Bank of Canada is leaving its key overnight lending rate at 1%. The last change to the Bank rate was…
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Affordability improves, yet still historically strained according to the RBC quarterly report. Housing activity was quite brisk in British Columbia…
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HELOC - Home Equity Line of Credit This is a revolving Line of Credit secured by your home. TIP It…
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In 2009, BC passed legislation requiring wood to be considered as the primary building material in all the publicly funded…
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CMHC released results of a survey of condominium owners in Vancouver and Toronto last week. The results show that 83%…
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Not too long ago, Canada was the envy of the post-recession world. Remember the quick-out-of-gate economic recovery, and all those…
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A recent poll done for CIBC found that Canadians are paying down their mortgages more slowly this year than last…
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To buy or to rent? This is one of the most hotly debated questions in any city, but especially here…
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Why should I pay for Mortgage Default Insurance? If your down payment is less than 20% of your purchase price,…
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CMHC reported on June housing starts last week, which showed no slowing in homebuilding quite yet. The annualized rate of…
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