Author: archiwebmanager
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First Time Home Seller Series: Part 2
First Time Home Seller Series: Part 2: A few fixes for listings Ok so you want to sell your house and you have a light plan put together. You have decided you will prep the house over the next 3 weeks to make sure it is show-ready, as you think this will make you maximize…
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Renovations: What Does (and Doesn’t) Add Value to Your Home
A house is typically the biggest investment we own – and most people love to add our personal touches to the house to make it a home. However, when it comes to selling, we want to make sure those touches have added value, and not taken away from it. Here are the top 3 renovations…
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Tips for Buying in a Seller’s Market
In an active real estate market, buyers may encounter competition from other buyers interested in the same property. What makes your offer stand out can be the difference between having your offer accepted and walking away empty handed. Discussed below are three strategies that can be implemented together or independently to help you win. Strategy…
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The Power of Time Management: Don’t Have Time to Read a Book… Here is a 5 Minute Blog
What do you do with your time? Do you ever find yourself wishing you had more time? Maybe, you’ve complained that there wasn’t enough time in a day? Any way you cut it each day consists of 24 hours That’s 1,440 minutes, or 86,400 seconds. How much of that time are you using effectively and…
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Location Location Location
Harold Samuel coined the phrase “location, location, location” as the three things that matter most when buying a property. Well, he’s not wrong. The fact that property is immobile is why Location is such an important criteria to consider when looking to purchase a property. Not only the location itself but all the externalities that…
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July 2021 Vancouver Real Estate Market Update
What happened in July 2021 in the Greater Vancouver housing Market? 3,326 Sales – 13% Above the 10 year average for July 19% fewer listing – down 12% compared to the 10 year average for July Benchmark price 1,175,000 – up 13% compared to 2020 Detached Market Townhome Market Condo Market
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First Time Home Seller Series: Part 1
First Time Home Seller Series: Part 1: Do we buy or sell first? When it comes to navigating the Vancouver real estate market there are many questions that come up. The question “do we buy first or sell first” when it comes making a plan to upsize, downsize or move laterally in the real estate…
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June 2021 Vancouver Real Estate Market Update
What happened in June 2021 in the Greater Vancouver housing Market? 3,762 Sales – 18% Above the 10 year average for June Detached Market Townhome Market Condo Market
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April 2021 Vancouver Real Estate Market Update
What happened in April 2021 in the Greater Vancouver housing Market?
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March 2021 Vancouver Real Estate Market Update
What happened in March 2021 in the Greater Vancouver housing Market?
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Preparing Your Finances For Purchasing a Home
(FEATURING GUEST SPEAKER: RAY MACKLEM, MORTGAGE PROFESSIONAL) So you’re thinking about purchasing a home, you’ve thought about the perfect location and the perfect look but do you have your finances in order? I mean why not get to the fun stuff right away? Well, preparing your finances and getting pre-approved is a huge factor in…
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January 2021 Vancouver Real Estate Market Update
What happened in January 2021 in the Greater Vancouver housing market?
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Vancouver 2020 Real Estate Market In Review
What happened in 2020 in the Greater Vancouver housing market? – February 45% more sales than 2019 – April 40% fewer sales than previous year & prices were up 2.5% – May was the only month we saw a decrease in prices at 0.5% – June 17% more sales than 2019 & prices were up…
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Vancouver Vacancy Tax Triples
Mayor Kennedy Stewart pushed forward an amendment to increase Vancouver’s vacancy tax to 3.0% in 2021, triple what it was previously. He hopes that by increasing the tax rate it will push owners of empty homes to either rent them or sell them to feed the local demand. As many are aware the original motion…
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October 2020 Vancouver Real Estate Market Update
What happened in October 2020 in the Greater Vancouver housing market? 2nd busiest month on record for The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver with 29% more sales this month compared to last year Only 1.5% more listings than last year Detached market pushing the numbers Benchmark price is up across the board The detached…
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5 Steps To Get You Started On Selling Your Home
1. RESEARCH & INTERVIEW AGENTS Things to consider when interviewing your potential agent: Do they have a lot of listings but low sales volume? Go with someone who aims to sell their listings over the volume of listings. What do they know about your market/neighbourhood? It’s a plus to have an agent that is knowledgeable…
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Popolo – 1, 2, 3 Bedroom Homes Located Steps Away From Vancouver’s Iconic Commercial Drive!
Welcome to Popolo located steps away from Vancouver’s iconic Commercial Drive. Set to officially launch in 2021, we’re giving you a first glimpse at what Popolo has to offer. The neighborhood boasts vibrant artistic inspiration, farm to table shopping, and old-world charm in one of the most unique culinary experiences the city has to offer.…
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September 2020 Vancouver Real Estate Market Update
What happened in September 2020 in the Greater Vancouver housing market? Record-breaking month, more sales this September than any September on record 55% more sales than last September, 45% more compared to the 10-year average 2.5% fewer listings, pushing prices up Benchmark Price is up 6% from last year to $1,410,000. Detached market up just…
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What Is a Non-conforming Stata?
Before I answer the question, if all duplex’s are non-conforming stratas, it is important to understand what a strata is and why they exist. In the lower-mainland we have a strata property act that dictates certain rules that all strata owners must abide by. One of the major points to understand is that within a strata owners…
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How to Win in Multiple Offers
How to Win in Multiple Offers
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Assignments in Vancouver Real Estate
What are Assignments? How do Assignments work? What should we expect from Assignments moving forward? The Greater Vancouver real estate market has seen a tremendous amount of new construction over the years. With new construction comes assignments.
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What happened in August 2020 in the Greater Vancouver housing market?
37% increase in sales this august since 2019 20% more compared to the 10-year average For more information feel free to reach out directly!
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Bertram Bernard Block, Kelowna’s First Urban Village
Featuring Bertram at Bernard Block, Kelowna’s first downtown Urban Village! 3 Minutes to the new future UBCO Downtown Campus, Bertram is a smart real estate investment because of its prime downtown location, walk score of 98, extensive building amenities and modern interiors. This stunning 34 storey high rise features 1 bedroom, 1 bedroom + den,…
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What happened in July 2020 in the Greater Vancouver housing market?
What happened in July 2020 in the Greater Vancouver housing market? – July sales were up 9.4% above the 10-year average, while new listings were down 15% compared to July 2019. – All of this has really pinched prices upwards. – The Benchmark Price is up 4.5% from last year to $1,031,400. – Detached has…