Are you shocked with Canadas Mortgage rates on a rapid rise? Have trouble getting your children involved in the housing market? 90% of first-time B.C home purchasers in B.C receive assistance from their parents. High housing prices in B.C. make it difficult for first-time home purchasers to rely on their parents for down payments. […]
If you could live anywhere in BC, where would you live? To help you answer this question, Zolo Homebase has compiled a list of Top Most Affordable Cities in BC. The ranking considered cities of more than 100,000 people and considered three factors when coming up with a score: housing affordability, economic strength, and potential […]
Financing a home can often be stressful, demanding, time-consuming, and exhausting. Some may consider the process as a “bidding war” as it often brings many casualties to your finances. However, to help combat these obstacles, Tri-City News introduces the Vancouver-based company, WiiBid, as a seamless system for online, one-click mortgages. The article describes WiiBId’s platform […]
Making your first home purchase in BC can be a difficult process. Having to deal with finances, fees, and the surge in home prices in the past few months altogether may lead you to feeling discouraged. According to a recent poll from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), more than a third (36%) of non-homeowners under 40 […]
With the current state of BC’s red-hot real estate market, it is more important than ever for Vancouver homebuyers to have access to the right tools and to connect with the right people. And The Province provides homebuyers a glimpse into the innovative tools, technology, and open marketplace, that is WiiBid. The print article features Vikas […]
At WiiBid, we take an integrated approach to product development where inclusion, diversity, partnerships, community, and academia are key ingredients in driving innovation and relevance in the execution of our services and product offerings. Recently, we have had the pleasure of partnering with BCIT for a Business Consultant Project (BCP). Team members Anamika, Phoebe, […]
With the current state of BC’s red-hot real estate market, it is more important than ever for Vancouver homebuyers to have access to the right tools and to connect with the right people. And Vancouver Sun provides homebuyers a glimpse into the innovative tools, technology, and open marketplace, that is WiiBid. The article features Vikas […]
Real estate investment has always ranked as a top wealth generating investment approach. According to the College Investor, “Over the last two centuries, about 90 percent of the world’s millionaires have been created by investing in real estate”. Considering the competitive market with extremely high demand, unpredictable conditions related to COVID, and the unprecedented low interest rates, […]
According to RBC economics, “the coming months could see prices accelerating further with some of the stronger increases taking place in smaller markets”. This has led to a vast number of buyers going full force in resales fueled by low interest rates, changing housing needs, high household savings, and perhaps nervousness about the increasing prices […]
Compare lenders and get approved from the comfort of your own home! Richmond News features WiiBid in their new article as a one-stop shop portal for borrowers to compare lenders and get approved from the comfort of their own homes. The article first highlights the problems many Canadian’s face when trying to obtain a mortgage. […]
Pandemic, Properties and Puppies have been the defining 3 P’s of 2020-2021. Hand in hand with the raging pandemic as we go through multiple waives, the property market is fizzling hot with Canadian sitting on unprecedented levels of household savings. Following 2-3 years of “government induced” cooling in the housing market in the years leading […]
The Northshore News released an inciting article this March that covers WiiBid’s overarching goal of shifting the power dynamics within the mortgage industry by putting the power back in borrower’s hands. The newly released article outlines valuable statements from the company’s founder and Chief Executive Officer, Amin Eskooch who capitalizes on the lack of transparency […]
When the world changed this time last year, we saw unemployment rates at a low with the decrease in the housing market and mostly every other market. Today, a year later we now see the prices of homes in Canada on an uprise, with many homes going hundreds of thousands of dollars over not only […]
With the pandemic affecting many in different ways, the surprising consistency and growth of the Canadian housing market throughout 2020 and early 2021 has experts stunned. Though many factors play a part in this, the outcome is as expected: home prices have skyrocketed in urban centers and local markets are running red-hot! According to BNN […]
purchase of your life. Shopping for a quality mortgage product is a key ingredient in that journey a choosing the right home starts with choosing the right mortgage. While most mortgage shoppers often feel that getting approved for a mortgage is almost like winning a marathon, at WiiBid, we feel it’s the other way around […]