Betsy Carstairs

With interest rates so very low if you have a mortgage it is important to check the rate & make sure you negotiate a new interest rate if today's rates are lower than what you have been paying. This will save you hundreds of dollars. Here is what a mortgage broker friend Tracy Turnell said I was always told that anytime there is a 1% (or more) difference in the rate you have to the new rate ...

I just sold this Newport Village apartment at 2502 288 Ungless Way, Port Moody, BC North Shore. View this recently sold 2 storey or see all my home sales

I just sold this Condo at 109 522 SMITH Ave, Coquitlam, British Columbia Coquitlam West.View this recently sold Condo or see all my home sales

I just sold this Townhouse at 504 1176 FALCON Drive, Coquitlam, British Columbia Eagle Ridge CQ.View this recently sold Townhouse or see all my home sales

I just sold this Rancher w/basement at 191 Edward Cres, Port Moody, BC .View this recently sold Rancher w/basement or see all my home sales

Whistler Cornucopia November 11 — 14, 2010 Cornucopia, Whistler's premier wine and food tasting extravaganza celebrates its 14th year in 2010. The annual event is a unique opportunity to mingle, mix and learn from acclaimed chefs, sommeliers, vintners and restaurateurs’ visiting Whistler from around the world. Featuring a sumptuous variety of hands-on seminars, fascinating winemaker dinne ...

With our Canadian economy mirroring the US (to a modified degree) the buzz on the streets is on "reverse mortgages" A reverse mortgage is a mortgage designed specifically for the changing financial needs of seniors. You must be 60 or older and own a home or condo to qualify for a reverse mortgage in Canada. Unlike a traditional mortgage, a reverse mortgage does not require a set pa ...

I love the Fringe Festival & I love Granville Island so marry the 2 together & for me you have a perfect mix. This week is one of my favourite weeks in Vancouver. I get to go hang out with friends on Granville Island ,meet new people ,& watch some great performers. This week 2 shows were my picks. Moving Along with Ryan Gladstone was so funny. The strobe lighting was effective & the pace of t ...

Boating & Partying with friends on The Indian Arm is what makes summertime in Vancouver so special. In August Peter and Kim had a 2 day weekend party and I was lucky enough to be invited over for the bbq and a few drinks at their cabin at Coldwell Bay. It was lots of fun especially when Pete showed off his newest fitness toys. These ropes in varying lengths are thrown from 1 hand to the other ...

This weekend @ The BOLD conference I was fortunate to listen to a talk presented by Colonel Grethe Cammermeyer. Gerthe  recounted her younger years  living in Norway& acting as  decoy  by her parents to smuggle guns to the resistance movement during the WW11 occupation of Norway by Germany. Weaned by that fierce determination to stand for justice stood her in good stead for the life she was t ...