{"id":21,"date":"2026-10-17T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/jennifergowan-com\/2026\/10\/17\/when-is-the-right-time-to-buy\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T17:00:00","slug":"when-is-the-right-time-to-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jennifergowan.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/17\/when-is-the-right-time-to-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"When is the right time to buy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As someone who\u2019s spent years guiding homebuyers across Prince George and Northern BC, I\u2019m often asked: When is the right time to buy a home? In my experience, it\u2019s less about chasing the perfect market moment and more about making sure you\u2019re truly ready\u2014both financially and personally. Most Canadians I work with prioritize being prepared: they start with mortgage pre-approval, connect with trusted advisors, and take time for ongoing financial planning. Mortgage protection insurance is another key step that can add peace of mind. My goal is always to help clients make decisions that fit their lives and their long-term goals\u2014not just what\u2019s trending in the market. It\u2019s all about building financial resilience and moving forward with confidence in your next chapter.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/time-buy-134051465.html\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who\u2019s spent years guiding homebuyers across Prince George and Northern BC, I\u2019m often asked: When is the right time to buy a home? In my experience, it\u2019s less about chasing the perfect market moment and more about making sure you\u2019re truly ready\u2014both financially and personally. Most Canadians I work with prioritize being prepared: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":574,"featured_media":22,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jennifergowan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jennifergowan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jennifergowan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jennifergowan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/574"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jennifergowan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jennifergowan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jennifergowan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jennifergowan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jennifergowan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jennifergowan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}