Blog by Kathy Stilwell
January 20th, 2010
What you need to know, when buying a property for Rental purposes. A lot of my clients are looking at buying properties for rental. In BC you must abide by the Residential Tenancy Act as outlined from the Residential Tenancy Branch http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca/ Responsibilities and rights http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca/content/rightsResponsibilities/default.aspx As well as mediates any problems that ...
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January 18th, 2010
Metro Vancouver Condo Rental Market predictions for 2010I sell a lot of suites to investors and am always asked what is happening with rental rates etc. As an investor in the Metro Vancouver market you can usually expect to get $2.00 to $2.50 a square foot on average for an unfurnished rental. Smaller suites seem to rent for a bit more with larger suites renting for a bit less per sq ft. If y ...
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January 17th, 2010
Check out this Downtown Vancouver Aerial view. Showcasing some of Vancouver's finest real estate.If you ever wanted to see why Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Check this out. http://www.aerialphotoimage.com/panoramas/GreaterVancouver/OlympicVillageVancouver.htmlI feel very privilaged to be able to sell real estate in this beautiful and unique city. Even though I ha ...
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January 17th, 2010
The Erickson, Vancouver's Luxury Tower
The Erickson Building located at 1500 Homer Mews. Occupancy coming soon.
Finally after years of anticipation, the Erickson Building is almost ready for occupancy. It is the "The Premier building" on the Concord Pacific Lands. The unique structure shown here is from Vancouver developer Concord Pacific. The Erickson is a new luxury condominium develo ...
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January 17th, 2010
Downtown Vancouver Condo listing and Sales stats, by areaCoal Harbour Listing and Sales Statistics
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Average Square Footage: 393 S/F
Average Asking or Listing Price: $277,333
Average Asking or Listing Price / Square Foot: $696 S/F
Average Sale Price: $267,500
Average Sale Price or Square Foot: $672 S/F
Most Expensive Sale Price: $307,500
Least Expensive Sa ...
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January 16th, 2010
Vancouver property still good buy for post-Olympic era
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I am constantly asked what I think is going to happen to Vancouver Real Estate after the Olympics. I personally have always thought Olympics or not Vancouver is a great place to invest in Real Estate. Now Bob Rennie has given his take on ...
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November 7th, 2009
High sales levels spur rise in home values VANCOUVER, B.C. Strong demand has led to a steady rise in Greater Vancouver home prices compared to last year. Over the last 12 months, the MLSLink Housing Price Index (HPI) benchmark price for all residential properties in Greater Vancouver increased 6.8 per cent to $553,702 from $518,668 in October 2008. "While home prices have been rising in 20 ...
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October 5th, 2009
Buyer demand remains strong while home listings increaseGreater Vancouver home sales remained strong last month, with the second highest number of residential sales ever recorded for the month of September.The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totalled 3,559 in September 2009, an increase of 3.4 per cent fro ...