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Important Things to “Fix Up” before Selling

When you’re preparing your home for sale, it’s not unusual to need to fix up a few things around the property. After all, you want your home to look its best to buyers, so that you get good offers, quickly. What do you need to fix? Here are three categories ...

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February Home Sales Reflect Typical Consumer Demand

The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 6,580 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in February, down 31.7 per cent from the same period last year. Total sales dollar volume was $4.53 billion, down 39.7 per cent from February 2016. ...

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Where do Buyers come from?

This is one of the questions I am most frequently asked.  Where are the Buyers coming from? Are they from Alberta? Are they escaping Vancouver or the Lower Mainland? As you can see most of them are still coming from right here. KREB REALTORS® collect buyer origin information when a ...

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Economy, Population Growth Support Housing Demand Through 2018

The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2017 First Quarter Housing Forecast Update today. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the province are forecast to decline 14.1 per cent to 96,345 units this year, after reaching a record 112,209 units in 2016. A moderation trend that began ...

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