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What is the minium down payment required in Canada?

Posted on Dec 18, 2016

Source: https://www.ratehub.ca/mortgage-down-payment

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Mortgage default Insurance Rates

Posted on Dec 17, 2016

Source: ratehub.ca/cmhc-mortgage-insurance

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Mortgage Rate Forecast

Posted on Dec 14, 2016

Source: British Columbia Real Estate Association.

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MARKET SNAPSHOT OF GUILDFORD, FRASER HEIGHTS AND FLEETWOOD TYNEHEAD

Posted on Dec 06, 2016





FLEETWOOD TYNEHEAD: MARKET SNAP SHOT (NOVEMBER 2016)
Average Selling price $924,500.00 in Nov 2016 compare to $707,800.00 in Nov 2015.
Up 30.6% year over year. New Listings 28 in Nov 2016.
31 Detached Homes sold in Nov 2016 compare to 47 sold in Nov 2015.
33 Days in Market in Nov 2016 compare to 11 days in Nov 2015.

FRASER HEIGHTS: MARKET SNAP SHOT (NOV...

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Home Buyers Plan (HBP)? First Time Home Buyers

Posted on Nov 27, 2016

This program allows you to withdraw up to $25,000.00 in a calendar year from your registered retirement saving plan (RRSPs) to buy or build home for yourself or for a related person with a disability.

HBP eligibility conditions:       
# You must be considered a first-time home buyer.
# You must have a written agreement to buy or build a qualifying home for...

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Understand Your Property Transfer Taxes in British Columbia!

Posted on Nov 22, 2016

You are charged property transfer tax when you make changes to a property's title, including:
Acquiring a registered interest in the property
Gaining an additional registered interest in the property
Becoming the registered holder of a lease, life estate, or right to purchase for the property.
The amount of tax you pay is based on the fair market value...

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