Karen Boies

Mortgage Planner

  • Nine and Dine Charity Event Update

    From the YMCA about the support of Citywide to the Woodwards Childcare Centre: Thank you so much again for your generous support of the Woodward’s YMCA Child Care Centre. It has been about 6 months since the Inaugural Citywide Mortgage Services Nine and Dine so I wanted to give you an update on all that

  • Should you renovate? Article from ‘The Mortgage Gal’

    Photo: Contributed Buying a home is one of the largest investments we will make and we often ponder whether to sell our home and upgrade or if we should renovate instead. Buying a home is primarily to provide shelter for ourselves and family, but it is also a huge investment, which will appreciate over time.

  • Vancouver housing affordability improved in Q4, but not for condos: RBC

    For the first time in almost three years, overall housing affordability actually improved—a little—in 2016’s fourth quarter, but this was not the case for the condominium market. According to RBC’s Housing Trends and Affordability report released March 30, it was more difficult to afford a condo in the Vancouver area in Q4 than it was a