Our simple to use calculator was designed to help Canadian first-time buyers find out the highest priced new home they can afford to buy. Our calculator is fully loaded and will estimate the mortgage amount, property transfer taxes, and sales taxes.
BoC raises key interest rate. Why is this important?
As many leading economists and all 6 big banks predicted, the Bank of Canada has raised the overnight rate to 1.75%. In this article, we explore why all these rates matter to every Canadian household, why the BoC has raised interest rates, and what to expect in the year ahead.
Rising Housing (Un)Affordability in Vancouver
This video by MLA Canada, a top notch real estate marketing company, is really quite good. Only criticism is their miscalculation of how much it would take for the Metro Vancouver market to normalize.
Three Fantastic Vancouver Weekend Getaways
Being productive at work life while taking good care of your home life is the secret to be a happy and healthy person. Taking a quick getaway holiday helps you reboot and clear stressful thoughts from your mind and can re-energize you for months.
How Match Finder can help you in your home buying quest!
Match Finder is a tool to help you find a find a realtor and mortgage broker that aligns with your values, interests, and have complimentary working styles. We hope this will enable you to buy a new home with professionals that you can make a great relationship with and make the home buying process more enjoyable for you and your family.
How to build a high impact profile on Mortgage Sandbox
If you’re treating Mortgage Sandbox like Yelp or like LinkedIn, you’re not getting the most out of our platform.
With Mortgage Sandbox, we like to focus on the things that make you unique. We are helping clients find Mortgage Brokers and Realtors using values, interests, and working style.
Surrey Real Estate Market Trends
The latest trends in Surrey real estate so you can make informed decisions.
Is this the best time to upgrade from a Vancouver condo for a house?
In the past year, detached home prices have flattened or drifted downward in Vancouver while condo prices have surged so the price gap between the two has narrowed. At the end of this article we explain our belief that now may be the best time to trade in your condo or townhome for a detached home.