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Side Hustle Ideas

October 26th, 2023
With rising inflation, cost of living is at an all time high. People are taking on side hustles to supplement their income. Here is a comprehensive list of different side hustle ideas:Arbonne ConsultantBabysitting / childcareBuying & selling on Facebook MarketplaceSelling collectibles on Ebay Selling handmade items on EtsyCar washing & detailingCleaning housesCreating & selling templates / co ...

CMHC Market Forecast Spring 2022

April 21st, 2022
 CMHC just put out their forecast for the major real estate markets across Canada. Here's 2 highlights, but also you can read the full report for Vancouver on page 11.   Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia will likely see the strongest price gains in 2022. This will largely reflect tighter supply constraints than in the rest of Canada. The growth in prices in these provinces is expected ...

October Housing Market Update for Langley 2019

October 31st, 2019

If A Starbucks Opens In A New Neighborhood, It's Time To Buy A Home There

November 16th, 2012
"Wake up and smell the coffee," writes Michael Corbett, Trulia's real estate expert and and host of NBC's "Extra's Mansions & Millionaires!" in his book Before you Buy! The Homebuyer's Handbook for Today's Market. He's talking about big chains such as Starbucks and Whole Foods. If you see them opening in a new neighborhood, it's a sign that the neighborhood is up-and-coming, and therefore a ...

Goodbye 30 yr Amortization

June 21st, 2012
Mortgage rules have tightened up again.  As you may have already heard, the government announced today that mortgage rules will be changing. New rules will be taking into effect July 09, 2012. I have attached a link from today’s announcement and have summarized the three major changes. Here are the changes: Maximum amortization is now 25 years (from 30 years) Mortgage re ...

TD and RBC end 2.99% mortgage deals early

February 10th, 2012
TD, RBC end 2.99% mortgage deals early By Eric Lam, Financial PostFebruary 8, 2012 8:08 AM After briefly offering record-low rates of less than 3% on some of its mortgages in response to its rivals, Canada’s two biggest banks have pulled back their offers prematurely. Toronto-Dominion Bank, Canada’s second-largest bank, raised its special four-year closed fixed ...

2012 KICKS OFF WITH NEW HOME PRICE MEASUREMENT; AND, A SLUGGLISH START TO SALES

February 6th, 2012
News Release: February 6, 20122012 KICKS OFF WITH NEW HOME PRICE MEASUREMENT; AND, A SLUGGLISH START TO SALES(Surrey, BC) – The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) processed 799 sales in January, a decrease of 4 per cent compared to the 834 sales in January last year and 10 per cent fewer than were processed in December. In the last decade, January 2012 was seco ...

Grade 12 Bursaries

February 6th, 2012
RE/MAX of Western Canada is renewing the organization’s commitment to our future community leaders by offering $16,000 in bursary funds and one recipient; in addition to their bursary, will receive a hot air balloon ride for two in its annual Quest for Excellence Program.   The Quest for Excellence Program recognizes the pursuits in leadership and community contributions of Western ...

Looking for Affordable Housing? What about the Fraser Valley?

January 30th, 2012
LOOKING FOR GREATER AFFORDABILITY? HEAD TO FRASER VALLEY SURREY, BC – According to the president of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB), international affordability studies regarding Vancouver are misleading because they don’t reflect the reality that homebuyers purchase more affordable homes every day in neighbouring communities. Sukh Sidhu is a REALTOR® who lives and wo ...

RE/MAX App now available for blackberry users!

January 12th, 2012

The Blackberry version of the RE/MAX of Western Canada Real Estate search mobile app is now available on the Blackberry Appworld.

The app is available on Blackberry OS 5.0 devices and higher and can be downloaded here:

http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/72564?lang=en

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