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Century 21.ca announces more online improvements for real estate search
Century21.ca Platform Update! We’re thrilled to advise that exciting and new updates to the Century21.ca platform will be released tonight. Read on and find out how the world’s best real estate website has been enhanced and will only get better…ensuring Read More...
What Happened In Korea Stayed in Korea...or did it....
For the first 8 Remembrance Days of my life, we were on the Parade Square regardless of the weather - most of the time in the wind and snow of some Canadian Army Base. There was "Taps" and canon fire and 21 gun salutes along with the laying Read More...
ROAD SHOW - The Travelling Drawers
ASHPA NAIRA GALLERY & HEADBONES GALLERY August 6 - 21, 2009 Opening Reception: 7-9 PM, Thursday, August 6 Ashpa Naira Gallery is hosting an exhibition of works from Headbones Gallery, Toronto. Featuring new work by Julie Oakes , paintings by Robert Read More...
Expect 7% increase in Cost of New Homes in BC over $400,000 in 2010
Here is some information I received today from the British Columbia Real Estate Association On July 23, 2009, Premier Gordon Campbell and Finance Minister Colin Hansen announced that, effective July 1, 2010 , BC will adopt a Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) Read More...
Who is saying What this Week about Mortgage Rates - June 11th 2009
Tanya Cederholm from Dominion Lending Centres Okanagan sends this information along today: Well here we go another rate hike on the way… Rate Increases again today … get your or your clients to submit their applications NOW!!! Hi Clients, Read More...
Who's Saying What about the Canadian Mortgage Rate Increase
This just in: From: Centum Pacific Mortgages - Doug Atkinson To: Century 21 Agents Received: Friday, May 29, 2009 3:16:13 PM Attachments: Hi there, I hope everyone is having a very busy week. Jut a heads up for your clients sitting on the fence. Closed Read More...
What Makes A Property A Deal - or a Steal?
Like Beauty.. Value is in the eye of the beholder. A visitor to our Facebook Page asked what makes Port Side Court a deal when priced at $350k - $600k and that is what provided the stimulus for this post. As individuals - people each have their own perspective Read More...
Where to find North Okanagan Real Estate Development Information
A while back, Bill Hubbard and a few Vernon Realtors operated under the Strictly Commercial banner - and with Bill's blessing - we are reactivating the name to bring forth a forum for information and conversation about current, ongoing, upcoming or Read More...
Guest Blog: 10,000 voices for BC Rivers - What the privatization of BC water power means to its citizens.
I am happy to post this information in support of the 10,000 voices for BC Rivers as a guest post written by my friend, and avid outdoorsman Rick Jones of Burnaby BC. I've heard it called the "Great Liquid Gold Rush," "The Power Grab,"or Read More...
Looking for something new for your kids to do for Easter in Vernon, BC?
Pooh's and Bean's Great Caetani Easter Egg Hunt and Mad Hatter's Tea Party Children 3-7 with adults are invited to create baskets and bonnets with Rhian Jack at her up-cycling craft table at 10.300. The Red Queen (aka Christine Pilgrim) will Read More...
Caetani Cultual Society Presents "Sveva Prisoner of Vernon"
If you have not seen the film "Sveva, Prisoner of Vernon" I urge you to consider attending at the premier Kelowna showing: Thursday, April 16th at 6:00 and 8:00 Okanagan College Lecture Theatre, KLO Road, Kelowna Tickets are $8.00 at the door. Read More...
Can parents impact which Vernon BC school their child attends?
The Vernon School District is divided up into catchment areas and depending on where you live - a "default" school is assigned. However, regardless of where you live, you can apply for a transfer to the school of your choice... School District Read More...
A Tax Deductible Mortgage You Say...
I had the opportunity today to sit in on a presentation sponsored by Krystine McInnes of Dominion Lending Centres that introduced a product called TDMP - Tax Deductable Mortgage Plan and found it very interesting indeed. A little bit of background before Read More...
A look at the This week in Real Estate History Feb. 14-20 2000 to now.
I wanted to share a chart that shows the comparison between the number of properties being activated and the number of properties being sold now that I have several weeks of data - it makes for a more interesting chart. It is really good to see the number Read More...
Who is Saying What About Real Estate and the Economy - Feb. 15, 2009
Ok.. there is a lot of doom and gloom.. so this is a warning.. Remember - bad news sells papers - and we are still a paper driven media - though I see that changing rapidly... Mo re on that at the bottom of this post.. Each week I endeavour to bring links Read More...
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