Of recent there has been plenty of chatter in the media surrounding Strata Corporations or Strata's across Canada, especially in BC where we have seen upwards of 40% increase in rates or 50% in the Vancouver area. It's important to understand Continue Reading
The real estate market here in Kamloops is now in full spring mode now, just a little later with some carry over into summer. When looking at the direct sales numbers, we had more sales in June 2020 than in June 2019, while not a huge jump of numbers Continue Reading
The Canadian Housing Mortgage Corporation (CMHC) the largest mortgage insurance provider in Canada is making changes to their qualification rules. As of July 1, 2020 all high ratio mortgage applications or those with less than 20% down will have to Continue Reading
Saying April was an interesting month would be an understatement! Between the world health crisis, murder bees and households turned school rooms - there was not much time for real estate it would seem. All jokes aside, this month compared to Continue Reading
Written by PR&Content Manager Re/max Canada - Lydia McNutt (remax.ca) With social distancing advisories and non-essential business closures in place, many people – some real estate agents included – are scrutinizing whether real estate is an Continue Reading
As a Home Seller or Purchaser, this period of increased self-isolation and social distancing is certainly raising your anxiety over and above what the average individual feels during a real estate transaction. Covid-19 or Coronavirus is on all Continue Reading
Spring is just around the corner and we're about to see a number of houses with pools coming on to the market. This is also the time that many Home Buyers begin eyeing up the thought of all the future fun and parties they could have enjoying a nice Continue Reading
The first few weeks of 2020 are off to a running start, especially here in the RE/MAX office. As I have wished many of my past clients a Happy New Year, there is a common topic that keeps popping up... "Our market seems to have changed a lot these Continue Reading
Well here it is, the last of my 2019 blog posts. What a bittersweet moment to realize the end of 2019 is here and the end of this decade is coming to a close. Thank you to all my past and current clients for a spectacular 2019 and a huge shout-out to Continue Reading
There are lots of reasons that people choose to sell their home during the winter; sometimes it's a willing choice and other times it's not (work relocation/divorce are two good examples). No matter the reason why, there is no doubt that selling your Continue Reading
Building permit values are up considerably in 2019 compared to the previous year. Driving the increase over the past two months are two big permits for the downtown area. A new 140 unit rental apartment building is under construction on the between Continue Reading
As of this month, the City Council has moved forward with adopting several Zoning Bylaw amendments to permit secondary suites and garden suites as permitted / allowable uses on single family lots in a number of urban areas. This is an Continue Reading
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