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ETHICAL VALUE: Half of the Ethical Garden homes in central Surrey have sold - and the remainder have prices reduced. Visit the sales centre at 10237, 133 Street, Surrey, phone 604-584-1172, or visit www.eglving.ca Photo: Ethical Real Estate Ventures Ltd.
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Marx’s Proposal Number Five seems to be the leading motivation for those backing the Wall Street bailout
By Martin Masse
In his Communist Manifesto, published in 1848, Karl Marx proposed 10 measures to be implemented after the proletariat takes power, with the aim of centrali ...
Las Vegas Investment opportunity.
Last evening I spent some time with a group of developers and Realtors from Las Vegas. They are promoting a lovely 41 story high rise on the strip in Las Vegas. This building was totally sold out preconstruction however with the change in financing the US has encountered, 80 of the units have come back on the market. This development has 420 suites and ...
This year is starting out very steady in my view. There is a good balance of product and lots of qualified buyers. With interest rates continuing at a good price, the buyer seem to have confidence in the ability to repay so are forging ahead. Lots of sellers held off over Christmas and are now getting ready for the spring market so hang on to your hat. I think we will have a really busy s ...
If you are looking at buying a home for the first time you have come to the right place. I totally enjoy working with those who are new to real estate. I think it is so exciting to get someone into their first home or investment. My family has been working in real estate as a business plus as our main investment for over 50 years. There are many ways to get involved. With so many progr ...
B.C. eases eligibility for homeowner grant
Times Colonist (Victoria) Wed 21 Feb 2007
Seniors rich in property but low on incomes are getting a break from the province to help keep them at home. This move, along with others announced in B.C.'s budget, tackles the issue of the erosion of affordable housing for home buyers and homeowners, said Cameron Muir, chief economist with the B.C. Real E ...
The United States, Canada and all other modern industrial economies experience significant swings in economic activity. In some years most industries are booming and unemployment is low; in other years most industries are operating well below capacity and unemployment is high. Periods of economic expansion are typically called booms; periods of economic decline are called recessions or depres ...
Albertans love British Columbia's waterfront cabins, ski chalets and resort condominiums.
And with oil wealth filling their coffers, our neighbours went on a real estate shopping spree in 2005, snapping up 4,320 B.C. properties worth almost $1.2 billion, making them the biggest out-of-province influence on many markets.
The real estate research firm Landcor compiled the data on who is buying ...
Non-Residents Buying Canadian Real Estate
There are no restrictions for non-residents purchasing real estate in Canada, though they may become subject to Canadian income tax laws, and will certainly encounter the following taxes on their transactions:
Property Transfer Tax (British Columbia) – The tax rate is one per cent on t ...