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Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
Oct 8, 20214 min read
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...
Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
Apr 16, 20216 min read
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
Mar 31, 20212 min read
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....
Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
Mar 10, 20213 min read
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, 20215 min read
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 26, 20212 min read
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...
Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
Jan 12, 20213 min read
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
Dec 9, 20202 min read
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...
Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
Nov 25, 20201 min read
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...
Alisa Aragon-Lloyd
Oct 26, 20204 min read
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, 20203 min read
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
Jul 23, 20204 min read
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...
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