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原帖由 dgg 于 2006-5-8 10:12 发表
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( _$ w8 I- Y0 j1 ?- {我知道一些房地产起家的人是靠的滚雪球的效应,把自己现有的房子抵押加上租金收入再贷款,最后越滚越大,最后拥有几十套房子。 % |7 ?( E+ k$ M1 a
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The following article is written by Peter Kinch.
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0 m) y% B2 C# L+ ~' F% L7 T ySpring Is In The Air! In some markets in Canada it may feel like : Z' G* _( B$ ]" U+ e, K* D
Spring is starting to arrive. Each and every year in late February and
5 m! W% K0 C! L& q6 H) Eearly March, the banks start rolling out their Spring market campaign of ! d, I% j, E3 J/ E) V
new products in an effort to attract new consumers. And, if early signs ! y' K# |7 w. Q: y# I2 W& A+ ]
are any indication, we're poised for yet another busy spring. The banks
% a* A0 Y1 \( z. D( y9 j5 E cview this as the best time of year to get your attention by coming up
1 M# L( s& N7 v4 F: w% v# _with new products or simply putting twists on old ideas. . p- S4 m/ y1 x" r
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Over the next few weeks we'll see a variety of new products and this
$ p$ @7 r% S0 }year the early theme I'm seeing is banks getting more creative in an - u3 R; A2 w9 @; P
effort to help you borrow more money. This is partly in response to growing O- c/ W( L- Z0 X9 R) C/ E4 N( T5 ^
concerns about the potential of rising rates. ; L7 e5 K; m4 H5 p4 X
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In an effort to take the focus away from rates, look for two lenders to 9 R" g0 G4 [" t4 n
come out with 'True Equity' programs that will allow home buyers the
% M3 g% \; ?% E7 K# s1 L/ o# K( |, nability to borrow up to 75% of the equity in their homes without having
$ ~2 p! G9 o; e, {+ V/ gto qualify based on their incomes. These programs were previously only
: {; o E' _8 e5 L$ b7 mavailable to self-employed borrowers. Income earners had to either put
9 E4 h8 i# h) k0 P; t4 Q9 e+ y, nmore money down or pay higher rates. This will now be a mortgage based 1 o S4 e, p3 q: C* S9 V
on the equity and the rates will be fully discounted.$ n8 y3 t2 o: i4 S6 |- x* i% [1 y
Another product to keep an eye on is more lenders who will be combining
( b, H3 x( a' O( P. |- fthe mortgage with the line of credit and creating a 'Global borrowing * {; F( @ q l" m) L/ _/ r
limit' that will be re-advanceable. More and more consumers will be
1 s1 b4 h' n0 K9 |looking for these kind of products for tax planning and investment 4 q3 B$ T; u7 [/ E5 D
strategies. , _4 E, l4 j' S e" Z: m6 V
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And speaking about investors, banks are starting to recognize the % {" x& r! P8 P5 G$ {# f/ ^6 ~* f
growing number of home owners who are buying multiple revenue properties for
3 A X, S# e+ V4 e# ?investments and we now have an 'Interest-Only' mortgage available for 0 ^( @8 [8 r j" @
self-employed borrowers on a 'Stated-income' basis for revenue . ]& g, z3 C) [7 d
properties. This marks the first time a self-employed individual can use
: Y2 s' n$ ^0 u& K0 y'stated-income' to qualify for a revenue property. / r+ _0 Q& L- K- T2 I: ]
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The interest rates will be higher for this product, but it is
& G5 {: G6 I- O1 i# I3 Treflective of a growing trend towards American-Style lending practices. A prime
- l, O, p, @% [9 w Aexample of an American trend influencing our banks will be longer
/ {2 f" M+ Y9 ?7 p# Eamortization periods. Canada has held tight on 25 year amortizations for
$ P; Y- E C- R( u uyears, up until now that is. A few lenders have announced 30 year : H7 Z% q# g& ~7 ^
amortizations on CMHC insured mortgages at fully discounted interest rates.- P; c4 f. u5 v! D
% B) T) T) C' g( P/ jFinally, in an effort to further take your attention away from the long % V# A* }( S' z
term rates, look for lenders to get more creative with the discounts 4 y2 Y1 F* S% E4 g# D0 v
they offer on Variable Rate Mortgages. I fully expect to see stronger ?0 H+ f) ~3 N/ F+ n9 g
competition in the form of creative 'front-end loaded' discounts and 6 T9 c0 D1 Y! A' ?
teaser rates that make it more confusing to compare an apple to an apple ' O6 r5 m" [2 \0 E, p
when shopping for the best mortgage option. It's going to be another busy ; [, V1 N4 @( q# ~! Y% r
spring market and consumers are going to be faced with more choices ) _ y4 ~' @# s+ r5 A0 V) a) j3 I5 u+ E
than ever before. The key, like always, is to get expert advice and 1 i7 N* s L. `: d
remember you have options. |
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