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So....this is a a real situation that happened with a client last week!   We saw a beautiful home....wrote an offer in multiples, and we retracted our interest.  What we found out that this beautiful home that we loved was renovated without permits.  So heres a copy and paste of an article to help understand risks of buying a property without permits done If you have been looking fo ...

So, lesson learned!  Here's a tip if you're looking to buy or sell a tenanted property: Try to keep a few days seperation between the time frame of when the tenant moves out and possession date.  And its not a tip that solely focuses on tenants, it just there is one extra step that seperates an owner occupied property and a tenanted, and thats the final walk through that  concludes the r ...

Seasonal slowdown brings price stability to Metro Vancouver   As summer winds to a close, higher borrowing costs have begun to permeate the Metro Vancouver housing market in predictable ways, with price gains cooling and sales slowing along the typical seasonal pattern. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home sales in the region totalled 2,296 i ...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-family-evicted-1.6947614 So here's a story of a family that got evicted wrongfully and was awarded 27K as per the residential tenancy act. Now, usually when we see this headline, its usually because of some sort of unethical action to have the tenants removed.  However, this wasn't the case.  The property the family lived in was a townho ...

I just finished uploading this House/Single Family for sale, 11131 KINGSBRIDGE DRIVE, Richmond, BC The Ironwood area is a spectacular family neighborhood with easy access to the highway, main roads, shopping, parks, entertainment and more! This 4 bedroom home is a perfect starter home located within a quiet neighbourhood walking distance to Kingswood Elementary. Updated laminate floors, pain ...

I just finished uploading this House/Single Family for sale, 11131 KINGSBRIDGE DRIVE, Richmond, BC The Ironwood area is a spectacular family neighborhood with easy access to the highway, main roads, shopping, parks, entertainment and more! This 4 bedroom home is a perfect starter home located within a quiet neighbourhood walking distance to Kingswood Elementary. Updated laminate floors, pain ...

I just sold this Apartment/Condo at 103 8500 LANSDOWNE ROAD, Richmond, BC Brighouse. View this recently sold Apartment/Condo or see all my home salesrichmond realtorrichmond real estaterichmond townhomesrichmond homes for salerichmond condos for salesteveston homes for salesteveston townhomes for saleironwood homes for saleironwood townhomes for sale

I just sold this Townhouse at 19 11711 STEVESTON HIGHWAY, Richmond, BC Ironwood. View this recently sold Townhouse or see all my home salesrichmond realtorrichmond real estaterichmond townhomesrichmond homes for salerichmond condos for salesteveston homes for salesteveston townhomes for saleironwood homes for saleironwood townhomes for sale

So, i sent out a postcard to my farm area with a call to action to ask me anything and here is one of the questions i got:  "I'm looking to get my real estate license next year. How did you choose your office?" Well i work for Sutton Seafair, an exclusively canadian brand brokerage. I looked at two things: 1. I got advice from a colleague to work with a manager you can trust.  Especial ...

Stats just came out! Lets do a quick run down.-Overall for single detached, its a balanced market. -Most popular price point is the 2M-2.25M mark.  -There were no sales in July less than 1.5, with an active inventory of 10 -Most popular area is Steveston Village with a selling ratio of 100%-If you're looking to buy, check out these neighbourhoods: *the Hamilton and McNair areas both have i ...