Greater Vancouver Real Estate News

You and your friends are invited to our free Event for First Time Home Buyers!

Learn how to take advantage of the New BC Housing 2nd Mortgage Program and other tips to help buy your first home!

We recently had the pleasure of helping Helen & Jasper sell their River District, Vancouver, BC home in 7 days for a great price, and purchase a new home. When purchasing their home, they were competing with four other buyers, and using our proven strategies, we were able to help them beat out the competition and get their offer accepted! This is what Helen said about their experience working with us:

You don’t have to freeze in the winter or start reading by candlelight to reduce your electricity bill. There are many simple ways to use less power with little, if any, impact on your lifestyle.

In another ‘effort' to make housing more ‘affordable' for Canadians, CMHC raised their mortgage insurance premiums on January 17th, 2017.

The B.C. Government announced that the Foreign Home Buyer Tax may change so it does not apply to people with work permits. No news yet if and when this may apply.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

You’ve probably seen signs around the area for Open Houses. You may have even attended a few. These are open invitations for potential buyers to drop by on a certain day and time, to check out the property and get more information.

2016 was quite a year!  Lots of government intervention, and a market like no other.

Real Estate Highlights

The Spring market was highlighted by a restriction on the assignment of contracts for resale properties, followed by a mandatory

Property taxes in the Lower Mainland have increased by as much as 43% for 2017. According to Landcor Data Corporation, condos have increased between 12-33%, attached between 27-36%, and detached homes between 31-43%.