Basco Mortgages & Real Estate

04/05/2019

10/23/2018

It’s going to get a lot worse before it gets better for the Greater Vancouver detached-home market — but when it does, low-rise real estate in the city is going to reach unprecedented heights.

10/27/2017

A good analysis of real estate metrics; the Top 5 cities in Western Canada to invest in:

No. 1: Kelowna The largest city – 127,800 residents – between Metro Vancouver and Calgary, Kelowna is the dominant trading centre for the Okanagan...

10/25/2017

Peaks and valleys...here's a list of Canada's cities and how they stack up against each other in the real-estate-price-per-square-foot category...

CENTURY 21 Canada asked owners across the country to help us gather data on housing prices and size of homes across Canada. We then calculated the...

10/24/2017

A summary of the mortgage rule changes since 2008...

10/20/2017

The answer to the following question used to be simple...but, a little more detail required these days

What is the minimum down payment requirement to purchase a home in Canada?

10/20/2017

New mortgage qualification rule to be implemented January 1, 2018...details below

10/13/2017

Something we haven't seen in Canada for a long time...balanced (boring) real estate statistics for the major urban centres.

House prices in Canada's five most populated housing markets rose at a balanced, healthy pace in the third quarter of 2017, the first time in six...

10/06/2017

Average Price per Square Foot - Vancouver sits in the middle of the pack when compared to other global cities...

Vancouver and Toronto are known for their expensive real estate but compared to other cities around the globe, home prices in Canada’s two hottest...

10/05/2017

Looking for the ultimate low mortgage rate? Heads up, some of them come with a cost. Here are a few points to be aware of...

09/26/2017

Several economic indicators are pointing to an increase in fixed term mortgage rates. Variable rate mortgages sitting idle until next Bank of Canada announcement, Oct 25. Please don't hesitate to PM or contact me if you have any questions.

With economic successes, come inevitable paybacks and a couple of big ones are headed our way, say economists