Abbotsford Real Estate

How can I get the most $$$ "in my pocket" from the sale of my home? If you are like most folks "highest possible $$$ amount in your bank" is your goal when you are selling your home. How do you find buyers for your home? There are 2 well known facts about how home are sold: FACT#1 - Most homes are sold by REALTORS (Some ...

Last month when BC govt. announced the plans to implement new tax system HST (harmonized sales tax) in 2010, I wrote a blog post about how it would affect the real estate industry and new home buyers. Just like me most other REALTORS® are concerned that home buyers and sellers, particularly buyers of new homes, will bear most of the burden ...

If a picture is worth a thousand words it can be worth thousands of dollars if its a picture of a property you are trying to sell. An image may be more influential than a substantial amount of text or audio description of a property. Many buyers and their Realtors decide to view a home (or not) based on how the picturtes of a house look. ...

The Supreme Court of British Columbia allowed one buyer to abandon his pre-sale contract because of an incomplete disclosure statement by the developer. The BC Supreme Court Judge Lynn Smith in her judgment ruled that buyers had the right to rescind their agreement to buy a $3.5-million condominium. The buyers sued the developer when they ...

"Experts" were wrong. Prime rate is down at 4%. TD Canada Trust was the first of big Canadian banks to move on interest rates this afternoon when it announced that it has lowered its prime lending rate by 35 basis points to 4%, effective Oct. 22, 2008. Two weeks ago, TD lagged other Canadian banks when they all made two reductions in ...

I just filled up my car at Costco. A litre of gas was priced under $1 (@ 99.9 Cents). I wasn't the only one excited about the lower price at the pump. 2 Costco employees were controlling traffic at the pumps.

I met with an insurance broker last night and she raised some interesting points while we were talking about mortgage (life) insurance. Most people buy insurance on their life when they get a mortgage to protect their loved ones in case of death of mortgagor. Usually the life insurance - also called mortgage insurance - is ...

Under its Home Adaptations for Seniors' Independence (HASI) program CMHC helps homeowners and landlords pay for minor home modifications to extend the time low-income seniors can live in their own homes  independently. Homeowners and landlords may qualify for assistance as long as the occupant of the dwelling where the adaptations ...

CMHC's RRAP - The Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program — is to assist in the creation of affordable housing for low-income seniors and adults with a disability by providing financial assistance to convert/develop existing residential properties that can reasonably accommodate a secondary self-contained unit. Eligibility is ...

Molds are microscopic fungi That grow and reproduce rapidly. Mold can be harmful. It can damage and even ruin materials, such as paper, cardboard and fabrics. More importantly, mold can affect your health and your family’s health. Molds can cause allergic reactions and illnesses, depending on the type of mold, the amount and degree of ...