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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
According to Statistics Canada, "At the end of 2003, individuals and unincorporated businesses held more than $1.6 trillion in residential structures and land– or about one-third of all assets held by individuals."
By mid-2005, Canadians owed $617 billion in outstanding residential mortgages. Over the past 15 years, residential mortgage credit has ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
My listing on 885 Beaconsfield Road North Vancouver created quite a stir. The Seller wisely decided to list at a hot price, thereby generating a lot of interest. After getting plenty of market exposure we received 5 offers. All but 1 were non-subject offers. The best offer was for $1,082,000 which was $107,000 ...
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
THE IMPACT OF TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS ON HOUSING VALUES IN THE LOWER MAINLAND AND FRASER VALLEY. By Don R. Campbell and Russell Westcott Real Estate Investment Network
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
• The Gateway project will deliver a 10%–20% enhancement of real estate values in the regions most affected. In the future, ...
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
HOW GLOBAL WARMING AND THE PINE BEETLE COULD DEVASTATE THE B.C. INTERIOR'S REAL ESTATE MARKETS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
• Canada is facing an unprecedented attack from the mountain pine beetle (MPB), Dendroctonus ponderosae. British Columbia has suffered the majority of the wrath from this tiny forest pest; however, Alberta ...
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
The downturn in the US economy has some Metro Vancouver home owners and home buyers worried and asking, “Could it happen here?”
The US situation
Right now in the US, a combination of a housing slowdown and a credit crisis are heightening recession fears and slowing the economy. As a result, the ...
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
Fraser Smith, a Victoria-based financial planner is the author of The Smith Manoeuvre, which encourages homeowners to make their mortgage tax deductible by transferring the mortgage into an investment, therefore making mortgage payments tax deductible. The method, widely used, has been audited by Revenue Canada staff, and is endorsed by ...
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