Blog by Morgan Duvernet

First-Time Home Buyers’ Bonus Expires at the end of March!

March 20th, 2013

If you are currently in the market for a new home and qualify as a first-time new home buyer, you may be eligible to receive a significant bonus of up to $10,000from the BC government. The First-Time Home Buyers’ Bonus is a non-taxable one-time payment to the purchaser and this expires at the end of March!

For all of the details on the First Time Home Buyers Bonus read below.

The B.C. First-T ...

10 Tips for Buying Your First Home in 2011

April 14th, 2011

The thought of buying your first home can be very overwhelming. The mortgage rules are changing what seems like monthly, the media is telling us the bubble has burst, is going to burst, might burst, or is not going to burst every other day!

 

I will be honest with you, there is no crystal ball that tells us what the Vancouver Real Estate Markets is going to do, however I can tell you we are i ...

Massive blaze at new development Quattro in Surrey

October 2nd, 2008

Massive blaze in Whalley destroys condo complex

SURREY (NEWS1130) - Smoke and rubble is all that's left of the Quattro development on 138 St. and 107A Ave. in Whalley after a massive fire. The apartment building under construction went up in flames around 4pm Wednesday.

At its worst, flames towered into the sky, setting an operator box of a ...

15 Real Estate Myths and Realities

May 1st, 2008

 

15 Real Estate Myths and Realities: The List
Lower Mainlanders are said to be savvy about property. Read on to see how your knowledge stacks up
Derrick Penner, Vancouver Sun
Published: Saturday, April 26, 2008

 

1. Albertans are buying up B.C's recreational property.

Reality

While 94 per cent of all property sales in 2007 involved British Columbians buying B.C. real estate, Albertans were t ...

Open House! 2203 1495 Richards

April 26th, 2008
I am pleased to announce an Open House at
2203 1495 Richards St
, the Azura II this Sunday April 27 from 2-4pm. This is a great opportunity to view Yaletown living at its best. This unit is the most sought after 2 bedroom and den layout in the popular Azura II in the Beach Crescent Neighbourhood. This excellent layout has unobstructed everlasting views of False Creek, Granville Island and Geo ...

OPEN HOUSE 403 610 GRANVILLE ST

April 17th, 2008
I am pleased to announce an Open House at 403 610 Granville St, the Hudson this Saturday April 19th                from 2-4pm. This is a great opportunity to view Downtown living at its best. This one bedroom loft boasts impressive 16' high ceiling in the living and dining area and. large floor to ceiling windows overlooking chic Granville street. Close to all shopping and transit. In fact, y ...

Open House! 3007 1495 Richards

April 9th, 2008

I am pleased to announce an Open House at

3007 1495 Richards St
, the Azura II this Sunday April 13 from 2-4pm. This is a great opportunity to view Yaletown living at its best. This one bedroom boasts beautiful views of downtown, the North Shore Mountains and peak-a-boo views of False Creek. If you have any questions regarding this property or any other property please don’t hesitate to call ...

Canadian housing market unlikely to tank like in U.S.: Scotiabank

March 22nd, 2008

 

CALGARY - Canadian real estate markets remain "remarkably buoyant", especially in light of the deepening housing downturn in the United States and the generally softening conditions in most other advanced economies globally, says a national report released Tuesday.

The report, authored by Adrienne Warren, senior economist at Scotiabank, said from a housing demand standpoint, "economic condi ...