What will come of working from home?
Posted on Feb 28, 2021
One of the situations that is driving the stable-or-stronger real estate market is working from home. Employees with WFH privileges during the pandemic have discovered that “home” is not as well suited for “work” — especially if more than one member of the household is doing it.
Some WFH employees have solved the problem by moving into a bigger home...
Something that turned a looker into a buyer
Posted on Jan 26, 2021 in Home improvements
In another time, on the North Shore, friends of ours had their home listed and while they were getting some lookers they weren’t getting any offers. It was a nice house…four bedrooms on the same level, family room with fireplace, dining room, generous living room with fireplace, two-car garage, large backyard with an in-ground pool.
They called it t...
Revisiting foreign buyer taxes
Posted on Jan 22, 2021 in Government and real estate
Four years ago, B.C.’s provincial government introduced a tax on foreign buyers that was designed to make housing more affordable for Metro Vancouver residents.
A tax of 15 per cent was levied on residential properties purchased by foreigners. Two years later, in 2018, the 15 per cent foreign buyer tax was changed to 20 per cent and, later that year...
Ready To Sell?
Posted on Jan 19, 2021 in Selling a house
If you’d like to find out what your home is really worth, because you’re thinking of putting it on the market, here’s a thought.
Call Jennifer (604-726-8768).
Email Jennifer (click this).
Ask Jennifer.
Years of satisfied clients, unparallelled attention to detail, integrity that is beyond question and insightful market research are among the credential...
Central 1 bullish about real estate in 2021
Posted on Jan 10, 2021 in Real estate market
In the current issue of News From Nexus — which you will find either in your e-mailbox or under “news” on this website's menu — you may recall what Central 1 had to say about the 2021 real estate market.
It bears repeating…and elaborating.
“Economic growth is forecast to pick up steam in the second quarter of 2021 onwards as the vaccine drives higher...
Backyard office construction
Posted on Dec 22, 2020 in Home improvements
Vancouver residents who are working from home during the pandemic and need more space to do that have taken to the backyard in the search for the peace and quiet they left behind in their traditional offices.
However, the construction of a small, backyard office is not as simple as it sounds, and not as simple as it used to be.
According to a report...