From the monthly archives:
On February 19th, Carole Taylor announced the 2008 Provincial budget. Much has been made of the “green” budget. Somewhat lost in the green glare has been the fact that the Provincial government increased the threshold for First-Time Buyer’s to qualify for exemption from the Property Transfer Tax.
If you qualify under the program, you can now [...]
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Monday and Tuesday of next week (February 25th and 26th) is the 4th annual BC Real Estate Convention. This is a great event to stay on top of the local real estate market.
You’ll have an opportunity to speak to a diverse group of professionals involved in real estate, from Realtors to policy makers. There are [...]
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Interested in learning more about the history of your home? Historian John Aitken is conducting a course on tracing the history of your Vancouver house. It will be held at the City of Vancouver Archives on February 27th from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. The cost is just $12.
For more information, call the Vancouver Heritage Foundation at [...]
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The downturn in the US economy has some Metro Vancouver home owners and home buyers worried and asking, “Could it happen here?” In fact, I’m getting asked this question quite a bit these days.
The following article was written by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. I’ve included it here because I feel that it [...]
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The Real Esate Board of Greater Vancouver released the monthly stats package for the month of January 2008. The main piece of news is that listings are on the rise (as the news release was entitled “New Listings Rise to Start the New Year”), resulting in a more balanced market.
Over last January, we saw listings [...]
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