Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland released the new 2022 Federal Budget in early April. Highlighting the Budget were several proposed measures to ease the troubles of housing access - particularly for first time home buyers, affordability, and foreign ownership. Freeland’s Budget proposes the Tax-Free First Home Savings Account (FHSA), which gives home buyers the ability to
Are you a homeowner in BC? If so, then you have received a BC Assessment in the mail. You are not alone if you have wondered what the process is for determining your homes’ value. BC Assessment is an “independent, provincial Crown corporation, governed by a Board of Directors and is accountable to the
The question most asked by clients in the last month has been do I go with a fixed rate or a variable rate for my new mortgage? Not only is this important to ask now in a changing interest rate environment but is a question to be asked throughout the life of a mortgage
