Claire LeLacheur

Before you go and start investing huge amounts of money to make that new home of yours the best on the block and the envy of all the neighbors including the Jones's think about your renovation and whether or not you might be able to recoup the costs of that reno, and whether it will be good for the re sale value of your home. We all know the best time to think about selling is when you are bu ...

The view from the 36th floor at Park Place, Concord's development in Surrey. Completion is sceduled for Fall 2011.





Top Vancouver Realtor Surrey Park Place

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I have reposted an article written and published in this morning's Vancouver Sun by Chris McInnes. He does very well as the harbinger of possible doom, and the ultra George Bush like fear impression. My guess is that too many Vancouver Buyers won't even make it to the end of the article, which in my opinion is the best paragraph, and the most realistic thing I have read since 2008 about the c ...

You have decided that home ownership might just be your thing. You have made the mental jump and you can handle monthly mortgage payments, the occasional leaking hot water tank repair, and just maybe you could be a handy man.

But the first big hurdle stands right in your way. The dreaded down payment! In Vancouver real estate the down payment can be a bit bigger then most other Canadians mus ...

In today's market there is now more time between the accepted offer and subject removal. This time is usually used to satisfy the subjects that you placed on your offer. The most common subject that got dropped when the market was crazy and fast was the building inspection. This very important task allows the new buyer to get to know the house a bit better and do their own due diligence on th ...

The best time to think about selling your home is when you are buying it. Seems odd but it is the truth.

When buying a new home you must think about resale value. Of course the old adage about location location location is very important - so important all realtors repeat it twice.

When looking at homes think very carefully about what kind of neighborhood you want to live in. By looking at ...

Once you have bought your dream house - the real fun begins. Packing up all of your possessions into boxes and wrapping your furniture in preparation for the big day.

But should you hire a professional mover to do the dirty work for you or should you hire a van and cajole some friends into helping out.? There are some pros and cons to both.

If you hire a moving company all the little "stuff ...

If you are thinking of selling your home in the near future, now is the time to start thinking about fixing those little things and performing some up keep on the house, before the real action begins. Here are some places and tips to start thinking about while those lazy days of summer are still in effect:

1. Curb appeal - check out the outside of your house. Do you need to weed the flower b ...

It is a common complaint with my Buyers that some properties do not have any pictures of the interior of the property. There are two reasons that this might occur.

One, the listing Realtor must have permission from the tenant to post photos of their interior possessions online and in advertisements. It is even better if that permission is in writing! Some tenants just don't want pictures of ...

As the Listing agent I have had several inquiries of late asking me if my Seller would accept this specific price, or would you ask the Seller if he would accept a lower price.

My answer is this - we never know how serious someone is until they put pen to paper and write a contract. So even though the Seller says - yes he might accept this offer this is $50,000 under the asking price, he mig ...