https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-90-columnists-from-cbc-radio/clip/16018563-private-lending-longer-fringe-method-borrowing Leah Zlatkin, mortgage broker and expert with LowestRates.ca, said the “role of a private mortgage is for either someone who has come upon some hard times and may have credit issues or for somebody who may have challenges qualifying for a mortgage because of an interim financial challenge” But Zlatkin says the goal should […]

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/what-a-rate-pause-at-5-means-for-homeowners-1.1989376 Leah Zlatkin, mortgage broker and expert with LowestRates.ca, said she recommends shorter-termed products to clients, noting that three to four-year fixed products seem to be the “sweep spot right now.” “I don’t know if two years is long enough to really get us out of this potential future recession that’s looming,” she told BNNBloomberg.ca […]

https://financialpost.com/real-estate/mortgages/when-to-refinance-renew-mortgage-higher-interest-rates Many Canadian homeowners are facing sticker shock with their monthly payments as their mortgage comes up for renewal, leaving them with a crucial choice: whether to renew or refinance their home loan. “They’re used to paying $2,000 every single month for the last five years and all of a sudden, now their payments are […]