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Evergreen Line – Skytrain
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Below is the route and stations of the new Evergreen Line.
The construction is scheduled to be completed in 2016. This new line will have a huge positive impact on the real estate markets in Burnaby, Port Moody, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam.
Top 26 Grants and Rebates for Property Buyers and Owners
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Top 26 Grants and Rebates
Massive SFU Plan Gets OK
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New rezoning bylaws will allow more new developments at the Simon Fraser Universiy neighbourhood. Read more: http://www.burnabynow.com/business/Massive+plan+gets/3332078/story.html#ixzz0v8VBUrab .
Some of the most breathtaking views available in the Greater Vancouver area. With the new elementary school, this area has a lot of potential!
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Spinning Skyscraper
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It’s always been one of the pinnacle of architecture: buildings stand still. Parts may move–the arms on a windmill, the elevators and escalators, the occasional rotating restaurant on the top floor–but not whole huge swaths of skyscraper.
Enter architect David Fisher and the firm Dynamic Architecture. More than a year ago, they began to talk up [...]
Home Selling Mistakes to Avoid: #1. Poor Housekeeping
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First impressions are probably more important in real estate than in any other field. A staggering amount of home sales have been lost to cluttered rooms, un-mowed lawns, dirty kitchens and bathrooms, stained carpets and unpleasant odors. It is imperative that you clean every nook and cranny so that everything sparkles as when it was [...]
Important tips for first-time buyers
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Jamie and Rick, married for 1 year, are considering getting into the real estate market. They browse real estate websites, listings on MLS and talk to a few friends. They know how much they can afford and where they want to live.
One Saturday afternoon on their way home from lunch, they come across an open [...]
Purchasing Costs
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There are always additional costs to the buyer of a property, beyond the negotiated purchase price, to meet the legal requirements of the transaction and ensure the property is properly transferred and registered in the new owner’s name. In particular circumstances there may be additional costs, but the following list [...]
Fact: The vast majority of homes are sold by an agent.
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Some say the number is 80%, but I am sure the number is much higher. Remember back when you bought your home? After months of looking, you came across a house you liked, made an offer, and soon found yourself signing the biggest stack of papers you had ever seen in your life. Afterwards, you [...]
Home Selling Mistakes to Avoid: Improper Pricing
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Improper pricing is by far the most common mistake that unsuccessful home-sellers make. If you set the price too high, your home will sit unsold and become “shopworn.” This will only help to sell homes competing with yours as buyers who see your home will compare it to properly priced comparables and will obviously choose [...]
Will the US economy impact the BC real estate market?
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Source: The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.
http://www.rebgv.org/
Article Date: Feb.8 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 [...]
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