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With close to 20 years in the mortgage industry and a consultative touch, Nishka makes the entire process smooth and easy.
Do we renovate? Do we buy a vacation home? Do we package up our debt and add it to our mortgage? Using your home equity doesn’t have to be expensive. From re-organizing debts to parents helping their children buy homes, draw upon Nishka’s collective experience from dealing with every possible financing scenario over the past 15 years.
“Nishka has been our mortgage advisor for many years. While we have always valued her experience, excellent customer service, and advice in providing financing solutions, it wasn’t until we started our major renovation that we got to see how extensive her knowledge really is. Not only did Nishka recommend over 10 trades people to us, she also came to our home and shared some of her personal experiences, offering ideas from several of her projects on her past homes. She also drew upon the collective experiences that her clients have been through, some of which are property developers.
Working with someone who is “battle tested” has given my wife and I a huge level of comfort as we take the leap into this massive undertaking!”
– Leonard and Liana Cox – North Vancouver
As a real estate investor you want a mortgage advisor with experience. In addition to structuring mortgage financing deals for over 15 years, Nishka is also an active real estate investor herself. Having bought and sold close to 10 properties in the past 10 years, Nishka understands how real estate in the Vancouver area is an integral part of building wealth. With over 50 lenders at her disposal, Nishka can find the funds to “do the deal” and structure it in a tax efficient manner.
– Robert and Kasia
How exciting! After driving around town, visiting a million open houses over countless Saturday’s, you are ready to make an offer. Or maybe it’s just the opposite! The house that you have always found an excuse to drive by now has a For Sale sign! Suddenly the traffic on the street seems much more than usual; you know you are going to have to go into a multiple offer situation to get this one!
This is where Nishka shines! In either situation you need a mortgage advisor who can act fast to get you an approval with the right lender so you can remove that “subject to financing clause” ASAP!
“Buying a house and securing financing is a very stressful experience, however, through working with Nishka, the process was surprisingly easy. She was extremely helpful in explaining all the details to us. She has years of experience and knowledge in the industry and was creative in helping us achieve our goals. I would, without a doubt utilize her services again in the future and would recommend her to anyone looking into mortgage financing as she is one of the best at what she does!”
– John from New Westminster
– Angela
You want to explore your options. Perhaps you are tired of making appointments during “Banker’s Hours” or you would like some advice on what type of mortgage best fits with the current rate environment. With access to over 50 lenders Nishka has the ability to find the right mortgage, with the right lender that best fits your needs. Today’s mortgage financing landscape is very different than when you initially set up your mortgage. Let Nishka guide you through the new government legislation and product options.
“Nishka listened to our financial needs and knew exactly how we should proceed to achieve our lifestyle goals. Thank you Nishka – you are amazing in every way!”
– Tracy and Declan Sacre – North Vancovuer
How exciting! Buying your first home is something you will remember for a life time! Let me tell you why First Time Buyers love dealing with Nishka!
Compass™, a program available exclusively from Nishka, allows you to harness her 20 years of experience as an Accredited Mortgage Professional. First Time Buyers that have been through the Compass™ process, on average buy a home 50% sooner and at a 50% to 70% greater purchase price than those First Time Buyers that haven’t gone through the process. With Compass™ you will get the road map and the directions you need to get you moving into your very first home!
– Mike and Sherri
Nishka has been an amazing resource for our first home purchase. She was professional and thorough throughout the process and secured a great rate for us quickly and efficiently. Thanks Nishka!
– Ian and Elisabeth
“As first time home buyers, we didn’t know much about the mortgage process. Nishka made everything simple, was always there to answer questions, and catered to our personal needs in finding the right mortgage for us!”
– Jon and Cassia
“So grateful to have Nishka help us make our dream a reality!!
I can’t speak highly enough to explain how much Nishka has helped us through the process of buying our first home. She not only helped us secure a great mortgage product with one of the best rates, but in my mind she also went way outside her job description to make the entire process comfortable for us by having such a wealth of knowledge in all areas of the home buying process. I walked into her office just to explore what it would take to get ourselves into a position where we could buy our own home and with an amazing suggestion on how we could invest in RRSP’s to maximize our tax refund and then utilize our first time home buyers program we actually turned just and idea into me sitting here now in our beautiful home writing about the experience all within 6 months. There were a lot of unknowns and really big sometimes scary decisions to be made along the way when buying our house and what I loved about working with Nishka is that she was always available to return my calls. When we were hunting for houses I think I had to call her 3 times in a row to ask different questions and not once did she ever make me feel as though I was being a bother and she always had a way of leaving me feel very comfortable and confident in what I was doing. Nishka went way above my expectations and I am so grateful to have met such a great person and I will definitely be continuing our journey with her when our mortgage term comes time for renewal. If anyone is considering buying a home or is looking to find a great mortgage I highly recommend you see Nishka to discuss your options she has made our dream come true and I really know she would be helpful to anyone who is going through the process.”
