Blog by Patricia Houlihan
July 31st, 2007
OK-this is not my usual blog but...
if any of you would like, or know someone who would like, a calm
and friendly female dog- Malamute cross let me know. Needs moderate
exercise-walks each day (she's not a triathlon dog like mine so
lower maintenance) ....She is old enough to be calm but not too
old-around 6.
She is a lovely dog at the Vancouver SPCA (Misty) who has been
there since Sept 20 ...
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July 21st, 2007
In order to answer the question of to renovate, or not to renovate:
it is important to be clear about why you want to renovate and all
the costs involved. Sometimes renovating is not the answer and
it's better to purchase a new home that better suits your personal
style and functional needs.
The two main reasons people renovate are to meet their own needs
and to increase their selling price ...
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July 20th, 2007
A recent survey, found that waterfront vacation properties are
the number one choice of BC residents..... I am not sure they
really needed to do a survey to figure this out! The survey also
found that 47 per cent of people in BC plan to use more than 20 per
cent of the purchase price as a down payment for their recreational
property.
Increasingly flexible mortgage plans, that can be paid do ...
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July 13th, 2007
Environics
Research Group has found that two-thirds of Canadian
consumers would switch their spending to companies that have
demonstrated a commitment to green policies even it
means paying a higher price
.
What does this
finding mean to you as an investor? It means that there are growth
investment opportunities in environmentally friendly developments.
Developing a property to green stan ...
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July 12th, 2007
A mortgage broker just forwarded this to me and I thought i
would pass it on via blog. If you have any questions, pls email me
through this site and I would be happy to discuss. The bottom line
is that if you are thinking of buying, you might want to move
quickly on it; at the very least, get a mortgage hold to protect
your rate. Here is the article:
The Vancouver Sun
Wednesday, July 11, ...
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July 3rd, 2007
Waterfront in particular is still skyrocketing-however a mortgage
broker in our office sent something out which looks at things a
little differently. Here it is in its entirety from Ian Lawrie,
broker:
A mortgage broker in our office sent out some great information
that i thought i would pass on (from Ian Lawrie)
here it is:
Higher Rates & Longer
Amortizations
At the beginning of 2007 ...
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