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Drawing inspiration from nature

February 28th, 2010

Veteran designer: Robert Ledingham builds an organic feel into West Coast homes

When veteran interior designer Robert Ledingham embarks on a project, he takes his inspiration not only from within the space of a building's walls, but also from what's beyond them.

Ledingham, who has provided interior-desi ...

HST , mortgage rules pushing sales

February 25th, 2010

With new mortgage rules, a new harmonized sales tax in some provinces and the possibility of higher interest rates set to kick in this summer, home buyers are on a tear that is likely to keep markets busy leading to this summer, according to the Re/Max Ma ...

RE/MAX Market Trends Report 2010

February 25th, 2010




Kelowna, BC - Lack of inventory will be the greatest challenge facing housing markets across the country this Spring, according to a report released today by RE/MAX.

The RE/MAX Market Trends Report 2010, which examined real estate trends and developments in 16 markets across the country, found that unusually strong activity during one of the traditionally quietest months of the year has ...

Retail property sales on upswing

February 24th, 2010

British Columbia's commercial real estate market is starting to look more like a seller's market moving through 2010, with more capital available for investors, and investors willing to accept lower returns, according to one commercial realtor.

Avison Young this week released its 2009 year-end results, ...

Housing starts increase, but hike may be short-lived

February 24th, 2010

I wrote in early January about the "bubble" economy in British Columbia, which, despite the Olympics-related building, still resulted in a massive collapse in the construction industry in tandem with the recession. Construction jobs contracted by 11.9 per cent in the province in 2009, as we we ...

27739 SIGNAL Court, Abbotsford, British Columbia

February 23rd, 2010

I just sold this House at 27739 SIGNAL Court, Abbotsford, British Columbia .

View this recently sold House or see all my home sales

The real estate industry can change without help from the federal government

February 17th, 2010

Almost everyone who has contemplated buying or selling a house has at least a nodding acquaintance with MLS, the Multiple Listing Service system of the Canadian Real Estate Association. Roughly 90 per cent of residential property transactions involve MLS to some degree, mainly because it offers the most comprehen ...

Property tax deferral plan just puts off painful day of reckoning

February 17th, 2010

Young families need tax cuts. Pay-me-later scheme doesn't make home ownership more affordable -- it just creates that illusion

Scott Hannah sees a lot of young families that are having trouble paying their bills.

He is the president and CEO of the Credit Counselling Society, a non-pro ...

20741 51A Ave, Langley, British Columbia

February 16th, 2010

I just finished uploading this House for sale, 20741 51A Ave, Langley, British Columbia

Great loc. bright open plan, 3 bdrm & games up. 9' ceilings, updated colors. Spacious mbdrm, walk-in closet & ensuite. Vaulted ceilings in living rm & kitchen, eating area, bay windows. 8 yr old roof. Newly reno'd main bath, laminate in dining rom & living rm. Tile in kitchen & family rm. Private back yar ...

There's no housing bubble, just an overheated market

February 15th, 2010
Are home prices getting ahead of themselves in Canada? Almost certainly. Can big price gains go on much longer? Probably not.

There's little doubt about this view. It's shared by economic analysts, bankers and even by Canada's real estate industry itself. In fact, the Canadian Real Estate Association ...

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