To Renovate, Or Not To Renovate: That Is The QuestionIn order to answer the question of to renovate, or not to renovate: it is important to be clear about why you want to renovate and all the costs involved.  Sometimes renovating is not the answer and it's better to purchase a new home that better suits your personal style and functional needs. The two main reasons people renovate are to mee ...

Everyone In BC Wants To Be By The WaterA recent survey, found that waterfront vacation properties are the number one choice of BC residents..... I am not sure they really needed to do a survey to figure this out!  The survey also found that 47 per cent of people in BC plan to use more than 20 per cent of the purchase price as a down payment for their recreational property.  Water view homes a ...

A GREEN Light for Investors Environics Research Group has found that two-thirds of Canadian consumers would switch their spending to companies that have demonstrated a commitment to green policies even it means paying a higher price . What does this finding mean to you as an investor?  It means that there are growth investment opportunities in environmentally friendly developments. Developi ...

Higher rates mean costlier mortgagesA mortgage broker just forwarded this to me and I thought i would pass it on via blog.  If you have any questions, pls email me through this site and I would be happy to discuss.  The bottom line is that if you are thinking of buying, you might want to move quickly on it; at the very least, get a mortgage hold to protect your rate.  Here is the article: Th ...

Well its becoming harder to buy the dream Cove home! Waterfront and views in particular are still skyrocketing-however a mortgage broker in our office sent something out which looks at things a little differently.  Here it is in its entirety from Ian Lawrie, broker: A mortgage broker in our office sent out some great information that i thought i would pass on (from Ian Lawrie) here it is: ...