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We're seeing extraordinary times in the mortgage industry – so what does that mean to the consumer who is just looking for a good mortgage deal? You’d have to have lived in a cave these past few months not to know we are going through extraordinary times...
Conditions within the Metro Vancouver* housing market continued to strengthen in February as home sale and listing totals came in well above the region’s ten-year average for the month. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that...
The Lower Mainland’s commercial real estate market hit a five-year high in terms of the number and value of sales within the year when commercial real estate sales top 6 billion dollars in the Lower Mainland in 2014. There were 1,963 commercial real...
Canadians are obsessed with debt — snapping up loans with record low interest rates to get in it — and then fretting, as debt ratios rise — about getting out of it. No other financial issue, apart from the ever-looming housing bubble, has generated as much angst in...
Today we are looking at the Bank of Canada and how it affects our economy. Have you been asking questions about the Canadian economy and its interest rates? Questions like…. What is going on with the mortgage industry? Why are interest rates going down? Why are...
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says it expects housing starts in 2015 will dip slightly compared with last year, but remain broadly in line with economic and demographic trends. The federal housing agency says housing starts are expected to decline by 1.0% in...
Did You Know In Some Cases You Can REFINANCE Up To 95% Case Study #9 Joseph and Lianna decided to end their marriage. They decided that Lianna, a Registered Nurse, would get the matrimonial home and Joseph, who owns his own business, would be paid out by the couple...
2015 is off to a fast start, so, before it gets TOO late, here are some strategies from the experts on how to declutter your finances in 2015: Buy a shredder. “There is no reason to hang on to old utility bill stubs, credit card and bank statements, and the like,”...
The CMP Canadian Mortgage Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence across the entire spectrum of mortgage brokering. There are 21 organizational and individual categories that have been designed to ensure national recognition of both large and small organizations...
2015 Mortgage Guide Get Clients Pre-Approved A pre-approved mortgage puts your financing in place before you make an offer on a home. With a pre-approved mortgage, you'll be able to make a firm offer on the home of your choice. A pre-approval can hold a rate...
What you need to know when buying a home in Canada. Here are some facts you need to know for qualifying to borrow: You must have immigrated or relocated to Canada within the last 36 months for the New to Canada Program. You must have 3 months minimum of full-time...
Here is important First-Time Homebuyers information you can use for yourself, or share with others that you know are starting the process of buying their first home. There are definitely steps you need to take when buying your first home, however, let's...