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原帖由 dgg 于 2006-5-8 10:12 发表
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4 i: n1 m: y% \; Y! N7 L+ c谢谢,请继续。/ T+ u4 \: Z4 @7 K$ Q- G
- j8 I" S+ e0 q' D3 K2 ~ b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。 ' ~. ?: y5 Z* b* x
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The following article is written by Peter Kinch.) T# z$ k' l3 {; v R0 ~! v( j
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Spring Is In The Air! In some markets in Canada it may feel like ; f2 V z. P: b! M! ?$ m
Spring is starting to arrive. Each and every year in late February and + A1 R2 l- _- h" f" m( ?, ~: {0 a; I
early March, the banks start rolling out their Spring market campaign of
0 b! r; F% K1 X% `7 vnew products in an effort to attract new consumers. And, if early signs $ L5 q5 B% v: t9 Q( ]4 _" @
are any indication, we're poised for yet another busy spring. The banks 8 c/ Q# I5 t S- g( S
view this as the best time of year to get your attention by coming up : U8 A; H& ?, S8 y
with new products or simply putting twists on old ideas.
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Over the next few weeks we'll see a variety of new products and this
, s( o8 i. f: O* S+ h: vyear the early theme I'm seeing is banks getting more creative in an
) Q6 _6 y) _6 O0 ?( H0 R& ^effort to help you borrow more money. This is partly in response to growing
" J" z$ z5 X7 u2 |concerns about the potential of rising rates.
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* [6 q; A* X7 W4 v2 E- Y4 jIn an effort to take the focus away from rates, look for two lenders to
- q( A, B8 l j% z8 g; |come out with 'True Equity' programs that will allow home buyers the
+ a$ `" _: U5 e4 zability to borrow up to 75% of the equity in their homes without having
! _" y1 z) c I+ C' @3 r; I) Mto qualify based on their incomes. These programs were previously only
A, N" u2 @5 K$ X5 I$ Navailable to self-employed borrowers. Income earners had to either put * V$ J2 O! n$ H" q* d
more money down or pay higher rates. This will now be a mortgage based * c) Z( |* `4 [) b8 x6 s
on the equity and the rates will be fully discounted.( ?2 O. m0 L+ J( \8 u, _
Another product to keep an eye on is more lenders who will be combining 1 s. v2 m5 _& A: H* o
the mortgage with the line of credit and creating a 'Global borrowing 4 x0 M& \2 c0 Q2 @4 i
limit' that will be re-advanceable. More and more consumers will be
6 k7 g! ?: P- V% P+ u# r3 }! xlooking for these kind of products for tax planning and investment " i7 R+ G( ?3 ]% J2 u# W
strategies. & f% a( } y* D; J+ Y
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And speaking about investors, banks are starting to recognize the 7 x2 w8 K- I) o$ g: S' b
growing number of home owners who are buying multiple revenue properties for ; n% d6 @: u4 n) M; I, s
investments and we now have an 'Interest-Only' mortgage available for ( Y, X5 M; g' f7 H4 h6 e: j' {" u
self-employed borrowers on a 'Stated-income' basis for revenue
{& j5 q: x0 B* ~, h$ I( @properties. This marks the first time a self-employed individual can use
! ^4 F' m5 r" T) |% z# x'stated-income' to qualify for a revenue property.
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3 F7 g' Q3 L7 TThe interest rates will be higher for this product, but it is ~* K* c; F; ]7 |2 l c9 G
reflective of a growing trend towards American-Style lending practices. A prime
4 z- M, G& s) L0 [) bexample of an American trend influencing our banks will be longer " C5 D5 T B, b/ Y
amortization periods. Canada has held tight on 25 year amortizations for
% e J0 m$ J% w ^" ?3 M, j. `years, up until now that is. A few lenders have announced 30 year 7 r" G8 c& }. o# O1 q
amortizations on CMHC insured mortgages at fully discounted interest rates.
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Finally, in an effort to further take your attention away from the long
& a, N$ }# B. R8 {" { xterm rates, look for lenders to get more creative with the discounts
# F# ~$ B a6 n ?they offer on Variable Rate Mortgages. I fully expect to see stronger
. Q1 f" K2 k- h' C `( Qcompetition in the form of creative 'front-end loaded' discounts and
+ G! }2 m6 b2 J" ?& X0 ?teaser rates that make it more confusing to compare an apple to an apple ! n7 y% A0 G* j% @
when shopping for the best mortgage option. It's going to be another busy % d, a+ {2 e' S( ~" n: j* \
spring market and consumers are going to be faced with more choices * Y& `3 l1 R$ c' v; L
than ever before. The key, like always, is to get expert advice and
. X# i5 c4 k; ?. m+ `3 X& yremember you have options. |
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