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Inspecting the Home Inspector
Thursday, February 9th, 2012 at 11:23am. 100 Views, 0 Comments.
I am sitting at a home inspection in South Calgary and wanted to remind our readers of the recent rule changes regarding home inspectors in Alberta. Provincial legislation enacted in September of 2011 now requires that everyone performing a home inspection must now be licensed.
The Home Inspection Business Regulation,requires all home inspection businesses and individual inspectors be licensed by the provincial government. To qualify for a licence, inspectors must have successfully completed training from an educational institution approved by the provincial government and pass a test inspection, or hold a Certified Master Inspector or Registered Home Inspector designation.
According to Service Alberta, Alberta consumers, home inspectors, and…
CMHC Backing Fewer Loans
Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 6:02pm. 106 Views, 0 Comments.
According to an article in the Financial Post, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is cutting back on mortgages it insures as the Crown corporation edges closer to a $600-billion cap imposed on it by the federal government.
Following the third-quarter, a CMHC spokesman confirmed that the agency had committed to back $541 billion in mortgages. The CMHC guarantees high loan to value ratio mortgages held by financial institutions and is backed by the federal government. “CMHC has recently received an unexpected level of requests for large amounts of CMHC portfolio insurance.” said Charles Sauriol, a spokesman for the Crown corporation.
Financial institutions are required to have mortgage-default insurance when a consumer has less than 20%…
The Future of Canadian Mortgage Rates
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011 at 2:24pm. 168 Views, 0 Comments.
I just completed an extensive seminar on mortgage rates in Canada and thought I would share the first of many pages of notes on the subject.
I work with a team of excellent mortgage brokers! For anyone looking to refinance, purchase a new home, or invest in a revenue property, please contact someone from our team!
Ted - Part 2 of 2
Saturday, January 1st, 2011 at 9:48pm. 203 Views, 0 Comments.
One of my favorite TED videos, Simon Sinek discusses the way in which great leaders inspire action.
Again, a couple of quotes that resonate with me:
- “People dont buy what you do, but why you do it.”
- “The goal is to do business with people that believe what you believe.”
TED - Part 1 of 2
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010 at 2:02pm. 127 Views, 0 Comments.
Occasionally, I like to deviate from a real estate themed blog and write about something that has recently inspired me or sparked some original thought. I hope (& suspect) that the followers of my blog wont mind.
For those who dont know, TED is a global set of conferences developed by the not-for-profit Sapling Foundation. TED stands for Technology Entertainment & Design. It boasts the popular tagline “ideas worth spreading”.
I usually watch 3-4 TED videos each week. In the words of the Comedy Network, I like to thing that it is “time well wasted”. I have watched 100s of these videos now and would like to share with you a couple of my favorites.
My first selection is one that I return to again and again. Keep in mind that your individual experiences…