Kids Life on the North Shore
Posted on Oct 13, 2021 in Blogs
Being new parents, my husband and I have been pondering how to give back to the North Shore community which has become our special home and the start of our kid's journey. We decided to engage local places and share their services with like-minded parents through a facebook community group we called "Kids Life on the North Shore".
This group will in...
Q3 2021 Housing Overview
Posted on Sep 23, 2021 in Blogs
The past 18 months has been like no other for Metro Vancouver’s housing market. A steady recovery was well underway when the pandemic put the housing market and the rest of the economy into a lockdown in March of 2020. This lockdown, however, was short lived. To the surprise of many, home sales and, shortly after, prices built rapid momentum in the...
Monthly Market Report August 2021
Posted on Sep 13, 2021 in Market Trends
While home buyers have remained active in Metro Vancouver* throughout the summer, the supply of homes for sale has declined steadily since June.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home sales in the region totalled 3,152 in August 2021, a 3.4 per cent increase from the 3,047 sales recorded in August 2020, and...
Is lack of housing supply putting homeownership out of reach for millions of Canadians?
Posted on Aug 30, 2021 in Blogs
Housing prices are high because of a lack of supply; yet millions of Canadians still rank homeownership as a top life goal. Increasing housing supply would make homeownership more accessible for Canadians.
Here are some recommendations from the Canadian Real Estate Assossiation:
Housing Supply and Infrastructure:
Canada has the lowest number of housin...
Millennials to drive housing demand
Posted on Aug 24, 2021 in Blogs
Over the next decade (2019-2029), there will be 861,000 job openings in BC, according to the British Columbia Labour Market Outlook.
- 69% of these future job openings will be to replace workers leaving the labour force.
- 598,000 job openings will be due to retiring workers will need to be replaced.
- 31% of the 10-year total job openings will be new...
How to Finance your home?
Posted on Aug 16, 2021 in Blogs
When you're looking to buy a home, it's important to understand the steps for getting a mortgage.
Get pre-approved
Pre-approval of a mortgage is when your lender has reviewed all your financial information and has determined the maximum amount of money you can borrow. The advantages include that you:
- know how much you can borrow, so you don't waste ti...
