CHIP REVERSE MORTGAGEBy Scott WestlakeMarch 11, 20200 comments#chip #reversemortgage #twt #dlc #oakville #babyboomers Over the last few years its been evident to our team there is an aging demographic of clients, looking to access equity in their homes that they have built up over the years. Running in parallel, lending has become a lot more strict and it hasn't been as easy for clients to ...Read more...
10 Great Reasons To Work With A RealtorBy Scott WestlakeFebruary 24, 20200 comments#workingwitharealtor #mortgagebroker #realestateagent #oakville #gtamortgage #twt #scottwestlake We want to give a shout out to all those amazing realtors out there! Those that work with us, those that are newer to working with us and those that haven't yet, but hopefully can in the near future! Our team empowers the realtor/mortgage broker relationship. In fact, ...Read more...
Oakville Housing Market Outlook & An Oakville Mortgage Brokers PerspectiveBy Scott WestlakeNovember 28, 20190 comments#oakvillehousingmarket #housingupdate #twt #thewestlaketeam #luxuryrealestate #luxurymortgagebroker #mortgagebroker #dlc #scottwestlake #oakville "Re/Max is forecasting continuing balance conditions for the Oakville housing market in 2020." What we look at is a Mortgage Brokerage is whats driving demand. According to the statistics below, "move-up-buyers" are driving this demand. The reason this is ...Read more...
How to Support the Oakville Hospital FoundationBy Scott WestlakeNovember 1, 20190 comments#charity #oakville #bestmortgagebroker #twt #thewestlaketeam #mortgagebroker Of course we will be at the last Candlelight Ball supporting The Oakville Hospital Foundation. As a community we are responsible for funding virtually all medical equipment OTMH caregivers need to care for patients. The donations and funds raised support the skilled and compassionate ...Read more...
The Westlake Team, TWT Sponsors Master Works of Oakville!By Scott WestlakeOctober 30, 20190 comments#sponsorship #masterworksofoakville #bestmortgagebroker #oakvillemortgage #twt #thewestlaketeam #scottwestlake #realestate The Westlake Team, TWT part of DLC National is proud to sponsor Masterworks of Oakville Chorus & Orchestra. Scott says, "this sponsorship is an investment in our community and the amazing people that are apart of it." Scott committed to investing into two of the communities that ...Read more...
Canada's First Time Home Buyer Incentive Program for First Time Home BuyersBy Scott WestlakeAugust 30, 20190 comments#fisttimebuyerincentive #nationalhousingstrategy #firsttimehomebuyerincentiveprogram #preapproval #mortgage #bestbrokeroakville #gtamortgage #twt #scottwestlake We have been inundated with questions on the New, First Time Home Buyer Incentive Program. Please see details below along for links to relevant information. As always our brokerage and team will be leading the way with new initiatives and helping make home ownership ...Read more...
Commercial Mortgage Oakville & GTABy Scott WestlakeAugust 19, 20190 comments#commercialrealestate #commercialmortgage #commercialmortgageoakville #twt #thewestlaketeam #scottwestlake #dlc A lot of our clients and referral sources don't know we finance commercial real estate. We have a team that has tremendous experience going back 30 + years and we have financed a lot of commercial real estate in Oakville, throughout the GTA and across Canada. We do a ...Read more...
Oakville Mortgage BrokerBy Scott WestlakeAugust 12, 20190 comments#magazine #oakvillemortgagebroker #lending #oakville #muskoka #niagara #twt #thewestlaketeam Let us know how our team can help. We are an Oakville Mortgage Brokerage with agents that extend from Niagara to Muskoka with the majority being based out of Oakville and the GTA. We recently launch a quarterly magazine to help our clients and referral sources obtain ...Read more...
Projected Income for Medical Professional ProgramBy Scott WestlakeJuly 8, 20190 comments#projectedincomemortgage #medicalprofessionalmortgage #mortgagefordoctor #twt #thewestlaketeam #oakville #GTA When stated income mortgage programs were removed from lenders, it left a lot of clients including medical professionals looking for mortgage solutions. By bringing back a projected income program, we now can better serve the medical community that are recently licensed and have ...Read more...
Leave us a Review!By Scott WestlakeJune 25, 20190 comments#revews #mortgageteam #mortgagebrokerage #testimonials #oakville #GTAmortgage #muskoka #thewestlaketeam #twt #scottwestlake We recently starting asking for reviews. We started just a few months back after years of not having the right platform or making the process of asking a part of our routine. Now, years later we are asking and its humbling to see the amazing comments left by our clients ...Read more...
