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原帖由 dgg 于 2006-5-8 10:12 发表$ Z$ s; I [, h! W B, X
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8 u+ i0 U" C( v( q谢谢,请继续。" H2 L- b2 q3 f
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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。 % x$ r! d4 @4 w# q& B
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The following article is written by Peter Kinch.7 z4 _) D) x+ }" i' O2 n8 f
4 \9 k" j+ o8 E8 w% L, ZSpring Is In The Air! In some markets in Canada it may feel like _# E; ~$ y' ]7 {/ O
Spring is starting to arrive. Each and every year in late February and
; g6 s# g+ E( @ G; w# ^$ c# uearly March, the banks start rolling out their Spring market campaign of . R: u) d# a) f# c; X4 v" F& b
new products in an effort to attract new consumers. And, if early signs 2 V9 Z5 ~# t8 i$ D( {* t
are any indication, we're poised for yet another busy spring. The banks 8 N) L$ ~& i0 I) y7 L. x
view this as the best time of year to get your attention by coming up ' f1 u, ^8 z8 K, g f4 I- R4 W
with new products or simply putting twists on old ideas. % ]/ j+ k2 h/ k' K5 \
- F M/ B: S' {- y5 f8 t& sOver the next few weeks we'll see a variety of new products and this
6 ]8 ^( M5 `6 y. L# Oyear the early theme I'm seeing is banks getting more creative in an
p( R" _$ z- L/ U: h N: Ceffort to help you borrow more money. This is partly in response to growing ! q i0 {* M; v) m# l4 s
concerns about the potential of rising rates.
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3 x" K2 i f+ Q' ?4 _& s& d$ ]In an effort to take the focus away from rates, look for two lenders to
6 r2 A; H6 p5 v2 \. zcome out with 'True Equity' programs that will allow home buyers the " n [1 B" s( Z5 a
ability to borrow up to 75% of the equity in their homes without having : F8 v7 T! i& z1 l3 |
to qualify based on their incomes. These programs were previously only
& {! D- ]. V0 Z% c: F. J9 Pavailable to self-employed borrowers. Income earners had to either put
6 B; m% c4 r5 v% Y; Y5 Y. kmore money down or pay higher rates. This will now be a mortgage based ; J: B7 o: [; V, a& D h
on the equity and the rates will be fully discounted.
& j# ` H( k+ a' MAnother product to keep an eye on is more lenders who will be combining 4 N8 U. a" D3 y2 V
the mortgage with the line of credit and creating a 'Global borrowing ' ?+ \' U3 U B4 C
limit' that will be re-advanceable. More and more consumers will be
2 @0 y6 y9 w4 U6 N' Zlooking for these kind of products for tax planning and investment 1 e4 o! l$ l1 }; D$ @* {
strategies.
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! \: F! @( R8 `' ]5 ]And speaking about investors, banks are starting to recognize the
9 v- u# f' M O2 kgrowing number of home owners who are buying multiple revenue properties for 1 H3 t# F' P; h3 P* y
investments and we now have an 'Interest-Only' mortgage available for
6 ~* J# o$ R2 w) ]" ^self-employed borrowers on a 'Stated-income' basis for revenue
1 V* ?- s, @! @- mproperties. This marks the first time a self-employed individual can use
4 j% E M2 D, G0 s; `7 v- f# `2 r2 I'stated-income' to qualify for a revenue property. & R1 e. E+ E5 G
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The interest rates will be higher for this product, but it is
4 z R! Y. g- x% l7 Lreflective of a growing trend towards American-Style lending practices. A prime 6 k( ^. E) ?- e: Y \" b% l
example of an American trend influencing our banks will be longer
& Z0 v3 o3 [9 T5 ^amortization periods. Canada has held tight on 25 year amortizations for
& V/ p5 A; w# ^' S4 {4 Pyears, up until now that is. A few lenders have announced 30 year # `" T7 L. M- R' R, {5 D2 Q
amortizations on CMHC insured mortgages at fully discounted interest rates.# Z, Q, a0 y# F6 G4 p% G/ r- ^0 f- j
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Finally, in an effort to further take your attention away from the long
7 c" J5 C8 B, c* D' `term rates, look for lenders to get more creative with the discounts 2 ]" [, r* `$ \* R
they offer on Variable Rate Mortgages. I fully expect to see stronger
' B8 B0 u, g2 T: ycompetition in the form of creative 'front-end loaded' discounts and ; ^$ n$ m# p: g
teaser rates that make it more confusing to compare an apple to an apple
0 K! V9 Y5 d2 ]% R% H4 x6 {when shopping for the best mortgage option. It's going to be another busy 4 R- Q4 v! M$ ^, h
spring market and consumers are going to be faced with more choices 9 x" S4 ?, ?% y2 J$ Z
than ever before. The key, like always, is to get expert advice and
. `. C& t3 H% {% ^+ X- T+ {remember you have options. |
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