Of course we would love it if more people relocated to the beautiful town of Ucluelet. Located on the Western edge of Vancouver Island, residents experience the amazing majesty of life on the coast. But to make the transition to living the spectacular island life, plenty of financial planning must happen to ensure a smooth […]
Major life changes are stressful, even when they are positive and exciting like buying, selling or renovating a home. If you plan on making any of these life altering changes in the near future then read on for some important home advise. Find out how to protect your relationship from common pitfalls that can arise […]
Dreaming Of Ucluelet Real Estate? Ucluelet has some amazing fixer up real estate deals on Vancouver Island. Take a look at our current residential listings. If you’ve fallen under the spell of reality TV’s quick, dramatic transformations of fixer uppers, don’t be fooled into believing that the fairy tale ending is always the case. Buying Ucluelet […]
Resources from the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board Working with a Real Estate Agent: Buyers and sellers are presented with the brochure “Working with a Real Estate Agent” when they first meet a REALTOR®. Industry regulations have now made it mandatory for agents to explain immediately the kind of relationship you can have with your […]
Article from the Toronto Star Personal Finance If you want to use your Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) to help buy your first house or condo, you can borrow up to $25,000 in any one year, with 15 years to pay it back. For younger readers it’s an attractive possibility, because a couple can borrow […]
BCREA ECONOMICS NOW Bank of Canada Interest Rate Decision - January 21, 2015 In a bombshell announcement this morning, the Bank of Canada announced that it is lowering its target overnight rate to 0.75 per cent. The surprise loosening of monetary policy is in response to the recent dramatic decline in oil prices and the […]
Are you hoping to sell your home? Discover some helpful tips in the following article about how to sell a home. Article ran in Popular Mechanics. 9 Things I Learned from Preparing to Sell My Home We put our house on the market last month. This was our first home, which we've lived in for […]
By Jean Folger on Investopia A home is usually the single largest investment that a person makes. Most buyers end up spending a great deal of time and energy either searching for or designing "the perfect home" before signing any contracts. Location, price, market trends, property taxes, and the condition of the property are factored into […]
Attention Grade 12 students!! RE/MAX of Western Canada has renewed the Quest for Excellence bursary program. This year we are once again offering (16) $1,000 bursaries for a total of $16,000 to grade 12 students What is RE/MAX Quest for Excellence? The Quest for Excellence Program is a bursary program for grade 12 students in […]
Article from CBC NEWS The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation expects house prices and sales volumes to increase, even though fewer new homes are expected to be built next year. Canada's national housing agency says it expects builders to stop making as many new homes and focus on selling the ones they've already built. The […]
