What Matters When Choosing a Lender
March 27th, 2019
Are you ready to buy your own home? That may sound like a bit of a weird question. However, many homebuyers are just not prepared when it comes to buying … [read more]
March 27th, 2019
Are you ready to buy your own home? That may sound like a bit of a weird question. However, many homebuyers are just not prepared when it comes to buying … [read more]
March 27th, 2019
With Canada’s hottest housing markets cooler and the rock-bottom interest rates that fueled a household debt binge a thing of the past, some may wonder if the federal government’s mortgage … [read more]
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March 27th, 2019
Lower BC home prices will bring some buyers off the sidelines by the midway point of this year, but discounted properties won’t be enough to bring market activity anywhere near … [read more]
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March 26th, 2019
Master-planned communities have the obvious advantage of elaborate planning that standalone developments don’t, and that makes them superior investments. “Master-planned communities have the advantage in that you know how the … [read more]
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March 26th, 2019
Moving out of your parent’s house was once seen as a rite of passage to entering the real world, one of the first early steps into full-fledged adulthood. Yet, with … [read more]
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March 26th, 2019
The federal mortgage stress test is to blame for a drop in sales that has led to an average BC home price decline of nearly 10%, according to the British … [read more]
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March 25th, 2019
To qualify for the best mortgage rates, you’ll need a high credit score. When you apply for a mortgage, lenders use your credit score as a significant factor in determining … [read more]
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March 25th, 2019
It was a rough February for the Canadian housing market — in fact, by one measure, it hasn’t been this frigid since the Financial Crisis of the previous decade. Relentlessly … [read more]
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March 25th, 2019
In recent months, more multi-family buildings were constructed than any other housing type in Canada’s hottest markets, according to a new report by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. “The … [read more]
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March 25th, 2019
The prolonged effects of tougher mortgage policies continued to make their mark on national home sales and prices in February, with the Canadian Real Estate Association’s latest report revealing the … [read more]
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March 24th, 2019
When you’re looking for a place to live, there are the usual things that you have to consider : price and payment scheme, the quality of the house or building, … [read more]
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March 24th, 2019
The tech segment now serves as a vital bedrock of the Canadian commercial real estate sector, according to a new analysis by Marcus & Millichap. In its newly released 2019 … [read more]
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March 24th, 2019
While there is a common perception that overseas buyers have snapped up much of Metro Vancouver real estate, the number of homes owned purely by non-residents across the region is … [read more]
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March 24th, 2019
If you want to start your garden or have a lawn, but you don’t know a thing about gardening, then you have come to the right place Following, we are … [read more]
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March 23rd, 2019
Every year, Remodeling Magazine releases their Cost vs. Value Report, an in-depth look at the return on investment (ROI) that common remodeling projects get across the county. This year was … [read more]
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March 23rd, 2019
People have been moving from place to place since the beginning of time. Today, with a variety of cultures and governments across the global, it has gotten easier to relocate … [read more]
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March 23rd, 2019
Take a good look at the prices paid for residential development land in Metro Vancouver last year, as Colliers International did in its annual LandShare Report, because it could be … [read more]
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March 23rd, 2019
It’s easy to think of Greater Victoria and Metro Vancouver real estate prices as being particularly hard-hit in the past couple of years, by a combination of provincial taxation measures … [read more]
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March 22nd, 2019
The Federal Liberal government tabled their fourth and final pre-election budget yesterday – titled Investing in the Middle Class, the spending plan continues with the theme of stimulus aimed at … [read more]
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March 22nd, 2019
I will be hosting an Open House on Sunday March 24th 2-4 pm at 4458 Hurst St Burnaby. This is an opportunity to visit this gorgeous 1858 sqft, a 4 … [read more]
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March 22nd, 2019
The Bank of Canada (BoC) officially turned dovish in today’s scheduled rate announcement, keeping its trend-setting Overnight Lending Rate untouched at 1.75%, and explicitly stating lower interest rates will continue … [read more]
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March 22nd, 2019
A slowdown in the rate of housing construction in February led to grumblings that eroded affordability and mortgage stress testing were catching up with the new-home market, but a report … [read more]
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