Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
Great News On The Canadian Job Front
Blockbuster September Jobs Report – Further Fuel For Rising Interest Rates Statistics Canada released the September Labour Force Survey...
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Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
- Aug 19, 2021
- 3 min
Annual Inflation Hits 3.7% in Canada – A New Election
This morning’s Stats Canada release showed that the July CPI surged to a 3.7% year-over-year pace, well above the 3.1% pace recorded in...
Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
- Jul 26, 2021
- 4 min
New Stress Test, First Responder Program and Enhanced First Time Buyer Program
* New Stress test Rules As expected, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OFSI) confirmed that it will move ahead...
Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
- Jun 11, 2021
- 1 min
Friendly reminder that your property taxes due on July 1, 2021
We hope you are doing well! We wanted to remind you to apply for the BC Homeowners Grant if you are eligible. To apply for the grant, you...
Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
- Apr 29, 2021
- 2 min
Credit Card Rules: How to Wean Yourself Off Credit Card Debt
By Alisa Aragon-Lloyd, published in “New Home and Condo Guide – Vancouver” The Canadian government has implemented credit...
Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
- Apr 16, 2021
- 6 min
March Existing Home Sales in Canada Hit New Record High As New Listings Surge To Unprecedented Level
What is All the Policy Hysteria About? Today the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) released statistics showing national existing...
Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
- Apr 9, 2021
- 2 min
Banking Regulator Aims To Make It Tougher To Get An Uninsured Mortgage
With several Big-Five bank CEOs calling for regulatory action to slow the red-hot housing market, it didn’t take long for the Office of...
Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
- Mar 10, 2021
- 3 min
Bank of Canada Holds Rates and Bond-Buying Steady
Much has changed since the Bank of Canada’s last decision on January 20. While the second pandemic wave was raging, new lockdowns were...
Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
- Feb 23, 2021
- 5 min
Canadian Home Sales Hit An All-Time Record High in January
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) released statistics showing national home sales hit another all-time high in January 2021....
Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
- Jan 12, 2021
- 3 min
What is Ahead: 2021 Forecast
By Alisa Aragon 2020 has been an unprecedented year, with so many changes and unknowns. COVID-19 has had a huge impact on our national...
Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
- Oct 26, 2020
- 4 min
Bank of Canada Will Stop Buying Canada Mortgage Bonds
This Wednesday, the Bank of Canada will release its interest rate announcement and the October Monetary Policy Report. Most people expect...
Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
- Oct 2, 2020
- 3 min
Mortgage rates are at an all time low – here’s what you need to know
By Alisa Aragon While COVID-19 has had a huge impact on the Canadian economy in the first half of this year, after businesses started...
Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
- Sep 15, 2020
- 5 min
Canadian Housing Market Sets Record Highs in August
Today’s release of August housing data by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) showed a blockbuster August with both sales and new...
Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
- Aug 26, 2020
- 2 min
Help me raise funds to support Easter Seals!
How awesome does it feel to have a positive impact on the lives of others – especially those who need it most. I’m taking the leap! This...
Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
- Jul 23, 2020
- 4 min
Bank of Canada Holds Target Rate Steady Until Inflation Sustainably Hits 2%
The Bank of Canada under the new governor, Tiff Macklem, wants to be “unusually clear” that interest rates will remain low for a very...
Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
- Jun 24, 2020
- 2 min
Property taxes are due on Wednesday, September 30th
Due to COVID-19 most municipalities have delayed the payment of property taxes to September 30th. Typically they are due on July 2nd of...