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CA: Bank of Canada Shifts Into First Gear
VANCOUVER, B.C. - May 4, 2010 -The Greater Vancouver housing market experienced increased activity in April thanks to a steady balance of home buyers and sellers entering the marketplace.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totalled 3,512 in April 2010, the fifth highest-selling April on record. The figure represents ...
It's no
secret, the HST is soon be a reality in BC and Ontario. While it is
expected to increase some cost in the real estate market, it is the
purchasers of new homes that will be most affected. Here is a
breakdown on how the HST will affect new home purchasers AFTER July
1, 2010
An HST partial rebate on new housing will be ...
Happy Halloween!
Remeber to keep your pets safe this year!
Halloween can be an eerily fun time for us humans, but for our pets it can become quite unnerving, stressful, and even dangerous. To ensure a happy and safe Halloween for you and your pet take the following precautions.
Pet Safety T ...
A few years ago, I was
out with my neice and nephew just after Halloween. Gemma, my
Golden Retreiever, was left at home and found her way into a
pillow slip bag of Halloween booty in one of the kids bedrooms.
She chewed a hole in the bag and then proceeded to chow down. We
came home to a disasterous scene in the bedroom, the carpet
stained with food coloring from the candys etc ...
Thinking about making some extra money renting out your home or maybe even just a bedroom during the 2010 Olympics? If you live in the City of Vancouver you must apply for a temporary accomodation licence.
To help create more accommodation options for visitors and workers during the 2010 Winter Games, the City is temporarily making i ...
In July 2009, City council passed a new bylaw allowing homeowners to construct laneway housing by converting garages or shed to small rental units. On a standard lot, the laneway houses can have up to 500 square feet of floor space and be up to one and a half stories high. The idea is a part of the City of Vancouver's eco-density initiative.
...The start of fall market offered no surprises. Everything remains on a strong upward swing. The number of home sales continues to increase, home prices are nearing 2007 peak pricing and the market remains brisk.
A number of factors influence the market right now including a recently lowered mortgage rate- (I saw 3.69 on a five year fixed!), limited good quality product and months of pent-up ...
VANCOUVER, B.C. - August 5, 2009 - The Greater Vancouver housing market gained further momentum in July with record sales levels and a continued strengthening of home prices.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that the number of residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totalled 4,114 in July 2009, becoming the hi ...