4 year fixed rate update
October 25th, 2012
4 year fixed rate is 2.89% today!Special conditions apply, call me for details.
Blog by DOINA BIOLAN B.Comm
Protect your mortgage and family by getting disability insurance coverage
October 24th, 2012
Are you self employed? Employee, but no health benefits or disability insurance?
What it will happen to your family if you get sick, you go to the
hospital for surgery or have an accident? Are you going to pull out your
RRSP's? Use your credit cards to pay your bills? Ask your family or
friends for a loan? Do you know that aprox. 50% of bankruptcy cases in Canada are due to an acci ...
Lending rate remains unchanged
October 23rd, 2012
The Bank of Canada
is leaving its key lending rate unchanged at one per cent.
Oct 23 2012
The announcement
came Tuesday morning, in a statement that notes the U.S. economy is expanding
at a "gradual pace," indicators point to a "continued
contraction" in Europe, and growth has slowed "more than
expected" in China and other emerging economies.
For Canada, the
...
Bond rates
October 22nd, 2012
TSX +177.74 to
12,407.70
DOW +127.55
to 13,55178
Dollar +0.0008 to 101.25
Oil +0.37 to
92.46
Gold +6.00 to 1,752.30
*these
numbers have been taken from www.tmxmoney.com as
at 7:30AM EST
Canadian 5 yr bond yields
markets 0.014
to
1.344 .
Canadians confident in housing
October 22nd, 2012
Canadians confident in housing, but most
not ready to buy
Survey
results suggest most Canadians feel now is a great time to buy a home, but not
for them personally.
Photograph
by: File , Reuters
Survey
results suggest most Canadians feel now is a great time to buy a home, but not
for them personally.
A poll
done for Royal Bank of Canada found 59 per cent of those asked sai ...
Self employed? Tips on getting your mortgage approved
October 15th, 2012
SELF EMPLOYED TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN GET YOUR MORTGAGE APPROVED
Today's Mortgage TIPP # 1:Self employed clients that :- cannot prove income though their Notice of Assessments( show very little income compared with the gross income they make)-are incorporated-have been in business for more than 3 yearsYou MUST have:- income taxes paid in full- Financial Statements prepared by a c ...
Mortgage rates
October 8th, 2012
5 year fixed rate is 2.98%4 year fixed rate is 2.90%5 year variable is Prime-.35%Conditions apply**
Important tax references for 2012
October 3rd, 2012
Do you know your maximum Old Age Security, Canada Pension Plan?
How about the Maximum RRIF withdrawals or RRSP, TFSA or RESP contribution ceiling?
Here are a few guidelines, for more information send please feel free to contact me at doina@bblife.ca.
OLD AGE SECURITY(OAS): Maximum monthly benefit is $ 540.12
CANADA PENSION PLAN((CPP): Maximum monthly benefit at age 65 is $986.67
R ...
Calgary sales today
October 1st, 2012
Calgary area sales and price growth
continue, despite national trends
Resale market continues slow and steady
recovery
Calgary, Oct.
1, 2012 – Residential sales activity continues to improve in the
Calgary area, as year-over-year sales for the month of September increased by
11 per cent. After the first three quarters of the year, residential
sales within city limits totaled 17,018 ...