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Financial Readiness in Buying a Home

Posted on Sep 24, 2018

 WHAT DO LENDERS REQUIRE?
Mortgage lenders use two calculations to help determine your eligibility for a mortgage – your Gross Debt Service (GDS) ratio and your Total Debt Service (TDS) ratio.
Your GDS ratio is the percentage of your gross monthly income used for mortgage payments, taxes and heating costs and – if you are buying a condominium – half...

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Spring Market~Out Side Influences

Posted on Apr 21, 2018



April 3, 2018 A total of 688 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this March, 25.9 per cent fewer than the 929 properties sold in March last year, but a 26.2 per cent increase from the month previous. The sales of condominiums were down 28.2 per cent from last year in March with 211 units sold. Single family homes were 30.8 per...

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