Monthly Market Update
[youtube id=”WVB5v8yfwzE” width=”600″ height=”350″] President of the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board: Blair Herbert reports Real Estate Statistics for March 2014.
BMO slashes 5-year mortgage rate to 2.99%
“The Bank of Montreal is slashing its five-year fixed-rate mortgage to levels that caused former finance minister Jim Flaherty to express concerns last year. The bank says it will offer a five-year rate of 2.99 per cent, […]
Monthly Market Update
[youtube id=”bk71exB4-1w” width=”600″ height=”350″] President of the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board: Blair Herbert reports Real Estate Statistics for February 2014.
Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 percent
“Both total CPI and core inflation in Canada are still expected to follow roughly the path outlined in the January Monetary Policy Report, although recent readings were slightly higher than expected. Excess supply in the economy […]
Mortgage costs set to rise as CMHC leads premium hike
“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
“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, […]
Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser walk
ColdestNightoftheyear.org Is a site designed for 64 cities nationwide, everyday people walking to raise funds for select Canadian charities who serve the hungry, homeless and hurting locally! Our very own Alexandra Smith will be walking 5kms this Saturday […]
Gen Y is redefining home ownership – and the B.C. real estate market
“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 […]
Monthly Market Update
[youtube id=”flr2hnUORfM” width=”600″ height=”350″] President of the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board: Blair Herbert reports Real Estate Statistics for January 2014.
Here we go again with dropping mortgage rates
“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 […]