Patricia Houlihan

In order to answer the question of to renovate, or not to renovate: it is important to be clear about why you want to renovate and all the costs involved. Sometimes renovating is not the answer and it's better to purchase a new home that better suits your personal style and functional needs.

The two main reasons people renovate are to meet their own needs and to increase their selling price ...

A recent survey, found that waterfront vacation properties are the number one choice of BC residents..... I am not sure they really needed to do a survey to figure this out! The survey also found that 47 per cent of people in BC plan to use more than 20 per cent of the purchase price as a down payment for their recreational property. Water view homes are also in big demand-especially where ...

Environics Research Group has found that two-thirds of Canadian consumers would switch their spending to companies that have demonstrated a commitment to green policies even it means paying a higher price .

What does this finding mean to you as an investor? It means that there are growth investment opportunities in environmentally friendly developments. Developing a property to green stan ...

A mortgage broker just forwarded this to me and I thought i would pass it on via blog. If you have any questions, pls email me through this site and I would be happy to discuss. The bottom line is that if you are thinking of buying, you might want to move quickly on it; at the very least, get a mortgage hold to protect your rate. Here is the article:

The Vancouver Sun

Wednesday, July 11, ...

Waterfront and views in particular are still skyrocketing-however a mortgage broker in our office sent something out which looks at things a little differently. Here it is in its entirety from Ian Lawrie, broker:

A mortgage broker in our office sent out some great information that i thought i would pass on (from Ian Lawrie)

here it is:

Higher Rates & Longer Amortizations

At the beginn ...