Karen Boies

Mortgage Planner

  • Which Metro Vancouver areas are still seeing strong real estate sales?

    In the current slowing real estate market, it’s easy to read the headlines and imagine that sales are plummeting all over the region and it’s becoming a buyer’s market. But that’s not necessarily true of all areas – or all property types. This infographic by our sister website REW.ca reveals where in Metro Vancouver has remained a

  • Mortgage Rates Are The Lowest They’ve Been in 2 YEARS

    House prices may be as high as ever in many parts of the country, but Canadian homebuyers are being offered some of the lowest mortgage rates seen in years as lenders battle to drum up new business. Rates on a standard five-year fixed-rate mortgage have fallen to their lowest level in two years, according to rate comparison

  • Timing your mortgage

    After a bit of a slow start to the year, the spring market is in full swing. For many clients, it’s a bit of a chicken-and-egg game: Do I list my current home for sale first? Do I write an offer on a home I want to buy, then list my home? When is the