Victoria Real Estate: CMHC Raises Risk Level
This morning, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) issued a red alert for the city of Victoria’s real estate market, putting the city on ...
Listing Photos: How Important Are They?
When you put your home on the market, like with any new introduction, you have one chance to make an impression on your prospective buyers. Accordi...
BC’s Down Payment Program: Is It Good or Bad?
In early December, Christy Clark and the BC government announced they are prepared to help ease the struggle of first-time buyers by offering to ma...
Condo Living: Your Owner Responsibilities
Condo living is its own lifestyle. When you purchase your condo, you become a member of a larger community. You live collectively in the building i...
Homes for Sale: Let’s Get Yours Ready to List
Two weeks ago, we talked about how now might be the best time for you to add your property to the list of homes for sale. Inventory is still shocki...
Listing Your Condo: Could December Be a Good Time?
It’s December as of Thursday, and I imagine prepping for Christmas is at the forefront of your brain and not whether this is a good time for listin...
Vancouver and Toronto: Two Cities, Two Reports
Two different cities, two different outlooks
This week, most major real estate boards released their statistics for the month of October, and Vanc...
Prime Lending Rate: TD Makes Unusual Move
Yesterday morning, TD Canada Trust announced that they raised their prime lending rate 0.15%. While it isn’t a significant increase, numerically, i...
Victoria: Council Eliminates Minimum Unit Size Restriction
Council eliminates minimum unit size restriction
In September, Victoria city council voted to remove the minimum unit size restriction in the 22 r...
Mortgage Applications: How Ottawa is Changing Requirements
Ottawa Announces Changes
On Monday, Ottawa announced that they were implementing changes to how buyers apply for mortgage applications. Starting O...
Selling Your Home: What Goes Into That?
Selling your home is usually not an easy decision to make. It’s one that you spend days, weeks, years thinking about, mulling over timing, logistic...
Sales Contract: What Can You Take With You?
So, how important are those items included in your sales contract on page 2? If your stunning dining-room chandelier has to come with you when you ...
