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Greater Vancouver at Lower End of Balanced Housing Market

November 30th, 2011

Greater Vancouver at lower end of balanced housing market


Vancouver SkylineWith a sales-to-active property listings ratio of 15 per cent, the Greater Vancouver housing market continues to hover at the lower end of a balanced market and has been trending in that direction over the past five months. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales of detached, attached ...

The Highest Grossing Films of All Time

November 29th, 2011

List of highest-grossing films

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Highest Grossing FilmsThe following is a non-definitive list of the all-time highest-grossing films ranked by theatrical box office performance, excluding income derived from home video, broadcasting rights and merchandise. Included on the list are a chart of the top box-office earners, a chart of high-grossing films by calendar year, a timeli ...

British Columbia Explained

November 28th, 2011

British Columbia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

BCBritish Columbia Listeni/ˌbrɪtɪʃ kəˈlʌmbiə/ (B.C. or BC) (French: la Colombie-Britannique, C.-B.) is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ("Splendour without Diminishment"). Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858. In 1871, it became the sixth pro ...

BCREA’s Position on the Strata Property Act

November 25th, 2011
BCREA’s Position on the Strata Property Act

The Strata Property Act took effect on July 1, 2000, and was a significant improvement over the Condominium Act. Nonetheless, no legislation is perfect and the intervening ten years have provided ample opportunity for real estate practitioners and others to identify improvements that can be made.

BCREA Recommends the Provincial Government:

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Thinking of Selling? Check out my "Saleability Checklist"

November 22nd, 2011

Saleability Checklist


Interior – The Living Space

AChecklists much as the curb appeal gets them INTO your house, your interior decor & housekeeping skills will KEEP them interested. It’s imperative that your house is as immaculate as humanly possible while still comfortable & “lived in”. Nobody wants to move into a museum, but they DO want to feel that the house has been well looked after. It doesn’ ...

17th Annual CMHC Housing Outlook

November 21st, 2011

17th Annual CMHC Housing Outlook

– Vancouver

Summary:

CMHC Housing OutlookThe general thrust of the three main speakers was that, barring any major catastrophes, we should expect things in the BC and lower mainland real estate markets to continue more or less as they have been: stable prices, slightly increasing volume, solid fundamentals. Details and individual points follow (with comments in parentheses).


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Credit Card vs Line of Credit?

November 18th, 2011
Credit Card vs Line of Credit

Card Lock If you're looking to borrow money, it's important to understand some basic lending terms. Both lines of credit and credit cards can get you the purchasing power you need, but the differences between the two types of credit offer clues to which will be right for you. Interest rates, payback terms, fees and other conditions are key considerations.

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    REALTORS® CARE Blanket Drive Indispensable to those in NEED

    November 17th, 2011

    REALTORS® CARE Blanket Drive Indispensable to those in NEED

    Blanket DrivePeople depend on the REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive. What started as a compassionate offer of simple warmth to those living on the streets in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is now the largest, longest-running charitable blanket and warm clothing collection in the region. Since 1995, more than 165,000 people have received clothing or a ...

    What is the Lower Mainland?

    November 16th, 2011

    What is the Lower Mainland?

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


    Lower Mainland MapThe Lower Mainland is a name commonly applied to the region surrounding and including Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2007, 2,524,113 people (60% of British Columbia's total population) live in the region; sixteen of the province's thirty most populous municipalities are located there.[1][2]

    While the term Lower Mai ...

    REALTOR® Services

    November 15th, 2011

    REALTOR® Services


    RealtorMaybe you're buying a home for the first time. Or maybe you're selling your old home to move up to something new. Whatever the reason, the buying and selling of a home is a big event. It's an intricate process involving many specialists. One of these specialists is a REALTOR®, whose job it is to make the transfer of property as easy as possible.

    But not all licensed or regi ...

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