It's the time again. We're well into Spring now and 'tis' the season' for maintenance to repair Winter damage and prepare you home for Summer! For most of us, our homes are our largest investment. The investment of time into upkeep will help keep your home's value and keep things looking and running their best! [...]
Deferring mortgage payments has received a lot of media coverage as an option during Covid-19. This can be a great choice to improve cash flow, and even assist borrowers to pay off their other higher interest consumer debt (such as credit cards and lines of credit), instead of paying off their low rate mortgage. [...]
SURREY, BC – As anticipated, real estate activity saw a steep decline last month in response to the pandemic lockdown, resulting in one of the slowest Aprils in Fraser Valley history. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) processed a total of 688 sales on its Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in April, a decrease of [...]
Governments both Federally and Provincially are now offering support for people impacted by the COVID-19 global pandemic including financial relief, a provincial rental supplement, and different payment deferral options. The information below is subject to change as the situation evolves. Federal Canada Emergency Response Benefit What is the Canada Emergency Response Benefit If you have [...]
Since many of us are spending most of our time at home these days, let's bring the vacation to us! Cinco De Mayo is ahead and we can all use more fun in our lives, so today we're sharing 5 ways to create a 'vacation state of mind' at home. 1. VACAY AND CHILL Has anyone [...]
As people around the world share this very unique time in history, parents and guardians at home with children are faced with the unique task of maintaining structure and educational requirements. Just as importantly, it is also our job to maintain family morale to keep our kids' spirits bright and reassure them as best we [...]
SURREY, BC – The most up to date Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) data from the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) indicates COVID-19 has put the market on pause, as REALTORS® and the public adhere to health authority rules and government guidelines on the pandemic. By the end of March, the FVREB processed a total [...]
As published by The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board So much of the research about housing affordability focuses on large urban cities while skirting past suburban and rural communities like ours in the Fraser Valley. But in the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board’s Special Housing Report: Affordability in the Fraser Valley – Metro Vancouver, we take [...]
Ready or not, many of us have been thrust into a new routine of working from home. Of course – home is also a place for rest, relaxation, exercise, cooking, entertaining ourselves, and (for some of us) our kids too! Currently, it's allll happening from home base – and there's a lot going on! In [...]
In light of the current situation regarding Covid-19, we want to remind you that we are an agile business with the capability to deliver our important services while at the same time do our part to slow the spread of the coronavirus across Canada and keep each other safe. Alongside Royal LePage Canada we [...]
