Vancouver Weather Vancouver weather is a factor When buying a home, it can be easy to overlook year-around weather issues. You may think you are purchasing a home in a sunny area, but come to find there is always a heavy cloud cover. This is just one of a number of weather issues to consider when selecting your dream home. Clouds…Rain…Floods If you must have a sun deck in the Vancouver area as part of your new home, you better make sure it is going to be sunny! Just because a general geographic area has a lot of sun doesn’t mean your home will. Things to look for include fog and heavy cloud cover for a home in a valley. If the home is located on the side of a hill or valley, make sure you know when it will get sun and shade. Vancouver weather temperatures can be radically […]

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Are you still renting a home or condo for yourself or your family in the Greater Vancouver Area? If so, you’re losing money. Think about these three ways you lose money by renting: 1. Renters don’t get to freeze their monthly housing expenses like home buyers can. Of course, many home buyers get mortgage payments with adjustable interest rates and their payments go up over time. However, these payments will not go up over the long term like rising rents. Just think about how much an apartment costs today compared to ten years ago. A two bedroom apartment in Vancouver’ is $2300 today and even pricier depending on location. The exact same condo rented for $1200 in 1998, when it was brand new. Home buyers who had low monthly payments in 1998, who did not refinance their mortgage, enjoy low payments and don’t have to worry about rising rents. 2. […]

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The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Housing Market Update for July 2012 with REBGV. Have you heard the news about Vancouver Real Estate? Here is a detailed stats report that will tell you if your neighbourhood is a buyers or sellers market. Are the prices up or down? Get full accecc to this Free “Insiders” report!

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If you are looking for Condos For Sale Vancouver, my office is selling one of the most unique condos in Vancouver. This is a Pink condo owned by a very interesting character! The condo if fully decorated with 50’s and 60’s collectibles. The owner has to move and wants to sell his condo with everything in it. There are upwards of $100 000 dollars in vintage and retro decor and furniture. If you are into mid-century modern furniture or retro design you have to see this Video. Call me 604 783 5593 if you are intersted in viewing this property and please feel free to leave your comments! Pee Wee’s Playhouse Meets The Jetsons! More Info HERE! Feel Free to Leave your comments and share the video!

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A lot of people ask why they should use a realtor instead of selling a home or purchasing a home themselves. The answer is simple. A realtor is a trained real estate professional with experience and knowledge of the local real estate market. This experience and knowledge is of critical value when one is attempting to get the most for their home sale, or finding the best possible deal when purchasing a home. However, the realtors importance goes much deeper than that, there are several more areas that the Vancouver realtors abilities come into play that are often unconsidered or overlooked. One of the most important things that a realtor can do for you, especially when the sale of your home is concerned, is provide marketing and market coverage. This is a difficult undertaking on your own for many reasons. First of all a realtor usually has a previously established […]

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Real Estate News -The Government is announcing home mortgage lending has four measures for new government-backed insured mortgages with loan-to-value ratios of more than 80 per cent: Reduce the maximum amortization period to 25 years from 30 years. This will reduce the total interest payments Canadian families make on their mortgages, helping them build up equity in their homes more quickly and pay off their mortgages sooner. The maximum amortization period was set at 35 years in 2008 and further reduced to 30 years in 2011. Lower the maximum amount Canadians can borrow when refinancing to 80 per cent from 85 per cent of the value of their homes. This will promote saving through home ownership and encourage homeowners to prudently manage borrowings against their homes. Fix the maximum gross debt service ratio at 39 per cent and the maximum total debt service ratio at 44 per cent. This will […]

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There are five basic ground rules that you must know when it comes to buying a home and shopping smart, and they are …. There are few purchases in life that carry the financial and psychological weight of buying a Vancouver Home for sale. Whether you are buying your first home, moving up to your dream home, or downsizing your home and your life after the kids have gone, it is important to understand the ground rules for success in the world of buying a home. Making the wrong decision in buying a home can have devastating and long lasting effects, while making a wise decision in home buying can greatly enhance the overall value of the investment. It is necessary to learn all you can about the world of home buying and mortgages before setting out to purchase the home of your dreams. While there are plenty of web […]

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The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Housing Market Update for April 2012 with REBGV president-elect Eugen Klein. For more information go to https://vancouvercanadahomes.com Or Please feel free to leave a comment bellow!

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Staging a home for sale means just that…setting the stage so that your home may sell faster and often times closer to the listing price than if it were not staged. Here are 10 Easy Ideas You Can Use Staging allows the home to be presented as a canvas and allow the buyer to paint a picture for them; visualizing what the space will look like if they moved in with their items. But that does not mean showing an empty home; rather staging accentuates spaces within the home by creating vignettes, which enhance positive space while downplaying negative areas within the house. I currently have a listing in Steveston, Richmond BC, Canada, and my clients have done an amazing job staging there home. It has created nothing but positive feed back about the condo along with showing its value. Take a look: http://302-6233londonroad.com/ You could hire a professional stager […]

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