by Boris Mahovac | Blog, Financial Advice, Mortgages
With the new Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions stress test rules firmly in place since January, Canadian home buyers have learned they need to arm themselves with practical information on how they can ensure they are “stress-test ready”....
by Boris Mahovac | Free Resources, Mortgages
The Canadian Mortgage Calculator App featured by Apple as the #1 personal finance app in Canada with over 7,026 ratings. Are you a home buyer? Canadian Mortgage Calculator App supports you all the way from early planning, like finding out what you can afford, how much...
by Boris Mahovac | Mortgages, Refinancing
These new mortgage rules have been introduced by OSFI (Government agency know as the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions), they regulate banks. From what I have been reading there are mixed messages coming out regarding these new rules, however we...
by Boris Mahovac | Blog, Mortgages, Refinancing
OTTAWA – October 17, 2017. Today the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) published the final version of Guideline B-20 − Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices and Procedures. The revised Guideline, which comes into effect...
by Boris Mahovac | Mortgages, Video Tips
Getting a new mortgage after bankruptcy may seem a distant dream for many Canadians who find themselves bogged down with a bad credit rating for the wrong reason. This can happen as a result of losing a job, illness or simply not understanding consumer credit....