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3207 1239 W GEORGIA ST, Vancouver West British Columbia

August 21st, 2006

I just finished uploading this Condo, 3207 1239 W GEORGIA ST, Vancouver West British Columbia

Condo for sale. Stunning Panoramic views from English Bay to Canada Place. One of a kind custom designed, 1 bedroom and office 878 sq ft. Oak hardwood, Subzero fridge, chef's d ream kitchen. Fully loaded Executive Suite. For those with exquisite taste. Bril

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Southeast False Creek

August 19th, 2006
The City of Vancouver is holding an open house on the planning of The Southeast False Creek Development, the site of the Olympic Village and after a 2,300 residential community. The open house is at the Vancouver Library's Central Library at 350 W.Georgia St. from 4pm to 7 pm. While the development area encompasses the area north of First Ave, what is also of interest is the area south of Fir ...

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Posted in New Building Projects

Holidays and Real Estate

July 31st, 2006
I have been away on holiday for the past few weeks, enjoying this beautiful province of ours. I have been in Tofino/Ucluelet and Salt Spring Island. Of course I couldn't visit these areas without visiting the local real estate offices. It seems that there is some big plans for Ucluelet, including a golf course development. Not sure how I feel about that kind of development in that beautiful w ...

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HAPPY CANADA DAY

July 2nd, 2006

 

 

 

HAVE A GREAT CANADA DAY WEEKEND!

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Demand For Housing

July 2nd, 2006
Here is a stat that confirms one of my reasons for why Real Estate values in Vancouver will continue to rise. StatsCan reported 10,853 people moved to BC during the first quarter of 2006. Last year 38,000 people moved to BC. This is putting stress on the demand for housing both for rentals and sales. Immigrants tend to rent a home before buying as they familiarize themselves with the local ma ...

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Interest Only!

June 28th, 2006
I just received exciting news from CMHC (Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation). CMHC provides mortgage loan insurance to lenders, enabling home buyers access to mortgages with as little as 5% down. They have just made several announcements that increase the accessibility of home ownership. The first announcement is that the application fee of $165 to $235 has been eliminated. While there ...

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Communting Kills!

June 23rd, 2006
The headline "IS YOUR COMMUTE A KILLER" in The Vancouver Sun on Wednesday, June 21st grabbed my attention. According to a recent report by Sightline, an environmental think-tank based in Seattle, suburbanites are less healthy than downtowners. It seems while us downtowners are biking/running/rollerblading the seawall and burning calories, the suburbanites  are sitting in their cars commuting. ...

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Drop by, Have a Coffee, Discuss Real Estate

June 18th, 2006
Due to the success of our Buyers and Investors Real Estate Seminar a few weeks back and at the request of several participates to hear more, Jill Garcia, RBC Mortgage Specialist and I are holding a series of informal drop in info sessions. The first of these sessions will be on Monday, July 10th 7pm - 8pm at The Blenz Coffee Shop at 508 Richards St. (Richards & Davie) Please stop by, meet oth ...

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Families in The City

June 12th, 2006
Read an interesting story that was the cover article for this weeks Vancouver Courier. The article was titled "In the City" and highlighted families that have decided to raise children in downtown Vancouver in condominiums versus houses in the suburbs. It emphasised that less reliance on an automobile and services such as community centres and schools were important decision making fac ...

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Property Taxes

June 7th, 2006
This is one of those good news, bad news entries. The bad news is that property taxes increased by 6.4%. The good news, the homeowner grant has increased $100 from $470 to $570, for properties under $780,000. Full details of the grant are on the back of the tax notice or go to the City of Vancouver website. For new home buyers remember when you are looking at properties to adjust the quoted p ...

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