No matter your age, if you use a computer - and especially the internet - you need to be savvy about security. Yet many users have no idea how vulnerable they might be to malicious thieves who can “hack” and “phish” into personal computers. To prevent theft of information that can rob you and your family of your financial assets - and your dignity - be mindful of the following: Educate young video...
December 2018
It’s evening, you just sat down for dinner, and the phone rings. It’s a call from a charity asking you to make a holiday season donation for the needy. You want to be generous, but something about this call doesn’t seem quite right. You’re suspicious. You should be. “Charity scams” - people pretending to represent a charity in order to get your money or steal your identity - are most common...
Remember the last time you walked through a furniture showroom? You probably noticed that the sofa, chairs, tables and other furnishings were arranged - or staged - to make them look more appealing. You might have seen an attractive lamp on a sofa end table, or an appetizing bowl of fruit on a dining room buffet. When preparing your home for sale, you should do much the same thing. Stage each room to make...
Metro Vancouver homes sales down across all property types The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver reports that residential home sales totalled 1,608 in the region in November 2018, a 42.5 per cent decrease from the 2,795 sales recorded in November 2017, and an 18.2 per cent decrease compared to October 2018 when 1,966 homes sold. Home buyers have been taking a wait-and-see approach for most of 2018....