Construction Financing Oakville & GTABy Scott WestlakeFebruary 26, 20190 comments#constructionfinancing #constructionfinancingoakville #twt #thewestlaketeam #scottwestlake #oakvillemortgagebroker #constructionmortgage There are two types of homes we get a lot of inquires about financing when it comes to construction. Building a home to live in as your principal residence and building a home to sell for investment purposes. When building a home to live in we have numerous lenders that ...Read more...
Mortgage Document ChecklistBy Scott WestlakeFebruary 20, 20190 comments#mortgagedocumentchecklist #mortgaechecklist #twt #thewestlaketeam #twt #scottwestlake #oakvillemortgagebroker #mortgageoakville #gtamortgage #mortgageadvise #lucuryrealestate When applying for a mortgage or even better, when doing the pre-approval its crucial from an underwriting perspective to understand the buyers income. We have created multiple checklists to help clients understand whats required: Our checklist outlines what clients should ...Read more...
How To Know When You Are Ready To Buy A HouseBy Scott WestlakeFebruary 18, 20190 comments#ishomeownershiprightforyou #areyoureadytobuy #preapproval #mortgagebrokeroakville #mortgagebrokertoronto #twt #thewestlaketeam #scottwestlake #mortgageadvise #oakvllemortgagebroker Signs you are ready to buy a house! 1. You have enough for your down payment -The minimum down payment to purchase a home in Canada is 5% and this should be a natural starting point. Being able to save for the down payment shows the discipline needed for home ownership ...Read more...
How To Finance Luxury Real EstateBy Scott WestlakeFebruary 7, 20190 comments#luxuryrealestate #financingluxuryrealestate #jumbomortgage #largemortgageoakville #luxuryfinancing #twt #thewestlaketeam #scottwestlake #oakvillemortgagebroker #bestoakvillemortgagebroker When Financing Luxury Real Estate its important to work with a team that has experience working similar files, especially if the mortgage amount is getting North of $1mil. We get a lot of calls from Private Bankers, Wealth Managers, Top Performing Realtors, Lawyers and even ...Read more...
How To Get The Best Mortgage RateBy Scott WestlakeFebruary 6, 20190 comments#bestmortgagerate #mortgagerate #bestmortgagerateoakville #bestmortgagerategta #bestmortgageratetoronto #twt #thewestlaketeam #scottwestlake #bestmortgage #lowestmortgagerate #lowmortgagerateoakville Its not a surprise searching for the Best Mortgage Rate is always going to be a popular topic. Its a top search term in google, there are rate sites specifically positioned to promote the lowest rates and to be honest, who doesn't want the best interest rate?! Even though ...Read more...
Reverse Mortgage Oakville & GTABy Scott WestlakeFebruary 5, 20191 comments#reversemortgage #reversemortgageoakville #oakvillereversemortgage #thewestlaketeam #twt #scottwestlake #reversemortgagegta #CHIP #chipmortgage #patch #pathmortgage 1. What is a Reverse Mortgage 2. Eligibility for Reverse Mortgage 3. Qualifying for a Reverse Mortgage 4. Repaying the money you borrow 5. Cost to get a Reverse Mortgage 6. ...Answer1. A reverse mortgage is solution for home owners 55 years and older that want to access equity from their home without having to sell it. For clients that may not have the income to qualify from ...Read more...
Jumbo MortgageBy Scott WestlakeJanuary 30, 20191 comments#jumbomortgage #luxuryrealestate #jumbomortgageoakville #luxuryrealestateoakville #twt #thewestlaketeam #scottwestlake #financingluxury #largemortgage #jumbomortgageoakville #jumbomortgagegta The Westlake Team recently connected with multiple lenders to discuss Jumbo Mortgage Solutions. As a Mortgage Team that finances a lot of luxury real estate, its natural that many requests come in for large mortgages. Depending on circumstances, traditional "Jumbo Mortgage" ...Read more...
Commercial Mortgage Oakville, GTABy Scott WestlakeJanuary 30, 20190 comments#oakvillecommercialmortgage #commercialmortgage #thewestlaketeam #twt #scottwestlake #commerciallendingoakville #commerciallending #commercialmortgage #commercialmortgagetoronto #mortgageadvise Commercial Lending is one of our fasting growing verticals within The Westlake Team. Similar to our Residential vertical, we have built significant relationships with Banks, Credit Unions, Trust Companies, Insurance Companies and Private Capital to once again, be our commercial ...Read more...
