Essential service, interest rates and rentals. 1. Realtors were named among the province’s list of essential services. Realtors have a responsibility to do what we can to help residents meet their housing and shelter needs while strictly following the most up-to-date public health orders and physical distancing requirements. 2.Interest rates made headlines again as the Bank of Canada cut interest rate...
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In recent weeks, REALTORS® have been working to help and guide their clients through this uncertain period. Realtors are named among the province’s list of essential services. “This means that we have a responsibility to do what we can to help residents meet their housing and shelter needs while strictly following the most up-to-date public health orders and physical distancing requirements.” To...
You turn on the television and watch a news story about housing prices going down. Then you read an article about the housing market on the upswing again. It’s a little like being on a roller-coaster ride! Unfortunately, the ride isn’t much fun if you’re thinking of buying or selling a home. In fact, it can be very confusing and frustrating. You just don’t know if “now” is the right...
This is a new section on our website on what's open in your community. Our team is going to keep a list of places (groceries, pharmacies, retail and etc.) and their hours of operation in Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley since there are a lot of changes happening. Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley List of Open...
I have 2 daughters and with the recent announcement that schools will be shut down indefinitely, it's going to be tougher for parents, juggling working at home and taking care of the kids. On the plus side, staying home gives us more time to spend with them. Here's a great schedule to get the kids busy and learning There are also many educational sites that provides fun and great learning at...
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver reports that residential home sales in the region totaled 2,150 in February 2020, a 44.9% increase from the 1,484 sales recorded in February 2019, and a 36.9% increase from the 1,571 homes sold in January 2020. To better understand conditions in your property type or neighborhood of choice, just give me a call and I can help you develop a strategy to reach...
No matter how much you love your current home, you may still be dreaming of the day you can buy up into a better home in a better neighbourhood. Is that day today or a few years down the road? Here’s a quick way to make that assessment. First, make a list of all the practical reasons why it might be time to move up. Those reasons might include features such as: more bedrooms; proximity to work and...
A home that is sold is photographed along Runnymede Rd. in Toronto on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Tijana Martin/The Globe and Mail The Bank of Canada’s interest-rate cut threatens to overheat the country’s booming housing markets, making it easier for homebuyers to borrow and further driving up real estate prices. A number of cities, including Toronto and others in Southern Ontario, Ottawa, Montreal...
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Fast forward a few years and imagine that your kids have grown up. They’ve come back to the “old neighbourhood” to reminisce. What will they remember? The playground where they hung out with their friends? The quiet cul-de-sac where they learned to ride their bikes? The park where they picnicked and flew kites? Lasting memories are built in neighbourhoods where amenities match lifestyles. When...