Monthly Archives: November 2010

Vancouver Real Estate Buyers Safety: Hold Backs in the Contract of Purchase and Sale


Hold Backs in Vancouver Real Estate

Far too often Sellers in Vancouver agree to do things that they don’t end up doing. In a Vancouver Real Estate transaction this could result in a Buyer being responsible for thousands of dollars in repairs or future payments if a Seller does not do what they agree to do.

A Hold Back is a very good way to ensure that what a Seller agrees to in an Accepted Offer actually gets done.

What is a Hold Back? Continue reading

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Vancouver Real Estate Overpriced?

Is Vancouver Real Estate Overpriced or Underpriced?

From time to time I am asked if Vancouver Real Estate is overpriced. This is a very difficult question to answer and here’s why: Continue reading

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James Vancouver 288 West 1st Avenue MLS Listings & Building Info

James Living, a new Presale in Southeast False Creek by Cressey Developments

James is new presale condo located at 290 West 1st. Avenue  in Vancouver’s Southeast False Creek by Cressey Developments. The building is located on West 1st Avenue between Crowe Street and Cook Street with the 1st Avenue side of the building facing South. This Vancouver presale condo will have 155 units in a 13 level tower and a 4 level low rise pedestal.  James Living is expected to complete in the Summer of 2012 and will be LEED Silver ensuring a light environmental footprint.

(***Please see the price list and floor plans for James Vancouver below. ***)

This building is a higher end luxury development designed with end users in mind as presale buyers as opposed to more investor oriented buildings nearby. James Vancouver will Continue reading

Posted in: For Buyers, Southeast False Creek Presale Condos, Vancouver Condo Pre-Sales
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October 2010 Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Statistics Package

Home sales remain steady in Greater Vancouver

REBGV Stats Package October 2010

VANCOUVER, B.C. – November 2, 2010 – Greater Vancouver home sales have remained steady over the past four
months, indicating stability in the residential housing market. With the MLS® sales to active listing inventory ratio Continue reading

Posted in: For Buyers, For Sellers, Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) Monthly Sales Statistics
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