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17 Aug A Strong July for the Canadian Housing Market
National home sales rose 26% month-over-month (m-o-m) in July, which translates to a 30.5% gain from a year ago. To find out more, continue reading here....
05 May COVID-19 Updates & What Homeowners Need to Know
DLC has a dedicated website regarding COVID-19 and how it may impact your mortgage. Find up-to-date information on the virus, financial effects, lender contact and more by clicking here....
03 Feb 20 Terms that Homebuyers Need to Know
Buying a home is one of the most important financial decisions you will make. It’s common for a first-time homebuyer to be overwhelmed when it comes to real estate industry jargon, so this BLOG is to help make some of the jargon understandable. To help you understand...
03 Dec 5 Mistakes First Time Home Buyers Make
Buying a home might just be the biggest purchase of your life—it’s important to do your homework before jumping in! We have outlined the 5 mistakes First Time Home Buyers commonly make, and how you can avoid them and look like a Home Buying Champ. Continue...
27 Nov Canada is a nation of movers
Canadians are satisfied with their homes and neighbourhoods but will probably not stay put according to a new survey. The Canadian Housing Survey is a new national poll from Statistics Canada, sponsored by the CMHC. It was carried out in 2018 and shows that about half...
20 Nov Housing market ‘normalization’ continues in BC
The housing market in British Columbia has seen tough times since the introduction of the mortgage stress tests and other market-cooling measures. But there are continued signs that the market is returning to more normal conditions according to stats from the British Columbia Real Estate Association. Home...
31 Jan 5 Things You Need To Know About Canadian Real Estate In 2018
This year will bring some new challenges and opportunities for housing. Here are five things you need to know about Canadian real estate in 2018. More local than ever First, there's no such thing as a Canadian real estate market. You buy one home on one street...
26 Jan Here’s How Much House You Can Afford Under Canada’s New Mortgage Rules from @Huffpost
It's January 2018, prospective homebuyers, and you know what that means: The new mortgage stress test is in play. But what you may not know is how much it's going to impact your homebuying budget. Nor would you be alone: A new study from ReMax estimates...
18 Jan Big banks move to match Bank of Canada’s rate hike from @cbc
From @CBC: Big banks move to match Bank of Canada's rate hike Central bank notes 'uncertainty about the future of NAFTA' as it hikes rate for 3rd time since last summer Canada's biggest lenders have raised their prime lending rates on the same day the country's central bank...