Blog by Stephanie Corcoran

Happy Halloween!

October 28th, 2009

Happy Halloween!

Remeber to keep your pets safe this year!

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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.

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Keeping your pets safe this halloween

October 28th, 2009

dogs in masksA 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 ...

Renting Your Home During the Olympics

September 17th, 2009

olympic 2010 rentals

2010 Rental Policy for Vancouver homeowners and renters

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 ...

Vancouver City Council Approves Laneway housing

September 17th, 2009

Laneway Housing
Vancouver City Council Approves Laneway housing

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.

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Fall Market - No surprises here – it’s still record breaking!

September 16th, 2009

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 Market Stats for July 2009

August 7th, 2009

Strong spring market carries into summer months

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 ...