http://jasonpeatz.com Helping Small Business Owners Get a Home! Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:07:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en WOW! One thing that continues to surprise me over and over in this profession is when things change in the mortgage industry they really change fast. Over the past couple of months (since late September) fixed interest rates went up and stayed steady. But over the past day ... http://jasonpeatz.com/2008/12/rates-are-dropping/ Unless you have been in a hole for the past two months I am sure that you have heard about or seen the results of the current financial markets.  People who are retired are losing large amounts of their retirement savings.  People who bought a house within the last few ... http://jasonpeatz.com/2008/11/stop-whispering-start-dreaming/   According to the Globe and Mail the Central Bank of Canada has decided to drop their prime lending rate once again.  This time by ¼ of a percentage point. The last time they dropped the rate by ½ percent it took the big five chartered banks a little while to drop ... http://jasonpeatz.com/2008/10/bank-of-canada-cuts-key-lending-rate/ "Should I fix my variable rate mortgage right now?" is a question that me and my collegues have been hearing quite a bit recently. It is a good question. The finacial markets are in up heaval. Every time you turn on the radio or TV there is talk of ... http://jasonpeatz.com/2008/10/should-i-fix-my-variable-rate-mortgage-right-now/ This topic is not mortgage related but it is something that I believe a large number of my friends will be interested in. The Canadian Government set up a Do Not Call Registry for telemarketers. It is now active and is really easy to get on. All you have ... http://jasonpeatz.com/2008/10/no-call-list/