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11th July 2008

0 Down 40 Year Amorts Dead. Good Riddance.

So the 40 year 0 down mortgage is dead.  So long.  Bye Bye.  We hardly knew ye.  Whatever.  Really.  What is the concern over this financing product disappearing that it has to appear on the front page of the Vancouver Sun?  It’s a little used product (in my experience) that would have enabled the least […]

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29th March 2008

The Amazing Adjustable Property Ladder

Ah, the property ladder.  A fine British term in reference to the steps many take from initial smaller property purchases to larger ones.  Generally, the first step is considered the starter home/condo and as wages rise and mortgages are paid off the property owner is able to take on bigger and bigger debt/responsibilities with the […]

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4th March 2008

Bank of Canada Cuts Rate by 0.5

Well this is bigger than I thought they would go.  Then again we are a big country with some pretty big needs in the East (the manufacturing centre of Canada).  The BOC has cut rates by half a point.  A further cut is possible in April and another in June, though, with this big an […]

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31st January 2008

Stop! Don’t buy that presale yet…

What’s this all about? A realtor telling me not to buy?
You bet, kinda.
First I want you to think about why you are going to buy that presale. If it is because you want to take the opportunity to get the location you want and you agree with the price then by all means, […]

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