October 20, 2010... Canadian Bank Prime rate is currently 3.00%. Some Canadian banks today are offering 3.49% APR on a 5 year fixed rate mortgage. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) was up 129.35 points closing at 12,649.92. Canadian dollar exchange rate rose today 92 basis points to 97.83 USD.
10/20/2010
Here is what I consider good advice on what to do if a "Lowball Offer" rears its ugly head. Although JodiAnn is from New Jersey, the advice is still valid for pretty much any North American Real Estate market. Marcie Geffner, the actual writer of the article, lives in Los Angeles. Fielding a L
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10/20/2010
For you history buffs... Eighteen years before cars hit the roads in Victoria, licence plates were being used. They were first issued in 1884 to operators of hackney carriages (taxis). The story goes that hackney operators were charging exorbitant fares to carry tourists through the town. The
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10/20/2010
Thought my readers would like this little bit of humour. I especially liked this comment by one of the airline's flight attendants, "We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today.. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we
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10/17/2010
DFH Real Estate Ltd. once again hosted a successful Child Find day today (Saturday, October 16). The annual event was hosted at the DFH office on Shelbourne St. as well as at the Westshore and Sidney offices. At the Shelbourne office approximately 50 children, babies to 12 year olds, were photogr
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10/16/2010
The 17th Annual RBC Homeownership Study conducted recently reveals that 10% of Canadians plan to purchase a home within the next two years as compared to 7% two years ago. The RBC study, conducted by Ipsos Reid, found that 91 percent of Canadians think that home ownership is a sound investment, t
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10/14/2010
The following are figures from Citizenship and Immigration Canada for the year 2009 of immigrants landing and residing in British Columbia... Over 24,000 of these new residents are living in the Vancouver area. Approximately 1,460 have taken up residence in Victoria. Each year Citizenship and Imm
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10/13/2010
Victoria, BC--10 - 10 - 10. October 10, 2010. None of us will see this date again. It does not come again for 1,000 years. It was celebrated today with the 31st running of the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon. Over 14,000 participants ran today--a record turnout. The Men's Marathon saw a new w
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10/10/2010
So here we are, spending the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend at Tigh-na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort and Conference Centre in Parksville on the east side of beautiful Vancouver Island about 100 miles above Victoria BC. This is one resort that is hard to beat! To quote the resort, "Gaelic for "House by t
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10/10/2010
This is a 3-day weekend for Canadians. It is our Thankgiving. Yes, it happens in October in this country! It is a time to give thanks for all that we have in life. Hope you all enjoy a special time with family. Maybe this is a good time to re-aquaint yourself with a family member that you have b
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10/09/2010
