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When should you start comparing a mortgage renewal?
Open the envelope right away. The time left before maturity is what gives you negotiating room.
Choose a term around your plans, not only the rate
A sale, a move, a repayment: the term length should follow your life, not just the best posted rate.
Mortgage penalty: calculate the cost before making a change
Before you sell, switch, or refinance: get a written amount, with a date on it, and add it to your costs.
Fixed or variable: the question isn’t where rates are headed
Nobody knows where rates are going. Look instead at what your budget can absorb, and what the contract allows.
Renewal compared before maturity
Your lender sends you an offer. We put it on the same footing as the others: balance, term, privileges, and switching costs included.