Is 2016 The Year? Learn all about mortgages, real estate, and how to buy your first home Coming up Wednesday, January 27, 2016, you can spend a couple of hours with three of Sooke’s real estate and mortgage professionals learning about strategies you can use to get into your first home in 2016. The seminar isContinue reading “Free Real Estate Seminar In Sooke: Buying Your First Home”
Category Archives: First-time Buyer Friday
30 Days Left To Claim Your $10,000
This is going to sound like a pitch – but I promise there are no balloons, streamers, or wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube men here. If you’re a first-time buyer, there has never been a better time to buy a new home…
Upcoming First Time Buyer Real Estate Seminar – Sooke, Victoria, BC
Is this the year you stop paying rent and start paying yourself? If you’re considering buying your first home in 2012, you should make sure that you join me on February 15th (Langford) or February 16th (Sooke) for a free and informative interactive seminar – Buying Your First Home.
What Does Net HST Included Mean?
Here’s a question from a reader of the blog: I saw on a listing for a new house “Net HST Included.” What does this mean? New homes in British Columbia are subject to the HST of 12%. However, to lessen the impact, there is also a rebate from the Provincial government on a slidingContinue reading “What Does Net HST Included Mean?”
Feb 15, 2011: Free Victoria Real Estate Seminar: Buying Your First Home
Is this the year you buy your first home? There are plenty of great properties on the market, and prices are more attractive than in recent months. Interest rates are still low, but expected to rise this year. How much do you need and how can you save for a down payment?Continue reading “Feb 15, 2011: Free Victoria Real Estate Seminar: Buying Your First Home”
Oh My God, What Have I Done?!
Sleepless Nights I think it should be a rule that REALTORS® have to complete one real estate transaction of their own every five years at a minimum. This would help put things in perspective and make us better agents. Having just completed a transaction for me and my family, I can certainly relateContinue reading “Oh My God, What Have I Done?!”
Upcoming Free Victoria Real Estate Seminar: Buying Your First Home
Sure, it’s getting close to Christmas, and no one wants to move, but why not get educated so you can plan for your first home purchase in 2011! There are plenty of great properties on the market, and prices are more attractive than in recent months. Interest rates are experiencing a double-dip with near record-lowContinue reading “Upcoming Free Victoria Real Estate Seminar: Buying Your First Home”
Upcoming Free Victoria BC Real Estate Seminar: Buying A Home
Ah… springtime… when a young person’s thoughts turn to… buying a home, of course! The spring market is here, and many first-time buyers are taking advantage of record low interest rates and making the jump into their own homes. How much do you need and how can you save for a down payment? What’s theContinue reading “Upcoming Free Victoria BC Real Estate Seminar: Buying A Home”
Upcoming Free Victoria BC Real Estate Seminar: Buying A Home
Is 2010 the year you decide to stop paying rent and invest in your future in the form of your very own home? How much do you need and how can you save for a down payment? What’s the best type of mortgage for you? What homes are available and what sorts of programs areContinue reading “Upcoming Free Victoria BC Real Estate Seminar: Buying A Home”
Real Estate Prices Victoria BC vs Sooke
I’ve been working with quite a few first-time buyers in Victoria lately. It’s become somewhat an exercise in frustration, as the homes that are available in their price ranges (typically under $400,000 without a rental suite/apartment, or under $500,000 with one) have been mostly disappointing, sometimes very much so. In one case, in a beatContinue reading “Real Estate Prices Victoria BC vs Sooke”