The chart below illustrates just one example of how the RBC Homeline Plan ® might work for
a Canadian homeowner with a mortgage, car loan, line of credit and outstanding credit card balances.
Not exact matches
• Unlike in the U.S., underwriting standards for qualifying
mortgage borrowers in Canada have been maintained at prudent levels resulting in
mortgage borrowers here being much more creditworthy; •
Canadian mortgage lenders never offered low initial «teaser» rate
mortgages that led to most of the difficulties for
mortgage borrowers in the U.S.; • Most
mortgages in Canada are held by their original lender, not packaged and sold to third parties as is typical in the U.S., and consequently,
Canadian mortgage lenders have a vested interest in ensuring that their
mortgage borrowers are creditworthy and not likely to default; • Only 0.3 % of
Canadian mortgages are in arrears versus 4.5 % in the U.S. and what even before the start of the U.S. housing meltdown two years ago was 2 %; •
Canadians tend to pay down their
mortgage faster than in the U.S. where
mortgage interest is deductible from taxes, which encourages U.S.
homeowners to take equity out of their homes to finance other spending, a difference that is reflected in the fact that in Canada
mortgage debt accounts for just over 30 % of the value of homes, compared
with 55 % in the U.S.
Kurt is excited to be partnering
with HomEquity Bank to spread the word about Reverse
Mortgages, as they have helped thousands of older
Canadian homeowners live the retirement they have always dreamed about.
It's a decision that millions of
Canadian homeowners struggle
with repeatedly during their time as
homeowners: Do they choose the security of a fixed - rate
mortgage, or opt for the flexibility (and usually lower cost) of a variable rate and hope that rates don't spike higher?
When you think about it though, if 8 % of «
homeowners» have risky
mortgages, that may be a high percentage considering many
homeowners don't have a
mortgage at all, or at least no
mortgage with a
Canadian bank.
Canadian homeowners are comfortable
with their
mortgage debt, have significant home equity and could withstand an increase in their mortgage interest rate, according to the sixth Annual State of the Residential Mortgage Market report from the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals
mortgage debt, have significant home equity and could withstand an increase in their
mortgage interest rate, according to the sixth Annual State of the Residential Mortgage Market report from the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals
mortgage interest rate, according to the sixth Annual State of the Residential
Mortgage Market report from the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals
Mortgage Market report from the
Canadian Association of Accredited
Mortgage Professionals
Mortgage Professionals (CAAMP).
Canadian homeowners are comfortable
with their current
mortgage, focusing on reducing their mortgage faster by making lump sum payments, reducing amortization periods and refinancing with lower interest rates, according to the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals
mortgage, focusing on reducing their
mortgage faster by making lump sum payments, reducing amortization periods and refinancing with lower interest rates, according to the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals
mortgage faster by making lump sum payments, reducing amortization periods and refinancing
with lower interest rates, according to the
Canadian Association of Accredited
Mortgage Professionals
Mortgage Professionals (CAAMP).