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RESIDENTIAL SALES FORCAST

According to the B.C. Multiple Listing Service (MLS), residential sales are forcast to have declined a total of 9.8% this year before increasing 8.3% in 2013. The decrease in sales, affected by tighter...

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NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM

Did you know…. that according to Benjamin Tal, an economist with CIBC, overall Canadian household debt is now rising at its slowest pace in 10 years AND consumer debt levels are falling for the first...

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TOP 28 GRANTS AND REBATES FOR PROPERTY BUYERS AND OWNERS

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INTERESTING MORTGAGE STATS (yes, interesting!)

The average mortgage rate is 3.55% which is lower than last year’s rate of 3.92%. Among all mortgage holders: 65% have fixed rate mortgages 28% have variable rate mortgages 11% have a combination of...

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MORTGAGE UPDATE WITH LISA MANWARING

The Bank of Canada meeting came and went with little fanfare to say the least! The govenment has basically repeated the same messages we have been hearing with past announcements. They maintain that...

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RATE INCREASE ON THE WAY?

A surge in Bond yields indicated that we will see a small change to fixed rates…and this time it’s moving upward. The Bond market is the biggest indicator of where fixed rates are headed and with the...

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Oil Tank Drama!

No matter where you live in the lower mainland, all sellers and buyers should investigate whether a property has a buried oil tank. Read the attached article for a complicated discovery! oiltankinfo

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MORTGAGE UPDATE

The latest reading by Statistics Canada puts Canadians’ household debt-to-income level at a whopping 164.7%. That means on aggregate debts (short and long term), Canadians owe nearly $1.65 for every...

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Property Assessment Notices are here!

Provincial Government Building, Victoria BC, a photo by Martin LaBar (going on hiatus) on Flickr. BCA’s assessment and the market value of your home often are different. WHY? Differences occur in...

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DID YOU KNOW….

The latest global outlook from one of Canada’s “Big 5″ banks points to on-going improvements in the US economy as the driving force behind an increase in interest rates by the end of 2013. The outlook...

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Art Work

African Artwork 040-365, a photo by David (MK) on Flickr. The South Delta ARTISTS Guild is having a gallery opening called FRESH EYES Learning to see through the eyes of an artist. It will be held...

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What is going on with this market!

House for sale, a photo by Michael Surtees on Flickr. Mixed messages … Despite the market slowdown the VAST majority of Canadians feel that housing prices will remain strong … read on!! Despite falling...

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HAVE WE HIT BOTTOM YET!

numbers, a photo by konomiho on Flickr. Have the new mortgage rules really changed the market? … Check out this piece from First National Financial. More than half a year has passed since the last...

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Market Update

    Always being one to put a “positive spin” on things,  one can hope that Vancouver and Toronto buyers opt to follow the rest of the country … Even the slumped Calgary market appears to be hot again...

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Home Sales 2013

Alameda 2009 Home Sale, a photo by John Oldham on Flickr. Looking for some good news? Looks like the market is seeing a stronger heartbeat over this time last year. Canada’s local markets experienced...

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Spring market update…

Spring, a photo by العقوري [ Libya Photographer ] on Flickr. No news … is VERY good news … Canadian economists are mostly in agreement that the overnight rate should go nowhere in the next 9-12+...

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INTERESTING RATES….

  The “How low can rates go” topic heated up today as many criticize Finance minister Jim Flaherty for putting pressure on institutions to raise current rates.  The Liberals called Flaherty’s actions...

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Insurance

The Co-operators Ray Moschuk, Agent, Owner 604-581-0471 www.cooperators.ca T

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