Vancouver Market Outlook February 2021
The Vancouver market outlook has changed considerably over the past year. In February 2021, 1,000 sales were reported in Vancouver, which is 19 percent higher than the 10-year average (there were only two Februarys that had higher numbers in the last 15 years…2011 and 2016). This was also a 55 percent increase over the previous month and a 64 percent increase over a year …
Planning your home maintenance checklist for the year
It is important to maintain your home on a regular basis. Below is a home maintenance checklist for every season. Homeowners who neglect home maintenance can face costly repairs and harm in the long run. Thousands of dollars may be spent on a roof or plumbing equipment all at once. Homeowners can budget between 1 and 5% of their property’s value for repairs and …
Do I need A Realtor
Here are the top 10 reasons why you should use a Realtor: Many homes sellers and buyers ask themselves do I need a Realtor? Buying or selling a house is a major commitment, financially and emotionally. Although For Sale By Owner (FSBO) can seem cheaper, when you handle the sale on your own, there are many advantages to a realtor that you lose out …
5 Top Alternatives to Zillow and Trulia
Expand your search for a new home using these alternatives to Zillow and Trulia. Zillow Group Inc as a company was founded in 2006 as a prominent online real estate portal. Zillow acts as a search engine for real estate that lists more than 110 million homes in the United States and Canada. Together with comparables and competing homes for each of the ...
Zillow Rentals No Longer FREE!
Zillow Rentals No Longer FREE Rental listings now syndicated through the various MLS will no longer flow directly into Zillow starting in January 2021. Instead, agents and brokers will need to use Zillow Rental Manager, which is contract-based and starts at $9.99 a week, to post a rental listing on the third-party site. While the firm says that the decision was taken to “empower” its partners, …
A Bumpy Road To Recovery In The Calgary Housing Market
Calgary housing market prices hold, but sales fall The Calgary housing market and residential home sales declined in February, but a decline in new listings helped keep prices steady this month. Read more here on the Calgary housing markets Road To Recovery Sales totalled 1.094 units in February, 18 percent below last year’s activity. Easing sales occurred across all property types this month, which outpaced …
New Canadian mortgage regulations and what that means ...
New Canadian mortgage regulations and what that means for home buyers? Canadian home buyers have faced many new rules in the last year. The Office of Superintendents of Financial Institutions has implemented more rules which take effect January 1st 2018. We won’t go into all the details here, but lets review the Cole’s Notes version. All conventional and insured mortgages must be qualified at …
Mortgage Insurance vs Life Insurance which one is for ...
Mortgage Insurance vs Life Insurance A personal approach to insuring your mortgage Mortgage financing is probably one of the largest financial commitments you will make in your life. Today we will learn how to protect your investment and determine which is better Mortgage Insurance vs Life Insurance. Safeguarding that commitment for loved ones in the case of a tragic event means having the right ...
Life In Red Deer Alberta
Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer is located in Central Alberta, Canada, at the halfway point between Calgary and Edmonton. It is Alberta’s third most populated city, following Calgary and Edmonton. Red Deer truly offers it all, being close to Rocky Mountains, rivers and a bustling city to explore. Red Deer sits in Aspen parkland, which is a large transitional biome between prairie and boreal …
What it’s like living in Calgary Alberta. Real e...
What it’s like living in Calgary Alberta, everything you will want to know from real estate prices, demographics, economy, schools culture and much more Living in Calgary Alberta is really great according to most people we interviewed. Surrounded by the Bow River, Elbow River, The Rocky Mountains and prairie, Calgary is a picturesque Canadian city in the province of Alberta. While Calgary has lots …