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. Essentially an assignment is when a purchaser of a property sells their contract to a new purchase before…
Chapter 1: Know What’s Selling Springtime; typically one of the busiest seasons for Real Estate. I’m incredibly curious to see what the April statistics have in store for us. We see so many posts, on so many mediums, casting a very dark light on the market. Everyone seems to be getting inundated with information without…
I recently went to the realtor prescreening of the Vista project by Dolomiti Homes in Burquitlam. We have been selling quite a few homes to our clients in the suburban areas surrounding Vancouver, as people are tired of paying a premium for square footage in the city when commuting via skytrain is quick, easy and…
With the high inventory of homes on the market today, homebuyers can afford to be picky. As consumers, we are always looking for the best option, so a home can easily be overlooked if it’s not in pristine condition. Use these 10 tips to whip your home into shape and wow potential buyers. Know your…
It’s a new year, and I know some of you are looking to make your first home purchase. I’d firstly like to commend you for making the decision to invest in your future! As I have mentioned in previous blog posts, 2019 will bring some excellent home buying opportunities as our market is in a…
Interest rates; certainly a big topic of conversation as we saw policy changes throughout the country in 2018. Ever since the benchmark interest rate was increased by the Bank Of Canada, economists, policy-makers, bankers, and realtors have been warning Canadians to expect more increases as we progressed through the year. It was forecasted that there…
2018 Real Estate Review Firstly, Happy New Year! 2018 was certainly a year of change for the Vancouver Real Estate market. Changes with financial terms and lending restrictions to new taxes implemented, and a shift in pricing and volume, I feel as though it has left the public perplexed. In order to help make sense of…
The number 1 question I get once I inform people that I am a realtor is “how is the market”? Well, my answer is usually long-winded and accompanied by speculation from other parties, which I always welcome. Here, I will try to use statistics collected from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, information gathered…
Every time I see a house sell for under value I wonder what happened. Were the owners desperate? Was it priced incorrectly? Was something wrong with the building? I see all of the new listings and keep track of what homes are selling for. When I see homes sell for under asking, it’s generally due…
I am a huge believer in floorplans. As we head into a era where 90% of people start their home search online, it makes complete sense that without a flooplan some people may miss something about your home that they really would appreciate and that they may be willing to spend more money on. The MLS…
Should I paint? Should I hire a stager? Should I do renovations? How do I price my home? These are all questions that I receive on a regular basis, and there is not a one size fits all but here are 5 tips to use as a general rule of thumb: 1) Declutter – Thin…
Rent increases have been capped in the province of BC since 2004. The usual method to determine the cap for the upcoming calendar year was to take the current average rate of inflation and add 2%. In 2019, that would have allowed a 4.5% increase. The NDP government has removed the additional 2%, so…
Vancouver councillors have officially finished two days of public hearings by voting to allow duplexes in most city neighbourhoods that are currently restricted to single-family homes. The decision is another step toward adding homes in the city for young families pushed out of the Vancouver market by soaring property prices. A press release from the…
PREP YOUR CONDO! It’s never easy to say goodbye to summer. As the days get shorter and the leaves start to change colour and turn to red and gold, it’s a reminder that winter is just around the corner. But fall can be one of the nicest times of year, and it’s a good time…
August Updates As we head into September and look back at the summer, it was definitely a blur. The saying “days are long but years are short” is really starting to resonate with me. I’m noticing the summers seem to be flying by, especially after losing a couple of weeks to the smoke. Hopefully…
The Quest for Excellence program is a bursary program for Grade 12 students in Canada. This year RE/MAX is offering 16 $1,000 bursaries. It was established to reward students who participate in leadership and community events. Students can enter at www.REMAX.ca
Here is a great snapshot of what happened in 2016. What a year in Vancouver Real Estate!
Most of you will find in your mailbox your 2015 BC Assessments. If you have not yet received it and are curious about what your assessment will look like you can look it up at the following link: http://evaluebc.bcassessment.ca Just enter your address and it will populate your tax assessment for 2015. …
Well it is now 2017 and looking back it is safe to say that 2016 was arguably the wildest year in the history of real estate in Vancouver. Record price jumps, daily price increments and government regulation have been a few factors that contributed to the wild year that we just saw. Here is a month…
Summer is a time of weddings, bbq’s, trips, time outdoors, patio pops and overall fun times. Summer is definitely my favourite time of the year and I love being outside in Vancouver and enjoying everything that this city has to offer. With that being said it seems our media coverage has been more about new real…
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