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HOME BUYER INFORMATION • Home Buying Step By Step (CMHC) • Buying a Home (Genworth Financial) • Buying A Home (RECBC) • Title Security in British Columbia • Condominium Buyers Guide(CMHC) HOME SELLER INFORMATION • Selling A Home (RECBC) NON-RESIDENT BUYERS & SELLERS • Buying and Selling Canadian Property: An overview for Non-Residents (BCREA) • Request for a Certificate of Compliance (CRA - Form T2062) RESIDENTIAL TENANCY AGREEMENT • Residential Tenancy Agreement (RTB) HOME BUYER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS & FORMS • RRSP - Home Buyer’s Plan (HBP) • Property Transfer Tax (Gov BC) • First Time Home Buyer‘s Program (Gov BC) • Home Owner Grant (Gov BC) • GST New Housing Rebate for Purchase of New or Substantially Renovated Houses (CRA)> MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAMS including APPLICABLE FORMS Purchase or Refinance, Home Equity Lines of Credit; Owner Occupied or Investment; Vacation and Second Homes; Self Employed, New Immigrants, Non-Permanent Residents; Interest Only Mortgages, 100% Financing, Vacation and Second Homes CMHC PROGRAMS • CMHC Flexible Financing Options • CMHC Quick Reference Guide • CMHC Purchase and Refinance Programs GENWORTH FINANCIAL PROGRAMS • Genworth Financial Purchase Programs • Genworth Financial Refinance/Renovation Programs • Genworth Financial Handy Reference Guide – Fast Facts MORTGAGE INSURERS • Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) • Genworth Financial Canada • AIG United Guaranty CONSUMER CREDIT • Understanding your Credit Report and Credit Score (FCAC) ECONOMIC FORECASTS • TD Bank Financial Group Economics • CIBC World Markets • RBC Financial Group Economics • Scotiabank Economics ENVIRONMENTAL • Heating Oil Storage Tanks (Gov BC) HOMEOWNER INSURANCE • Home Insurance Explained (IBC) • Know Your Stuff - Free Home Inventory Software Program (IBC) FIND A PROPERTY RESIDENTIAL • Realty Link Online • Multiple Listing Service (CREA) COMMERCIAL • Commercial Real Estate in British Columbia (RBGV) • Commercial Real Estate Listings - National (CREA) FIND A PROFESSIONAL FIND A REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON • Licensee Search (RECBC) • Realtor Lookup (MLS.CA) FIND AN APPRAISER • Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC) FIND A HOME INSPECTOR • British Columbia Institute of Property Inspectors (BCIPI) • Canadian Association of Home & Property Inspectors (BC) FIND A LAWYER or NOTARY • Lawyer Lookup (Law Society of BC) • Find a Notary (Society of Notaries Public of BC) FIND AN INSURANCE AGENT • Insurance Agent Lookup (Insurance Council of BC) FIND AN ACCOUNTANT • Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia (ICABC) • Certified General Accountants Association of British Columbia FIND A LAND SURVEYOR • Surveyor Lookup (BC Land Surveyors) INDUSTRY & GOVERNMENT RESOURCES • Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC – BC Association) • Association of British Columbia Land Surveyors • British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) • British Columbia Land Title and Survey Authority (LTSA) • British Columbia Institute of Property Inspectors (BCIPI) • Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) • Canadian Association of Home & Property Inspectors (BC) • Condominium Home Owners’ Association (CHOA) • British Columbia Assessment Authority (BCAA) • Financial Institutions Commission (FICOM) • Financial Transactions & Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) • Homeowner Protection Office (HPO) • Real Estate Council of British Columbia (RECBC) • Residential Tenancy Branch (RTO) • Property Assessment Review Panel (PARP) • Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC)