Amendments to Canada's Foreign Buyer Ban: Easing Home Ownership for Newcomers and Boosting Housing Supply Canada's housing market is facing affordability concerns, and to address this issue, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has made changes to its foreign buyer ban. The goal is to enable newcomers to put down roots in Canada through…
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Preparing Your Home For The Selling Process If you're looking to sell your home in Vancouver, you need to make sure it's ready for the market. As a homeowner, you've likely invested a lot of time and money into your property, so it only makes sense to take the necessary steps to ensure you get…
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Top 5 Interior Trends for 2023 2022 is almost over, it's time to start looking towards the upcoming year and what interior trends will follow. We will see a whirlwind of different interior styles. Ones that will invoke emotion, show off character, and bring the outside in. Once these are all bundled up together with…
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Upcoming 2023 Real Estate Acts and Bans Wonder what new legislation and updates are coming into the new year? So did we. We've compiled a couple notable items coming to place that will be effective in 2023. These include the new Home Buyer Rescission Period as well as the Foreign Buyer Ban. Home Buyer Rescission…
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At some point or another, many of us have lived on the lowest floor of a single-family home. The rent is less expensive, but you miss out on a few essentials of living comfortably; for example, tall ceilings, natural light, and rooms that aren’t overly stuffy. Today, if you want to rent out a basement…
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Recently the Vancouver City Council confirmed a $71M contract to build a new complex for Coal Harbour waterfront school and social housing. As Vancouver becomes more populated, our city must create new developments to meet the demands of the population. This exciting new development will include a Coal Harbour elementary school, daycare and social housing…
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False Creek Activities: Exploring False Creek Vancouver The False Creek neighbourhood is a popular area in Vancouver. Today we are sharing some of the main attractions for what to do in False Creek in Vancouver. We will also touch on the history of False Creek South. The Seawall The Seawall is the world’s longest uninterrupted…
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Steady sales, reduced listings and virtually unchanged home prices in July VANCOUVER, BC – August 4, 2021 – Metro Vancouver’s* housing market saw more moderate sales, listings and pricing trends in July compared to the heightened activity experienced throughout much of the pandemic. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home…
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VANCOUVER, BC – November 3, 2020 – Home sale and new listing activity remained at near record levels across Metro Vancouver* in October. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home sales in the region totalled 3,687 in October 2020, a 29 per cent increase from the 2,858 sales recorded in…
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Learn how to declutter your home and sell your home fast! Home staging helps buyers picture themselves living in the home they view. Decluttering items and removing things that are distracting helps this whole set up! Last week we posted our 5 Top Tips for Staging a Home for Sale and today we dive into…
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