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Real-estate salesmen selling swampland, Summer Theatre in Vancouver!

July 23rd, 2010
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David Mamet's celebrated 1984 real-estate themed play Glengarry Glen Ross opens this weekend in Vancouver.

The play centres around four back-stabbing real estate salesmen and their attempts to become top dog in the business world, peddling worthless lots of Florida swampland.

The Vancouver Sun has an interview with the play's star Will & Grace star Eric McCormack:

The rule is cast in st ...

Vancouver: Fantastic Summer Time Lapse Video

July 21st, 2010

We really live in an awesome city!


Suter Brook Village. Live. Work. Shop. Play.

June 7th, 2010
SUTER BROOK VILLAGE

Grab a coffee, buy groceries and go for a workout, all without getting into your car.


The vibrant new addition to Port Moody's up and coming streets is Suter Brook Village. This all-encompassing neighbourhood captures the spirit (and safety) of a real community! Suter Brook Village's roster of trendy shops, delicious eateries and cafes, financial institutions include the following:

Thri ...

Canada's real GDP has record gain

May 31st, 2010
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(Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney)

Canada's real GDP increased by 1.5% in Q1

Stats Canada has released a report today CONFIRMING Canada's real GDP increased by 1.5% in Q1. This beats analysts expectations and carries on to become the seventh consecutive month with growth.


Central bank pressured to raise interest rates

Canada's dollar rose after a report showed the economy expanded at ...

4 Home Upgrades That DON'T work

May 31st, 2010
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It's no secret that the real estate market is extremely tough right now, particularly for sellers. Because the housing market is flooded with unsold inventory, homebuyers have countless choices available to them - which gives them all the power. If your home doesn't suit their fancy, they'll simply move along to next house on their mile-long property list.

While it's certainly a smart mov ...

It's time for a Metro Vancouver urban development strategy

May 28th, 2010
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Vancouver, get ready for the population bomb.

Statistics Canada reckons the provincial population might reach seven million in the next 25 years, up from the current 4.5 million people. Since two out of three new arrivals to B.C. come to Metro Vancouver, that means the city's population could swell from 2.3 million to at least 3.8 million people by 2036.

Translation? Our days of being tha ...

B.C. home sales cooling down

May 14th, 2010
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B.C. home sales lifted in April, but experts say the market has begun to show signs of leveling off.

According to the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA), the province's residential home sales climbed 21% to 8,385 units in April compared to the same time last year.

Yet, on a seasonally adjusted basis, residential sales dropped 4% from March, and sales trends have lowered to ...

Soaring 'Loonie' has Canadians looking south of border for real estate bargains

May 13th, 2010
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Vancouver is the nation's 'hot spot

Canada has been enjoying a great real estate market with double-digit appreciation for most of the last five years. The only exception was a brief downturn at the beginning of last year with the onset of the global economic crisis. That downturn only lasted a few months (if you blinked, you missed it!), and since then the market has come roaring back wi ...

Olympic condo owner stages protest

May 13th, 2010
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Disgruntled condo owner Leo Chen carries a sandwich board with a message for potential buyers.


Exclusive condominiums worth millions of dollars go on sale Saturday at the former Olympic athletes' village in Vancouver, but one disgruntled owner is trying to warn potential buyers to beware.

Leo Chen is one of about 260 people who purchased condos before the Millennium Water development was ...

Real estate agents approve new MLS rules

March 22nd, 2010
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CREA approved changes for MLS listings


The Canadian Real Estate Association approved changes Monday that will give those who buy or sell their homes on the association's listing service more power to handle portions of the transaction on their own.

In a move to cut off a challenge by the Competition Bureau, the association's members voted at its annual general meeting in Ottawa to loosen ...

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