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Stanley Park in Vancouver was named the top park in the world beating out New York's Central Park which came in at number three. According to Global News, it is one of the largest urban parks in North America and receives approximately eight million visitors per year. Read their entire article.
Want to purchase a home in Stanley Park's surrounding neighbourhoods? See what you can purchase in West End, Coal Harbour, Downtown or Yaletown.
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Imagine finding a home you love, making an offer, and then finding out there are other competing offers on the table. Ouch.
If you’re looking for a property in a competitive market, it is likely that there will be multiple offers. Even just one
We recently had the pleasure of helping Elizabeth & Mark Alexander sell their Kitsilano Vancouver, BC home in 7 days for 6% over list price and subject free. This is what Mark said about their experience working with us:
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In 2016, the B.C. Government just introduced legislation to apply a 15% foreign home buyer tax for residential properties in many areas of Greater Vancouver.
But in 2018, the B.C. Government increased the Foreign Buyer Tax 5% to 20% and expanded the areas it applies:
View MoreThe government has changed the income tax requirements for selling your principal residence. Click here for some details, but we recommend talking to your accountant for an overview of the changes and potential implications.
The Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board, together with the BC Real Estate Association, has been lobbying the government for years to increase the First Time Buyers' Program threshold, as it's difficult to purchase a home under $475,000 in Greater Vancouver. They asked the government to increase the resale price threshold to $750,000 from $475,000 to match the $750,000 threshold for new homes brought in last year.
But unfortunately this didn't happen.
Instead they increased the threshold a mere $25,000 to $500,000, exempting first time home buyers from the Property Transfer Tax at this range. There is a sliding scale of exemptions from $500,000 to $525,000. View the other qualifications.
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When you’re preparing your home for sale, it’s not unusual to need to fix up a few things. After all, you want your home to look its best to buyers, ensuring you receive great offers, quickly. So what do you need to fix?
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