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Mortgage costs set to rise as CMHC leads premium hike

By |2014-03-04T15:56:44+00:00March 4th, 2014|Finance Your Home, Investor's Corner, Mortgages and Financing, News, Prepare for Closing and Beyond - Buyers, Prepare for Closing and Beyond - Sellers|

“Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. has raised mortgage insurance premiums for the first time since the 1990s, and signalled more hikes could be on the way.” “CMHC executives said the higher premiums would mean an […]

Young families, home buyers see marginal benefits from B.C. budget

By |2014-02-21T16:50:35+00:00February 21st, 2014|Finance Your Home, Investor's Corner, News, Our Community, Prepare for Closing and Beyond - Sellers|

“Young families and new homeowners were the main beneficiaries of the tightly confined wiggle room in B.C.’s latest budget, one touted by Finance Minister Mike de Jong as boring but balanced.” “For first-time home buyers, […]

Gen Y is redefining home ownership – and the B.C. real estate market

By |2014-02-18T14:18:52+00:00February 18th, 2014|Find the Right Property, Get Ready for Homeownership, Investor's Corner, Local Real Estate Statistics, News, Our Community|

“Imagine living in 700 square feet of space, in an apartment, centrally located, stylishly appointed, with stainless steel appliances and public amenities such as a dog wash station. You don’t own a car; instead, you […]

Here we go again with dropping mortgage rates

By |2014-01-20T16:51:38+00:00January 20th, 2014|Finance Your Home, Get Ready for Homeownership, Investor's Corner, Mortgages and Financing, News, Prepare for Closing and Beyond - Buyers, Prepare for Closing and Beyond - Sellers|

“TORONTO • Falling bonds yields could push mortgage rates lower in coming weeks as banks compete in the spring housing market, traditionally the strongest real estate period of the year. Rob McLister, editor of Canadian […]

CMHC draws a line under condo bubble fears

By |2014-01-02T15:08:30+00:00January 2nd, 2014|Find the Right Property, Investor's Corner, News|

” Canadian condominium construction has surged but population growth has kept oversupply in check, the federal housing agency said in a report on Wednesday that also showed declining mortgage arrears and high home-equity levels. In its […]