January 2021

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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