who doesn’t love summer in beautiful Vancouver …. or anywhere in Canada really …. why not take this enjoyment to a new level and spruce up the home with some summer reno plans. Check out the below for some great tips Remodeling Your Home This Summer With most of the summer still ahead, it seems […]

another great post from my DLC friends …. also take note in BC there are new rules that apply to realtors about open houses and who they can represent. Love the safety comments below. Lets all be successful and safe out there 5 Reasons why every realtor needs a mortgage broker at their open houses […]

Check out this great post from one of my DLC colleagues….good news for sure! CMHC Changes to Assist Self-Employed Borrowers As a self-employed person myself, I was happy to hear that CMHC is willing to make some changes that will make it easier for us to qualify for a mortgage. In an announcement on July […]

As part of the review of its mortgage loan insurance business, CMHC is discontinuing its Second Home and Self-Employed Without 3rd Party Income Validation mortgage insurance products effective May 30, 2014. Self-employed Canadians can still qualify for CMHC insured financing through CMHC homeowner products with a validation of their income using traditional methods. CMHC Second Home […]

The Week in Economic and Real Estate News    Recently we learned that Canada’s two private mortgage insurers, Genworth and Canada Guarantee, will not match the changes CMHC announced to its product line-up the week before. But they will each modify their Second Home products by restricting eligible properties to one unit.   The Vancouver […]