Category Archives: For Sellers

Detailed information on How to Sell Houses and Condos in Vancouver including Realtor Advice from Top Vancouver Realtor Mike Stewart

Vancouver Condo Selling Advice 7 – Preparing for Listing | What to Avoid!

Posted on May 11, 2012 by mike

Vancouver Condo Selling Tips 7 – What Not To Do!

In How to Sell a Condo 6, we discussed home staging as a very effective way to get a property to look its best so it will sell for the most money in the shortest amount of time.

Today we are going to discuss what to avoid when preparing a condo for sale in Vancouver.

What NOT to Do When Selling a Condo in Vancouver!

In episode 5, we discussed the basics of what to do to get a condo ready for sale in Vancouver to make the condo attractive to the broadest possible audience.

There are also some things you want to avoid when preparing a condo for market in Vancouver and here are some of the most common Continue reading →

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April 2012 Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) Statistics Package

Posted on May 2, 2012 by mike

April 2012 REBGV Stats Package Mike Stewart

Greater Vancouver housing market maintains a steady spring pace

Home sale and listing activity has maintained a consistent pace on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in Greater Vancouver in recent months, which has helped create balanced conditions for the region’s housing market.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver reached 2,799 on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in April 2012. This represents a 13.2 per cent decline compared to the 3,225 sales recorded in April 2011 and a decline of 2.6 per cent compared to the 2,874 sales in March 2012.

April sales were the lowest total for the month in the region since Continue reading →

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BC’s 2012 Budget – First Time Home Buyers Relief and Increased HST Rebate for New Homes & Others!

Posted on April 23, 2012 by mike

New Relief for First Time Home Buyers and Increased HST Rebate for New Homes & Others!

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Sean Akeroyd of Akeroyd Leung in Vancouver about some changes to the HST in the 2012 BC Budget and here’s what’s new:

First-Time New Home Buyers Bonus

The 2012 British Columbia Budget has some great goodies for the first time buyers of newly built properties. Effective February 21, 2012, to March 31, 2013, the $10,000 B.C. First-Time New Home Buyers’ Bonus will give a temporary, refundable income tax Continue reading →

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March 2012 Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Statistics Package

Posted on April 3, 2012 by mike

March 2012 REBGV Stats Package Mike Stewart

Increased selection helps maintain balance in Greater Vancouver housing market

Home sales in March trended below the 10-year average in Greater Vancouver while home listing activity outpaced what’s typical for the month.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver reached 2,874 on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in March 2012. This represents a 12.9 per cent increase compared to the 2,545 sales recorded in February 2012, a decline of 29.6 per cent compared to the 4,080 sales in March 2011 and an 8.4 per cent decline compared to the 3,137 home sales in March 2010.

March sales in Greater Vancouver were the second lowest total for the month in the region since 2002 and were 16.8 per cent below the 10-year sales Continue reading →

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