– Sarah & Jay
Very happy new homeowners!!!
As first time home-buyers, my husband and I were referred to Nishka to help us secure a mortgage. Nishka was incredibly patient, meeting with us in person to answer all of our questions and coach us through the process. She also made sure to keep in touch regularly throughout our experience so we were aware of where things were at and what was required of us. Even when faced with unique challenges, Nishka went above and beyond in gathering additional information and providing guidance to us on how to navigate our situation. Overall, the knowledge she shared with us and her drive to get us set up with the best mortgage possible reduced our stress and made the entire process easy and straightforward. We would recommend Nishka to other first time home-buyers in a heart beat!
-Amy and Shaun
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An economy interrupted.
That was the theme of the Bank of Canada (BOC) message today as the Governor kept the prime lending rate as is and gave the markets the crystal clear guidance that it will continue to provide extraordinary fiscal stimulus to keep the economy afloat.
With the BOC still buying up government bonds at a rate of $4 billion a week, the bond market is being provided with the fuel to ensure interest rates stay low, providing consumers with the confidence to keep spending.
Meanwhile, looming on the horizon is the fact that the BOC is about to own over 50% of the government’s debt. Our team has a conference call this week with Chief Economist Dr. Sherry Cooper, who will provide insight into what that means for mortgage rates in the future.
To find out how today’s BOC meeting will impact your mortgage, scroll down below.
Happy New Year!
With our first post of the year, I’d like to welcome you and your family into 2021 and wish you a year filled with happiness. As the quote says, it’s an inside job – which bodes well given the current quarantine measures.
2021 is off to an incredible start.
The housing market has come back from its Christmas vacation and resumed its torrid pace.
The US has a new president who understands the basic fact that you can’t run a country like a corporation.
AND The sun is staying in the sky longer and longer!
So with that in mind, here is what our team feels you need to keep an eye out for in 2021.
As I prepared for writing this update last night, I looked back over the past three interest rate cycles I noticed a pattern that goes like this:
When fixed rates decrease and then stay flat for 6 to 8 months, shortly thereafter variable discounts start to increase and do so over a 6 month period. At that point ( 1 year from the beginning of the cycle ) fixed mortgage rates start a gradual increase, usually topping out 6 to 8 months after that.
The reason why variable rate discounts is an effective leading indicator for fixed rates is because banks tend to increase their variable rate discounts as the probablility of a prime increase grows. Conversely, this indicator will also signal that fixed mortgage rates have peaked and about to start the trend lower when the prime rate discounts start decreasing.
What this means is keep an eye out for the banks heavily marketing variable rate products as the red flair going off, signalling the begining of the end of these historic mortgage rates.
Barring any lockdowns, expect the pace to continue in 2021. We are starting to see multiple offers across the townhome, duplex and detached home segments. For condos that offer more space (two bedrooms) we are seeing competition heat up.
Forecasts from BMOs chief economist David Rosenberg show that we’ll see a 8% to 10% average gain in 2021. Keep in mind these are national numbers, so that could be significantly more here in Vancouver.
If you are considering a purchase in 2021, give my team a call now. We will connect directly to your realtor ( or refer you to one of our select realtors ) and layout a financing strategy so you can execute with Ninja like speed!
The Chinese characters for crisis is made up the words danger and opportunity, and as we embark on our journey into 2021 I’m hearing more frequently from my clients the willingness to explore the opportunities that are available to them. I would even go as far as to say the level of confidence is much greater than during the financial crisis of 2008/2009, which is something I find surprising given the current circumstances.
From moving out of the city to downsizing to buying a vacation home, more and more of our clients are making radical life changes that are allowing them to realign with what is truly important to them. This is important because I feel the overall theme of what everyone is striving for is financial stability, which leads to stability in the housing market. Something that is being confirmed in the financial strength of the applications we are seeing, regardless of life stage or real estate buying stage.
What I’m really trying to say is lifestyle changes vs low interest rates are fueling the current rise in the housing market, and because of that, I feel there could be a longer run on this upward trend in the real estate market.
So where do I feel mortgage rates are going in the next two months?
I think we can expect to see some minor rate increase 5 bps to 10bps for the following reasons:
Overall I feel we midway through the bottom of the interest cycle with possibly another 2-3 months to go before we see bigger moves of 25bps or more.
