The Vancouver property market is as crazy as they get today. The government has recently tried some measures to cool the market, the latest being the requirement to put down at least 10% on homes selling more than $500,000. The new mortgage rules by the Finance Minister are supposed to slow things down but they

Vancouver is in the middle of a housing boom and if you are looking to buy your dream home, you better do it fast or someone else will take it. While the house prices are up (the largest surge in 8 years), there is no denying that owning a piece of this paradise is a

Now that you have identified that dream home in Vancouver, it is time to take things to the next level. Of course, financing is the next step and you have to start looking for the best mortgage rates in the city. You will be confounded by the large number of lenders available and if you

Most residents in Vancouver have a great desire to own a home in the city. However, achieving this life ambition is challenging. While the rates of mortgages in Vancouver are falling, most homeowners are still struggling to make payments. If you have talked to your financial advisor about this, they must have proposed mortgage refinancing

It has been labelled as red hot, a freak show and dizzying; yes, the Vancouver property market trend has dazzled the world.  Homes are hot in the city and analysts say this is only one of the two cities in the country that have defied the slowing growth in real estate, the other being Toronto.

Vancouver is one of the greatest cities to live in. It is the dream of every resident to own a piece of this paradise. However, times are hard and banks are ever more wary about financing property investments. If you have identified your dream home and you need a mortgage, your income might be a

Are you looking for a Vancouver home mortgage? Well the property market is hot and the new mortgage rules announced in February 2016 just made things harder for the first-time homebuyers. Homebuyers now have to put down 10% on homes selling for more than $500,000.  With the process of getting a mortgage already complicated, it

If you are looking for a home in Vancouver today, you must be confounded by the large number of mortgage lenders around. Of course, each of these financial institutions promises the best rates but how do you identify the best deal? For first time buyer’s, the home buying process is already convoluted enough right from

Refinancing a mortgage involves paying off an existing loan and substituting it with a new loan. Homeowners refinance for a number of reasons such as in order to obtain a lower interest rate, or to lessen their mortgage term, and many more such reasons. Whatever the reason, it is important for you to determine if

Just as homeowners look for a realtor when they are the buyer; hiring a mortgage broker is also crucial to the borrowing process. In fact, this service not only comes cheap, but at times, won’t cost you a dime. Many brokers go out of their way to offer you a zero-cost lending service because they