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February Home Sales Strong Despite Olympic Fervor

Vancouver, BC - March 11, 2010. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the province climbed 63 per cent to 5,955 units i ...

Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced new mortgage rules Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Read the whole story:
http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2010/02/16/mortgage-flaherty.html?ref=rss

If you are currently looking to purchase a single family home, coachhome, townhouse or condo, you should probably call your mortgage broker today to confirm if and how these new rules might affect you.

The latest edition of RBC Economics Research's "Economics Digest", containing succinct summaries of the latest reports produced this month by RBC Economics Research with direct links to each full report, is now posted on our website.

Link to "Economics Digest"
To view, print and download the new report, click on the following link:

http://www.rbc.com/economics/market/pdf/digest. ...

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Celebrate milestone Blanket Drive by donating again!

The 15th annual REALTORS® Care Blanket Drive is on NOW and will run until Monday, December 7. Since 1994, REALTORS® in the Lower Mainland have collected an astonishing 26,000 bags of blankets and warm clothing for people in our communities who need them the most.

This year, donations are needed more than ever. Pick up a bag from any of th ...

Here is the latest news:

Government listens to Real Estate Board on HST

The BC Government has announced that it will exclude new homes costing up to $525,000 from its proposed 12 per cent Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) scheduled to take effect July 1, 2010.

The government has also increased the rebate of the provincial portion of the HST paid on a new home to a maximum of $26,250.

This repres ...

New 3-year ARM Special Offer

Effective 11:59pm ET November 16, 2009 (9pm Pacific)

Rate: Prime -.25% is now 2.00%

Rate hold: Max 30 days

Details:

- Available for:

- Purchases up to 95% LTV

- Refinances up to 90% LTV

- Fully Qualifying applicants only.

- Owner occupied single family dwellings.

- Minimum Beaco ...