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- Market Favours Buyers
- BCREA News Release, July 15, 2010
“Market conditions have shifted from balanced conditions at the start of the year to a buyers’ market this summer,”
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- Sales to ease back
- BCREA Housing Forecast, June 7, 2010
“The availability of affordable housing not only dramatically impacts one’s quality of life, it also significantly impacts the ability of the province to attract the labour and talent we need to ensure future economic growth”
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- the HST,
Real Estate and You - How will the HST impact real estate?
B.C. consumers will soon be paying much more tax on items that were previously exempt from the provincial sales tax, including real estate.
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- Property assessments out
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Property assessments for tax purposes show small declines in Surrey area with bigger drops in White Rock. Surrey had price drops averaging 3.44 per cent while White Rock dropped an average of 5.2 per cent.
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- A home is seen as a ticket to retirement. But is that wise?
- Macleans, Dec. 17, 2009
It may be winter, but Vancouver’s love affair with real estate is in full bloom.
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- Market Strength Extends Through 2010
- News Release, Nov. 13, 2009
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its Fall 2009 Housing Forecast today.
“Recovery in the BC economy will unfold gradually next year. ”
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- Seminar educates buyers
- Langley Advance, Oct. 2, 2009
First Time Home Buyer's Seminar. People wanting to enter the housing market help house others.
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- Obamas lend a hand,
you can too! - Vancouver Sun , Sept. 12, 2009
First Time Home Buyer's Seminar.
Fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity
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- Looming HST heats up B.C. home sales
- Globe and Mail, Oct. 21, 2009
B.C. housing sales are expected to climb by 10 per cent in 2009 and by 30 per cent in 2010... The average sales price is expected to rise by about 7 per cent a year in each of 2010 and 2011.
Read more... - Real estate prices recover
- Business in Vancouver , Oct. 9, 2009
The average price of Metro Vancouver homes has nearly recovered to 2008 highs.
Read more... - Balanced Conditions
- August 26, 2009
After six consecutive months of rising home sales and declining inventories, the province moved into balanced conditions in July, the first time since April 2008.
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- Federal Budget Highlights
- The RRSP withdrawal limits under the popular program would be raised by $5,000. That means individuals would be able to withdraw up to $25,000 each and married or common-law couples would be able to withdrawal up to $50,000 for the purchase of a home.
- First-Time Home Buyer's Tax Credit
- A new non-refundable tax credit based on an amount of $5,000 is proposed for first-time home buyers who acquire a qualifying home after January 27, 2009.
First Time Buyers
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Gene Simmons says…
“don’t buy stupid stuff”
You’re a pretty rich guy – what’s your take on the American economy?
“ It’s in a whirl.This is a great opportunity for you to stop spending stupid money, stop smoking, stop drinking, stop ruining your health and paying for the privilege, take all that money, all the stupid money, and buy. But don’t buy stupid stuff. Buy real estate. Buy important things. It’s the best time the price is low.”
Globe and Mail Report on Business, April 2009, Page 18