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With mortgage rates dropping,it’s strategy time…

09-27-09
Mark Fidgett

It was a little less than a year ago that the global financial crisis began to hit home, which is to say that mortgage rates spiked higher.

Now, the cost of mortgages is coming down. If you’re buying a home or renewing a mortgage, it’s time to review your options at www.notapennydown.com

Fixed-rate mortgages declined a little last week, but the most dramatic changes can be seen in variable-rate mortgages. For the first time in almost a year, it’s possible to get a variable-rate mortgage at the prime rate used by most major financial institutions, which is currently 2.25 per cent.

Pre-crisis, variable-rate mortgages came with discounts that ranged from 0.75 percentage points to as much as 0.9 points off prime. By late last fall, crisis conditions prompted lenders to start charging prime plus a full percentage point or more. Now, some lenders are starting to unwind their crisis-rate premiums.

Variable-rate mortgages are all over the map right now, but we have a few at prime with some lenders.

Can variable-rate mortgages fall back to their pre-crisis lows any time soon?

I think NOT and we may even see them dip below prime.

If you’re carrying any high interest debt this is a great time to look at the following strategy

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An independent Mortgage Specialist associated with the Verico Mortgage Network.

Still no Italy lottery winner as jackpot soars higher

08-19-09
Mark Fidgett

Still no Italy lottery winner as jackpot soars higher

A man fills out his  SuperEnalotto lottery ticket in a shop in central Rome  on August 12, 2009. Italy's lottery prize has risen to a world record-breaking 131.5 million euros (186 million dollars) since no ticket holder claimed the winning numbers. No-one in the country has had the six winning numbers in the SuperEnalotto game since January, which has caused this year's prize to break World records. The lottery has also attracted interest from neighbouring countries and visitors have reportedly come to Italy to place their bets in the hope of choosing the right six numbers.

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A man fills out his SuperEnalotto lottery ticket in a shop in central Rome on August 12, 2009. Italy's lottery prize has risen to a world record-breaking 131.5 million euros (186 million dollars) since no ticket holder claimed the winning numbers. No-one in the country has had the six winning numbers in the SuperEnalotto game since January, which has caused this year's prize to break World records. The lottery has also attracted interest from neighbouring countries and visitors have reportedly come to Italy to place their bets in the hope of choosing the right six numbers.

Photograph by: ANDREAS SOLARO, AFP/Getty Images

ROME — A betting frenzy among Italians is set to continue after the record-breaking state lottery again failed to produce a winner on Tuesday, sending the jackpot up to almost 144 million euros ($203.6 million).

No-one has picked the winning 6-number combination since January and the rising jackpot has tempted unprecedented numbers of Italians to take their place in queues for tickets at bars and tobacconists to try to land the life-changing prize.

The SuperEnalotto jackpot, at 143.9 million euros, is the biggest ever in Europe and has even drawn tourists from neighbouring countries across Italy's borders to try their luck.

A phone-in contest in Germany offered the winners 140 free return airline tickets from Berlin to Milan's Malpensa airport to play the lottery, the popular daily Bild reported.

The jackpot has not been won since Jan. 31, despite draws being held three times a week, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

However the SuperEnalotto already has one big winner -- the hard-pressed Italian Treasury, which has seen lottery money go some way to compensate for a slump in tax revenues as Italy grapples with its worst post-war recession.

The Treasury will keep about half of more than 2 billion euros of bets laid since the last jackpot in January.

The rest is paid out in winnings and divided between ticket vendors and lottery organiser Sisal SpA.

The SuperEnalotto fever saw monthly bets on the game rise to 441 million euros in July from a more usual 200 million euros as Italians, lured by the massive prize, are clearly happy to spare the minimum of one euro for a lottery ticket.

Betting rose a further 67.8 percent in the first half of August from the same period in July, and has risen 13.2 percent in the last week from the week before, Italian state television RAI reported on Tuesday.

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Our July 30th, 2009 SQUAMISH CHIEF Hike with our friends from Morocco

08-04-09
Mark Fidgett
The Stawamus Chief (often referred to as simply The Chief, or erroneously as the Squamish Chief) is a granite dome located adjacent to the town of Squamish, British Columbia. It towers over 700 m (2,297 ft) above the waters of nearby Howe Sound. It is often claimed to be the "second largest granite monolith in the world."[1] The Sḵwxwú7mesh, indigenous people from this area, consider the Chief to be a place of spiritual significance. The mountain gets its name from their village near its foot, St'a7mes (Stawamus).

“Do You Know What Bob & Terri Did Last Week?”

02-26-09
Mark Fidgett

Not a Penny Down.com

You may be shocked and surprised to find out...

Dear Friend,

Just a quick note to let you know how I might help you, or anyone you would introduce to me.

Bob & Terri were introduced to me about 18 months ago by a Realtor friend. They purchased a home and I secured a 5 year mortgage of $250,000 at 5.79% for them.

They now subscribe to my “Rate Watch” email update and when they saw the 5 year rate hit 4.19%, they called right away to lower their rate. This one phone call ended up saving them $12,400 after their pay out penalty.

Interest rates are almost at their lowest levels ever. Right now, a 5 year fixed mortgage is at 4.19%! - and I want you and your friends to be able to take advantage of it.

We may be able to get you a lower interest rate mortgage with a lower monthly payment and either apply the difference to paying off your mortgage sooner...or use the difference as your own personal "economic stimulus" package :)

I've got a special software program that instantly runs the numbers to see how much money the different rates will save you monthly...and what TARGET rate makes sense to consider locking in.

The software is pretty detailed, and it only takes a minute to run several different scenarios. Just give me a call at 604-273-2002 and I'll run a report for you and any of your family or friends.

PS - Timing is important on this - so call me as soon as you can!


Take care,



Mark Fidgett

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They're Working On A One World Government!

02-26-09
Mark Fidgett

Not a Penny Down.com

They're Working On A One World Government! http://tinyurl.com/caryy9

Take care,



Mark Fidgett

"Your Mortgage Consultant....For Life!"


A REFERRAL is when you INTRODUCE someone you care about to someone you TRUST!

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E mark@notapennydown.com
W www.notapennydown.com



Each VERICO broker is an independent owner operator.
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