Like everyone else, my stock portfolio has taken a real beating the past 4 weeks. Like most seasoned investors who have been thru market corrections worse than this, I have not panicked or sold even 1 share. Instead I have been using these reduced stock prices as buying opportunities and locking in some once in a lifetime dividend yields moving forward. As a long time dividend growth investor and Real estate investor (over 30+ years) i have never concerned myself with my portfolios day to day value. Instead I focus on the passive income flows that my investment properties and stocks produce for me every year. Looking at your investments this way will help you stay the course and not panic when we get sharp sell offs like we are havin ...

I just finished uploading this House for sale, 2056 GRANT STREET, Vancouver East, BCBeautiful, craftsman style home with fully finished suite near The Drive, remodelled from top to bottom. Located on a highly desirable, quiet, tree-lined street. A bright, open main floor with 2 bedrooms, sunny dining area, and south facing covered deck. On the lower level is a spacious 2 bed suite with sunny solarium, separate laundry & own entrance - making for a highly desirable mortgage helper or extended family living! Large private landscaped yard, covered carport with rolling steel gate & garage. Updates include: newer roof, driveway, closets & build-ins, lighting, deck, bathrooms, laundry, baseboard electric heat, hot water tank. A home like thi ...

It’s way way too early for me to speculate on the long term repercussions the Corona Virus will have on Vancouver Real Estate if any. We are in an unprecedented situation with things changing every hour. What I will do in this blog is give you a timeline of the past week, March 16-22. For me it was still business as usual and an active week of sales and offers. This could all come to a crashing halt soon or the market could continue to roll along but at a much slower pace?? Right now I have no idea what tomorrow may bring .. nobody does and anyone trying to make long term predictions on where this is going is simply guessing. What I can predict is we will get Corona under control and things will return back to normal.. How long it wi ...

Wanted to keep you updated on several tax situation updates. Buyers need to be cautious when writing an offer on a condo that is less than 1 year old as GST may be payable to the new buyer even though the seller had already paid GST on completion. The NDP has extended the exemption on the BC spec tax for Strata’s that have a rental restriction in place for another year.

We are proud to announce that this Mar 15th, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at B1105 1331 HOMER STREET in the Yaletown neighborhood, Vancouver West. This is an opportunity to visit this excellent Condo for sale in beautiful Yaletown.Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of this Yaletown Condo for sale.As always please do not hesitate to give me a call at 604 889-1118 if I can answer any questions before the open house, or if you would like to book a private showing.Owen BiglandMacdonald Westmar

We are proud to announce that this Mar 14th, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at B1105 1331 HOMER STREET in the Yaletown neighborhood, Vancouver West. This is an opportunity to visit this excellent Condo for sale in beautiful Yaletown.Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of this Yaletown Condo for sale.As always please do not hesitate to give me a call at 604 889-1118 if I can answer any questions before the open house, or if you would like to book a private showing.Owen BiglandMacdonald Westmar

I just finished uploading this Condo for sale, B1105 1331 HOMER STREET, Vancouver West, BCBright and large 1 bedroom & den residence with gorgeous False Creek water and city views. Updated bathroom and kitchen with stainless steel appliances & marble countertops, plus new high quality engineered hardwood flooring. Conveniently located across from Seawall and David Lam Park with exceptional WalkScores for biking, transit and walking. The building is pet & rental friendly and has fantastic Amenities - gym, hot tub, billiards room, courtyard garden & guest suite. Comes with 1 secured parking stall. Pacific Point 1 is a well maintained building, proactive strata, rainscreened with piping redone in 2016 & has a healthy contingency fund. Clo ...

Here is a follow up to the blog I did last month on the large insurance premium increases many Strata’s have been receiving recently. I have consulted several property managers and home inspectors and there could be solutions on the way.

We are proud to announce that this Mar 8th, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at 3105 1178 HEFFLEY CRESCENT in the North Coquitlam neighborhood, Coquitlam. This is an opportunity to visit this excellent Condo for sale in beautiful North Coquitlam.Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of this North Coquitlam Condo for sale.As always please do not hesitate to give me a call at 604 889-1118 if I can answer any questions before the open house, or if you would like to book a private showing.Owen BiglandMacdonald Westmar

We’re now 2 months into the 2020 Vancouver Real Estate market. Wanted to give you an update from the front lines on where I’m currently listing and selling homes compared to the 2020 BC assessment values that were released in early January.