Earl Smith, Your Halifax Mortgage Broker

Earl Smith || February 06, 2018

The growth of private mortgage lending

Getting a mortgage from a bank or a non-bank lender has become a bit more challenging.With the recent introduction of new mortgage rules, lenders have had to tighten their qualifying guidelines. The...

Earl Smith || January 03, 2018

Are you thinking of buying a house in 2018?

There may be uncertainty about house prices and about interest rates. Not only that, some of the big worries occur after moving in and finding un-anticipated problems.While the house-buying process...

Earl Smith || November 03, 2017

Major Mortgage Changes Ahead ....... Again

As you probably know, the mortgage rules are changing once again, effective January 1. The introduction of the minimum qualifying rate (stress test), this time for uninsured buyers, maybe the toughest...

Earl Smith || October 21, 2017

New Mortgage Rule Changes

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) released revised guidelines for the mortgage industry, similar to the draft version released earlier this summer.These new parameters...