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Here’s a video introducing you to Sebastian Albrecht, Vancouver Realtor. Sebastian discusses the geographic areas of Vancouver that he specialises in, as well as how he approaches working with his clients.
More Information on Vancouver Real Estate
Should you want to learn more about the Vancouver real estate market generally you can check out this page.
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I still can’t quite believe that this is real (read the original news story here). I came across this story recently, and was suprised (pleasantly) that news of this event hadn’t reached me yet.
A realtor in Florida attempted to sell her home by advertising on Craigslist and Ebay. Now, for the twist. She’s not just [...]
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The annual Best of Vancouver issue of the Georgia Straight was released last week. This is one of the most interesting issues of the weekly newspaper and for many people, it’s a must read. If you haven’t already picked up a copy, you should before they disappear from newsstands (or save paper and check it [...]
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What exactly IS an expired listing? Just as it sounds, it’s a listing which is dead. Every listing is given a lifespan when a seller and realtor put together a listing contract. The listing goes live on the date that the contract is signed (this is the effective date). The date at which the listing [...]
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This is just a quick Vancouver real estate blog today. I’ve been hard at work these last few weeks, putting in a lot of hours to ramp up for the busy fall real estate season. The past few weeks have been quite slow (as you’ve no doubt noticed if you’ve been reading my recent posts [...]
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I’m a bit late in referring to this, but I thought that it was better late than never. Last week, the Federal government announced that they were putting a halt to guaranteeing the 40-year and zero-down mortgages. They hope to avoid the type of housing crisis that we’ve seen in the US that’s been caused [...]
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On June 10th, the Vancouver city council officially (and unanimously) passed the EcoDensity Charter. This unanimous vote took place despite the opposition by more than twenty local community groups.
Most of what is contained in the charter has a long way to go before we see it put into affect. These include such actions as: new [...]
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On Tuesday, June 10th 2008 the Bank of Canada announced it’s decision to leave its target for the overnight lending rate at 3% and the bank lending rate at 3.25%. The Bank surprised most observers by leaving rates unchanged and cited concerns about rising inflation for this change in it’s policy (find the full press [...]
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Ozzie Jurock (local real estate investment educator) recently wrote a piece featured in the Vancouver Sun (”Why I will always buy real estate“). It’s an interesting read, and worth considering in light of our “rebalancing” market.
You can read the article for yourself right here, but here are a couple of expercpts for you:
If you place a good portion [...]
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On May 22nd, Vancouver city council voted to approve moving forward with the redesign of downtown’s Granville Street. The makeover will cost the city (and it’s taxpayers) $20-million and will include a redesigned civic plaza (at Granville and West Georgia), custom made street furniture, a walk of fame and new pavement design.
There has been an [...]
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