Jan 31, 20191 min readA Decreased Property Assessment Doesn't Necessarily Mean You Pay Less in Tax.This is actually an old post that I'm re-sharing here. Many of my clients have has their assessed values decrease slightly this January...
Feb 21, 20184 min read(More) Big Changes to Real Estate Taxes and RegulationsThe BC budget was released yesterday and it included a number of new or increased real estate taxes for BC that take effect today, February
Jan 7, 20182 min readThe Latest Property Assessments, Sales Stats and Grant Thresholds2018 is here and so are the latest property assessments from BC Assessment and sales statistics from the Real Estate Board of Greater...
Sep 17, 20174 min readThe Latest on Mortgage Rates and Residential Sale PricesRISING INTEREST (AND MORTGAGE) RATES: By now there’s a good chance you’ve heard that the Bank of Canada raised it’s interest rates by...
Jun 25, 20172 min read50,000 Rent-to-Own Homes in Vancouver?As they announced in their June 22 throne speech in Victoria, the BC Liberal Party plans to introduce a new rent-to-own housing scheme to...
May 8, 20171 min readVancouver Home Prices Continue to Rise“Until more entry level, or ‘missing middle’, homes are available for sale in our market, we’ll likely continue to see prices increase,” say
Mar 18, 20171 min readMortgage Rates to Increase Late 2017While Canada’s low mortgage rates began to creep up at the end of 2016, mortgagors have been happy to see them remain relatively...
Jan 31, 20171 min readBC to Lift Foreign Buyer Tax for Those with Work PermitsOnly 6 months after introducing the controversial legislation, the BC government has decided to cast aside the 15% tax on real estate...