Helpful Information

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Condominiums

• Strata Property Act - dedicated to providing both prospective and current condominium owners with useful information on condominium living in British Columbia, Canada Strata Property Act - formerly the Condominium Act (amended in July, 2000), this is essential reading for condo owners.

Financial Institutions

• Bank Of Montreal
• Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
• Canada Trust
• Citizens Bank
• Royal Bank
• Savings and Credit Unions of BC
• Scotia Bank
• Toronto Dominion
• Vancity
• HSBC Bank Canada

Home Improvement

• Hometime - based on the television show, this is a great online source for home improvement, remodelling, and repair information. You will find project advice, information about current and past TV episodes, behind-the-scenes information and products to help you with your project.
• Improvenet - provides plenty of free information, including home ideas, expert advice, how-to tutorials and design tools.

Home Inspection

• Canadian Association of Home Inspectors

Mortgages

• Canada Mortgage.com - useful information on finding and obtaining a mortgage in Canada
• Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation
• CanEquity - a national mortgage brokering company servicing clients in all Canadian provinces and territories
• themortgage.com - plenty of information about mortgages. You can even apply for a mortgage online with their participating lenders.
• The Mortgage Centre - they get Canada's leading lenders to compete for your mortgage in an electronic bid process that requires only one credit check and guarantees the best available deal
• The Mortgage Plus - mortgage consultants with association and access to over 60 lenders, including chartered banks, trust and life insurance companies, credit unions, mortgage investment corporations, private lenders and others

Moving

• Great Canadian Van Lines
• MSA Moving and Storage

Communities In BC

• Burnaby
• Coquitlam
• Delta
• Hope-Fraser Valley Guide
• Hope-District Chamber Of Commerce
• Kamloops
• Kelowna
• Langley
• Nanaimo
• Nelson
• New Westminster
• North Vancouver
• Penticton
• Port Moody
• Richmond
• Salmon Arm
• Squamish
• Surrey
• Vancouver
• Vernon
• Victoria
• Whistler
• Whiterock

News

• CREA - Canadian Real Estate Association

Real Estate Information

• BC Real Estate Act
• BC Real Estate Association
• Homeowner Protection Office - a provincial Crown corporation formed as a response to many of the recommendations from the original Barrett Commission report on the quality of condominium construction in British Columbia
• Real Estate Council of BC - read the Real Estate Act and find out how it protects you

School District Information

• BC School District Information

Taxes

• Real Property Assessment and Taxation in BC

Other

• vancouverscenes.com
• MapQuest
• Province Of British Columbia
• BC Ferries