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Whether you are a first-time buyer or an experienced buyer with excellent credit, we can help.
Peter has access to the very best products and rates available across Canada.
GET IN TOUCHCalculators
Our Interactive Mortgage Calculators will allow you to explore your Mortgage options to make the right home financing decision.
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Applying for a mortgage couldn’t be easier. Just complete our secure application and we will be in touch shortly.
APPLY HEREMy Mortgage Toolbox
Download our personalized mortgage app and get pre-qualified in under 60 seconds! Calculate your total cost of owning a home, estimate the minimum down payment you need, stress test your mortgage, and more!
LEARN MOREYour bank can only offer you what’s on its own shelf. As an independent mortgage broker, I shop your mortgage across Canada’s major banks, credit unions, trust companies and alternative lenders, so you see the full market before you sign anything, not just one lender’s best guess.
I’m Peter Carstensen, and I work with clients across Vancouver Island and beyond from my home base in the Cowichan Valley. You won’t be handed off to a call centre or a junior associate. I’ll be there from your first question to the day your mortgage funds, and I’ll still be there at renewal. My job is to find the right fit for your situation, explain your options in plain language, and make the process feel manageable.
Buying your first home, moving up, refinancing, renewing, buying acreage, self-employed, or carrying a file the bank said no to: I’ve seen it, and I’d like to help.
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Excellent service – it was a pleasure working with you.
Elsie
Bayside Mortgage Solutions are the only brokers I’ll use when trying to secure a lender with a great rate. Peter is friendly, efficient and quick with a response when you have a question.
Ashley
Peter and his team were absolutely amazing in helping us to navigate the mortgage process as first-time home buyers. Professional, caring, thorough and efficient, highly effective and willing to go over and above to make it work! Working with Peter was empowering and educational. Most highly recommended with our deepest gratitude. Unrivalled, professional service! Caring, competent and outstanding! -R.B.
I had no luck getting a mortgage with a major bank. Within eight days of meeting Peter, he had my mortgage approved. As a first time home buyer, he navigated the process for me seamlessly. With that kind of service, I’ll be a returning client.
Ryan
Peter has the big picture understanding of the money game and a healthy and refreshing detachment from the business of buying real estate, a personal commitment to provide excellent service which meant a hugely appreciated ability to translate financial options and practicalities and a skill to see possibilities that others missed. We felt taken care of and expertly guided from beginning to end.
Happy Clients in Duncan BC