The Canadian housing market continues to defy gravity! 🙂 According to CREA the average home price in May increased to $416,584, a 7.1% jump from a year ago. The number of homes sold also increased by 5.9% month over month, which is the largest gain in several years. A lot of people feel concerned that this kind of growth is unsustainable. They… Read More »
I recently received payment from my tenant for the first half of the year’s rent. So I have $5K now sitting in the bank. What should I do with it? Well I want to invest in the mortgage market. I first heard about mortgage investing when I attended a free industry seminar. But it wasn’t until recently that I seriously started to look into it. Here’s how… Read More »
Move to Vancouver to Enjoy a Low Cost of Living Sometimes it may feel like we’re constantly being gouged by the world around us. 😕 But if we adapt to our surroundings we should be able to live the lifestyle we want on a relatively modest income 🙂 Luckily I live in what is arguably one of the most… Read More »
According to the 2014 B.C. Assessment, the title of the priciest house in B.C. this year goes to 3085 Point Grey Rd. Vancouver. The 30,600 sq-ft, two-storey house has 7 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms 😯 It was custom built in 2008 and construction is finally complete this year! And the price? A mind blowing $54.2 million! The owner,… Read More »
Overall in 2013 my net worth increased by $68,600 or 49%. Not bad 😀 But I can’t take most of the credit for it. As I will explain further below, more than $40,000 of my newly created wealth was purely coincidental. My financial performance in 2013 was mostly a reflection of the overall positive market trend, and not so much the… Read More »
Real Estate Sales Strong Despite Higher Mortgage Rates Yesterday we just saw the yield on the 10 year US treasury climb to 2.99%, a multi-year high, and mortgage rates are starting to creep up. But houses are still being sold with unimpeded fervor in many parts of Canada 😎 The number of homes sold in Vancouver was 52%… Read More »