Credit to Author: Kathleen Freimond| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 13:00:56 +0000
While condo developers and marketers do their best to avoid industry jargon some words and phrases inevitably become part of the conversation. Here are some terms worth explaining.
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Credit to Author: Barbara Gunn| Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 12:48:56 +0000
Big changes are coming to the Austin Heights neighbourhood of Coquitlam. In recent weeks, one of Western Canada’s oldest Safeway stores was reopened on Austin Avenue after a rebuild by Beedie Living. On either side of the new 65,000-square-foot grocery store, the same developer has just broken ground on the first of two 25-storey residential […]
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Credit to Author: Barbara Gunn| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 12:55:57 +0000
Easy access to nature has always been one of Metro Vancouver’s most appealing traits. For as long as anyone can remember, homebuilders have touted the ability of residents to live and work in a modern, cosmopolitan setting and within minutes find themselves hiking on a nature trail, sunning themselves on a beach or playing in […]
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Credit to Author: Kathleen Freimond| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 13:00:32 +0000
Tech-savvy and environmentally conscious millennials dominate the first-time buyers market
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Credit to Author: Kathleen Freimond| Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:00:57 +0000
Now you’ve bought the condo, what about insurance? First-time condo owners need to carefully consider the insurance they need – and what the strata corporation covers – to be adequately protected if there is a claim
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Credit to Author: Barbara Gunn| Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2019 12:20:40 +0000
Downsizers are reflected in a number of ways in the boutique 87-unit, three-level, riverfront Pilothouse building, now under construction in Ladner.
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Credit to Author: Anne Gaviola| Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 19:43:17 +0000
Experts say the astronomical cost of living in big cities is burden enough without adding the stress of buying a home at any cost.
Read moreCredit to Author: Margaret Jetelina| Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 18:35:09 +0000
Following up on my previous article “What it really means to be a homeowner,” a reader asked me to do an overview of the different types of housing options in Canada. There are several factors to consider when choosing the type of house to purchase. Some of the popular options are condominiums, townhouses, duplexes or […]
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