Financial services for seniors and their families on Vancouver Island including banking, investment, insurance, mortgages, loans and credit counselling.
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices May 2012 Like the blind leading the blind, I am amazed how many people will take advice from everyone except the very people who are trained and active in a particular field. Perhaps because there might be a fee attached to getting expert advice, people don’t take this route,…
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices March 2012 I just listened to an interview with mortgage broker, Peter Finch, expounding on Canada’s predicament with CMHC, Canada’s Mortgage and Housing Corporation. This is the governing body responsible for providing mandatory mortgage insurance. Apparently, should mortgage rates increase more than 1.5%, it could spell trouble for many…
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices February 2012 When I first got into the Real Estate industry 22 years ago, I was told that 8.9% for a 5 year term was probably the best I would ever see. Having experienced the record high of 21% in 1981, I had to agree that 8.9% looked very good….