Blair - Helping YOU Make All The RIGHT Moves !

What is going to happen during/after The Vancouver 2010 Olympics?  No one knows. Certainly opportunities exist in any market, and having a knowledgable professional guide you to the best decisions will result in LESS STRESS & MORE SUCCESS !Here is today's News Release from The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. Call me ...

INEQUITABLE 200% TRANSLINK TAX INCREASE (from DVBIA, personal commentary below)  Tax grab puts Vancouver at Top of Parking Taxes in North America  In a move that can only be described as uncaring and a total disregard for the concerns of the business community in the throes of a slow economic recovery, ...

Tonight a client paid me a fabulous compliment. "you wear your heart on your sleeve, and we always know what you are thinking!" Fortunately I also know how to supress that when negotaing a deal on behalfof my clients. reagrdless, it is also satisfying to have a great reputation within the industry as having integrity, and my word being ...

  As always, my clients find this information interesting. If you would like a more detailed analysis or interpretation as to how this affects YOUR personal home and investment decisions, I would be pleased to spend some time with you.   Statistics are broad strokes, and a snapshot of the PAST. While useful, they may be misleading ...

Vancouver, BC, Canada "Housing market statistics offer an aerial view of the real estate activity in a region. Real estate is local and wise real estate decisions are made by those who understand local conditions." Dave Watt excerpted from The Vancouver Sun supplement March 17, 2009. pdf attached below.Call me anytime to ...

Vancouver, BC. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver releases Statistics. As expected, a low sales volume, shrinking supply of listings, and prices holding fairly steady over last few months. Attached package shows breakdown of areas and types. However, individual buildings and neighborhoods are reacting differently. Call me for an assesment of ...

September Sales. Downtown Vancouver Condos. During the month of September several of my clients achieved firm contracts. Both buying and selling. And other clients had their deals complete and moved as a result of sales earlier in the summer. Bragging? No, just pointing out that there are people getting on with their lives. And most ...

SPIN,SPIN,SPIN. Statistics give us a look at the past. Open to interpretation they can guide us in the present and possibly predict the future. Averages overlook unique opportunities, and blend the price increases with the price decreases, hence averages. It is important to discuss these numbers with a professional to determine how they might ...

News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: From The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.New listings outpace sales to start the spring cycleVANCOUVER, B.C. – May 2, 2008 – An influx of new listings entered the Greater Vancouver housing market in April 2008, while residential sales reduced slightly compared to the same period a year ago.The ...

Reprinted from the Globe and Mail.From the Globe and MailLORI MCLEOD REAL ESTATE REPORTERApril 10, 2008There's no shortage of housing markets that look like bubbles waiting to burst, but economists say Canada has become one of the safer places in the developed world to own residential real estate.In the aftermath of the global credit crunch ...