If you are looking into getting a mortgage loan, you will have many choices to make regarding the terms of the loan. If you have never gone through the process before, it can be very hard to know if you are getting the best possible deal. The good news is that professional mortgage help is available and it's almost always free.

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Solid homebuyer demand will keep new home construction in the Vancouver CMA (census metropolitan area) robust into 2008, with housing starts close to decade and a half highs, according to a recent report from CMHC.

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There are a number of professionals who can help you find the right condominium. Real estate agents, lawyers, developers and financial advisors all play an important role.

The art of buying and selling a condo before it is even built - otherwise known as 'flipping' or assignments - has rocketed in recent years, particularly in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.

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Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata is a 55-and-over retirement community on Vancouver Island. We have an excellent manager and our properties are in great shape. There is one problem: We have an owner who harasses everyone to the point that at our AGM, no one would stand for council. This owner demands reports on everything we do and interrogates every contractor who comes on site. What happens when no one will be on council? Will the government appoint someone to administer our complex? Many of our owners can't be bothered with the harassment.

Q It seems to take a long time for the water to heat up in our upstairs bathrooms. Our home has a three-year-old hot-water tank that is located in the basement and we have to run the water for several minutes before hot water reaches the showers and bathroom faucets. Any suggestions that you could give us would be appreciated since we are on a water meter and we seem to waste a lot of water by letting it run.

Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata had a bit of a wrestling match at our AGM (annual general meeting) in January. The retiring council proposed a 15-per- cent increase in strata fees, and the owners chopped down the budget and left us with the same as last year.

Q We spend a lot of time in our backyard and we are in the process of designing an outdoor kitchen. We are also looking to add a heat source such as a fireplace or patio heater. Where we live we are not permitted to burn wood and I am wondering what your advice would be in regards to outdoor gas fireplaces. Is there a concern the metal will rust in our climate? Do they throw off a lot of heat and are they very costly to run?

Q Last year, the sweet peas I seeded outdoors produced an abundance of flowers.

The Reimers, Cheri and Mark, downsized not only their home but their yard when they purchased a 1960 Tudor-plank house in Upper Cadboro Bay in July 2006.