Karen Boies

Mortgage Planner

  • Why it’s Important to Check your House Now rather than later: Diagnosing and Repairing your leaky Basement

    Often times we tend to look at problems reactively than proactively. This is why we suggest you look at waterproofing your basement. Waterproofing can help to protect your investment from potential damage that can occur in your home which can lower the value of your home if it’s listed in the future. Some signs of

  • How to outfit buildings to better handle hotter temperatures

    Many buildings in British Columbia lack cooling due to the province’s milder climate expectations, explains Akua Schatz, a vice-president with the Canada Green Building Council, which focuses on sustainable building practices. “So you end up with these, like, glass towers that are basically baking people, because they aren’t designed to both have open airflow and really take in

  • How to Reduce Your Debt

    Millions of Canadians out there have paid off significant credit card debt. Now it’s your turn. In short, your get-out-of-debt goal is to assess, organize, attack, and then lather, rinse, repeat until those balances are down to $0. Don’t worry, because we’re with you every step of the way. Here’s your six-step action plan for getting your