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1473 E. King Edward Ave (King Edward Village)
Overview
This quiet town home offers 2 bedrooms and a den in 1106 sq ft of thoughtfully laid out living space. Bedrooms are on separate floors with their own en-suite bathrooms, isolating day-to-day noise and enhancing peaceful living. A back door allows direct access to your TWO underground [...]
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Moving isn’t fun.
I had a month and a half to prepare ~ and prepare I did. Things were sorted. Bins of clothing were taken to big brothers. My already minimalist lifestyle was condensed down over the weeks to a concentrated pile of belongings I considered essential to my survival. I was determined to make this [...]
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Vancouver Real Estate Statistics for July 2011
Vancouver Market Remains in Equilibrium Through Summer
Market conditions remained balanced for July 2011, with home sale levels in Greater Vancouver Area below the 10 year average for July.
In Vancouver proper, (1613) New Listings came on to the Market in July 2011. Down (-9.03%) from 1773 listings in June, we [...]
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In this video blog, Vancouver realtor Sebastian Albrecht provides some advice to potential first time buyers of Vancouver real estate. No matter where you live, you are paying someone’s mortgage. Rather than pay your landlord’s, why not put money in your own pocket? It’s advice Sebastian took when he bought his first Vancouver condo.
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Balanced markets emerging
If you’ve been reading this blog lately, or just watching the For Sale signs on your street, you know that the Vancouver real estate market has come back to life. In a number of recent posts, I’ve pointed out that this resurgence began with the reappearance of the first-time home buyer into the [...]
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Where we are coming from
Right now we are seeing a resurgence in the Vancouver real estate market. Beginning in the early spring of 2008, the market began to cool off considerably. By the time that fall 2008 arrived the market had stalled. The number of listings in the city of Vancouver had ballooned while sales [...]
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When thinking about buying your first home, you need to consider whether or not it is the right decision for you. There are enormous differences between renting your home and owning it. One path isn’t necessarily better than the other, it just has to be the right decision for you.
Before committing to such a significant [...]
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Background
Recently, the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board commissioned the Mustel Group to carry out a study of residential home buyers and sellers in 2008. This survey included 705 respondents from the REBGV and 395 from the FVREB.
This is a fantastic survey that looks at the real estate [...]
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When a property changes hands in British Columbia the provincial government levies a tax (the Property Transfer Tax). All buyers of real estate in Vancouver must pay the Property Transfer Tax when they make their purchase. However, there is an exception to this tax and that is for the first-time home buyer.
To qualify for the [...]
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As I talked about in my post yesterday, first time buyers are returning to the Vancouver real estate market in significant numbers. Well-priced, good quality homes are selling fast and even the odd multiple offer is occurring.
There is another article about the first-time buyer phenomenon in today’s Globe and Mail.
We often see first-time buyers driving [...]
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