Robert McLister Published Thursday, Feb. 02, 2017 12:30PM EST Last updated Thursday, Feb. 02, 2017 11:19AM EST “What’s your best mortgage rate?” was once a fairly straightforward question. These days, it’s impossible to respond intelligently to it without asking a litany of other questions. That’s true today more than ever thanks to recent federal rule […]

Body expert Alan Pease, co-author of The Definitive Book of Body Language, reveals the signals you may be sending without even realising it and how to change them. 1. Crossing your body “Most people, when they’re giving bad news, have a tendency to cross their arms on their chest or hold hands with themselves in front […]

Well, you have likely noticed that it is time for resolutions according to the plethora of fitness equipment and organizational plastic bins on sale in every flyer you open. It seems fitting that we take a 4 step approach to positioning yourself for financial fitness in 2017 as well. So first of all, I am going […]

As the dust is settling on the major changes to the mortgage qualifying rate, and it is back to work as usual, some Canadians are starting to realize that there were some other significant changes that affect us all. Starting this year you must now declare which property is your principal residence. There will be a […]

JORDAN THOMSON I recently had a client ask me what difference I could provide given that his bank’s website was offering the same interest rate I had quoted him the day before. Before responding to him, I went on his bank’s website to check it out for myself. There are times when a client needs the […]

BRENT SHEPHEARD As a first time home buyer, the process of purchasing a home can seem very daunting.  From a financing standpoint, here are 10 common questions I hear from first time home buyers. 1. What’s your best rate? This is by far the most common question.  Rate is a small part of your mortgage contract […]

Sep 26, 2016, 16:15 PM by Maria Broekhof British Columbia’s foreign buyers’ tax continues to draw attention.  A student from Burnaby is launching a class action lawsuit against the provincial government.  Among her arguments: the provincial tax violates international, federal trade agreements. The lawsuit is just one more aspect of the tax being watched in […]

Bank of Canada warns condo boom ending http://tgam.ca/DJna 

Here’s more proof those buying within 800 Meters of rail or LRT stations will profit http://t.co/ulk6vSGT demand to soar for rent or buy

BY KELLY SINOSKI, VANCOUVER SUN JUNE 23, 2011     Metro Vancouver mayors will meet with the province’s transportation minister next Monday, armed with a host of suggestions aimed at keeping the Evergreen Line rapid transit project alive. The mayors, who met privately Wednesday, refused to say what they will propose to Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom, […]