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2011 

Terms Posted Rates Preferred Rates 6 MONTHS 4.45% 4.40% 1 YEAR 3.50% 2.75% 2 YEARS 3.55% 2.99% 3 YEARS 4.05% 3.19% 4 YEARS 4.79% 3.19% 5 YEARS 5.29% 3.49% 7 YEARS 6.35% 4.49% 10 YEARS 6.75% 4.79% Rates are subject to change without notice. *OAC E&OE Other Rates: CURRENT PRIME RATE IS 3.00%   PRO...
11/14/2011
Where are You Going to Put the Home Inspection Clause? Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. Let’s assume that you are not going to use it. Your buyer is in agreement. So, where are you going to put it? Some agents think the best way to confirm the buyer’s advice is to put it in the ...
11/13/2011
Credit Scores ~ Keep them High                 Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. I received a helpful e-mail from Victor Peca, a mortgage specialist the other day: Figuring out exactly how credit scores work is problematic. Like nuclear fission, learning Chinese and setting the c...
11/13/2011
By Brian Madigan LL.B.What is an Oklahoma Offer!Actually, it's a simple form of real estate fraud. There are variations depending upon how many parties are involved and who is the intended victim.So, let's look at two examples, in the first the victim is the vendor and in the second, the mortgage...
11/13/2011
Sign or Don’t Sign the SPIS Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. Bob Aaron who practises real estate law and writes a column in the Star, has written an article about one of his favourite topics the Seller Property Information Statement. Here’s a link to Bob’s recent article: http:/...
11/13/2011
Taking out the Home Inspection Clause Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. In many situations, it is appropriate to proceed without a condition which includes the “home inspection”. Ok, so far so good. But, what does the buyer’s agent want to do now? Well, for some reason, even thou...
11/13/2011
Remember the Fallen! By Brian Madigan LL.B.(Ontario Real Estate Source)We should not forget. Our rights and freedoms in the "free world" were given to us by those who went to war.Our right to own land, exists only because we have a constitution that guarantees peaceable ownership of private prop...
11/10/2011
  Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. The Toronto Real Estate Board made a few changes to the method that it uses to report and track statistics in July 2011.I used to have subdivisions for condos, being downtown, east, west and north. That was not always that helpful. Now the repor...
11/07/2011
ORES Real Estate Index ~ Trends from September to October 2011 Ontario Real Estate Source ORES  Index Trend (+ -)         September 2011 October Index Residential Real Estate Greater Toronto Area              144.01 147.97 CPI 114.25 114.53 gold 378.73 402.57 oil 186.24 211.99 TSX 126.29 133.12 N...
11/07/2011
TERM POSTED Preferred Rates* 6 Month 4.45% 4.45% 1 Year 3.60% 2.75% 2 Year 3.95% 3.04% 3 Year 4.35% 3.09% 4 Year 5.04% 3.09% 5 Year 5.54% 3.29% 7 Year 6.44% 4.49% 10 Year 6.80% 4.79% Variable Rate 2.85% Prime Rate 3.00% BenchMark Rate 5.29% Cost per $1000 $4.88
11/06/2011
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