We have noticed that "B.C. residents [are] less concerned about debt: poll While rest of Canada looks to catch up in 2012, British Colombians will focus on daily budget" . British Columbia residents say they're going to focus on budgeting and managing their day-to-day spending in 2012, while t
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02/16/2012
Good news on how Canada will very likely avoid the recession around the world, with some good reasons why. This article "Economy in 2012: Teetering on the brink but should avoid recession" shows the economy changes in 2012 will affect the real estate market. High household debt will restrain co
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02/16/2012
The BMO Economist said that "Canada [is] to avoid recession next year despite Europe", so the economies of both Canada and the U.S. will grow by about 2% next year. Since the economies of Canada will grow, the price of real estate is also going to slightly increase. This means it is the right t
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02/16/2012
This is a great article on "House prices still soaring in Vancouver, Whistler way down: BC Assessment". Total Real Estate Value in BC has increased by about 6% this year, over last year, but there are some winners and some losers in this statistic. The Whistler and Pemberton property values fell
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02/16/2012
This is a useful article about BC companies & the Forestry business, and how this affects the real estate prices in Vancouver as well as China: "CMHC program helps local firms cash in on China's building boom" published, December 26th, 2011. Ten B.C. companies have been involved in Vancouver F
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02/16/2012
For clients who are considering to invest in U.S. real estate: "Difference between buying a house in the U.S. and Canada" There are many reasons for caution in buying a U.S. home, not the least of which is that the American system of doing a real estate deal is very different from Canada’s and ca
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02/16/2012
2011 Vancouver House Prices A great summary for 2011 for our clients: "Home prices in B.C. to rise 13 per cent this year: report" We thought it would be fun to share some "optimistic" historical data from the early part of 2011, to commemorate the year that it was. Here is a short summary of th
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02/16/2012
We think our clients will find this useful: "Greater Vancouver housing market sees typical spring activity in April" "There’s considerable variation in activity within the communities in our region. This is causing home price trends to differ depending on the area,” Setticasi said. “Your local RE
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02/16/2012
Out of Town Investors Our team has been getting more and more questions from our Assistant and "younger clients" so we thoughtTop 10 Questions About Real Estate from College Undergrads it would be good to post this for the rest of our readers: PREAMBLE:Please note that most of your questions take
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02/16/2012
Looking For That Perfect Fixer-Upper? When it comes to finding the perfect Vancouver fixer-upper you'll have to have your senses in sharp tune to pick up what others may miss. You'll find that there are a lot of different homes in Vancouver that will fall into the fixer-upper category quite easil
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02/09/2012
