Archive for December, 2022

Archive for December, 2022

Elan Weintraub quoted on CTV News: ‘Federal banking regulator keeps key mortgage stress test rate unchanged”

Posted on December 15th, 2022 by Leahs Mortgages

https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2584987&jwsource=em Mortgage Outlet director Elan Weintraub discusses Canada’s mortgage stress test and why he thinks it should remain even as rates rise.  

Leah Zlatkin quoted in the Financial Post: ‘Mortgage Defaults Starting To Hit The Market: Broker’’

Posted on December 11th, 2022 by Leahs Mortgages

https://financialpost.com/real-estate/mortgages/mortgage-defaults-housing-market-broker  Leah Zlatkin, Mortgage Broker and COO at Mortgage Outlet, talks with Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about how mortgage defaults are starting to hit the market. “The prime rate has gone up. So what we’re going to see in terms of the prime rate is that it has gone up from 5.95 at most major […]

Leah Zlatkin quoted on BNN Bloomberg: ‘What Mortgage Owners Need to Know about the bank of Canada Hike’’

Posted on December 7th, 2022 by Leahs Mortgages

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/what-mortgage-owners-need-to-know-about-the-bank-of-canada-hike-1.1856200 “A trigger rate is reached when a homeowner’s mortgage payment no longer covers interest accrued since the previous payment.” “Many Canadians are approaching their trigger point, at which point you need to start looking at do I make a lump sum payment into my mortgage? Do I increase my payment amount or do I […]

Leah Zlatkin quoted on BNN Bloomberg: ‘What Mortgage Owners Need to Know about the bank of Canada Hike’

Posted on December 7th, 2022 by Leahs Mortgages

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/what-mortgage-owners-need-to-know-about-the-bank-of-canada-hike-1.1856200 “A trigger rate is reached when a homeowner’s mortgage payment no longer covers interest accrued since the previous payment. “Many Canadians are approaching their trigger point, at which point you need to start looking at do I make a lump sum payment into my mortgage? Do I increase my payment amount or do I […]