October 8th, 2013, Century 21 Amos Realty
The office will be closed October 12, 13, 14 for the Thanksgiving long weekend. Wishing you all a wonderful long weekend with your family and an abundace of WONDERFUL food!
September 30th, 2013, Century 21 Amos Realty
BCREA
ECONOMICS NOW
Canadian
Monthly GDP Growth - September 30, 2013
The Canadian economy bounced back from
a flood and labour unrest induced 0.5 per cent decline in June to grow 0.6 per
cent in July. Growth was led by those industries hardest hit in the previous
month, including construction, manufacturing and oil and gas.
The rebound in July's economic growth provides some moment ...
September 23rd, 2013, Century 21 Amos Realty
Securing a mortgage for a home can be a bit of a daunting task, especially if you are not sure what it is the financial institutions are looking for. Rest assured it can be broken down into simpler terms; this is what we call the 5 C's.1. Credit- Basically this shows how well you have paid back loans in the past. How often have you defaulted, if any.2. Capacity- How able are you to repay thi ...
September 19th, 2013, Century 21 Amos Realty
BCREA
ECONOMICS NOW
US Federal
Reserve Open Market Committee Announcement - September 18, 2013
To the surprise, and delight, of financial markets, the US
Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) opted not to taper its purchases
of long-term US Government bonds citing continued headwinds from fiscal policy
as well as tightening financial conditions from higher long-term interest
...
September 6th, 2013, Century 21 Amos Realty
Do you live in a Strata? A big Strata? A small Strata? Well if you do THERE ARE ONLY 100 days TO DEPRECIATION RECONCILIATION. If you don't know what that means you better call Kevin or Brian at 250-498-4844 because you need their help and you need it soon....
September 5th, 2013, Century 21 Amos Realty
Katie is off to write her residential property management lisencing exam today! Lets all wish her luck! Not that she needs it!Good luck from the Amos Office Family!
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August 27th, 2013, Century 21 Amos Realty
As promised, here is our market update. We just received a great update from Cameron Muir; chief economist for BCREA. What’s new is that the market is starting to get better! Buying activity was the strongest for the month of July since July 2009 and there is a strong signal showing that the house market is getting better, even with the tighter lending restrictions. We can see it’s getting be ...
August 13th, 2013, Century 21 Amos Realty
Interest rates update...this could affect those looking to purchase.BCREA ECONOMICS NOWImpact of Limits to CMHC MBS - August 7, 2013Most Canadian mortgage lenders fund some portion of their mortgage lending using CMHC’s National Housing Act Mortgage Backed Securities (NHA MBS). That is, cash flows from mortgages are aggregated into investment securities and then sold to investors through a pr ...
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