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PODCAST ADVICE
Homeowners now have quick access to advice and information from Scotiabank’s The Money Clip podcasts. The new Home Ownership Series features guest experts from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. and celebrity designer Margie Doyle White from the W Network’s Take This House and Sell It home decorating show.
The series will feature interviews with experts discussing such topics as mortgage options, home inspectors, household renovations and decorating trends.
Access to podcasts is available at themoneyclip.scotiabank.com for listening or downloading, or through a subscription from iTunes.
NEW ARCHITECTS
The Architectural Institute of British Columbia has recently admitted 79 new members.
To become a registered architect in B.C., an individual must possess a degree from a recognized school of architecture; complete 5,600 hours of work experience; write seven internationally administered exams; complete professional institute courses; and pass an interview with a panel of architects.
” . . . the need and demand for registered architects has never been so high,” institute president David Wilkinson says in a news release.
INCOMES DEPART
The differences in the incomes of owners and renters have expanded. Canada Mortgage and Housing reports that from 1990 to 2004, the median real after-tax income of owner-households rose 4.5 per cent, but that of renters fell 4.8 per cent.
CAPTAIN’S MAP
Sunshine Coast real estate agent Gary Little has created a map showing where Capt. George Vancouver and his crew camped during their 11-day survey of B.C. in 1792. Visit garylittle.ca/van250.html on the Internet.
© The Vancouver Sun 2007
