Advice, guides and checklists for first time home buyers on the second stage of homebuying. Learn how to get a reliable mortgage pre-approval and chose a home buying strategy. Find out what conditions you should include in your offer.
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Surrey Real Estate Update
This real estate update is focused on the City of Surrey. Real estate is local and even though Vancouver and Toronto are in the news that doesn’t help people living in sub-markets like Surrey. The fact that luxury downtown condos aren’t selling as quickly doesn’t have much bearing on Surrey.
Do you know all the costs of buying a home?
It's easy to get caught up in the excitement of home shopping. With every open house we visit, we start to imagine what it would be like to live in our very own home. With all this excitement we often overlook the many surprising and stressful costs involved in this purchase.
How to set a budget....
Advice, guides and checklists for first time home buyers on the first stage of homebuying. Learn how to set a budget that includes all of the costs of a home purchase. Find out what the ongoing costs of ownership are.
What you need to know about Home Insurance
When you buy a home, the lender requires you to get home insurance but they only require bare bones coverage for the value of the building. A home is likely your most valuable investment and you need to know that you have enough coverage to protect yourself and not just the bank.
A majority of Canadians believe they have more insurance coverage than they actually have.
Fantastic Fall Family-Friendly Festivals
Struggling to find things to do with your children now summer is coming its close? Here are our favourite family-friendly festivals throughout the month of September.
We need to build the right kind of housing
45% of homes proposed in the City of Vancouver are suites and 1-bedrooms suitable only for small households. Barely any 3-bedroom apartments are built when 24% of new apartments in Metro Vancouver should have 4-bedrooms. We need to more homes and the right mix of homes fast or else by 2020, 100,000 hard-working people will be underhoused.
The ultimate panoramic Vancouver photo opportunities
Simply put, Vancouver is a scenic wonderland. Take a trip to these local lookouts for some stunning photos of the unique skyline and magnificent natural wonders so nearby!