What is Title Insurance?

General Mohamed Mahmoud 3 Aug

Fraud, property lines, encroachment, wells, septic. Home ownership can come with some risks. Title insurance can protect consumers AND mortgage lenders against most. Did you know? Title insurance is most commonly used to protect against title fraud, which involves an individual using stolen personal information or forged documents to transfer home titles.

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Understanding your Credit Score

Mortgage Topics Mohamed Mahmoud 29 Jul

One of the important factors in home ownership is understanding things like your credit score. Some people don’t pay much attention to this metric until they begin the mortgage discussion! However, you will find that your credit score is one of the most important factors when it comes to qualifying for a mortgage at the […]

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What’s an owner occupied purchase

Mortgage Tips Mohamed Mahmoud 20 Jul

Buying a home for the sole intention of residing in the dwelling yourself can have big rewards! There is even room for a rental component (mortgage helper), but it is key for the purchaser to live in it! You may borrow up to 95% of any price for an owner-occupied purchase in most urban areas. […]

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Ongoing Costs

FAQs Mohamed Mahmoud 16 Jul

In addition to your mortgage payments, you need to be prepared for property taxes, insurance, utility bills, condominium fees and routine repairs and maintenance.

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Bank of Canada Tapers Bond-Buying Again

Dr. Sherry Cooper Mohamed Mahmoud 15 Jul

The Bank of Canada maintained its target overnight rate at its effective lower bound of 0.25%. It tapered its quantitative easing bond-buying program for the third time to net purchases of Government of Canada (GoC) bonds of $2 billion per week. Bank of Canada ‘On the Vanguard’ of Unwinding Stimulus The Bank of Canada raised […]

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General Mohamed Mahmoud 14 Jul

The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of 0.25 percent. This means for those of you with Variable rate Mortgages, the rates will remain the same. The Bank of Canada projects that they will maintain this until sometime in the second half of 2022. Click […]

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The Time is Now!

General Mohamed Mahmoud 13 Jul

The time is NOW! Rates are still at an all-time historic low. What are you waiting for? Contact me today to learn more! info@modomortgages.ca 647 901 7948

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