Buying your first home??
Buying your first home? Attend GVHBA's First-time Home Buyer Seminar on March 22
With so many diverse factors to take into consideration when buying a new home, particularly in the Vancouver region, it is no surprise first-time home buyers need a little help de-mystifying the process.
A panel of experts will guide first-time buyers through the process at the 17th Annual Seminar for First-time Home Buyers, presented by the GVHBA on Tuesday, March 22 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel, Surrey.
Admission to the popular seminar is free thanks to the generosity of the presenting sponsor, the provincial Homeowner Protection Office, branch of BC Housing, and corporate sponsors The Vancouver Sun, The Province, Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation, Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, Genworth Financial Canada, Scotiabank, Travelers Guarantee, Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel, Shaw Cablesystems, CKNW, Rock 101, AM 730 and 99.3 the FOX.
Speakers are Robyn Adamache, senior market analyst, Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation; Wendy Acheson, vice president and registrar, Homeowner Protection Office; Narrinder Dhanoya-Bhangu, vice president, Pacific region, Genworth Financial Canada; Travis Myers, manager of personal banking, Scotiabank; Dave Watt, past president, Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver; Howard Friedman, national vice president of residential real estate products, Travelers Guarantee; and Gregory van Popta, partner, McQuarrie Hunter LLP. The seminar moderator is Shayne Ramsay, chief executive officer of BC Housing.
Pre-registration is required. To register online click here or call 778-565-4288. The hotel has generously waived parking fees for this event and public transit is at the door.
Although the seminar is free, attendees are asked to bring a food item for the Surrey Food Bank.
This seminar is held only once a year, so don't miss out -- get the information you need before you starting thinking about buying your first home!