April 2015

March Wrap-Up Podcast

Posted on Apr 12, 2015

For those that don't get (or don't read) my Newsletter here's the video report of the hot and frothy Vancouver real estate market https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzu4f_MEhnk&feature=youtu.be

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CMHC Increasing Mortgage Insurance Premiums for Buyers with Small Downpayments 

Posted on Apr 12, 2015

OTTAWA - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is raising mortgage insurance premiums for homebuyers with less than a 10 per cent down payment by about 15 per cent, effective June 1.Premiums for homebuyers with a down payment of 10 per cent or more and for CMHC's portfolio insurance and multi-unit insurance products are unchanged.The changes do not app...

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The World's 20 Largest Economies in 2030*

Posted on Apr 12, 2015

Get ready for a new economic order. In the world 15 years from now, the U.S. will be far less dominant, several emerging markets will catapult into prominence, and some of the largest European economies will be slipping behind.  
That's according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's latest macroeconomic projections that go out to 2030, displayed i...

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Vancouver. Why People Want to Visit and...then Live!

Posted on Apr 12, 2015

I'm just sitting at the Vancouver airport (voted one of the nicest in the world) waiting to board my Air Canada flight to China. I was just reminding myself as to why I was getting back on a plane when the last 15 years of my work life have been spent on a plane. I sell Real Estate now. My neighbourhood is what I sell. So why China? To ignore a cou...

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7 Quick Home Inspections That Could Save Your Life

Posted on Apr 05, 2015

https://brightnest.com/posts/7-quick-home-inspections-that-could-save-your-life

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Locals Are Adapting and Buying 

Posted on Apr 05, 2015

I thought this was a nice quick article which describes the attitude Vancouverites are taking to the market. Sure there is a grumbling about affordability but with a certain resignation of "whaddya do?" https://www.vancouversun.com/business/Barbara+Yaffe+Vancouver+home+buyers+unfazed+skyrocketing+prices/10942158/story.html

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