If you think you are ready to buy a house right now, you need to consider these five factors.
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5 Tips For Seeing Through Home Staging
Home sellers go to great pains to show their home in the best light so buyers will pay the highest possible price. This is a guide to understanding what they’ve changed, so you can imagine what the home looks like when someone isn’t trying to sell it.
Best Kitsilano Independent Coffee Shops
In Vancouver, it’s easy to mistake Kitsilano for a sleepy yoga culture neighbourhood (especially compared to its Hipster Eastern neighbours like Mt. Pleasant and Commercial Drive), but don’t be fooled: the artisanal coffee scene is full of diverse and legitimately great choices. Here is a rundown of the best coffee in Kits.
Why are there Real Estate Risk Assessments?
RBC recently released their periodic Housing Health Check. It is very similar to a quarterly CMHC Housing Market Assessment, but their dashboard is more detailed in some ways. The fact that RBC, the largest Canadian mortgage lender and CMHC the largest provider of mortgage default insurance have created these early warning systems should tell you that there is real risk in the real estate market.
Millennial innovators take note - Renters are more likely to become entrepreneurs
A 2017 study in the UK has found a link between renting and entrepreneurship. If you have dreams of creating the new Facebook or Apple, you may not want to jump into home ownership. Find out why.
What the heck is going on in Vancouver real estate?
How bad is the supply shortage? Is the market really down? Where is it likely headed? Answer these questions and more.
How Un-likely is a Canadian Financial Crisis?
Many people have come to believe that buying a home is a “no-brainer” way to make hundreds of thousands of dollars with very little risk. House values are at record highs and some economists believe the Canadian economy is at risk of a Financial Crisis. Other economists downplay the risks and believe the worry-warts are overreacting.
How likely is a Canadian Financial Crisis?
Many people have come to believe that buying a home is a “no-brainer” way to make hundreds of thousands of dollars with very little risk. House values are at record highs and the Canadian economy is at risk of a Financial Crisis, so there is more risk in real estate than people realize.