How Will the Baby Boomers Affect the Future Housing Market? – From your Vancouver Mortgage Broker

How Will the Baby Boomers Affect the Future Housing Market? – From your Vancouver Mortgage Broker The baby boomers are the largest single generation alive today. They are aging but they are still very affluent. Many forecasters believed that they would eventually leave their larger homes and that this might result in the creation of […]

Tips on Hiring an Interior Designer – From your Vancouver Mortgage Broker

If you’ve just bought yourself a new home or condo you want to set it up so that you maximize the style and feel of your new abode. Later on, and you can take it from your friendly Vancouver mortgage broker, when you go to sell your residence then you already have a leg up […]

How to Deal with Cracks in Your Walls – From your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Cracks are something nobody wants to see developing in or around their home. They are unsightly and even more telling, it could be message that you have more serious problem that needs to be dealt with by a professional. Cracks can appear in recently constructed homes or older homes. Some cracks are minor and could […]

What women want and why you should care – Consult with a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

By Natalka Falcomer Women are taking over the world. More 20- and 30-something-year-old women are graduating from professional schools, starting their own businesses and earning higher incomes than their male cohorts. The rise of “girl power” has also played out on the real estate stage; it was young professional women who largely fuelled the recent […]

YOUNGER CANADIANS PUT BRAKES ON DEBT IN 2012, OLDER KEEP BORROWING

YOUNGER CANADIANS PUT BRAKES ON DEBT IN 2012, OLDER KEEP BORROWING Click here to download PDF report Highlights •  In 2012, Canadian household debt grew at its slowest pace since 2003 and the upward trend in the  household debt-to-income ratio ebbed. Ipsos Reid survey data suggests that there was diverging  borrowing behaviour across age groups […]

Should home seller disclose if someone died in the house? – Consult with a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Here are some cases that raise interesting legal issues about what should or shouldn’t be disclosed when a house is sold. By: Mark Weisleder Published on Fri Jan 04 2013 Buying a home: Dealing with the death house stigma In November the Toronto Star reportedthat a Bowmanville couple is suing their real estate agent and the people from […]

What to disclose when selling a home where someone died – As a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

To avoid a lawsuit it is best to let buyers know whether a death has occurred on the property. By: Mark Weisleder Real Estate, Published on Fri Feb 15 2013 There are interesting legal issues about what should or shouldn’t be disclosed when a house is sold, including whether someone has died in the house. A column last month […]

TFSA or RRSP? Try these five tests – Ask a Vancouver Mortgage broker

By: Gordon Pape Building Wealth, Published on Sun Feb 17 2013  There is a lot of confusion over whether it’s better to use an RRSP or tax-free savings account (TFSA) to save. Unfortunately, there is no easy answer. There are several variables to consider. To simplify matters, I’ve created five tests that you can apply to help you […]

Planning for succession? Don’t make this mistake – Consult with your Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Business owners who intend to transition their companies to family or staff members may find themselves in an unenviable position. The succession process requires the owner to consider two different, but inextricably linked, facets of the business: ownership and management. Often business owners try to deal with these areas simultaneously – and although this approach […]

Prepping Your Home for Sale –From Your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Prepping Your Home for Sale –From Your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker If your planning to sell your home, and especially if you’re realtor has arranged an all day showing, you have to take the time and prepare the interior of your home beforehand. This Vancouver mortgage broker can tell you that it really does make a huge difference because […]

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