While the big lenders were hesitant to pass on the Bank of Canada’s interest rate cut last week, this week there’s talk of a price war, with Royal Bank of Canada being the first to take the plunge.
Kam Brar
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Jan 27 2015
RBC Takes the Plunge; Rate War Coming?
Jan 26 2015
Finance Minister will not interfere
Despite the Bank of Canada's announced rate cut, Finance Minister Joe Oliver has said he will not interfere with the housing market or force banks to lower their interest rates.
Jan 20 2015
Vancouver sets new record for high-end sales
Vancouver hit a new record for high end sales in 2014.
Vancouver has been identified as one of the most unaffordable cities in the world in a study of major property markets.
The latest Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index revealed a slight drop in Canada's house prices last December. Repeat sales of single-family homes also slipped by 0.2 per cent from the month earlier.
Jan 14 2015
10 Fast and Effective Ways to Get Out of Debt
A report from the Globe and Mail revealed that the number one financial resolution is paying off debt. While many people would love to simply pay their bills and be debt free, that's not often the case.
The possibility of exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) has fueled excitement in three resource-dependent communities in northwestern British Columbia, sending prices for single-family detached homes soaring.
With assessed values for detached houses having more than doubled in Kitimat over a three-year period, this increase arose during the expansion of Rio Tinto Alcan’s aluminum smelter and speculation about LNG projects.