How You can Access more equity when divorcing!
Hi, I’m Nathalie Ng. I'm the Money Chick- A mortgage agent who is licensed 2 give unbiased advice on your
mortgage.
Can you help clients who are single, separated, single parents & divorced?
Yes I do and it is a special niche as I deal with lenders who are in this market segment.
What can clients do when they are divorcing? I know of many women who are looking to buy their own property
now. Can they start all over again & buy another property?
Definitely... With the increasing # of divorces, many of them want 2live separately. However, due to the
economic circumstances, some stay together in order to keep the house Others, rent after divorce. Both of
which are not good as in the 1st case, they are unhappy living together and the 2nd, it is financially not
advisable to rent.
In the traditional way, when a couple is divorcing, their lawyer is splitting all their assets. There could
be times when the couple decides to sell the house and live separately. So what happens then?
What happens is each party ends up with a smaller equity thus, resulting from not being able to buy another
property. As you may also know, utilizing a mortgage to Refinance & free up equity can definitely be a great
tool when paying out joint matrimonial liabilities, as well as providing a cash settlement. Recent changes in mortgage financing however have now capped accessing home equity to 85% of the property’s value. But I have good news! There are cases where I have been able to assist divorcing couples & their lawyers in
negotiating separation agreements. Essentially, the clients are allowed to free up to 95% of the equity in a
property specifically for marital splits. That is a huge difference from 85% which is the norm.
So let`s say, for a house valued at $400,000, how much equity they can get?
With traditional lenders, they can only have access to 85%, which = $340,000 in this case. This could be
used to pay off one spouse, debts & settlement. Now compare this vs accessing 95% of the value of the
house.
For the same house of $400,000, now they can access $380,000 of equity. This is an extra $40,000. That
$40,000 can itself contribute towards a bigger down payment towards a new house. All this is at very good
mortgage rates. Divorcees and single parents should really think of owning again rather than renting.
That is the smarter way…Thank you Nathalie. How can we get hold of you?
Nathalie can be reached at 416-629-1818
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