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Mortgage Sandbox

Mortgage Sandbox is a Vancouver platform that matches home buyers with pre-screened, values-aligned mortgage brokers and realtors, alongside real-estate and interest-rate forecasts. Founder David Stroud pivoted it from an affordability calculator to the match-finder after finding that was the piece users actually wanted.

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5,000site visitors in the prior 30 days, ~70% organic (as presented)TechVancouver stage 2018-10-01

The people

What they build

Match FinderMatches buyers with pre-screened, values-aligned mortgage brokers and realtors
What Can I AffordHome-affordability calculator that surfaces closing costs like property transfer and sales tax

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About

Mortgage Sandbox is a Vancouver real-estate matching platform founded by David Stroud, a former TD Bank banker and Accenture consultant. It began as a better home-affordability calculator, but Stroud pivoted to a match-finder that pairs buyers with pre-screened mortgage brokers and realtors based on shared values, which he described on stage as 'almost like an eHarmony' for real-estate professionals. The company also publishes real-estate and interest-rate insights and forecasts to draw and retain buyers. Stroud presented these lessons at TechVancouver in October 2018.

Backers

No institutional funding confirmed from a primary source

Some figures are founder-stated, not independently confirmed

Quick answers

What does Mortgage Sandbox do?

It matches Canadian home buyers with pre-screened, values-aligned mortgage brokers and realtors, and publishes real-estate and interest-rate forecasts to help buyers make decisions.

Who founded Mortgage Sandbox?

David Stroud, a former TD Bank banker and Accenture consultant, who is founder and CEO.

How did Mortgage Sandbox start?

It began as a home-affordability calculator, but founder David Stroud pivoted to the match-finder after learning that pairing buyers with the right brokers and realtors was the feature users actually wanted.

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