Being in a warm, cozy living room by the heat of the fireplace, sipping a cup of coffee while looking at the cold weather from the window is a dream, so many house owners see. Although, this thought takes a back seat when one thinks about...
Five things to consider when choosing a new home
Moving home can be equal parts exciting and stressful, so it helps to have some points to refer to when considering a new home to make the entire process a lot easier. This list includes some things you may not have even thought about, or could...
4 Methods To Prevent Basement Flooding
Your house comprises of various types of rooms and amenities, which are all there for a purpose. Hence, maintaining them is important so that they can benefit you in several ways. One of these places is a basement that serves multiple purposes such as for laundry,...
Perfect Tips To Finding Your Desired Home
People are working so hard to earn and get homes of their dreams. Everybody loves living a good life. Having a perfect home is one good way of achieving this. Many people have understood that you only live once and they have chosen to go through...
Moving Home Checklist
They are so many things that need to be done before you move to another place, from checking your paperwork to making sure everything you bring with you will be stored safely by the moving company. Moving out without a plan can be incredibly stressful, especially...
How Millennials Look at Real Estate
The real estate market can be difficult especially in hot markets like Vancouver, Kelowna and Toronto real estate market which can be challenging for millennials. The prices and demands are sky high that 32% of the non-homeowners surveyed by the CIBC don’t think they’ll ever be...
Tips for Downsizing to a Smaller Home
Life sometimes gets in the way: Homeowners find that they must downsize for any number of reasons. It’s not always easy. Whether the need results from having a smaller household, a job transfer, financial concerns, pending retirement, change in family status, or just the desire for simplicity,...
Forms, Forms and More Forms: Paperwork to Prepare When Selling a Home
One of the most confusing parts of the home selling process is the paperwork. Selling real estate is a process that requires extensive documentation, much of it written in confusing legal language. Knowing what to expect when you sell your home can quell any nervousness that you feel...
Will Virtual Reality Change Real Estate? (Pros & Cons)
Image courtesy of Colin and Sarah Northway on Flickr, published under CC BY- 2.0 We live in the age of constant development, an age where technological advances are made practically every day. They make our everyday life easier and more convenient, and they have made...
NDP’s Budget – How it Will Affect The Real Estate Market
BC. Premier John Horgan’s NDP government has just released it’s budget. Finance Minister Carole James announced that this plan will help curb BC real estate speculation and bring house prices down. How will the new budget rules do this? The introduction of a new speculation tax and...
