https://financialpost.com/real-estate/mortgages/what-mortgage-shoppers-in-canada-need-to-know Leah Zlatkin, a broker with Mortgage Outlet Inc., outlines the pros and cons on longer amortizations, the best length of term and variable versus fixed rates. Spoiler: A three-year fixed mortgage is looking like a “safe bet.” “Typically the first time that some one is going to see a mortgage amortization schedule is when […]

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/real-estate/2024/07/04/buyers-finding-opportunities-in-torontos-housing-market-amid-high-mortgage-rates-broker/ Leah Zlatkin, licensed mortgage broker and COO of Mortgage Outlet, said that after the Bank of Canada lowered its policy rate in June by 25 basis points, “we saw a flood of new listings enter the market.” “But persistently high mortgage rates mean buyers are biding their time and aren’t in a hurry to […]

https://financialpost.com/real-estate/bank-of-canada-opens-door-variable-rate-mortgages The latest announcement is going to stimulate the market, said mortgage broker and COO at Mortgage Outlet, Leah Zlatkin. “What this does is decrease the rates at most of our variable lenders by 25 basis points” Zlatkin said in a recent interview with the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn. “So those rates are down to […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbTrP97NTCk Leah Zlatkin, COO of Mortgage Outlet says theres two things we need to keep in mind: “If you are or were looking to qualify with variable rate mortgage, you’re going to qualify for slightly more than you would have before and if you’re a fixed rate mortgage holder, this doesn’t really impact you at […]

https://www.mpamag.com/ca/specialty/alternative-lending/will-the-growth-of-alternative-lending-in-canada-continue/491096 Mortgage Outlet chief operations officer and broker Leah Zlatkin said building a strong understanding of the space, and lenders’ varying appetites for different deal types, was of paramount importance for brokers. “There are so many lenders in the MIC space, in the private space – it’s always a good idea to understand what people’s […]

https://shorturl.at/myEG8 Leah Zlatkin of lowestrates.ca says it’s a good time to buy. “Right now, we are seeing record levels of listings and seeing the sale prices go up slightly from march, but year-over-year, we are looking at a lower sale prices for homes” Zlatkin says. “In the GTA, prices are hovering over a million dollars […]

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/what-is-changing-about-canada-s-capital-gains-tax-and-how-does-it-impact-me-1.6860457#:~:text=Capital%20gains%20example&text=Once%20the%20new%20rate%20of,50%2Dper%2Dcent%20rate. Many Canadians could feel the impact of this tax change, such as through the sale of their cottages and other secondary residences, or rental properties. “I think that even middle-class Canadians could be dramatically impacted by this,” said Leah Zlatkin, mortgage broker and LowestRates.ca expert, in a video interview with CTVNews.ca. “If you look […]

https://torontosun.com/life/homes/coming-up-short Like many new condo purchasers in the city of Toronto, they find themselves in the “inconvenient experience” of buying during a market peak and closing during a market dip, a scenario that forced them to get creative with financing, says mortgage broker and LowestRates.ca expert Leah Zlaktin. “They wanted to move in on occupancy […]

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/getting-the-lowest-mortgage-rates-in-a-high-interest-rate-world-1.2060854 Borrowers need to be wary of what seems like too great a rate, said Leah Zlatkin, mortgage broker and LowestRates.ca expert. “There’s certain mortgages out there that are very specialized products that offer you insanely low rates, but you have to sell the property or die to get out of that mortgage.” Some lenders […]

https://globalnews.ca/news/10430202/budget-2024-buying-a-home-affordability/ Leah Zlatkin, a mortgage broker and expert with lowestrates.ca, said in a release Tuesday that these changes might have a limited impact in the housing market because they only apply to insured mortgages and new builds. Insured mortgages typically only apply when a homebuyer puts less than 20 per cent of a home’s purchase […]