Jaime Briggs Kelowna Real Estate

By Jaime Briggs, Kelowna Real Estate   February 20, 2012 HST Transition Rules for New Housing - Thanks so much to Peter Borszcz, Pihl Law Firms for letting us repost this great recent blog.  For more details and his full blog follow here.....http://bcrealestatelaw.com/2012/02/17/hst-transition-rules-for-housing/ The Province ...

   By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.com November 8, 2010 Thanks to Mark Clifton, Invis for this reposted article: What’s the difference between an open and a closed mortgage?  An open mortgage typically allows the borrower to pre-pay all of the mortgage, renew or refinance at any time before maturity. ...

   By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.com April 26, 2010 BC Real Estate Association Encourages Housing Affordability:  Urges Government to Reduce Shelter TaxesVictoria, BC – April 26, 2010. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) is in Victoria this week to highlight to the Government of ...

Thursday April 1, 2010    By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.com Thanks to Julie Weimer, RBC Mortgage Specialist for this information. Changes to the Rules for Government Insured Mortgages On February 16, 2010, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced changes to the rules for government insured mortgages.  These ...

   By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.com Owning a Home Vs. Renting  If you’ve recently decided to make the transition from renter to homeowner, you are about to make an important investment in your long-term financial wellbeing.  Still on the fence?  Consider the following benefits.  Owning ...

    By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.com  April 30th, 2009Here’s a great story from CBS news that talks about the strength of Canadian Banks.   http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4954339nOur market in Canada is very different than in the US. If you have questions on your own ...

  By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.com Affordability Drives Home Sales HigherVancouver, BC – April 15, 2009. British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports residential sales dollar volume on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in BC declined 35 per cent to $2.3 billion in March, compared to ...

  By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.com Wow!  Are we back to a busier real estate market?  Seems things are certainly heating back up in Kelowna again........ Just in the past 3 weeks, there has been 171 property sales in Kelowna, with an average price of $381K.  Personally, I have never been busier than ...

  By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.comHOME SALES INCREASED IN FEBRUARY!! ….This is great news for our markets here in Kelowna and around BC.  The low interest rates and awesome deals out there have spurred on a lot of fresh activity in the real estate market and an increase in sales!The February’09 Stats ...

Credit conditions easing, banks no longer struggling to raise funds to make loans From Tuesday's Globe and MailMarch 17, 2009 at 2:00 AM EDT Canadian banks are turning down some of the funding that the government is making available to them, a sign that they are recuperating from the financial crisis. The banks have stopped selling the ...