How to Clean you Outdoor Siding – from your Vancouver Mortgage Broker

How to Clean you Outdoor Siding – from your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker Many homes these days have siding on them. When siding is first installed it most certainly makes your home appear pristine and fresh. However, over time siding falls prey to the elements and can experience some fading. Also, our homes can become […]

Moving Day Tips – From your Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Moving Day Tips – From your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker So, you just bought yourself a new home or condo and moving day is on the horizon.  The last thing you need when all the furniture and dozens of boxes are loaded into your new abode is trying to remember where you put something vital […]

How to Childproof your Vancouver Home – Ask a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

How to Childproof your Vancouver Home –From your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker We all know that young children are curious and precocious in their young years. The world is new and something wondrous to explore, but for the wee ones our everyday home in which we live can be fraught with perils. These are perils […]

Eco-Friendly Practices for your Vancouver Home – From your Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Eco-Friendly Practices for your Vancouver Home – From your Vancouver Mortgage Broker No matter what you believe about why climate change is occurring, it is a simple fact that it is occurring. It’s getting a bit warmer each year and the ice caps and glaciers are going the way of dinosaur. We better be careful […]

Home Improvement Projects to Add Value to Your Home – From Your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Home Improvement Projects to Add Value to Your Home – From Your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker Thinking of selling yourVancouverhome?  Or, maybe you’re trying to sell it, but it’s just not moving.  Well, I got a great suggestion to help you achieve your goal.  Some homes, especially older ones, could you use a little pick-me-up. […]

Think before gifting down payment on kids’ home

With high real estate prices and tighter mortgage lending rules, it can be tough for first-time homebuyers to get into the market. Many new homebuyers look to parents for help, and many boomers and soon-to-be retirees are quick to help out by offering the down payment. Is this a good strategy? Many years ago, when […]

Store brands that save you money Are you a brand snob? You might be missing big-time savings.

Are you a brand snob? You might be missing big-time savings. People can be such snobs. Nothing better illustrates this than the unwillingness of some folks to try a no-name store brand. Citing “inferior quality”, these grocery aisle stiff-necks put brand names before savings, often spending far more than they need to. (Is this so […]

Five steps to scoring a mortgage

A variety of factors can keep you from qualifying for a mortgage. The big ones include a low credit score, insufficient income for the size of the loan you want, insufficient down payment and excessive debt. All of these factors are within your control, however. Let’s take a look at your options for overcoming any […]

Easing the tax hit for investment property owners

Whether it’s a duplex, a cottage or a Florida getaway, a second property can be a rewarding investment over time. But if you’re not careful, it can prove taxing as well. A little planning goes a long way. The following are some common mistakes financial planners see in their practice, as well as some tips […]

Help for seniors

Paul Barker, Postmedia News · Mar. 30, 2011 | HomEquity Bank, operator of the Canadian Home Income Plan reverse mortgage, better known as CHIP, has a monopoly today but mortgage experts say it’s only a matter of time before competitors move into this highly lucrative and growing market. “I can’t predict when it might happen […]

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