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July 7, 2016

Mortgage Rates

View the latest mortgage rates.

 

Posted in Mortgage
July 7, 2016

June 2016 Market Update

Home buyers continue to compete for homes in Greater Vancouver.  View the PDF for all the details.

You should see the Greater Vancouver Market PDF below, but if not, you can manually Open the PDF.

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Posted in Market Update
July 7, 2016

Home Staging Guide from RESA

Thinking about selling your home?  View this helpful guide to staging and preparing your home for sale.

You should see the PDF below, but if not, you can manually Open the PDF.

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Posted in Selling, Staging
July 7, 2016

The Best Asking Price for Your Home

Setting a realistic price for your home that reflects current market values will help sell your home quickly and for top dollar.  When you price your home properly, you increase the chances that the offer you receive will nearly match your asking price, and that there will be competing offers—which may net you even more in the long run.

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Posted in Selling
July 7, 2016

Sources of Home Buyers

We market to ALL the below sources of home buyers to ensure your home is fully exposed to the market.  This strategy allows us to bring you serious buyers, sell your home quickly, and for top dollar. Learn about our marketing program.

Below are the top sources of home buyers:

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Posted in Selling
July 7, 2016

When Renting a Spare Room Becomes Problematic

Websites such as Airbnb and Vacation Rentals By Owner (VRBO) help property owners “share” their extra space by renting homes, apartments, and spare rooms.

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Posted in Buying
July 7, 2016

Top BC Home Rebates and Grants

View the top grants and rebates for B.C. property buyers and owners.

You should see the PDF below, but if not, you can manually Open the PDF.

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Posted in Buying , News, Owning, Popular
July 7, 2016

What Common Law Couples Should Know When Buying a Home

Here is a great article from Financial Post about what common law couples should know when buying a home together.  It also lists the top 5 questions to ask before you buy a home together.

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Posted in Buying
July 7, 2016

5 out of 5 - Another Great Review!

We recently had the pleasure of helping Ioulia and Dan buy their Downtown Vancouver home, and this is what Ioulia said:

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Posted in Buying , News
July 7, 2016

How to Deal with a Low-Ball Offer

If you take care to price your home correctly — that is, at a price that is in line with what similar properties in the area have sold for recently — then you have a good chance of selling it at or near your asking price.

That doesn’t mean you won’t get a low-ball offer. You might. So what do you do when that happens?

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Posted in Selling