https://www.mpamag.com/ca/mortgage-industry/industry-trends/fsra-names-new-stakeholder-advisory-committee-members/502687 The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has announced the appointment of new members to its Stakeholder Advisory Committees (SAC), including the mortgage brokering SAC. The new members will serve a two-year term starting in September and ending in 2026. This includes Leah Zlatkin, COO of Mortgage Outlet.

https://www.thestar.com/real-estate/lenders-see-more-homeowners-pick-variable-rate-mortgages-after-bank-of-canada-rate-cuts/article_f6d4cbaa-5987-11ef-b163-2b3cf1f49130.html#tncms-source=login Leah Zlatkin, licensed mortgage broker and COO of Mortgage Outlet, said the recent volatility in global markets combined with a weak U.S. labour report in July have intensified speculation that the Bank of Canada could cut rates up to three more times this year, leading homeowners or prospective buyers to consider variable-rate mortgages. “We could be […]

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/real-estate/2024/08/13/mortgage-broker-predicts-higher-demand-for-variable-products-amid-rate-cut-expectations/ “I think in the next few weeks, we’re going to see a lot of people really starting to switch to variable, especially as the news comes out that we’re expecting two to three more (interest rate) decreases this year,” Leah Zlatkin, a licensed mortgage broker and COO of Mortgage Outlet, said in an interview […]

https://www.mpamag.com/ca/mortgage-industry/industry-trends/whats-next-for-fixed-vs-variable-mortgages/500830 Speaking with Canadian Mortgage Professional in the wake of the Bank’s latest interest rate cut, Leah Zlatkin, chief operations officer and broker at Mortgage Outlet, pointed out that there remains a notable gap between the cost of a five-year fixed and a five-year variable mortgage. “It’s still maybe not a time when people are shifting […]