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July 7, 2016

New 2016 Changes to BC Property Transfer Tax PTT

On February 16, 2016, the BC Government announced its new budget, and within it were some anticipated changes the Property Transfer Tax PTT. The main highlights are:

    No changes to the first time home buyer exemption limits;
    All buyers (whether first time buyers or not) no longer pay PTT on …

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Posted in Buying , News
July 7, 2016

City of Vancouver Buys Arbutus Corridor to Build a Fantastic Greenway!

Artist rendering of planned Arbutus greenway to replace the current unused railway route. (City of Vancouver).

Artist rendering of planned Arbutus greenway


The City of Vancouver and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) finally reached an agreement for the city to purchase the Arbutus corridor on the Westside of Vancouver for $55 million. Thus ending their long …

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Posted in Community, News
July 6, 2016

Another Happy Seller!

We recently had the pleasure of working with Lynda, and this is what she said:
"Lori Pettigrew and Alan Yasin recently handled the sale of a Kitsilano house on my behalf, and I don't think I could have chosen a more appropriate team. They entered the process with a clear …

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Posted in News, Selling