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News Release: February 6, 2012
2012 KICKS OFF WITH NEW HOME PRICE MEASUREMENT; AND, A SLUGGLISH START TO SALES
(Surrey, BC) – The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) processed 799 sales in January, a decrease of 4 per cent compared to the 834 sales in January last year and 10 per cent fewer than were processed in December. In the last decade, January 2012 was se ...

RE/MAX of Western Canada is renewing the organization’s commitment to our future community leaders by offering $16,000 in bursary funds and one recipient; in addition to their bursary, will receive a hot air balloon ride for two in its annual Quest for Excellence Program.

LOOKING FOR GREATER AFFORDABILITY? HEAD TO FRASER VALLEY

SURREY, BC – According to the president of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB), international affordability studies regarding Vancouver are misleading because they don’t reflect the reality that homebuyers purchase more affordable homes every day in neighbouring communities.

Sukh Sidhu is a REALTOR® who lives and works in Abbots ...

August 2011 Market Update

"There are 3 kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics"

- Mark Twain

There's no doubt that real estate is an interesting topic of conversation for the public. The media, in an attempt to feed this appetite for real estate news, often publishes interesting pieces of real estate information that help sell papers. Due to this heavy dose of constant real estate ne ...

This month, we’ll be turning our attention to Buyers and offer certain strategies for how you should approach the negotiation process. Remember, these are just general guidelines. Every situation is unique and you should talk to a professional Realtor about your specific circumstances.

1) Make Offers on Reasonably Priced Properties

Pricing is an art that some Realtors understand better than o ...

Thanks to my friends at RBC, we've put together a concise explanation of the latest changes with government insured mortgages:

Changes to the Rules for Government Insured Mortgages

 

Since October 2009, the Government of Canada has been systematically tightening mortgage financing regulations for all federally regulated lenders.  The changes have been made in order to ensure that Canadians a ...

If you haven’t heard of “staging”, it’s a fairly straightforward concept. It simply involves cleaning, organizing and decorating your home in such a way as to make it look its best for potential buyers. One of the most difficult rooms to stage is the kitchen because it’s one of the most used. It’s not like you can set it up to look nice for tours and then never go in it! Yet, an effectively s ...

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December Market Update

What is the Flat Fee (Mere Posting) Model?

With the recent Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) agreement with the competition bureau, there have been a number of questions about what Flat Fee models are and how they work.

Flat fee, or For Sale by Owner (FSBO), companies t ...

Even if you’ve purchased a home before, you may still find the
terms and acronyms used in the real estate industry a little
baffling. What in the world does “4B/2B” mean anyway? Here’s
a quick list that will help you get a handle on the most common
lingo you’re likely to come across.

FP. Fireplace. It might also indicate type. For example, FP-gas.

DK. Deck.

4B/2B. The first number refers t ...