A realtor who reads the mortgage before the listing.

Jonathan earned his Bachelor of Commerce at York University and his MBA at the Ted Rogers School of Management, then went into lending. He learned the business at Mortgage Broker Store under its founder, his father Ronald Alphonso, working the difficult files most brokers pass on, and now runs it as Mortgage Broker and Managing Director. The Toronto brokerage specialises in private and alternative mortgages for homeowners the banks turn down.

Watching clients lose homes to power of sale led to Power of Sale Ontario, a resource that explains the process in plain language and helps owners find a way out. Both companies are still run day to day from Yonge Street.

Real estate was the natural next step. As a licensed realtor Jonathan now helps GTA buyers and sellers directly, and brings a lender’s read of the numbers to every offer, appraisal and closing. Away from the office Jonathan is a family man. He grew up in the GTA, is close with his mother and two brothers, and is engaged to his beautiful fiancée Jessica. The work has taken him well beyond Toronto, with Mortgage Broker Store clients from one end of Ontario to the other.