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Home Safety Is More Than Locked Doors And Alarms

November 15th, 2012
When it comes to home security, most homeowners think about door locks and alarms. These are, of course, very important. However, there is also a lot you can do around your property to prevent the possibility of a break-in. One important part of home security is outdoor lighting. Your home doesn't need to be lit up like a baseball diamond at night, but your exterior lighting should illuminat ...

Protecting Your Home From Burglars This Summer

June 16th, 2012
An excellent article from Peter Simpson in today's Vancouver Sun, with some simple precautions to foil summer burglars.Click here to read the article.

Eliminating The Home Selling (and Buying) Jitters

May 22nd, 2012
Selling your property and buying a new home can be a potentially intimidating experience... so much so that these jitters may even prevent some people from making a move! It doesn't have to be that way. A big part of the stress of selling and buying comes from not understanding the process or having unanswered questions. You might worry about how the state of the market will affect the valu ...

Do You Know The Basics of Home Security?

May 3rd, 2012
Most people feel confident about the basics of home security. For example: Keep all doors locked. Have a light on in the house while away. Never hide a key outside in an obvious place, like under the mat. Yet, almost a million and a half properties get burglarized in North America each year. So how can you prevent that from happening to your home? Here are a few less known home security ...

Adversity

April 10th, 2012
"Adversity is the trial of principle.  Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is an honest man." - Henry Fielding

The BC First-Time New Home Buyers' Bonus

February 22nd, 2012
Good news for Vancouver-area first-time new home buyers!  Click here for details.

West Vancouver Single Family Home Update

February 20th, 2012
There are currently 398 single family homes for sale in West Vancouver ranging in price from $289,000 for a 1 bedroom cabin situated on almost an acre parcel on Hollyburn Mountain to $39,000,000 for an 11 bedroom, 29,770 square foot mansion on a 5.44 acre lot at 2190 Camelot Road. There have been 124 sales in the last 90 days, with the average sale price during that time coming in at $2,1 ...

North Vancouver Condo Update

February 19th, 2012
There are currently 377 condominium apartment homes for sale in North Vancouver ranging in price from $217,500 for an 855 square foot 2-bedroom home in a Central Lonsdale age-restricted building, to $2,600,000 for a 3 bedroom, 1,700 square foot view home in Lower Lonsdale. There have been 148 sales in the last 90 days, with the average sale price for a 1-bedroom during that time coming in ...

HST/PST Housing Transitional Rules

February 18th, 2012
The government today announced the HST/PST transitional rules on new homes. As the province transitions back to the PST, which will replace the HST effective April 1, 2013, measures to ease the HST burden on new home buyers include: The BC New Housing Rebate threshold will increase to $850,000 from $525,000, so that more than 90% of newly built homes will now be eligible for a provincial ...

North Vancouver Luxury Real Estate

February 15th, 2012
May 2003 marked the first time a home in North Vancouver sold for at least $2,000,000.  The top picture in this post is that home, located at 958 Beachview Dr.  It was a 4-bedroom, 5-bathroom home sitting on a ½ acre lot right on the waterfront.  Since that sale, there have been 80 others over $2,000,000 and of those, 45 have occurred since 2010 and 31 have occurred since January 2011.  The m ...
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