Mortgagenomics Canada

One of the consequences of selling a home is the unexpected penalty that arises as a result of breaking your mortgage contract ahead of its maturity date. The penalty is determined by the greater of 3 months interest, or the dreaded interest rate differential (IRD). And the scary part is the your penalty can radically change from the day you list your property for sale to the day you sell it, especially in a whacky environment like we are currently in with the recent free fall in interest rates.  One way to avoid a break penalty is by porting your mortgage to your new home purchase.HERE's HOW A MORTGAGE PORT/TRANSFER WORKS:There are three (3) Porting options:Straight Port (when you transfer precisely the same mortgage balance to the new property)Port and Increase (when you transfer the mortgage and increase the principle balance) Port and Decrease (when you transfer the mortgage and reduce the principle balance)**depending on the lender, applicants have 30 to 180 d