BMO unveils mortgage for the self-employed - 2004-03-02
Bank of Montreal unveiled yesterday a Self-Employed Homeowner Mortgage program to let self-employed and commission-based income customers to buy a home based primarily on the strength of their personal credit rating rather than the strength of their business financial statements.

The SEHM is available in both a high-ratio mortgage (based on as little as a 10 per cent down payment) and in a conventional mortgage form.
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Interest, real estate tax deductions assist owners - 2004-03-02
Boosted by the lowest mortgage interest rates in over 40 years, home sales and refinanced loans moved at a record pace last year. The bustling mortgage activity means more taxpayers must master the complex rules that help homeowners win big tax advantages.

"It's tax-favored in a number of different ways," said Bernard Kent, a personal financial services partner at Price- waterhouseCoopers.
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