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315 Billion Dollars In Mortgages Renew Next Year - Are You Ready If You Renew?
Roughly speaking, between 1.2 million and 1.3 million individual mortgages renew next year. The challenge is that for most people coming...
jonathancbarlow
Oct 21, 20242 min read
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Rate Drop - I'm Delighted To Be Proven Wrong
My thanks to Sam Rowley for the use of his wonderful image of two mice fighting on the platform of a London Tube Station. For most of the...
jonathancbarlow
Jun 7, 20242 min read
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There are no tricks with a Canadian Reverse Mortgage.
Reverse mortgages have acquired an unearned reputation in this country for being something to be avoided. While it’s true that reverse...
jonathancbarlow
Apr 8, 20241 min read
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Concerned about the Future? An Annual Mortgage Review Can Help.
Annual mortgage reviews might have saved my hair... Are you concerned about your financial future? Your mortgage plays a pivotal role in...
jonathancbarlow
Oct 13, 20231 min read
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Is it almost time to renew your mortgage vows?
If you have a mortgage where the term expires in the next year to year and a half, NOW is the time to start planning for it. If you’ve...
jonathancbarlow
Oct 11, 20231 min read
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Considering a Reverse Mortgage As Part of Your Retirement Plan?
Reverse mortgages offer several advantages for retirees: They provide a way for seniors to tap into their home equity , allowing them to...
jonathancbarlow
Sep 1, 20231 min read
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Why And When To Consider Reverse Mortgage Financing
Video also contains a clear explanation as to why I call myself " Analogue "
jonathancbarlow
Jul 7, 20231 min read
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5 Reasons To Re-consider Reverse Mortgage Financing.
As a planner or advisor, you’re used to people like me wittering on about the benefits of reverse mortgages. Perhaps you fall into the...
jonathancbarlow
May 15, 20232 min read
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Today, Finding the Right Reverse Mortgage Is More Important Than Just Finding A Reverse Mortgage.
“ What a marvelous modern age we live in. “ Captain Jack Aubrey, Master and Commander, by Patrick O’Brien In this marvelous modern age,...
jonathancbarlow
Feb 17, 20231 min read
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Retirement takes 'Muscle Memory'
Just like learning to Spey cast a long fly rod, managing your retirement takes planning and practice. In Spey casting, learning the...
jonathancbarlow
Jan 24, 20231 min read
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Banning Foreign Buyers is not a housing affordability strategy.
The Canadian government has announced that they will bar foreign buyers from purchasing Canadian residential properties as an initiative...
jonathancbarlow
Dec 14, 20221 min read
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We Don't Manufacture! The prime reason to work with a broker.
It's important to recognize that the client advisor or specialist at your favourite financial institution is a manufacturer's...
jonathancbarlow
Nov 30, 20221 min read
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The "Evil Bank" Does Not Exist! An Indifferent One Is Much More Real.
Some tips on how to manage your bank interactions so they work for you...
jonathancbarlow
Nov 21, 20221 min read
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Why the "Analogue Mortgage Broker"?
Well, I am hopeless with technology and live my best life in analogue. Here's a quick video from my new channel explaining what I mean...
jonathancbarlow
Nov 7, 20221 min read
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The “Evil Bank “. It’s All About Values.
In my line of work, I hear a lot of comments about the existence of the evil bank. The talk mostly comes from the general public but also...
jonathancbarlow
Oct 3, 20222 min read
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Mortgage Rates and An Analogue Perspective
Me holding the rate boomerang... Our second renewal offer for our mortgage was for seven years at 4.84%. When I spoke to the bank...
jonathancbarlow
Sep 8, 20221 min read
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Analogue Advice On Buying A Home.
Opposite end of the same street. Apologies to the OP for not crediting you. Often, when we’re buying a home, we’re focused completely on...
jonathancbarlow
Jul 28, 20222 min read
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