Blog by DOINA BIOLAN B.Comm

2014 FORECAST

December 12th, 2013
Re/Max forecasts ‘exceptionally healthy’ real estate market in 2014 Canadian Press | 11/12/13 | Last Updated: 11/12/13 7:57 AM ET MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Canada can expect an “exceptionally healthy” housing market in 2014 thanks to improvements in the overall economy that helped produce a surge in the latter half of this year, a leading real estate group said Wednesday. With the condo ...

MORTGAGE PENALTIES AT THE BIG BANKS

December 7th, 2013
The hidden trap of mortgage penalties at the big banks Thinking of buying a house? You may want to ditch your bank for an alternative lender. Rob Carrick explains – http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/mortgages/the-hidden-trap-of-mortgage-penalties/article15774375/ It’s easy to get caught in the posted mortgage rate trap at the big banks. No, you won’t ...

MORTGAGE RATES UPDATE

December 4th, 2013
  Rising prices, mortgage rates hits home affordability in Canada: RBC by The Canadian Press - Story: 103535 Nov 26, 2013 / 9:08 pm   OTTAWA - Higher prices and an increase in mortgage rates have made home affordability more of a problem for the average Canadian family, says a new report from the Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY). RBC's latest research on the portion of average hous ...

Calgary sales in November 2013

December 3rd, 2013
  Sales growth boosted by rise in new listings Fifth consecutive month of double-digit trend The monthly statistics package is available here.    Calgary, Dec. 2, 2013 – City residential sales totaled 1,730 units in November, a 19 per cent increase in sales volume over the previous year. Following another month of strong activity, year-to-date sales totaled 22,322 units, 11 per ...

TESTIMONIAL FROM ANDREEA AND OVIDIU PETRESCU

December 2nd, 2013
Doina, thank you so much for helping us to buy our first house. We especially appreciate your professionalism and your willingness to work around our busy schedules. Your great communication skills and knowledge helped us to choose the right builder to work with. Also you were very helpful when we had to decide on the exterior and interior design options. Thank you for your commitment to ...