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PROPERTY ASSESSMENT APPEALS - FILE IT NOW!!!

January 30th, 2012
PROPERTY ASSESSMENT APPEALS - FILE IT NOW!!!

If you were thinking of appealing your Deep Cove property assessment, tomorrow is the last day to do so so act fast!

If you have any questions about the true value of your home, please feel free to call or email me.


Patricia Houlihan
(604)376-7653
phoulihan@deepcovehomes.ca

Dual Agency Takes A Hit

January 24th, 2012
Dual Agency Takes A HitYeah!!! Dual Agency takes a hit!  Buyers recognize need for proper representation. While this has nothing to do with Deep Cove real estate, I think it is of interest to most people involved in real estate transactions.People who know me know that I am a firm believer in buyers and sellers having their own agents except in very exceptional circumstances.  I think that g ...

SUPER MORTGAGES

January 20th, 2012
SUPER  MORTGAGES - Some help to combat Deep Cove Real Estate Prices There have recently been 2 mortgage announcements that could help buyers of Deep Cove real estate.Apparently Bank of Montreal has a limited time deal for 5 year mortgages at 2.99%.  This is a great rate - HOWEVER given all of the restrictions, it might be better to buy your home with the slightly higher rate offered by other ...

Macrealty December 2011 Market Update

January 5th, 2012
Macrealty December 2011 Market UpdateHere in BC, 2011 was another strong, stable year for the housing market as solid domestic demand and positive demographic shifts continued to buoy both prices and sales. The biggest gains were seen in the 5 municipalities of Vancouver, West Vancouver, Richmond, Burnaby, and White Rock. These 5 key markets averaged detached home price gains of roughly 20% i ...

HAPPY NEW YEAR ! !

January 2nd, 2012
Thank you so much for all of your support in the past year and I hope that I can assist many of you in the coming year.  Your support allowed me to achieve the highest total number of houses sold in Deep Cove for the period from 2010 to 2011*.  I love the Cove and I love selling real estate so for me, that is a great honour.If you would like any information regarding real estate or the market ...

Historically normal activity keeps the Greater Vancouver housing market in a balanced state

December 20th, 2011
Historically normal activity keeps the Greater Vancouver housing market in a balanced stateThe Greater Vancouver housing market saw relatively typical home sale and listing activity in November.The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales of detached, attached and apartment properties on the region’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) reached 2,360 ...

New Treats in the Cove

December 8th, 2011
New Treats in the Cove... well if you are a dog that is....these pictures are of dog treats!!! They are beautiful-I hope the dogs appreciate it. This new shop is where Curves used to be at Dollarton Shopping Centre. Check it out:Warning-I left there craving tiny cupcakes and Christmas cookies!   The Bone & Biscuit Company: 401 N. Dollarton Hwy, North Vancouver Phone: (604) 988-7297 Websi ...

Macrealty November 2011 Market Update

December 6th, 2011
Macrealty November 2011 Market UpdateWith the recent defeat of the HST (to be implemented in March 2013), I have received some questions about how this will affect the real estate market. The short answer is: there will be a minimal effect, and some people will win, while others will lose.While we can prognosticate about how these changes will affect the market, the government has yet to come ...

They all SAY its the wettest.....

November 28th, 2011
They all SAY its the wettest.....For years I have heard people say Deep Cove is the wettest place to be-I don't agree (I think most of the North Shore is equally wet-without necessarily being equally beautiful) but I always respond explaining that it rains the same number of days just a little harder and it is much greener and bluer as it is surrounded by ocean and mountains.  In this CBC cli ...

Greater Vancouver at lower end of balanced housing market

November 15th, 2011
Greater Vancouver at lower end of balanced housing marketWith a sales-to-active property listings ratio of 15 per cent, the Greater Vancouver housing market continues to hover at the lower end of a balanced market and has been trending in that direction over the past five months. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales of detached, attached a ...

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