Fraser Valley and Vancouver Real Estate Sales May 2013
Image courtesy of Scott Chan / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Yesterday The Vancouver Sun published an article titled Rise in Metro Vancouver’s monthly home sales signals stabilizing trend which depicts the conditions of our local real estate market over the last month. As discussed in the [...]
How Do Vancouver Housing Costs and Income Add Up?
When your income doesn’t seem to keep up with your expenses you soon run into troubles keeping up with paying bills and making ends meet. But what happens when the housing market prices far exceed our income levels? I came [...]
Million Dollar Home Charges Prospect Buyers $50 Donation to View
I came across this million dollar house for sale in Toronto that is just one of a dozen homes in Toronto with private waterfront access to Lake Ontario. Check out the MLS listing: An Exceptionally Rare Opportunity To Own One [...]
The Future of Property Transfer Tax BC in 2013
With the provincial election less than a week away the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver is making reduction in the BC Property Transfer Tax a high priority issue among candidates. In today's blog post I'll cover how the BC [...]
The Vancouver Real Estate Market this April 2013
The sun is finally starting to come out to greet us as I sit here on the last day of April 2013 and reflect on the last month and what has transpired in the BC real estate market. There has [...]
How to Choose a Neighborhood to Live In
We’ve all heard people say, “Location, Location, Location” … The location and neighborhood of your home not only impacts the value of your home but also your quality of life and how you will spend your time. But how do [...]
4 Tips for Staging Your Home from the Experts
Never underestimate the power that staging your home can have on potential buyers. If you’re like me you have probably been mesmerized by the work of Candice Olson (Divine Design and Candice Tells All), Jonathan and Drew Scott (Property Brothers) [...]
New Real Estate Research Released by TD Bank
The real estate market has always been driven by speculation: Will the price my current home go up? Will the price of my dream Vancouver home drop in the next couple years? What will Canadian interest rates do? Will new [...]
34 Cheap & Easy Home Improvements this Spring
I can feel it. Spring is coming soon and we’re getting the itch to start cleaning and reorganizing our homes. As you go through the motions of spring cleaning here are some cheap and simple ways to update your home [...]
Surrey Finalist in Earth Hour City Challenge 2013
Last week I shared a link on my Facebook page for you to vote for Surrey, BC in the WWF 2013 Earth Hour City Challenge and wanted to share some more information with you about the publicity Surrey is [...]
The Week in Review – What I’ve Been Reading This Week About the Vancouver Real Estate Market
This week three different articles caught my attention and I thought I'd share them with you. Canada Real Estate Values January 2013 This short post by CBC News has an interactive map that shows you pricing houses across Canada in [...]
Vancouver vs. Surrey Real Estate – What Can $440k Buy You These Days?
I came across a great article this morning in the The Vancouver Sun comparing some great Surrey real estate properties to a 932 square foot two-bedroom Vancouver condo listed at $439,999 (below). Did you know that in Surrey this could buy [...]
71 Point Final Walk Through Checklist
When it comes time to finalizing the purchase of your home and taking possession it can be easy to get carried away with excitement. After all the hard of work of house hunting, writing offers, arranging a home inspection and [...]
Making Your BC Home More Energy Efficient with 40 Power Saving Tips
This morning I’ve spent some time browsing BC Hydro’s Green Guide. I think practising efficient energy consumption is a responsibility all homeowners and tenants should consider. Here are the top 4 reasons I can think of for Going Green in [...]
Community Feature: Surrey Newton Real Estate
When I speak with clients new to the Surrey or Vancouver area (and even clients who have grown up in the Fraser Valley or Lower Mainland) I often get the question: Where is Newton? Newton is located at the heart [...]
Canada Housing Market Cooling in 2013 is Healthy
If you are like most Canadians you likely started the New Year off with some sort of resolution to be healthier. Perhaps it was watching what you eat, working out more often, being aware of how much time you spend [...]
Are you ready to Qualify as a First Time Home Buyer?
A couple days ago I came across an alarming statistic: 70% of Canadians between 18 and 29 indicate a “major need” for more information about financial implications of buying a home. [...]
Canada Real Estate Market Outlook 2012 – This Week’s Search Results
I always try to keep my eye on media and what stories are making headlines in Business, Finance and Real Estate sections of our National papers and magazines. I even schedule Google Alerts to email me new articles focused on [...]
Everything I Love about White Rock Real Estate
Anyone who has grown up in the Fraser Valley or spent any number of summers here is likely to have fond memories of heading to White Rock Beach, climbing the giant "white rock", getting icecream, walking along the pier and [...]
Surrey’s Microcondo Follow Up – CTV Interview
A couple weeks ago I blogged about Surrey's new Microcondo Balance featuring 290 square foot suites. So far the blog post has gotten nearly 750 visitors. It also landed me an interview with CTV News! Watch the entire "Does Size Matter" [...]
Surrey’s Smallest Condos for Sale – Microcondos Measuring in at 290 Sq Ft
Could you settle into less than 300 square feet of living space if it meant brand new affordable housing close to all your favorite amenities? Small Condo = Small Cost If you answered an honest "yes" then you may be [...]