Angel Wang & Helen Pan|Vancouver Top Real Estate Agents

Top 25 Grants and Rebates for Property Buyers and Owners

#1 Home Buyers’ Plan Qualifying home buyers can withdraw up to $25,000 (couples can withdraw up to $50,000) from their RRSPs for a down payment. Home buyers who have repaid their RRSP may be eligible to use the program a second time. Canada Revenue...

Good News for Homeowners-No Interest Rate Increase until 2013

That’s good news for homeowners with variable-rate mortgages and consumers financing loans and lines of credit tied to the prime rate. A big Canadian bank predicts the slumping economy will put interest rates on hold, or moving lower, until at least...

Foreign Property Buyers Restrictions Needed?

According to CBC news: A prominent Vancouver businessman and former city councillor says it’s time to debate restricting foreign ownership of residential properties as a way to cool down Vancouver’s hot real estate market. Peter Ladner says...

First-time Home Buyers Drive Up Vancouver Market

According to the Province and Postmedia News April 6, 2011: First-time homebuyers scrambling to dodge higher interest rates down the road are driving up the real-estate market in such areas as Vancouver, a report issued Tuesday says. “With an average...

Introduce Luxury Homes In South Surrey

South Surrey is becoming a hot spot for many luxury real estate investors, including Chinese home buyers. Panorama Ridge is the area where gathers the most luxury homes in South Surrey. Recently there’s a new listing in Panorama area. It features...

Vancouver BC Home Buyers In The Driver’s Seat

“A relatively large number of homes for sale have created the most favorable supply conditions for home buyers in more than a year,” said Cameron Muir, BCREA Chief Economist. MLS® active residential listings were 21 per cent higher in July than at...

Real Estate Market In Vancouver West Side Were Unbelievably Hot!

Since Winter 2009, until Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, real estate market in Vancouver west side was not even down a little bit. It was unbelievably even hotter comparing to Summer market in 2009. The biggest reason behind was that the demand was largely...

Video Interview With Vancouver Licensed Home Inspector (part three)

Does home buyer have to do home inspection before buying new property in Vancouver? There is a 2/5/10 warranty for new homes though. Why you should hire those licensed home inspectors? Will it be expensive to hire a licensed home inspector? This is a...

Video Interview With Vancouver Licensed Home Inspector (part two)

It is home inspector’s responsibility to find out all the issues or potential issue with the property you are going to purchase. Good home inspector will also give you handbook of how to better maintain your home by yourself so that you won’t...

The Difference Between Government Estimated Value And House Market Value