What We Do!By Scott WestlakeJanuary 28, 20191 comments#mortgagelending #mortgagebrokeroakville #mortgagebrokergta #thewestlaketeam #twt #mortgageadvise #corevalues #luxuryrealestate #lendingoakville #lendinggta I loved the process of creating a new website. Especially, when the designer asked us 3 very specific questions to help their company understand our business. They simple asked: 1. Who we are 2. What do we do, 3. Why do people want to work with us. I never ...Read more...
5 REASONS WHY REALTORS WANT YOU TO HAVE A PRE-APPROVALBy Scott WestlakeJanuary 18, 20190 comments#preapproval #firsttimehomebuyer #millenialmortgage #thewestlaketeam #twt #scottwestlake #mortgageadvise #mortgagepreapproval #preapprovaloakville #preapprovaltoronto In the embedded link there are 5 great reasons to have a pre approval and why your realtor wants you to have one in place. I might add, that not all pre approvals are created equal. A top realtor in our area called me asking about a pre approval a client received from ...Read more...
Mortgage ApplicationBy Scott WestlakeJanuary 18, 20191 comments#mortgageapplication #mortgageadvise #mortgageoakville #mortgagetoronto #bestrates #thewestlaketeam #twt #scottwestlake #mortgagelendinggta One of the first steps in applying for a mortgage is completing an application. A good application allows us to capture the pertinent details to fully underwrite a mortgage, be it pre-approval, purchase, refinance or renewal. So many times, we see clients take very little time ...Read more...
Government of Canada Programs to Support Home BuyersBy Scott WestlakeJanuary 17, 20190 comments#FTHB #CMHC #homebuyer #homebuyeroakville #homebuyertoronto #homebuyerburlington #mortgage #mortgageadvise #thewetlaketeam #scottwestlake #twt Our partners at CMHC has some terrific information on programs the Government of Canada has set up to support home buyers. For more information visit:https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/buying/financial-information-and-calculators/government-of-canada-programs-to-support-homebuyers ...Read more...
Credit Counselling OntarioBy Scott WestlakeJanuary 15, 20190 comments#clevercredit #creditadvise #creditsolutions #credithelpoakville #creditsupport #credithelpontario #thewestlaketeam #twt #scottwestlake #creditcounsellingontario #creditneed #poorcredit #realestate Over the last year, credit has been coming up in more conversations than I recall in the past. In the past, I was never sure how to assist. Our team underwrites and review credit on a daily basis and we therefore have a higher level of sophistication when it comes to providing ...Read more...
Mortgage Broker OakvilleBy Scott WestlakeJanuary 14, 20190 comments#mortgagebrokeroakville #mortgageoakville #mortgagebrokeroakvilleontario #thewestlaketeam #scottwestlake #mortgagecalculator #mortgagerate #mortgageteam #realestateoakville #luxuryrealestate If you are looking for a mortgage in Oakville, we would love to help! We have a terrific pulse on the market as well as any unique qualities that may arise in lending, for example, heritage properties. We work with Banks, Local Credit Unions, Trust Companies, Commercial ...Read more...
January 2019 Mortgage NewsletterBy Scott WestlakeJanuary 8, 20190 comments#mortgagenewsletter #oakvillemortgage #gtamortgage #torontomortgage #realestate #luxuryrealestate #thewestlaketeam #scottwestlake #preapprova #mortgageapp #oakville #toronto #muskoka This month we touch on how to stay cool in the housing market and making 2019 your turnaround year! Each month in 2019 we will be posting our newsletter at http://www.thewestlaketeam.com/. This newsletter is designed a simple fast read with a few tips for current and future ...Read more...
Gap Funding Solutions for Real Estate in TorontoBy Scott WestlakeDecember 12, 20181 comments#gap #funding #realestate #toronto #gta #lending #lenders #private #bridgeloan #thewestlaketeam #scottwestlake #privatelending #realestate #demandloan #bank #privatelending #oakville #toronto #GTA Gap Funding Lenders for Real Estate in Toronto, Oakville & GTA We define Gap financing as a non-traditional lending solution, when the client purchases a property and has not sold their existing home and cannot qualify to carry both mortgages. This is different ...Read more...