The Mortgage Minute - February 2023 Edition

Penny Wrightly - Mortgage Broker

Mortgage Architects #12728

penny@hometowngroup.ca
705-734-6804
http://www.wealthbypenny.com

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Buy, Invest & Save on Your Next Property

 

Are you wondering if now is the right time to upsize? Downsize? Buy an investment property? Or is now a good time to renovate your home or pay off debt? Wondering how you can payoff your home faster without costing you more?

With the massive shifts in the housing and interest rate market over the last couple years, most people are wondering what’s to follow?  If you’re curious about what is next for the housing market and how it will affect you and how to take advantage of it, then I invite you to attend our upcoming event.

Join us on Thursday February 9th at 7pm as we discuss buying and investing in real estate and how to save in today’s unique real estate market.

Topics will include:

Interest rates: Current landscape, and forward rate outlook
How to reduce the time to payoff your mortgage
How to acquire an investment property without breaking the bank
Tax preferred savings vehicles for your first home
Tax considerations when investing in real estate
Risk management – making sure you can keep your house if things go wrong
Downsizing as part of your retirement plan

Event will be held in Cambridge (*space is limited) and via Zoom

Register by visiting www.homeseminars.ca

We look forward to seeing you there!



Fixed mortgage rates are falling

 

While rates have been steadily climbing for variable mortgages, fixed mortgage rates have been moving in the opposite direction.

Certain lenders and national brokerages have been gradually dropping rates for select terms since the start of the month. Average nationally-available deep-discount 5-year fixed mortgage rates are now about 20 basis points lower compared to earlier in the month, according to data from MortgageLogic.news.

The move follows the recent decline in the 5-year Government of Canada bond yield, which typically leads fixed mortgage rates.

The 5-year bond yield closed at 3.05% on Monday, bouncing back slightly from a 5-month low of 2.80% reached last week. Still, yields are down from about 3.40% four weeks ago and the 14-year high of 3.89% reached in October.

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Bank of Canada increases policy interest rate by 25 basis points, continues quantitative tightening

 

The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 4½%, with the Bank Rate at 4¾% and the deposit rate at 4½%. The Bank is also continuing its policy of quantitative tightening.

Global inflation remains high and broad-based. Inflation is coming down in many countries, largely reflecting lower energy prices as well as improvements in global supply chains. In the United States and Europe, economies are slowing but proving more resilient than was expected at the time of the Bank’s October Monetary Policy Report (MPR). China’s abrupt lifting of COVID-19 restrictions has prompted an upward revision to the growth forecast for China and poses an upside risk to commodity prices. Russia’s war on Ukraine remains a significant source of uncertainty. Financial conditions remain restrictive but have eased since October, and the Canadian dollar has been relatively stable against the US dollar.

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COMING SOON! Mortgage & Financial Coaching Packages

 

Providing solid mortgage advice to my clients has always been an important part of my business.  After working with clients for as many years as I have (22+ years), I realized there was a gap in my services.  In my industry entirely.

We work with each client to help them with their mortgage. To help better their lives.  But then, we don’t really connect until they need me again for something else.  We may send messages or touch base here and there.  But there is no specific PLAN in place for the future.

Here is what I know….

Each client has a GOAL in their life.  You buy a home, have a family, work, want to RETIRE. Or, buy a home, want to invest, buy more homes, want to BUILD WEALTH.  Each story is different.  The point is, I have seen many stories and I know how to help in each case and I know how to FAST-TRACK each one.

With a specific plan, guidance, and some coaching, you can execute your plan flawlessly… faster….easier… and be where you want to be in much less time.

A plan designed over 90-180 days.

So, do you want to retire 10 years sooner? Pay the house off in 7 years? Have an extra $500,000 in the bank when you retire? All of it? Let’s talk about how to make that happen with mortgage and real estate tools and design a plan that’s right for you.

Complete Packages to redesign your financial future are coming soon.



Things to do this Valentine's Day in Kitchen-Waterloo

 

Romantic Dinners, Couple Events & Things To Do On Valentine's Day 2023 in Kitchener

Valentine's Day is the one time of year to go out of your way to show your other half how much you care. There are lots of romantic things to do to make the day a memorable one in Kitchener. Whether you're a cheesy romantic looking for the perfect evening meal or want something sweet to impress a first date, Kitchener has everything there is to offer this Valentine's Day 2023.

Check out events here...



Tax-Free First Home Savings Account (FHSA)

 

The Tax-Free First Home Savings Account (FHSA) is a savings account meant for home purchases. It's a new registered plan that will allow first-time homebuyers to save up to $40,000 tax-free. This new account is expected to be implemented in 2023, but there are still some unanswered questions about the details. 

 

Here's what we know so far:

- Age limit: You should open your FHSA before reaching 71 years old or can be opened for 15 years.

 - Contributions, deductions and taxes: Unlike an RRSP which allows contributors within the first 60 days of the following year, all your FSHA contributions should be made before December 31st for current-year deductions.

 - Deductions can be carried forward to future years to reduce taxable income.

 - Once the account is opened, unused portions of the annual contribution limit will be allowed to be carried forward up to $8,000. This means that an individual who makes less than $8,000 in contributions in one year could contribute the following year, their annual contribution limit of $8,000 plus $8,000 minus their contributions made in the previous year (subject to their lifetime contribution limit).

More details and examples can be found here



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