Buying a home is one of the biggest emotional and financial decisions you'll ever make, so it's important to prepare yourself to make a knowledgeable decision. The mortgage process can be a smooth and almost uneventful process, or an unnerving one. Either way, a great...
Image Credit: Black Press The Provincial government has announced it will impose a a 15 per cent property tax on all foreign real estate buyers in Vancouver effective August 2nd, 2016. After months of government refusal to intervene in a heated urban market, Finance Minister Mike de Jong...
Homeowner decisions made easy The real estate market in Kelowna is hot right now, we are seeing record breaking trends in residential sales despite less supply and more demand, which is pushing pricing back to the peak it was at in 2008. A number of factors...
It's currently a seller’s market in Kelowna with residential real estate prices climbing after what some dubbed the ‘six year slump’. Despite many fearing an economic relapse due to the Alberta oil crisis, Kelowna is witnessing the emergence of a micro-economy dependent upon technology and...
I'm happy to announce we've been nominated for Best of Kelowna 2016! Thank you to our clients and friends for all your support, I am proud to have developed such strong relationships in our community. It's thanks to all of you that we have gained...
Investing in B.C. real estate has proven to be a fairly stable financial move even throughout the last few years of fluctuating markets, with a trend of increasing prices while interest rates stay low. And the trend is set to continue. The Okanagan Mainline Real Estate...
Penalty calculations, porting restrictions, refinance limitations, fully closed terms, appraisal fees and collateral charges, does this all sound confusing, complicated and, well, costly? The terminology of buying a house can be difficult to navigate, for most people it’s a whole new language. Perhaps the most frightening...
Buying your first home can be a really exciting time, but it can also be stressful or intimidating if you're new to the process. Buying a home is one of the biggest emotional and financial decisions you'll ever make and we're here to help. We've...
The BC Minister of Finance has announced several changes to the Property Transfer Tax program, which came into effect on February 17th, 2016. The changes affect certain newly-built homes under $750,000, first time home buyers, luxury homes over $2 million, buyer’s country of residence reporting...
You may be asking yourself, when is the right time to renew my mortgage? You don’t need to wait until you receive the renewal letter from your lender, in fact it is most advantageous to be pro-active. A few months before the end of your...