Buying and selling in BC
The rules that decide what a purchase or sale actually costs, written out with the current numbers.
Buying
What buying actually costs
Beyond the price: the taxes, premiums and fees that decide how much cash you need on completion.
Selling
What selling costs you
What comes off the sale price between the accepted offer and the money reaching you.
Buying
How school catchments work
What a catchment actually guarantees, and how to check an address before it decides your purchase.
Mortgage
The 1/3-of-income comfort zone
How to calculate what to spend on a mortgage — and why it's not the same number your lender will approve you for.
Mortgage
Leading indicators for fixed rates
Four indicators to track: bond yields, inflation data, rate swaps and futures, and fiscal supply and demand — tap each one for what it means.
Buying
Your buying-criteria checklist
The conditions were never really the obstacle — check them off one by one, and see whether you're waiting on "conditions" or just a feeling.