Blog by Irene Wong & Mike Mulligan

3421 4TH Ave E, Renfrew VE, Vancouver East, British Columbia

January 17th, 2012
I just finished uploading this House for sale, 3421 4TH Ave E, Renfrew VE, Vancouver East, British ColumbiaPrime Renfrew 41' x 123.9' lot w/lane situated 1 blk east of Rupert offering partial mtn views. Zoning permits conditional 1-family dwellings w/secondary suites & laneway housing. 1 owner home in mostly original condition. Value mainly in the land w/livable house featuring hardwood floo ...

402 6388 MARLBOROUGH Ave, Forest Glen BS, Burnaby South, British Columbia

January 17th, 2012

I just sold this Condo at 402 6388 MARLBOROUGH Ave, Forest Glen BS, Burnaby South, British Columbia Forest Glen BS.

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The new MLS® Home Price Index: What’s new, what’s different?

January 12th, 2012
The new MLS® Home Price Index: What’s new, what’s different? As announced in December, a new national home price index will launch in February. This index will replace the MLS®Link Housing Price Index, which has been used by Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley REALTORS® since the mid 1990s. The new index was developed by five of Canada’s largest real estate boards – Greater Vanc ...

BC Assessment 2012 Assessment Roll Factsheet

January 9th, 2012
The role of BC Assessment:BC Assessment is a provincial Crown corporation, governed by a Board of Directors and accountable to the Minister of Community and Rural Development. Our role is to accurately value and classify all properties in British Columbia, producing assessments that are fair, equitable and uniform.How we assess properties:BC Assessment estimates the value of most properties ( ...

CMHC Housing Outlook Confrerence: Expect More of the Same in 2012

January 9th, 2012
CMHC 2011 Housing Outlook Conference: Expect more of the same in 2012 BC has experienced balanced housing market conditions for over a year, and can expect to see more of the same in 2012, according to CMHC’s BC regional economist Carol Frketich and senior market analyst Robyn Adamache. Frketich and Adamache spoke at the CMHC Housing Outlook Conference in V ...

Top 5 Mortgage Trends of 2011

January 9th, 2012
Top 5 Mortgage Trends of 2011 Cheap money fuelled another buoyant year for real estate in 2011. That helped housing values climb a wall of worry (prices rose another 4.6% Y/Y as of November) despite numerous predictions of a correction. Mortgage balances went along for the ride, growing another 7%. 2011 was a year marked by new mortgage regulations and a rate market that continually su ...