Your neighbourhood has a lot of features that can help you sell your home faster. Unfortunately, buyers don’t usually notice those features just by driving around. So, you need to make sure they get...
BBQ Maintenance that Can Save Your Life
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), more than 160 people are injured each year in BBQ mishaps. That doesn’t sound like a lot considering the number of people who flip burgers...
Does Your Home Insurance Cover Everything?
June 2020 Market Update
This real estate market feels like a spring market. Traditionally, the market gets busy for spring, followed by less activity in July & August due to vacations. However with the Covid-19 lockdown in...
Lists to Make When Selling Your Home
When you put your property up for sale, you want to make sure that potential buyers get all the information they need on the features of your home and its surrounding area. If, for example, a buyer doesn...
Whole-Home Security Systems Continue to Evolve
Until recently, even the latest home security system could become obsolete overnight. But, newer whole-home integration systems are much more compatible with interchangeable parts and innovative add-ons....
Predicting Your Future Housing Needs
What will your housing needs be in three to five years? If you can figure that out, you can watch the market, target areas and neighbourhoods you might like to live in, and reap the benefits of planning...
May 2020 Market Update ~ Happy Father's Day!
I believe our home is now more important during the pandemic. We're working, living and teaching our kids at home. Having more space to be able to meet these needs are now more important than ever. I believe...
How to Quickly Improve Indoor Air Quality
There are many reasons why the air quality in your home may not be at its best. A faulty furnace or an aged carpet are just two potential culprits. Until you get those issues addressed, how can you make...
Estimating Your Selling Costs
When the time comes to sell your house, you’ll want to determine roughly how much you can expect to net after the sale. To figure that out, you’ll not only need to know how much your house will...
Healthy Lighting for Your Home
Recently, researchers discovered that the lighting in your home can have a much greater impact on your health and well-being than originally thought. Better lighting can boost your energy, help you sleep...
April 2020 Market Update ~ We're Back! Happy Victoria Day!
Here is the latest Greater Vancouver Real Estate market update plus my analysis on what will happen to the real estate market after the re-opening.
To understand what's happening in the real estate market...
A Quick Household Check Helps Conserve Resources
This is a good time to visually check of all your utilities, fixtures and appliances to make sure they are not using expensive energy and resources inefficiently.
Start with the faucets. Ensure they...
Activities Kids Can Do At Home
Since last month's article with a list of ideas for parents with kids at home were very popular, we're back with more
Aside from online games and eBooks, there are also fun activities that...
3 Key Real Estate News
Essential service, interest rates and rentals.
1. Realtors were named among the province’s list of essential services. Realtors have a responsibility to do what we can to help residents meet their...
March 2020 Market Update ~ Happy Easter!
In recent weeks, REALTORS® have been working to help and guide their clients through this uncertain period. Realtors are named among the province’s list of essential services. “This means...
Should You Worry About Market Fluctuations?
You turn on the television and watch a news story about housing prices going down. Then you read an article about the housing market on the upswing again.
It’s a little like being on a roller-coaster...
What's Open in Your Community
This is a new section on our website on what's open in your community.
Our team is going to keep a list of places (groceries, pharmacies, retail and etc.) and their hours of operation in Greater Vancouver...
No More School? What to do With Kids at Home?
I have 2 daughters and with the recent announcement that schools will be shut down indefinitely, it's going to be tougher for parents, juggling working at home and taking care of the kids. On the plus side,...
February 2020 Market Update ~ We're All in This Together
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver reports that residential home sales in the region totaled 2,150 in February 2020, a 44.9% increase from the 1,484 sales recorded in February 2019, and a 36.9%...