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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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Peter did my mortgage almost three years ago. It was an easy, well informed process and he put my family at ease with his knowledge and customer service. He still touches base and reviews our mortgage to see if there are any changes on our end, and if anything can be done on his. I recommend Peter to anyone looking for a mortgage – if it be a new home, refinance or renewal!
Sarah
Hard working dedicated team, great knowledge, expertise and professionalism. Highly recommend and will return in the future.
Donald
Couldn’t be happier with my experience with your team!
Lee
“Peter and his assistant, Anna, were wonderful and very quick to respond when we had a tight timeline. Financing was in place with time to spare before our deadline to remove conditions. Answered all of our questions (there were many) and made themselves available at all times. We really appreciate how quickly and painlessly they put together our financing for our dream property when our lender we had been with for 17 years, said they had “no appetite for land loans.” Now going forward with a lender much better suited to our plans!” -J.B.
Peter & Jacquie make buying a home a stress free experience! They are good at what they do and strive to get the best mortgage rates possible and the most suitable mortgage for each individual! They don’t stop until they are sure that you have received the best mortgage possible! They are fun and easy to deal with! I would recommend them to everyone and we would not and could not ever imagine using anyone else!
Cassandra