By Alisa Aragon-Lloyd, as seen in "New Home + Condo Guide" magazine, November 12, 2022 Purchasing a home is a big investment, but...

By Alisa Aragon-Lloyd, as seen in "New Home + Condo Guide" magazine, October 29, 2022 There are four major types of homeownership. While...

By Alisa Aragon-Lloyd, as seen in "New Home + Condo Guide" magazine, October 1, 2022 Selling your current home and moving into a new one...

By Alisa Aragon-Lloyd, as seen in "New Home + Condo Guide" magazine, September 17, 2022 As the Bank of Canada keeps increasing the...

By Alisa Aragon-Lloyd, as seen in "New Home + Condo Guide" magazine, August 20, 2022 Mortgage default insurance is commonly referred to...

By Alisa Aragon-Lloyd, as seen in "New Home + Condo Guide" magazine, July 9, 2022 1. WHAT’S THE BEST RATE I CAN GET? Your credit score...

By Alisa Aragon-Lloyd, as seen in "New Home + Condo Guide" magazine, May 28, 2022 The Bank of Canada has increased its overnight policy...

By Alisa Aragon-Lloyd, as seen in “New Home + Condo Guide” magazine, April 2nd, 2022. Even though mortgage interest rates have increased,...

By Alisa Aragon-Lloyd, as seen on “New Condo and Guide” magazine, November 27th 2021. Many Canadians find themselves bogged down with a...

By Alisa Aragon-Lloyd, as seen on “New Condo and Guide” magazine, October 16th 2021. Receiving a mortgage approval is more than having...

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...

* New Stress test Rules As expected, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OFSI) confirmed that it will move ahead...

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...

By Alisa Aragon-Lloyd, published in “New Home and Condo Guide – Vancouver” The Canadian government has implemented credit...

What is All the Policy Hysteria About? Today the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) released statistics showing national existing...

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...

Much has changed since the Bank of Canada’s last decision on January 20. While the second pandemic wave was raging, new lockdowns were...

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) released statistics showing national home sales hit another all-time high in January 2021....

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...

This Wednesday, the Bank of Canada will release its interest rate announcement and the October Monetary Policy Report. Most people expect...