Date: July 5, 2024

Category: Blogs,Mortgage Tips & Advice

Are variable rate mortgages attractive again? 🤔💡 

Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen many borrowers starting to lean toward variable-rate mortgages again in anticipation of lower rates in the future. 📉🏡

So what’s the strategy with this and does it work for you? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️

As of today, the five-year fixed rate is hovering around the 4.99% range, the three-year term is hovering around the 5.14% range, and the variable rates are hovering around prime – .90%. 📊🔍

Throughout 2024 and into 2025, as mortgages come due, we as Canadians will be trying everything to mastermind our way to the best options at renewal time. 🧠🇨🇦 This leads us to explore some of the options we’ve seen in the last few months. 🔄🗓️

What are other Canadians doing at renewal? 🇨🇦
Why are they choosing these options? ❓

1. Auto-renewing with the current lender 🤝🏦
2. Refinancing to add debt, or extend amortization and reduce monthly payment 💸🔄
3. Taking an out-of-the-box approach that will allow them to pay off the current mortgage faster 🚀💡
4. Switching lenders to find a lower rate (not necessarily a lower payment) 🔄🏦

This month, we explore each of the above options weekly with more details. 📅🔍

Today we talk about auto-renewing with the current lender 🤝🏦

Why would someone auto-renew their mortgage? 🤔🏡
– If there has been a job loss in your household, this can significantly impact qualifying for a new mortgage and in this case, auto-renewing may be the best option which eliminates requalifying. 🏠🔑
– This is not always your best rate option; however, it’s important to note that you do have options. 📉💬

Please connect with us before your renewal and we will coach you through the auto-renewal process. 📞📋

Stay tuned weekly as we discuss the other options. 🗓️🔜

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Talk soon,

Ana

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