Housing market waking from seasonal slumber
Winter may be hanging on tenaciously, but the housing market is waking from its seasonal slumber. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver reports 2,425 residential…
Creating Curb Appeal That Sells!
You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but a big part of selling or buying a home is the first impression…
10 Reasons a Good Realtor Can Help
When you’re selling or buying a home, it can be tempting to go it alone. After all, it doesn’t cost anything to post your house or…
The winter that won't quit
We thought we were done with winter. We thought it was safe to start thinking about crocuses… The mounds of snow and ice from a series of…
Metro Vancouver real estate has "lukewarm start"
Metro Vancouver real estate hasn’t exactly started the new year like a house on fire. “From a real estate perspective, it’s a lukewarm start to the…
Premier says 15 per cent tax on foreign home buyers will ease
BC Premier Christy Clark says the 15 per cent tax on foreign home buyers in Metro Vancouver will soon no longer apply to some buyers. Foreign…
Mortgage insurance premiums going up
Mortgage insurance premiums from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation will be increasing March 17. For the average homeowner whose mortgage is insured by CMHC, that could…
Keller Williams Elite is our new home
We’ve got a new home! Garbutt + Dumas is now part of the Keller Williams Elite real estate team. Keller Williams is a global network of…
Homeowner grant gets higher threshold
The BC government is raising the threshold for owners to be able to claim the homeowner grant to $1.6 million from $1.2 million. The change means…
Municipal bylaws are rules to live by
The wintry weather we’ve all endured for the past month has focused attention on municipal bylaws about clearing snow and ice from sidewalks. The unusual pattern…
Busy year for Vancouver real estate
Slight price increases for detached houses, townhouses and condo apartments in New Westminster capped a busy year for Vancouver real estate. The benchmark price for a…
Assessment notices hitting mailboxes
Property assessment notices for 2017 are in the mail, and some homeowners might be excused if they go a little bug-eyed in the next few days….
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