Questions to Ask a Vancouver Home Inspector – From your Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Questions to Ask a Vancouver Home Inspector – From your Vancouver Mortgage Broker No matter what kind of home you plan on buying, either a newly built home or an older home, it’s a good idea to hire a home inspector to make sure you’re not buying a lemon. Take it from aVancouvermortgage broker who […]

Homeownership in Canada: A love story

Homeownership in Canada: A love story ComFree survey shows Canadian homeowners fall out of love with their homes after five years TORONTO, Sept. 26, 2012 /CNW/ – We’ve all heard of people getting the “seven year itch” when it comes to a monogamous relationship, but a new study commissioned by the ComFree network, the largest commission free real […]

RBC’s Step Forward – Ask a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

RBC‘s Step Forward Do you know what largely determines your mortgage rate? It’s the cost to your lender of raising capital in the first place. This is what makes recent activity on the part of RBC so noteworthy. RBC used covered bonds to raise $2.5 billion on September 12th of this year. Some of this […]

Prevent family friction at the bank of mom and dad – Ask a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Prevent family friction at the bank of mom and dad Legal documents can reduce risk when it comes to lending money to relatives   A visit to the bank of mom and dad is often necessary when buying a home, but it always pays to use a lawyer when lending money between the generations. Having […]

Why cash rests in your home- Find a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Garry Marr |More from Garry Marr |  It’s become the new retirement savings plan — owning a home. What else is one to make of a country where about half of Canadians said they didn’t make a contribution to a registered retirement savings plan this year but close to 70% of households now own their home. Your […]

Noose Tightens for Potential Homebuyers Standing on Edge – Find a trusted mortgage broker in Vancouver

Noose Tightens for Potential Homebuyers Standing on Edge Anyone who has worked in the real estate business knows how important first time buyers are for residential real estate prices; this includes your trusted mortgage broker in Vancouver. The fact is, new buyers make up a substantial volume of the water on which home prices float. […]

Profits and pitfalls: Buying an off-campus property

The spring before their oldest daughter started her second year of studies at Wilfrid Laurier University, Joe and Ileen Capone decided to buy a four-bedroom townhouse in Waterloo, the southwestern Ontario town where the university is located. Their plan? Instead of paying for off-campus residence, the Capones intended to have their daughter live in the […]

Canadian buyers face more competition as U.S. housing recovers

House prices in the U.S. are showing fresh signs of improvement, and market-watchers say the window of opportunity could be closing for bargain-hunting Canadians eyeing potential investment or getaway properties. As economic collapses go, the U.S. housing implosion ranks among the very biggest. As many as four million families lost their homes in a foreclosure […]

Now is the time to invest in property for your business: BMO

Garry Marr |   Low interest rates, low vacancy rates and tight supply are a cue to look at buying a building for your business, according to the Bank of Montreal. “Now may be a particularly good time for businesses to invest in commercial property for their own use,” said Steve Murphy, senior vice-president of commercial […]

‘Canadian commercial real estate is primed for growth,’ TD economist says

Garry Marr  Jul 12, 2012 – 6:32 PM ET Forget the residential market, maybe it’s time we started focusing on how strong Canada’s commercial real estate market has been, says Sonya Gulati, an economist with TD Bank. “The commercial side of the market has recorded quite a comeback from the troughs posted in the early part […]

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