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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...

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...

Innovative Mortgage and Investment Strategies

by Alisa Aragon-Lloyd, as seen in “New Condo + Condo Guide” Most people believe that being mortgage-free is their plan for retirement....

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...

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....

What do you need to know about your first mortgage?

Traditionally, each spring, mortgage rates start to move, followed by a spring buying rush, with a lag in the summer, and then a second...

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...

Budgeting for the Holidays

1. Order Online – Most people already order online to avoid getting stuck in the hustle and bustle of holiday shoppers. However, before...

Pro tips for securing a mortgage

Vancouver has always been a challenging city to get a foot in the door. Add on a pandemic, and it gets even more complicated. HAVAN’s...

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...

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...

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...