Greater Victoria home market continues to rally

Times Colonist- Victoria’s housing market continues to revive with strong sales and a tighter inventory, but a Royal LePage report cautions that the market isn’t necessarily heading for a boom…

Greater Victoria home market continues to rally

‘Worst is over’ in real estate

Times Colonist, Victoria, BC. – The worst is over in the Canadian residential housing market, according to a new industry report that forecasts growth in the sector in the fourth quarter of the year…

‘Worst is over’ in real estate

How B.C.’s new tax will eat into your savings

 Times Colonist, Victoria, BC – Other industries that expect to feel a negative impact from the blended tax, such as tourism, hospitality and homebuilding, have been hounding the provincial government for changes. However, the mutual-fund industry is focusing its efforts on changing policy at the federal level…

How B.C.’s new tax will eat into your savings

Victorians pay highest home costs

 Times Colonist, Victoria, BC – But in Victoria mortgage carrying costs slipped to 56.6 per cent in the second quarter, just 0.1 per cent less than the first quarter of 2009. Those costs reflect the portion of pre-tax household income needed to cover a mortgage, excluding property taxes and utilities. The number is based on a 25-year mortgage at a five-year fixed rate, and 25 per cent down payment. …

Victorians pay highest home costs

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