Where To Begin Podcast with Maggie & Agnes: Recent Episodes
Maggie & Agnes
Our goal is to take the intimidation out of homeownership and better prepare you for when it is your time to get into the market. Each podcast episode will focus on helpful information that will guide you on the path to buying your first home. From both a real-estate and mortgage perspective, you will gain the tools and insight you need in order to be successful in your home buying journey.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Is Canada in a population trap?
- Boomers reaching retirement and the affect this will have on our labor force
- What trade offs will Canada have to make when finding “solutions” to our housing crisis
- Carleton’s Place new construction
- What are the risk factors people NEED to know when purchasing new construction
- What people may not be aware of when it comes to Vendor Take Back mortgages
- What happens when you overpay for a house and it has gone down in value
- AND MORE
In this episode, we discuss:
- New policies that have been implemented in the real estate world
- Total number of sales in the TRREB Board in 2023
- Subject to
- & more!
In this episode, we discuss:
- How to prepare yourself for buying a home in 2024
- What the pre-approval process entails
- How long it really takes to buy a home
- Work/life balance
- What has worked/ what hasn't worked in our business and personal lives
- Mindset & manifestation
- & more!
In this episode, we discuss:
- If Student Debt is the primary barrier to homeownership
- Medical Students qualifying with large debt
- Condo Maintenance Fees climbing
- Delisted & Power of Sale stats and trends
- 2024 Canadian Housing Market Outlook
- & more!
In this episode, we discuss:
- Where the Domestic Stability Buffer sits and what it means
- Upcoming wave of Mortgage renewals
- Power of Sale listings are at an all time high
- The Importance of the Stress Test
- How Canadians can prepare for a mortgage renewal at a higher rate
- Homeownership Rates by Country
Would she ever date a realtor? Has she ever seen a realtor use a business headshot on a dating app? Can she fold a fitted sheet? You’ll have to tune in to find out.
We discuss:
• Growth of income in 141 Canadian and American metropolitan cities from 2010-2019
• The top 10 most affordable cities to live in Ontario
• How much income in required to live in one of these cities
• Number of people verses the number of homes we need to build in Canada
• Increase in N12s being served to tenants
and more!!
This week we chat about Hot Topics in Real Estate :
• Inflation
• CPI
• Interest rates
• What we have been seeing in the Real Estate Market
We break down a few things in this episode:
• Brief update on what’s been going on in our lives
• Quick look at the current rental market
• Discussion around separation/divorce in today's economy
• We also discuss creative ways to get into the housing market
We’re backkkkkkkkk!!! & ready to give you our unfiltered opinions on all things real estate and life.
A lot has happened within these last 2 years and we have a ton to share. After going through what we’ve been through, we’ve come back stronger and ready to share our experiences with you.
New episodes dropping every other Tuesday!
This month we chat about what it is like to become a Mortgage Agent and a Real Estate Agent. Sharing our personal experience and insight.
This month we chat with our friend and realtor, Kaitlin Tindale, about buying a home and being self-employed. We cover what the process looks like and the importance of who you work with. We also touch on the current housing market and trends we are seeing.
This month we chat with a good friend of Maggie's, Alexandra, about what it's like buying a home as a millennial in today's market. We cover the challenges many first timers face.
This month we invited a mutual First-Time Homebuyer client on our podcast and chatted about her experience working with the two of us. We also play a fun "True or False" home buying edition.
This month we will be breaking down everything you need to know about the the purchase plus improvements program.
This month we have Michael Tita from Lighthouse Inspections join us to chat about all things Home Inspections and about what they look like in the current market.
This month we will be chatting about default insurance, appreciation, mortgage rates & how they affect your monthly budget.