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Tips for paying off your mortgage faster...

July 26th, 2010
Tips for paying off your mortgage faster...

Mortgages in Canada are generally amortized between 25 and 35 year terms. While this seems a long time, it does not have to take anyone that long to pay off their mortgage if they choose to do so in a shorter period of time.

With a little bit of thinking ahead, and a small bit of sacrifice, most people manage to pay off their mortgage in a much sh ...

Housing Prices...

July 9th, 2010

Housing prices plateau, but sales still strong.

House and condo selling prices dropped slightly in Richmond in June, though sales remained strong in the days and weeks before HST came into effect.

According to stats from the REBGV the number of apartments and townhouses that changed hands increased between May and June.

While the median selling price of a townhouse jumped to $528,000 the pr ...

TAX DEFERMENT

May 31st, 2010

Property Tax Deferment

Property Tax Deferment is a low-interest provincial loan program allowing BC homeowners to postpone payment of annual property taxes. To qualify, there are program eligibility requirements that need to be met. There are three tax deferment programs available in 2010:
Either 55 and older, or a surviving spouse, or a person with a disability
Financial hardship
Families w ...

Moving made easy!

May 20th, 2010

Check out our list of trusted affliliates (under contacts)...we love the idea of these 2 companies that help make your move SO EASY!

Moving Equipment and Rentals



Say No to Boxes-
Great service that provides plastic moving crates, picks them up when they're full and moves them for you to your new home! When you're done un-packing they come back to pick up the empty crates! We love this!

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YARD SALE FOR THE CURE!

May 19th, 2010

YARD SALE FOR THE CURE!

We are proud to participate again in this fabulous event to support finding a cure for cancer!

May 29th 9am-1pm
5271 Cranbrook Avenue, Richmond

Remax for the cure

GARAGE SALE!

May 14th, 2010
HUGE GARAGE SALE!

When: Saturday May 15th 10-3pm
Where: Britannia Heritage Ship Yards in Steveston

All money raised from the garage sale will be used to support this great Richmond heritage site!

WE LOVE TO RECYCLE!

May 5th, 2010
This a great site for all "recyclers out there...

http://www.era.ca/

REMINDER for 1st time Home Buyers!

March 24th, 2010
Here is some handy information for the First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit!!

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/gncy/bdgt/2009/fqhbtc-eng.html#q9

Fraud Prevention Month

March 15th, 2010

March is Fraud Prevention Month

Here are just a few of the steps you can take to protect your financial information. :

  • Protect your PIN: never share it with anyone, and never write it down
  • Beware of emails asking for financial information
  • Be wary of telemarketers who ask for cash or a money order

more tips to come....

WHAT AN AMAZING 2 WEEKS!

March 3rd, 2010

Wow...we can't believe the Vancouver Olympics have already ended!

WE LOVED THEM!

Congratulations to all of Team Canada and our wonderful cities for putting on such an amazing event!

We did OWN the podium! WOW!



The Vancouver Paralympics begin March 12, 2010!

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