Karen Boies

Mortgage Planner

  • New Mortgage Rules Announced

    UPDATED: It was confirmed today by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty that indeed these are the rule changes. The first 2 will be in effect March 18, 2011 and the 3rd one April 8, 2011. The benefits of having time shift for TV in Canada. CTV News is announcing that a new conference has been called

  • Mythbusting Mortgages 3 – My Bank Will Finance a Former Grow Op!

    Transcript of Video Blog: Hey everyone! Rowan Smith at the Mortgage Centre. This week we’re doing Myth busting No. 3. This week’s myth is the old: “My bank did a former grow op property for me before so they will again.” That’s not necessarily the case. The industry hasn’t had this problem for that many

  • Can I Reduce My Property Taxes?

    The 2011 BC Property Assessments are now available online and many homeowners have received a copy in the mail. This has triggered many inquiries from my clients, wanting to know if they can dispute the assessed value and in turn reduce their tax bill. The simple answer is yes, but is it worthwhile? I recently