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With Speakers from TD Canada Trust, CHMC, Webster Hudson & Coombe LLP
Thursday, January 22, 2009 (Point Grey Campus)
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Registration Deadline: January 16, 2009
Please register before this date to ensure event is not canceled.
Program Summary:
Are you buying your first home, but don’t really know what it entails? Do you have concerns about qualifying for financing? Are you intimidated about the process? If you have these types of concerns, then this presentation is right for you.
Developed in cooperation with TD bank, CHMC, and Webster Hudson & Coombe LLP, this seminar will provide advise, answer questions and debunk some of the myths around buying your first home.
You Will Learn:
• What each professional does, the process of the lawyer, the mortgage manager, the real estate agent
• Choosing the right home
• The role of CMHC
• Mortgage insurance costs
• Sequence of events in owning your first home
• Different mortgage options that best fit their needs
• What you need to know about the legal aspects of owning a home
• What it takes to qualify for a mortgage
• Additional costs to consider (ie) moving costs, legal fees, insurance costs, down payment, home inspection
Presenter Bio’s:
Jas Janda-Wiseman is a Regional Sales Manager for the Fraser Valley at TD Canada Trust. After working for CIBC as a Financial Advisor for 10 years, she joined TD in 1990 as a Financial Advisor and was promoted to Branch Manager in 1994. Jas joined the Mortgage Sales Force and was then promoted to Regional Sales Manager in 2005. Jas has an extensive knowledge of all TD products and policies and will be presenting the “Mortgage Options” portion of “what you need to know about your new home purchase”.
Marcia Jean-Baptiste is a Business Development Area Manager at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canada's National Housing Agency. She joined CMHC in 2005 in the Vancouver Business Centre as a Client Service Agent and was promoted to Area Manager in 2007. Marcia has a thorough knowledge of CMHC product and policies and will present the Mortgage Loan Insurance portion of "what you need to know about your new home purchase" .
Drew M Lawrenson is a Lawyer from Webster Hudson and Combe LLP. Drew graduated from the University of British Columbia with his Bachelors in Law in 2004 and was admitted into The Society of Law in 2005. Drew practices in corporate and commercial, real-estate, banking and trust wills and estates law. Drew will discuss “what you need to know about the legal side of buying a home”.
Who Should Attend:
• First-time homebuyers
• Seasoned home owners wanting a change
Program Information:
Neville Scarfe Building
2125 Main Mall
Room 209
To Register:
Simply send an email to aaps.pd@ubc.ca with the event name in the subject line.
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