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Mortgage Lending in British Columbia — Latest Posts
Penny Borg || February 23, 2023
Do mortgages vanish when people pass away?
The short answer is no. It may seem like a morbid thought, but the fact is, for most people, their mortgage is the largest debt they’ll carry in their lifetimes. As a result, many...
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Penny Borg || February 06, 2023
British Columbia’s “cooling-off period” now in effect
As of January 1, 2023, British Columbia became the first jurisdiction in Canada to implement a rescission period for real estate transactions, also known as a "cooling-off period.” The amendments...
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Penny Borg || January 30, 2023
Bank of Canada hikes rates by 0.25%, but is now likely to hit the pause button
The Bank of Canada delivered its eighth consecutive rate hike on Wednesday, January 25, but said it would likely now pause to assess the impacts of its rate hikes to date. As expected, the Bank...
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Penny Borg || January 12, 2023
What you need to know about Canada’s new foreign buyer ban
The start of the new year saw Canada’s new foreign buyer ban officially come into effect. The two year-ban, originally passed by Parliament in June to help address housing affordability...
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