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When you buy a home, the lender requires you to get home insurance but they only require bare bones coverage for the value of the building. A home is likely your most valuable investment and you need to know that you have enough coverage to protect yourself and not just the bank.
A majority of Canadians believe they have more insurance coverage than they actually have.
Struggling to find things to do with your children now summer is coming its close? Here are our favourite family-friendly festivals throughout the month of September.
45% of homes proposed in the City of Vancouver are suites and 1-bedrooms suitable only for small households. Barely any 3-bedroom apartments are built when 24% of new apartments in Metro Vancouver should have 4-bedrooms. We need to more homes and the right mix of homes fast or else by 2020, 100,000 hard-working people will be underhoused.
Simply put, Vancouver is a scenic wonderland. Take a trip to these local lookouts for some stunning photos of the unique skyline and magnificent natural wonders so nearby!
It’s official. Both House and Condo apartment prices in Metro Vancouver dropped in July. RBC Economics says they now believe that the mortgage stress tests will have larger, longer-lasting dampening effect on home sales than we previously thought.
All levels of government have targeted a “soft landing” but will people lose interest in buying real estate if it only appreciates by 1-3% annually? Will the realization that the party is over lead investors to the exits?
By 2020 Metro Vancouver housing stock will be short by 47,000 homes! The housing supply problem is bad, it’s real, and will get worse.
We’ve all heard people in Vancouver who blame lack of supply for housing unaffordability. Many will have heard the opposing argument that the supply problem is a “myth”. However, our analysis at Mortgage Sandbox shows that the supply problem is real and could be worse than any of us imagined.
We need to settle this once and for all, so that government can act quickly to solve the housing crisis.
Getting outside and immersed in nature with your children can be difficult. Here we provide some great free camps spots to hike or canoe to, and some tips on how to make the adventure fun for all.
There are many benefits to dealing with Private Lenders, but they are usually not suitable as a long term solution to financing your home. Find out how they work, what they cost, and when to use them.