As I mentioned, keep an eye out for the variable rate specials; that will be the time to decide if you should grab the cheap money and run!
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Since 1995 Nishka has been providing financing solutions for North Vancouver, Vancouver and the Tri-City areas. In that time she has come to understand one simple thing; owning real estate is a key ingredient to creating wealth. “I’ve had the opportunity to meet and interview some very successful people. The common thread between them was that they all actively used real estate to build their net worth.” With this in mind, Nishka is an active advocate in helping clients on their journey in either starting or building on their real estate portfolio. It’s not all about building wealth though. ” Living in Vancouver is a lifestyle choice. We choose a community that we feel our family will be able to connect with. Having lived in North Vancouver for close to 20 years; I am able to provide insight into the various communities and their idiosyncrasies.” When we asked Nishka what does she love about her role as a Mortgage Advisor: ” Helping people. It’s as simple as that. When I meet people they are often at the cross roads of some pretty big decisions. Providing insight from my collective experience and guiding them through the process to the solution is challenging and also exciting.”
“My wife and I were facing the exciting, but also somewhat horrifying task of purchasing our first apartment. As first time buyers, we really didn’t know a whole lot of the ins and outs of a home purchase and about all the different types of mortgages and lenders. Nishka made this whole process easy and as stress free as it could possibly have been. We were referred to her by a coworker and from day one she was absolutely wonderful. She is calm, patient, informative, extremely professional, and very easy to get ahold of if you have questions or concerns. We would highly recommend Nishka to anyone looking for a mortgage.”
– Mike and Sherri
“As first time home-buyers, my husband and I were referred to Nishka to help us secure a mortgage. Nishka was incredibly patient, meeting with us in person to answer all of our questions and coach us through the process. She also made sure to keep in touch regularly throughout our experience so we were aware of where things were at and what was required of us. Even when faced with unique challenges, Nishka went above and beyond in gathering additional information and providing guidance to us on how to navigate our situation. Overall, the knowledge she shared with us and her drive to get us set up with the best mortgage possible reduced our stress and made the entire process easy and straightforward. We would recommend Nishka to other first time home-buyers in a heart beat!”
– Amy and Shaun
“So grateful to have Nishka help us make our dream a reality!!
I can’t speak highly enough to explain how much Nishka has helped us through the process of buying our first home. She not only helped us secure a great mortgage product with one of the best rates, but in my mind she also went way outside her job description to make the entire process comfortable for us by having such a wealth of knowledge in all areas of the home buying process. I walked into her office just to explore what it would take to get ourselves into a position where we could buy our own home and with an amazing suggestion on how we could invest in RRSP’s to maximize our tax refund and then utilize our first time home buyers program we actually turned just and idea into me sitting here now in our beautiful home writing about the experience all within 6 months. There were a lot of unknowns and really big sometimes scary decisions to be made along the way when buying our house and what I loved about working with Nishka is that she was always available to return my calls. When we were hunting for houses I think I had to call her 3 times in a row to ask different questions and not once did she ever make me feel as though I was being a bother and she always had a way of leaving me feel very comfortable and confident in what I was doing. Nishka went way above my expectations and I am so grateful to have met such a great person and I will definitely be continuing our journey with her when our mortgage term comes time for renewal. If anyone is considering buying a home or is looking to find a great mortgage I highly recommend you see Nishka to discuss your options she has made our dream come true and I really know she would be helpful to anyone who is going through the process.”
– Sarah & Jay
Very happy new homeowners!!!
– Sarah
– Robert and Kasia
– Angela
“My family and I HIGHLY recommend Nishka Riley. We’ve used her expertise more then once. She, every single time, succeeded where others repeatedly kept failing. She is a Life Saver and Happiness Maker… Thank you Nishka for who you are and for helping others be where they want to be.”
– Kamal Derkaoui csc
Nishka has been an amazing resource for our first home purchase. She was professional and thorough throughout the process and secured a great rate for us quickly and efficiently. Thanks Nishka!
– Ian and Elisabeth
“Nishka has been a pleasure to work with. She is a warm and sincere person and also has great vision and knowledge.”
– Juliette Schmerler
“I’ve known Nishka for several years and have found her to consistently be a knowledgeable expert in the field of mortgage financing. I would highly recommend her services to anyone requiring mortgage advice or insight related to financing a real estate transaction, either for personal use or investment purposes.”
– Gord Trembath
The service that Nishka provided was exceptional. Not only did she find me a great mortgage but also gave me some common sense solutions for future investments. I would highly recommend Nishka to my friends and family, and look forward to working with her in the future.
– Mark Walker
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