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原帖由 dgg 于 2006-5-8 10:12 发表
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) ^$ q e- r3 l. G9 @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。 8 d$ E+ ~ m. }0 K
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The following article is written by Peter Kinch.$ \# S* E0 l5 |
0 [5 p3 c% ?/ q" U# ^- ASpring Is In The Air! In some markets in Canada it may feel like $ u# R p! t- p! v7 N
Spring is starting to arrive. Each and every year in late February and
& [* g8 X9 a9 o0 Cearly March, the banks start rolling out their Spring market campaign of # ]2 L j1 Q2 }
new products in an effort to attract new consumers. And, if early signs
7 T$ Q/ `+ I) D) c! x2 fare any indication, we're poised for yet another busy spring. The banks
( X5 ]% v6 `, |% }0 i; [view this as the best time of year to get your attention by coming up 7 r# V* ?5 \& P( Y9 y: M
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
- ~9 C; v3 L( y0 A" D+ o" f4 myear the early theme I'm seeing is banks getting more creative in an & z1 l! L6 w8 l+ S
effort to help you borrow more money. This is partly in response to growing
3 Z7 D0 h/ F3 J, vconcerns about the potential of rising rates. f* ^' C$ {" n* A, Z4 O( \
5 k! V, ~8 r& @ X% a# sIn an effort to take the focus away from rates, look for two lenders to
7 p8 ^+ K! f7 R4 {4 ]come out with 'True Equity' programs that will allow home buyers the 8 k5 ~ _1 j0 A: q1 B- `# w
ability to borrow up to 75% of the equity in their homes without having 8 @ T2 n5 t0 h- X2 M( u3 W5 ^* O
to qualify based on their incomes. These programs were previously only
- ?7 L# k& t7 L- W" v# z% ~available to self-employed borrowers. Income earners had to either put
% w0 _( }( D. `: K1 q/ F$ Lmore money down or pay higher rates. This will now be a mortgage based % u, d1 b5 ]- R) d; ^* ], D( L
on the equity and the rates will be fully discounted.% Y* M* r4 C( F9 Q* C
Another product to keep an eye on is more lenders who will be combining
$ b& U: |6 L$ b) wthe mortgage with the line of credit and creating a 'Global borrowing
* M( R" C- O9 olimit' that will be re-advanceable. More and more consumers will be ! m& x( @8 D& `. o8 X8 T
looking for these kind of products for tax planning and investment 3 v3 E8 ^2 f0 `2 `
strategies.
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And speaking about investors, banks are starting to recognize the
% U- ` {* Q* p7 t5 _growing number of home owners who are buying multiple revenue properties for
1 y0 p" ]" q! a2 Y. Einvestments and we now have an 'Interest-Only' mortgage available for % {( i9 o1 x% F/ c
self-employed borrowers on a 'Stated-income' basis for revenue
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'stated-income' to qualify for a revenue property. - `, O' p+ t! L. v
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The interest rates will be higher for this product, but it is 5 t2 L3 n5 m, V8 }, o
reflective of a growing trend towards American-Style lending practices. A prime $ r3 l8 T6 y. X+ h9 @# c
example of an American trend influencing our banks will be longer
* \9 B& l. B9 z8 q5 }amortization periods. Canada has held tight on 25 year amortizations for
$ ]) L/ O7 s7 J" T7 \0 Byears, up until now that is. A few lenders have announced 30 year 2 f9 l; p. D* b$ ~% I+ D: F
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 # t- W. u9 i: h2 ]
term rates, look for lenders to get more creative with the discounts
* u1 H. w" n( M. w; dthey offer on Variable Rate Mortgages. I fully expect to see stronger
1 A, K7 C# G3 D& I' icompetition in the form of creative 'front-end loaded' discounts and 6 S9 T `8 E9 q+ N
teaser rates that make it more confusing to compare an apple to an apple
3 |/ ~9 I) n# K1 Y+ [when shopping for the best mortgage option. It's going to be another busy
# U: ?0 n9 _' R$ j3 ^6 Rspring market and consumers are going to be faced with more choices
" A+ L& E7 C* G: z% ?$ w1 L3 z; athan ever before. The key, like always, is to get expert advice and
' n8 l G% y3 {. ^; b7 k& aremember you have options. |
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