Good Morning, In light of the budget that came out yesterday, I wanted to share this PDF with you – www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/2012/highlights/2012_Highlights.pdf – to highlight a few key points as it relates to first-time homebuyers. Further to the changes in HST that came out last week – available at www.angelacalla.ca/blog – the provincial government has announced […]

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British Columbians will have to wait until April 1st of next year, for the return of the PST. The province set the date, as it announced HST transition rules for the housing industry today. Those rules raise the current HST housing rebate threshold to 850-thousand from 525-thousand on new home purchases. That will exempt 90 […]

There is no question that your emotions and finances are connected. This has been reported by physicians across the globe. I have also personally experienced this in my business and while working with a doctor on Million Dollar Neighbourhood for the OWN network. For instance, if you’re worried about money, chances are, you get less […]

Making the transition from renter to homeowner is likely one of the biggest decisions you’ll make throughout your lifetime. It can also be a stressful experience if you don’t plan ahead by building a budget and saving prior to embarking upon homeownership. Budgeting is a core ingredient that helps alleviate the stress associated with money […]

There has been a lot of chatter surrounding ultra-low rates that were introduced by many banks early this year. But, it’s important to look beyond mere rates into the bigger picture surrounding what’s significant when it comes to your specific mortgage needs. While “no-frills” mortgage products typically offer a lower – or more discounted – […]

Rates, Rates, Rates… it’s what determines who has the best mortgage, right? WRONG! This is often what borrowers have been conditioned to believe to try to make a complex matter simple in today’s quest for simplicity. Consider this: lenders are luring customers in their doors by offering slightly lower mortgage, only to make it up […]

Lenders offer great options for a short period of time (all the time not just at this point in time), as we see below in the article from Reuters todays market is no exception. Working with us we ensure you have the best option not only when you first get a mortgage but throughout the entire […]

If you make $15 dollars and hour full time, you can own a home in these 5 hot spots 1. Coquitlam 2. Port Coquitlam 3. Surrey (has enough jobs for the housing avaliable) 4. Langley 5. Delta You can purchase up to a 2 bedroom apartment in these areas and there are approximatly 350 homes avaliable […]

Vancouver is the world’s second-least affordable major city to buy a house, according to an annual survey of global housing markets. The Eighth Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey covers 325 metropolitan markets around the world. It measures the markets using something called the “median multiple,” which is the median house price divided by gross […]