Great news if you are a first time home buyer!
Great news if you are a first time home buyer!
Effective April 1, 2012, you may be eligible for a provincial enhanced New Housing Rebate if you buy, as their primary residence, priced up to $850,000:
- a new home together with land;
- a new home together with leased land;
- a new home bought through shares in a housing cooperative; or
Save Riley park community centre
Save Riley Park Community Centre - The Park Board is considering a motion tonight to save the Community Centre from destruction. Tonight 7PM at the Park board office at 2099 Beach Ave. Phone 604-257-8453 to be added to the speaker's list
Life of Riley closing its doors
Life of Riley is closing its doors for good after almost 10 years on Main Street. I loved this store for it's cozy atmosphere and friendly staff. It had a great selection of unique women's and men's clothing and accessories.You will be missed!
83 West 15th
Will be on MLS shortly. Here's the tour: http://www.bcfloorplans.com/sandra-ens/83-west-15th-ave-van/
Townhome in Mount Pleasant
Look out for the details in the next day or two! Its a beautiful 2 bedroom townhouse in Mount Pleasant West between Main and Cambie Streets.
Wow! The latest mortgage rates!
This makes buying a home (especially for first time home buyers) much more attainable! Check them out here:
https://twitter.com/#!/livingmain
Tax assessment appeal board
Well it's that time of year again (property taxes, not income tax -- that's coming soon enough:)), and your property assessment should be in your mailbox. Did yours increase? Decrease? (that happens??) Stay the same?
Would love to hear from you and any questions that you might have about your assessment and how that affects the actual market value of your home.
You can also see what your neighbour's... read more.
Property assessments for Vancouver
Did yours increase? Decrease? Stay the same? It can be confusing, as the assessments are all over the map in the Lower Mainland for 2011. West side Vancouver, Richmond and White Rock detached homes saw dramatic increases, while other areas such as Surrey and Abbotsford saw decreases in activity and sale prices. You can see your assessment online or see what your neighbour's are worth by going to t... read more.
December 2011 Vancouver Real Estate sales report
January 4, 2012Balanced real estate market prevailed through much of 2011The 2011 Greater Vancouver housing market began with heightened demand in regional hot spots and concluded with greater balance between seller supply and buyer demand.The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that total sales of detached, attached and apartment properties in 2011 reached 32,390, a 5.9 per ce... read more.
BC Home Owner Grant information
Reduces school property taxes by up to $570 on properties with an assessed value up to $1,150,000. For 2011, the basic grant is reduced by $5 for each $1,000 of value over $1,150,000, and eliminated on homes assessed at $1,264,000. An additional grant reduces property tax by a further $275 for a total of $845 for seniors, veterans and the disabled. This is reduced by $5 for each $1,000 of assessed... read more.
November sales stats for Greater Vancouver
http://www.rebgv.org/sites/default/files/REBGV_StatsPackage_November2011.pdf
More reasons to own your own home...
http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&articleID=917142689&ids=0OdjwMcP4UczAIcjoOc3kRdP4Vb30Tdj0Pc38OeiMOejAMd3AOczAIejwSczgNdP4V&aag=true&freq=weekly&trk=eml-tod2-b-ttl-0&ut=1S_JmwdPF6cR01
10 reasons to sell your home during the holidays!
- 1. Holiday house hunters are typically serious home buyers, they aren’t going to be looking during the holiday season unless they really want/need to buy.2. Your home will likely feel very homey during this season (as long as you don’t go Clark Griswald on the neighborhood).3. Showing may actually be easier than you think if you are planning on spending any time away visiting others during the hol... read more.
Video real estate market update
October sales stats for Greater Vancouver
http://www.rebgv.org/sites/default/files/REBGV_StatsPackage_October2011.pdf
Autumn Shift festival on now!
Vancouver's second oldest house to come down
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/vancouvers-second-oldest-house-demolished-171612438.html
August sales statistics
http://www.rebgv.org/sites/default/files/REBGV%20Stats%20Pkg%20August%202011.pdf
The view from OnQue...
Thanks to James M, sales staff extraordinaire for the tour with my clients yesterday!
Challenges of the first time home buyer
Brain food while discussing the challenges for first time home buyers in Vancouver with Lysa the mortgage broker. The spinach and cheese omelette at the Well on Main Street was fabulous!
Mount Pleasant Park tree removal
Here's your chance to speak up. A large oak tree is about to be removed in the park as it apparently is necessary to finish repairs to the Cambie Trunk Sewer.
There is an information meeting happening this Tuesday, July 19th at Mount Pleasant Park from 5-6pm.
Hope to see you there! (I still miss the old swimming pool...)
Property Tax time :)
It's that time of year again... time to celebrate home ownership in the beautiful city of Vancouver!
Pay up the easy way at www.vancouver.ca/propertytax
And don't forget to claim any homeowner grants that you may qualify for:
http://vancouver.ca/fs/treasury/ehog.htm
Mount Pleasant/Main Street rezoning changes
Stay in the know of changes in the Main Street neighbourhood. Attend the public open house is on Tuesday, April 12 from 4:00pm-9:00pm at Heritage Hall.
Part of the proposed change is a 26 story highrise, as well as midrise market and rental homes, community space and retail space.
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/228-246ebway/index.htm
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