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What Is The Difference Between Deposit & Down Payment?

(January 26, 2015)

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Mortgage terminology can be confusing, especially for first-time buyers. Our real estate team can answer any of your questions and guide you through any and all areas of the purchasing and sale of your home or property.

Q: What is the difference between a deposit and down payment and at what point in the process is each paid... read more.

The BC Transition Tax 2015 Update Explained

(January 26, 2015)

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  SOUTHSURREYHOMEHUNTER.COM FORTLANGLEYHOMEHUNTER.COM MORGANHEIGHTSHOMEHUNTER.COM BCHOMEHUNTER.COMThe BC Transition Tax 2015 Update:
If you subsribe to our Truth About Real Estate newsletter you would have already received the update regarding The BC Transition Tax on new homes. 


It is indeed wrapping up as of March 31, 2015. We are sure your fully aware of the details surrounding this change however here is a brief explanation etc.

This temporary tax is applicable on the sale of a new home that w... read more.

BC Home Hunter Group Cohabitation Agreements & Real Estate

(January 19, 2015)

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Our real estate team encounter couples on a daily basis that have chosen not to marry and instead become a common law couple. They may believe that by not getting married, their property, finances, and belongings will be kept separate and apart in case the relationship breaks down. 


What many British Columbians do n... read more.

BC Home Hunter Real Estate 2015 - Should I Buy Or Should I Sell? 

(January 14, 2015)

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You have to have a pretty thick skin to talk about Canada’s real estate market these days. That’s because all the Chicken Little’s are out in force. Remember the Disney character who ran around telling everyone the world was coming to an end. 

Only this time, the world is the Canadian real estate market and th... read more.

Surrey - $1 Billion Dollar Building In Permits - Rise Of The Burbs

(January 14, 2015)

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  SOUTHSURREYHOMEHUNTER.COM FORTLANGLEYHOMEHUNTER.COM MORGANHEIGHTSHOMEHUNTER.COM WWW.BCHOMEHUNTER.COMAs our real estate team forecast, Surrey past the billion-dollar mark in development last year, as the city experienced its third year of building declines.

This city first burst past $1 billion in building permit values in 2004 and climbed north of $1.5 billion until the global economic meltdown of 2008.

In the years following, Surrey was registering about $850 million annually in development, but... read more.

We Love Selling North Shore Real Estate - 2015 Market Update

(January 08, 2015)

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  SOUTHSURREYHOMEHUNTER.COM FORTLANGLEYHOMEHUNTER.COM MORGANHEIGHTSHOMEHUNTER.COM WWW.BCHOMEHUNTER.COMAs our real estate team forecast 2014 carried on where 2013 left off with continued strength throughout the market. We are huge fans of the detached and town house market for North Vancouver and the North Shore in 2015 while the resale condo valuations slipped further as predicted.

Sales in North Vancouver were up 14% from 2013, the second consecutive year of increased sales activity, and finished... read more.

The BC Home Hunter Group - Rise Of The Burbs Langley Style

(January 08, 2015)

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Some of real estate team members were in providing spring home sellers with our trademark home evaluation. 

We were explaining what direction the Langley, lower mainland and B.C. real estate markets were going in 2015 and onward. 

Here is a breakdown of the recent 2015 Langley Assessment for your examination.

The Township of Langley is home to t... read more.

Greater Vancouver & Fraser Valley Detached Home Value $1Million

(January 06, 2015)

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  SOUTHSURREYHOMEHUNTER.COM FORTLANGLEYHOMEHUNTER.COM MORGANHEIGHTSHOMEHUNTER.COM WWW.BCHOMEHUNTER.COMThe average price for a detached home in the Greater Vancouver area is now over $1 million, according to statistics from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.

That’s up 8.1 per cent from a year ago and more than 27 per cent in the last five years and comes at the end of a year of hot sales of Vancouver area real estate.


The number of sales of all properties, from apartment and condos to houses... read more.

The BC Home Hunter Group Guide To Understanding Condo Fees

(January 06, 2015)

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We have previously posted the A-Z's of condo fees and potential issues, due to popular demand we are posting a new and revised version for 2015.

Condominium ownership differs from lowrise homes in many ways, especially where fees are concerned. Those entering into condo ownership for the first time will do well to understand exactly what th... read more.

So You Want To Be A Landlord & Rent Your Basement To A Student?

(January 05, 2015)

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Advising home owners with regards to rentals, having a "mortgage helper" and being a landlord is an every day occurence for us. We were once students and renters, a very, very long time ago and understand the issues surrounding being both a landlord and a tenant.

There is al... read more.

The BC Home Hunter Group Top 10 Most Expensive Properties List

(January 05, 2015)

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Much like single-family homes around Vancouver, Lululemon Athletica Inc. founder Chip Wilson’s waterfront house on tony Point Grey Road increased in value by about 6.5 per cent, according to B.C. Assessment records.

However, that pus... read more.

Surrey & South Surrey High-End Rental Market Continues To Boom

(January 02, 2015)

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Surrey’s economic boom has given many opportunities to capitalize on an emerging market, and earlier this year prompted the Real Estate Investment Network to name the city B.C.’s No. 1 spot to invest.

Among the changes brought by the boom is the rapid growth of the city’s white-collar population, which in turn has created ne... read more.

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