My name is Jennifer Loh and I am formerly what one would call “a literary type”. These are the folks who hide their noses in old books and profess to know everything – except numbers. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and a Certificate in Liberal Arts from Simon Fraser University. Previously, I taught English as a Second Language, tutored in English Literature, and worked in media sales in the publishing industry.
The world of mortgages had always had a wall of numbers surrounding it that kept me from entering. You might be thinking - "why would she associate mortgages with numbers"? The answer is quite simple - I knew that the mortgage world was tied to the finance world and in my mind, finance=math. Every time I tried to read about or listen in on conversations about mortgages, a word would be thrown in that I didn’t fully comprehend and then the rest of the conversation was indecipherable. I was not the kind to admit that I didn’t understand (remember: former literary type that knew everything) because the words seemed so commonplace. After all, they were used in thousands of newspaper articles and in everyday conversations around the office. Eventually, I think I gave up trying to understand. Every time I watched or listened to the news and information about the housing market, mortgages, or finance came on, I immediately changed the channel, zoned out, or glazed over. The words “home ownership”, “mortgage”, “interest rates”, “equity”, and “lending” meant nothing to me because they had no context. Sound like you? You’re not alone.
This blog is meant for all people who have ever felt even a small taste of what I’ve felt in the past about finance, math, mortgages, and home purchasing.
Again, my name is Jennifer Loh (you can just call me JLoh) and I am a Mortgage Broker serving the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. I will gladly explain everything about mortgages to you in plain English.
604.626.3278
jloh@dominionlending.ca
