This July, sales in Greater Vancouver reached their lowest point for the month since the year 2000! Even though inventory levels are continuing to grow,… Read More »Vancouver Real Estate: Will Prices Ever Go Lower? (July 2018)

‘In court reports… they’d found some of the [pre-sale] units were pre-sold more than once – and as many as four times in some cases.’… Read More »Police investigating pre-sale development; condo buyers out hundreds of thousands

In cities like Vancouver where the mantra is eco-density (which is actually an oxymoron as there is nothing ecologically friendly or sustainable about increasing density),… Read More »Help! My Strata Wants to Sell My Building From Under Me

Within the last six months the BC Government has made some significant changes to the Residential Tenancy Act (“RTA”) which will impact future and existing… Read More »Changes to the Residential Tenancy Act in British Columbia – the good, the bad and the ugly!

Buyers Take Your Pick This summer, buyers are getting more of a selection to choose from. Prices and sales may be gradually increasing month to… Read More »Inventory in the Lower Mainland reaches the highest it’s been in the last two years

For true animal lovers, pets are family – FULL STOP. They provide us with countless benefits like reducing stress, lowering blood pressure, promoting social interaction,… Read More »Heartless North Vancouver Strata Council Tries to Evict Golden Retriever Puppy

Like the title to Mark Milke’s excellent book (well worth a read) suggests, Canadians –born under the colonial mantra of “peace, order and good government”… Read More »Tax Me I’m Canadian! A commentary on the latest Speculation Tax

With respect to the recent article in the Vancouver Sun regarding pre-sale assignments some clarification is in order. The media has recently coined the term… Read More »Presale Vancouver: Understanding the practice of flipping pre-sale condo contracts

“I can be late for a date that ’s fine, but he better be on time!”– Shania Twain, Any Man of Mine *tribute to Shania… Read More »‘Time of the essence’ clauses in Real Estate Contracts

First off, “what is a subject condition?” It is a condition in a contract of purchase and sale which must be removed or waived by the… Read More »Everything you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask about SUBJECT CONDITIONS in Real Estate Agreements