FIRST TIME BUYERS- Helping You Become an Educated Real Estate Investor 

The A-Z of the Home Buying Process – FAQ.

Now that you’ve decided to buy a home, and you have asked your yourself these questions … Let’s go ahead and help you find that dream home. The dream home, that meets both your needs and your budget. We will set you up with viewing appointments, and also help bring clarity to the complicated process of buying a home.

RELATED TOPICS
  • GETTING A MORTGAGE PRE-APPROVAL 
  • FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS TAX CREDIT
  • RRSP HOME BUYERS PLAN
  • LAND TRANSFER TAX REBATE
  • FIRST TIME HOME BUYER TAX PROGRAMS
  • FIRST TIME HOME BUYER LOANS
  • PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX
  • CLOSING COSTS
YOUR BUYING CONTRACT PACKAGE
  • WHAT DOCUMENTS ARE IN THE BUYERS CONTRACT PACKAGE?
MAKING AN OFFER
  • WHAT IS AN OFFER? WHAT TERMS ARE INCLUDED WITH MY OFFER ON THE CONTRACT?
REMOTE SIGNING
  • DO WE HAVE TO COME INTO THE OFFICE TO SIGN?
FINANCING/MORTGAGES 
  • WHAT KIND OF FINANCING SHOULD I EXPECT?
  • WHO SHOULD I GO TO TO APPLY FOR A MORTGAGE?

HOME INSPECTION
  • HOW DO I FIND A HOME INSPECTOR AND DO I NEED ONE?
HOME INSURANCE
  • WHAT KIND OF INSURANCE DO I NEED?
YOUR BUYING COSTS
  • HOW MUCH DO I NEED IN TOTAL TO BUY MY HOME?
TAXES
  • WHAT TAXES SHOULD I EXPECT?
LAWYERS/NOTARIES PUBLIC
  • WHERE DO I FIND A LAWYER/NOTARIES AND WHO PAYS THEM?
COMMISSION/FEES
  • WHO PAYS THE COMMISSION? – SELLER OR BUYER?
MOVING CHECKLIST

Why Vancouver housing prices are not going down anytime yet.....

Posted on Sep 21, 2018


Good news for home owners and not so good news for new home buyers or those trying to get into the housing market...

A relatively positive outlook from the Scotiabank Economic Report states the following:

We look for continued moderate home price gains in Vancouver and BC, with sales gradually resuming their upward trajectory later this year and into...

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In Luxury Homes, Walk-In Closets Dazzle

Posted on Sep 17, 2018

In a perfect pairing, high design and haute couture have brought their fashion sense to one of the more utilitarian spaces of the house—the closet—transforming it from a storage work horse to a chic clothes horse.

This metamorphosis, driven by homeowners’ desires to show off their invaluable valuables in an organized and opulent manner, has literall...

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Fallout from new mortgage rules is mostly a thing of the past for BC real estate

Posted on Sep 14, 2018


So much for tougher mortgage rules biting into buyer demand in BC’s housing market. That’s mostly a thing of the past, at least so far as the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) is concerned. 

“The downturn in housing demand induced by the mortgage stress-test is now largely behind us,” says Cameron Muir, BCREA’s Chief Economist, in a s...

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Cher Lists Tudor home for $2.499m

Posted on Jul 23, 2018



https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/cher-lists-tudor-revival-home-in-los-angeles-for-2-499-million-103641

The home features a rustic timber facade typical of Tudor-era cottages in the English countryside—though this Southern California home was built in 1957 and was recently remodeled, the listing says.

She bought the home through a private trust...

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March 2018 Market Update Video

Posted on Apr 01, 2018

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