HST UPDATE
June 28, 2010 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
MAJORITY OF ATTACHED HOMES IN FRASER VALLEY FALL UNDER HST THRESHOLD SURREY, BC – The Fraser Valley will offer buyers of new homes noticeable savings after July 1 when the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) comes into effect, according to the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. Deanna Horn, President of the board explains, “Since the majority [...]
Home Sales Sputter In May
June 17, 2010 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
Steve Ladurantaye Real Estate Reporter Globe and Mail Buyers backed away from Canada’s housing market in May, driving sales lower in what is traditionally the busiest month of the year for the country’s real estate agents. The housing market has been key to Canada’s economic recovery, as low interest rates and pent-up demand drove buyers [...]
New Listing Bell Park $1,165,000
June 13, 2010 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
Over $300,000 in renovations see video tour http://homesite.obeo.com/viewer/default.aspx?tourid=610351
Housing Market Push and Pull
June 9, 2010 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
For immediate release Housing Market Push and Pull: Economic Growth Versus Affordability BCREA Housing Forecast – Second Quarter 2010 Vancouver, BC – June 7, 2010. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its Housing Forecast for the second quarter of 2010 today. BC Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales are forecast to ease back [...]
Protecting Your Client’s Information
June 9, 2010 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Protecting your clients’ information The federal privacy commissioner’s report on unsecure mortgage broker practices for protecting client information has further exposed the industry to potential fraud crimes. “If I was a professional criminal, a mortgage broker would be my main target,” said Greg Viger, accredited mortgage professional with Dominion Lending Centres Financial Ltd. [...]
Wal Mart “Bank” Coming Soon
June 7, 2010 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
Wal-Mart new kid on bank block John Greenwood, Financial Post · Wal-Mart Stores Inc. changed the face of retail in North America by making life easier for the little guy through its simple formula of cutting prices and cranking up volumes. Is banking next? This week the retailing giant won final approval to open a [...]
Fraser Valley Real Estate Board News Release
June 4, 2010 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
Fraser Valley Real Estate Board NEWS RELEASE For immediate release: June 2, 2010 FRASER VALLEY BUYERS ENJOY ABUNDANT SELECTION (Surrey, BC) – Property buyers continued to see an increase in selection while sellers faced more competition as listings grew and sales decreased on Fraser Valley’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in May. The Fraser Valley Real [...]
Savings, Debt, Mortgages and Pensions
June 4, 2010 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
Pension shortfall hits middle class About 20 to 25 per cent of Canadians are not saving enough to provide an adequate retirement income, says the chief economist of TD Bank Financial Group. One of the ironies of that statistic is that these pension laggards fall into the middle class group of those who earn $30,000 [...]
Stock Market Buy, Sell or Hold
June 3, 2010 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
Outrunning the bear market by By Alexandra Twin, senior writer Wednesday, June 2, 2010provided by After the Dow’s worst May in 70 years, the threat of the stock correction becoming a full-blown bear market has intensified. But this isn’t new territory for long-term investors. They’ve faced this precipice 29 times since World War II, according [...]
Prime Rate Now 2.5%
June 2, 2010 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
Carney plots cautious rate path Jeremy Torobin Globe and Mail Mark Carney is taking a cautious approach to raising interest rates, weighing Canada’s powerful economic rebound against the uncertainty of an “increasingly uneven” recovery across the globe. The Bank of Canada Governor became the first central banker in the Group of Seven to raise borrowing [...]
