Today the Bank of Canada (BoC) raised its key lending rate by 0.5%, meaning most banks and consumer lenders will raise their prime rates by the same amount tomorrow. With most lenders, that means consumer prime rates will increase from 5.95% to 6.45%. The prime rate increase will directly affect all borrowers with variable or adjustable rate mortgages and lines… Read More »
Unveiling our 2022 entry to the Gingerbread Village Auction
It’s a “Mini Christmas” created by our very own Mackenzie and Payton Gartside and on full display at Crown Isle for the 21st Annual Gingerbread Village & Teddy Bear Basket Charity Auction in the Crown Isle Clubhouse December 1-16. All Funds raised in the auction will benefit the Comox Valley Transition Society, YANA Comox Valley, and MARS Wildlife Rescue.
Bank of Canada raises benchmark rate by 0.50%
This week the Bank of Canada (BoC) raised their key lending rate by 0.5%, meaning most banks and consumer lenders will raise their prime rates by the same amount. With most lenders, that means prime rates will increase from 5.45% to 5.95%. The prime rate increase will directly affect all borrowers with variable or adjustable rate mortgages and lines of… Read More »
Bank of Canada Raises benchmark rate by 0.75%
In today’s interest rate announcement the Bank of Canada (BoC) raised it’s key benchmark rate by 0.75%, which will cause all the consumer lenders to raise their prime rates by the same amount. With most lenders, that means their prime rate will increase from 4.7% to 5.45%. The prime rate increase will directly affect all borrowers with variable or adjustable… Read More »
2020 Comox Valley Record Reader’s Choice Awards
What a great Wednesday! We are thrilled to find out that in this year’s Comox Valley Record Reader’s Choice Award, we have won 2 awards and placed in the top 3 Finalist positions for 2 awards. Mackenzie Gartside & Associates – winner of the Financial Institution – Mortgages category Mackenzie Gartside – winner of the Mortgage Professional category Jenn Beks… Read More »
#12 in Canada for mortgage volume
Every year the Canadian Mortgage Professional magazine releases a ranking of the Top 75 Brokers in Canada (ranked by the amount of mortgage volume). We broke into the ranking several years ago, and in the last 3 years we ranked 45th, 40th and the 31st last year. We were really happy with the trend, and were hoping this year to… Read More »
