With the spring house hunting season just around the corner, BMO Bank of Montréal and The Canadian Real Estate Association are recommending house hunters plan ahead. One of the first things to sort out is a mortgage, and a BMO mortgage specialist can visit you at work or home to help guide you through the [...]
Canadian Real Estate Sales Increase in October
November 17, 2011 by
The Canadian Real Estate Association has just released its statistics for October which showed sales activity is now at its highest level since January. National sales activity for the month was in line for the ten-year average, as are year-to-date sales. The number of newly listed homes has changed very little during the last three [...]
Canadian Real Estate Benefits From US Federal Reserve Policy
November 15, 2011 by
Although the Canadian property market was affected by the global financial crisis, house prices didn’t crash, and have now resumed their steady decade-long climb. With US interest rates at a 60 year historic low, the bank of Canada has been forced to keep its interest rates at an even lower level. When you combine these [...]
Vancouver Realtor Jay Banks Says Moderate Slowdown Is a Good Sign
September 8, 2011 by
While Vancouver received the “Worlds Most Liveable City” award several years in a row, only losing its crown to Australia this year, it also has a less welcome reputation for being one of the most expensive cities in the world in which to buy real estate. In spite of this the city has remained popular [...]
Mainstreet Equity Corp Adds Portfolio of Rental Apartments on RentSeeker.ca
August 4, 2011 by
Calgary-based Mainstreet Equity Corp (TSX:MEQ) has just added a portfolio of rental apartments on RentSeeker.ca, a Toronto-based online marketing firm that advertises and syndicates professionally managed rental properties across Canada. Michael Birklein, Director of Marketing & Communications for Mainstreet Equity Corp says “RentSeeker’s website layout, listing features, user-friendliness and their active presence and use of [...]
