Ensuring housing market remains available to Canadians
The Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act prevents non-Canadians from buying residential property in...
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Property taxes explained
This tax season I’ve got a lot of question about Property Tax payment via bank. Here are a couple things to remember when you process...
Bank of Canada Holds Rates and QE Steady
The Bank of Canada left the benchmark overnight policy rate unchanged at 0.25% and maintained its current pace of GoC bond purchases at...
Canadian Home Sales and Prices Set Another Record High in September
Today's release of September housing data by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) shows national home sales rose 0.9% on a...
Bank of Canada Takes A More Positive Tone
While the degree of uncertainty remains high, there is evidence that the worst of the economic downturn is behind us.
CMHC Makes It More Difficult To Get An Insured Mortgage
Once again, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is tightening the criteria to get a mortgage with less than a 20% down...
Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 ¾ percent
The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 ¾ percent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 2 percent and the...
Vancouver real estate: November sales roughly in line with 10-year average.
The Canadian PressStaff Contact Published Tuesday, December 3, 2019 12:31PM PST . VANCOUVER -- The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver...
Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate target on hold at 1.75 per cent.
The Canadian PressPublished Wednesday, December 4, 2019 4:28AM ESTLast Updated Wednesday, December 4, 2019 10:34AM EST OTTAWA -- The Bank...
Self-Employed? What you need to know to get a great mortgage
It doesn’t matter if your office is a garage, a downtown shared space or the front seat of your pickup truck, being your own boss is...
Go direct or go with a mortgage broker?
First time home buyers have two choices when it comes to applying for a mortgage. You can approach a financial institution yourself or...
Buying the Second Property
Vancouver Real Estate became attractive investment opportunity itself in the last decades. Nevertheless, lenders classify property...
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