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Canadians Comfortable with Debt Levels
I came across this article today on the Canadian News Wire that talks about Canadian debt levels and Canadians comfort level with their debt situations.
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Home Sales Up Again in September
The Vancouver Sun is now reporting on the newest housing sales statistics for the month of September…and guess what? Sales increased in September from the month before. The article states that there is more balance in the market now due to less properties for sale and a further decrease in mortgage interest rates has also…
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When You Should NOT Buy Or Own a Home
I have been reading the content of my website recently and I feel many of the things I write are helpful to new or experienced owners or real estate and much of it is positive information about the real estate market and encouraging of others to buy a home or use home equity to refinance…
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Vancouver housing starts increase dramatically
Evidence of strength in the Vancouver housing market recently has been reported by the Vancouver Sun. The increase in housing starts, which is basically the the building of new homes, has increased across all of Canada in August of 2010 compared to August of 2009, and Vancouver is regarded as the 5th hottest market for…
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Vancouver Real Estate Sales Rise for First Time Since March
As stated in this article in the Vancouver Sun, the Canadian Real Estate Association has come out with new data for August showing home sales had increased 4.1% from July. This appears to indicate that the market is fairly stable for properties and sales, despite the numerous mortgage lending restrictions imposed upon the market over…
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7 Ways To Build and Improve Your Credit Rating
I quite often meet with new clients who want to apply for financing and are looking for the best “A” mortgage rate possible. Everything looks good…until I check their credit. There are many different cases where clients of mine have poor credit for no really good reason. It is always rationalized to me by saying…
