Thinking about listing your home? I often get asked by clients what they should do to prepare their house before we put it on the market. Should I renovate the kitchen? Should I renovate the bathroom? Should I paint? Clean? Remove furniture? The list goes on on and on. Every home is different and with townhomes […]
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Multiple offers are officially the norm in Vancouver. East Vancouver Townhomes and Duplexes are no exception. Multiple offers first started when the Westside detached market took off with an explosion of foreign buyers and builders. This then trickled into the condo market and is now everywhere in between. It’s rare that if a property is […]
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Before I answer the question, if all duplex’s are non-conforming stratas, it is important to understand what a strata is and why they exist. In the lower-mainland we have a strata property act that dictates certain rules that all strata owners must abide by. One of the major points to understand is that within a […]
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This month the government came out with a few more rules with regards to downpayments. These were put in place to help cool the market and to help ensure that buyers are fully capable of affording a property. Will that actually help is another story! What are the rules? Properties under $500,000: Same rules apply […]
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In Vancouver, as prices of detached homes quickly escape the threshold of many local buyers we turn to alternative options when it comes time to have a piece of property within the city. Townhomes and duplexes are often great options for young families looking to have more space than a typical condo, potentially more outdoor […]
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