BREAKING NEWS: National Association of REALTORS® Reaches Agreement

by Diana Winger

BREAKING NEWS: National Association of REALTORS® Reaches Agreement

Read the press release

CURRENT INTEREST RATES

Strata Home Owner Resources
Strata Tip of the Week | The Impact of Strata Document Reviews
First-Time Home Buyers’ Tax Credit (HBTC) - FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
Tips to Improve Your Credit Score
Finding the Perfect Mortgage Broker

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...
MORE REAL ESTATE NEWS

CBC News Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 5% again, saying it's still too soon for rate cuts

The Bank of Canada has held its key interest rate at five per cent again, saying that it's still too soon to consider rate cuts while underlying inflation persists.

Real Estate Magazine Canadian real estate market sees doubling of home prices over past decade

Canada’s real estate market has seen much change over the last 10 years, thanks to interest rate changes, economic fluctuations, immigration increases, the impact of a global pandemic and more.

Bank of Canada rate cut watchers starting to look past the summer (Financial Post)

Variable or short-term fixed mortgage? Where experts see the ‘sweet spot’ (Global News)

Value of Canadian farmland rises 11.5% in 2023: report (Canadian Mortgage Trends)

Equitable Bank’s mortgage arrears rate triples amid surge in renewals (Canadian Mortgage Trends)

Average asking rent prices reach $2,193 in February, up 10.5% from 2023 (Canadian Mortgage Trends)

Rising water: Quebec lender ending new mortgages in flood zones 'just the beginning (CTV News)

Demand is soaring for prefab homes. So why isn’t Canada seeing rapid growth? (Global News)

BoC Interest rate decision could bring homebuyers back to the market (The Globe and Mail)

Globe and Mail - Canada Infrastructure Bank, First Nations banks strike $100-million loan deal to build projects faster

Globe and Mail - What does it look like to tackle homelessness? Lessons from a city that tried

Financial Post - 'All but rules out a cut in April': What economists say about the Bank of Canada's hold

Financial Post - Bank of Canada rate cut risks igniting housing market

CBC News - Bank of Canada worries a rate cut now could overheat the spring housing market

Real Estate Magazine - Home inspections focus on detecting major risks for your clients

Real Estate Magazine - Hope for first-time homebuyers: Equal opportunity in select Canadian markets despite savings disparities

Real Estate Magazine - Canadians pause homebuying plans amid rising borrowing costs: Royal LePage

Real Estate Magazine - How natural hazard and its catastrophic loss impact housing affordability, supply and demand

Real Estate Magazine - Budget-friendly home staging tips: Transform the space without breaking the bank

First National saw revenue rise 29% in 2023 despite drop in residential mortgage volumes (Canadian Mortgage Trends)

Increasing productivity to address Canada’s housing crisis: Where are the gains? (CMHC)

Canada poised for a 'very hot' housing market this spring (The Intelligencer)

January sees drop in income required to pass mortgage stress test (Calgary Herald)

They’re back: The GTA is seeing bidding wars once again (Real Estate Magazine)

Globe and Mail – Best ways to renovate your home with a $10,000 budget

Toronto Star – Renters have harder time accumulating wealth than homeowners: RBC economist

Toronto Star – HUDAK: How to build homes families can afford

Canadian Mortgage Professional – How big an impact does housing affordability have on quality of life?

Canada’s next wealth divide? It’s renters versus homeowners, RBC says (Global News)

What to know about refinancing in today’s real estate market (Real Estate Magazine)

Victoria Times Colonist - Province buys Harriet Road property for Uptown-Douglas transit exchange

Victoria Times Colonist - Micro-unit rental building gets green light in Nanaimo

Victoria Times Colonist - $162M highway project through Goldstream park faces objections from First Nations

Victoria Times Colonist -  Fourteen more lawsuits filed against owners accused of abusing condo program

Business in Vancouver - B.C. home insurance prices surge 7.63% in one year, says report

Business in Vancouver - Executing B.C.'s new housing legislation 'very challenging'

Victoria Times Colonist - Victoria will allow e-kick scooters in bike lanes, low-speed roads; ‘The reality is we’re already there’

Victoria Times Colonist - Saanich residents face 7.91 per cent tax hike for 2024

https://abstractdevelopments.com/developments/central-block/

Storeys – Does British Columbia really need a flipping tax?

Storeys – Vancouver approves motion to explore building co-op housing on city-owned land

B.C. housing market ‘relatively calm’ moving into spring (City News)

Victoria Times Colonist - Work begins on $303.9 million Belleville Terminal redevelopment

Victoria Times Colonist - B.C. couple sold their firm for millions, gave it to charity

Victoria Times Colonist - Victoria council to mull asking for delay for new short-term rental rules

 
Buyer Information - Your Victoria Real Estate Agent - Buying a Home in Greater Victoria

Looking for Donations 

• Metal roofing material

• Pressure treated fence posts

• Page wire fencing

• Wood (plywood, 2x4s, 2x6s etc.)

• Exterior paint

 
Diana Winger Personal Real Estate Corporation
 eXp Realty | CNE, SRS, SRES, ABR
Mortgage Agent Level 1 Valko Financial LTD #13047
Dominion Lending Centres
 WingerRealEstate.com | SearchBestMortgages.com
(250) 588-8839  (226) 705-3369
ON YOUR TEAM!
Facebook
Twitter
Website
YouTube
Instagram

GET MORE INFORMATION

Diana Winger

Agent | License ID: BRBM2358

+1(226) 705-3369

Name
Phone*
Message

By registering you agree to our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy. Consent is not a condition of buying a property, goods, or services.