Home Series: Tips on How to Hang Wallpaper – From Your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Tips on How to Hang Wallpaper – From Your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker Sprucing up the interior of your home can be done in a variety of ways. Giving a home a bit more appeal can help you move your home more quickly if plan to put it out on the market. You can take […]

A Budget Change Which Can Affect Vancouver Home Mortgages

A Budget Change Which Can Affect Vancouver Home Mortgages The Federal government made a subtle change to their budget recently that affects something most people probably haven’t even heard about. It’s called “ABCP” which is an acronym for ‘asset backed commercial paper’, and over the next few years it could impact future Vancouver home mortgages. […]

Mortgage financing: Pay attention to the rules and related costs!- Ask a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Mortgage financing: Pay attention to the rules and related costs! To calculate the price of the house you can afford, taxes, rebates and hidden expenses must be factored in By: Kristin Kent Special to the Star, Published on Thu Apr 11 2013 When Tony Clark and his wife, Faye, started looking for a house two years ago, they […]

The Risks of Using Home Equity to Buy Stocks – From Your Friendly Home Mortgage Broker

The Risks of Using Home Equity to Buy Stocks – From Your Friendly Home Mortgage Broker There are many ways to use the equity you’ve built up in your home. One approach used by some homeowners to use their available equity is to mortgage their home and use the funds to invest the money in […]

How to Choose your Vancouver Real Estate Agent – from your Vancouver Mortgage Broker

How to Choose your Vancouver Real Estate Agent – from your Vancouver Mortgage Broker Realtors are trained and licensed professionals, but like any professional they are not all the same. Whether you are buying or selling a home in Vancouver, their services can be invaluable. Although you might be tempted to go the FSBO (For […]

Preparing an Older Vancouver Home for Sale (Part 2) – From your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker

(Part 2) Preparing an Older Vancouver Home for Sale – From your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker When you’re selling an older home in Vancouver, you can bet that any prospective buyer is going to want to see that the home has seen its share of TLC put into the maintenance of the home. You can […]

BMO Home Buying Report: First-Time Buyers Expect to Spend $300,000 on First Home with an Average Down Payment of $48,000

– On average, first-time buyers expect it will take them 20 years to pay off their mortgage – Report shows first-timers prefer a fixed rate to a variable rate mortgage by more than a 2:1 ratio – Report reveals how recent changes to Canadian mortgage rules have affected the timeline to buy for first-time buyer […]

Canadian homeowners don’t expect to be mortgage-free until they’re 57: CIBC – Ask a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

TORONTO – The average Canadian homeowner doesn’t think they’ll be mortgage-free until they’re 57 – two years longer than what they expected last year, a survey by CIBC suggests. The survey also found that half of those surveyed said other debt, from credit cards to lines of credit, have increased and impeded their ability to […]

Five ways to save for your child’s education – other than RESPs- Consult with a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

ROMA LUCIW– The Globe and Mail Most Canadian parents know about RESPs (which doesn’t necessarily mean they have them) but few are aware of alternative ways of saving for their child’s post-secondary education, says a new report. The report, released Wednesday by the Bank of Montreal, says a study conducted last year found that 83 per […]

Credit cards: Managing your credit rating – Consult with a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

By: Kristin Kent Special to the Star, Published on Fri Apr 05 2013 “I’m definitely not an impulse shopper. I suffer from deep buyer’s remorse; if I don’t have the ability to pay it off, I’ll fret over it. If it’s a large sum of money, I’ll fret over it. I keep delaying big purchases, because I’m looking […]

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