Keith Church's (kchurch) Blog

This is just an update on an existing program run by the region.  They have decided to extend the program one last time to March 6, 2009.  They will be selecting about another 185 applicants after that date. For those not aware, the program provides low to moderate income households with the down...

The housing market in Canada is nothing like the situation in the United States.  But, as time passes, more and more of the lending policies are rubbing off on us.  A couple of months ago we heard that some conventional lenders were adopting a policy of not funding student income properties. Toda...

It happened again this week.  It seems to happen in our brokerage several times a year, and it's the same story over and over again.  It's just different people and different houses, but the same story. When buyers are looking for a house, the human nature is to look at everything. Most have a re...

Something that happens to real estate agents on a very regular basis is the issue of getting the price right on a new listing. Sellers want to get top dollar for their property, and so do we, but sometimes the "seller's price" is over the top and totally unrealistic. Especially in this slower mar...