BC Provincial Nominee & mortgage qualification | 2bed rent is like $680k mortgage | New Zealand crushes real estate NIMBYs | BabyBoomers not for sale

155

How To Get the LOWEST possible PAYMENT | what does transitory inflation mean? | fixed or variable? | income required to buy a single family home in Vancouver and minimum downpayment? | the ultimate solution to Vancouver's affordability crisis

156

Fixed Variable rate mortgages, rising sea level = lower real estate price, Govt debt ceiling increase

157

8 Power Tips for First Time Home Buyers | $100k=$460kmortgage |RentvsBuy |InterProvincialMigration | BiddingWars

158

New To Canada mortgages | Liberal Party promises: tax flippers, ban foreign purchases, reduce down payment | Evergrande shrapnel Canada bound?

159

ModernMonetaryTheory=cheap money (and inflation!) | Minimum down payment on $1M homes

160

Co-Signers, Guarantors, Foreign Buyer Tax, Vancouver City Hall building fees addiction, & interest rates

161

Readvanceable Mortgages, 38 year olds set to rule the world, and shrinking global population

162

YVR set for another explosion, global warming, interest rates & why lenders need your T4?

163

Buyers market-but for a limited time, the Rule of 72, and what to do when the bank says NO?

164

Can a Temporary Resident qualify for a mortgage while working in Canada?

165

The Trudeau's and their place in financing history, and implications of adding someone to title during a mortgage refinance

166

5.25%, the 80's, banks making a crap load of $$, and buying another home with 5% down

167

June 1 stress test, easing of guidelines and 11th Hour Mortgage Qualification Collapses!

168

Multiple Real Estate Triggers, AB&BC GDPs, and tax deductible mortgages

169

Selling Real Estate to Family Members

170

High Net Worth Mortgage - increasing your borrowing power with your assets

171

Reverse Mortgages & Intergenerational Wealth Transfer

172

Are employment probationary periods deal killers?

173

More stress coming to the mortgage stress test on June 1?

174

Why April is a critical time for self employed applicants

175

Inter Family Real Estate Transactions & Gifted Equity

176

Immigration and Mortgages

177

Purchasing with no financing conditions...OMG!

178

Mortgage income qualification sources you probably weren’t aware of

179

Massive Mortgage Penalty?

180

Rent-to-Own Real Estate

181

Things you probably didn’t know about the RRSP First Time Home Buyer Plan

182

Fixed, Variable, HELOC, or all of the above?

183

Don't forget about the Closing Costs!

184

Construction Draw Mortgages

185

The 3 Principles of Highly Successful Mortgage Qualifications

186

Purchasing and Mortgaging a Property via an Assignment

187

Enhancement to Trudeau's First Time Home Buyer Incentive...game changer?

188

Can I move my current mortgage to the new house?

189

Insured, Insurable, or Uninsured mortgages?

190

How to qualify with a $100,000 income even though you only declared $65,000?

191

Bridge Financing - what, why & how?

192

Rates on the rise?...and downPAINment verification

193

Purchasing a property through a corporation

194

Divorces, Family Buyout, and Mortgages

195

Potential events that could increase mortgage rates

196

Credit Reports & Mortgage Qualification

197

The Canadian Mortgaging Experience

198

Mortgage qualification boosters you probably weren't aware of

199

The economic vaccine will have some mortgage in it

200

Should I be nervous about my home appraisal?

201

The SECRET to renewing your mortgage.

202

Why are mortgage rates going up!?

203

COVID19&Mortgages - deferring your mortgage payments

204

Mortgage Brokers...all the way.

205

_/ Stick handling your way out of a personal financial crisis

206

Marijuana, Real Estate & Mortgages

207

ElectionPromises, DownPayment Verification & NewMusic

208

First Time Home Buyer Incentive Program (FTHBI) - do you qualify?

209

Calgary Real Estate - Affordable & Opportunistic

210

Proving Your Income...for mortgage purposes

211

Some mortgages lock U up, even at maturity - does yours?

212

The quickest way to pay down your mortgage

213

Is your mortgage pre-approval legit?

214

My offer got accepted...now what?!

215

Mortgages and Rebates for First Time & Repeat Home Buyers

216

Cause & Effect of Canadian Mortgage Qualification

217

Who get's the best mortgage rates...and why?

218

Land title restrictions...that you may not be aware of

219

The science of determining your list price and the art of staging your home

220

Vancouver real estate...a perfect storm?

221

Canada's best kept financing secret

222

Who's buying in North Vancouver?

223

Calgary Real Estate spring market + Mortgage Minute

224

White Rock, South Surrey Real Estate Vibe and Mortgage Minutes

225

Squamish Real Estate and Posted Mortgage Rates

226

CalgaryMarket-TrappedEquity

227

policy, real estate, NIMBYISM, and mortgages

228

Are Calgary millennials giving up on home ownership?