I just finished uploading this Condo for sale, 201 8740 NO 1 Road, Richmond, British Columbia"Apple Greene" bright & spacious 1 bedroom + Den. (Den easily converts to 2nd bedroom). New phase featuring hook-up for insuite laundry, 1.5 bathrooms. 1118 sq ft including the enclosed balcony. Loads of storage space plus a locker. Undercover parking. Great rec. facilities with indoor & outdoor swimming pools and more. Near Seafair Shopping Centre and transit.

I just finished uploading this Condo for sale, 229 8860 NO 1 Road, Richmond, British Columbia"Apple Greene" 2 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment. Freshly painted and new carpet throughout. Over 1030 sq ft including the open balcony. in suite storage plus a locker space. Undercover parking. Great complex with indoor and outdoor swimming pools. Seafair shopping center across the road and transit at the door, heat, water and sewer included in the maintenance fee.

Here's some great advice from an online financial magazine caled Moneyning. It reccommends that if your going to buy a home or condo make sure you plan on staying for at least 5 years or more.  With all the  up front costs and commissions assosiated with buying and selling you need at least 5 years via appreciation to get that money back. One of the great things about Real estate is that it's forgiving if you keep it. Here's a link to the article.http://moneyning.com/housing/the-five-year-rule-for-buying-a-house/

Vancouver Realtor Owen Bigland blogs about one of the best ways for a first time home buyer to get into their first home. The RRSP home buyers plan allows you to borrow up to $25,000 per person and up to $50,000 per couple interest free and penalty free from your RRSP. They also give you an initial grace period of the year in which the withdrawal was made plus 1 more full calendar year before you need to start paying it back. Then you must pay it back over the next 15 years by depositing 1/15th of the amount withdrawn annually to your RRSP. Prepayments are allowed at anytime without penalty.   FIRST TIME BUYER: You must be a first time home buyer or you (or your spouse or common law spouse) must not have owned a home t ...

Owen Blogs about how Ottawa is warning that Canadians may be taking on more debt than they can handle. Last week our Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty warned that Canadians need to be careful with these record low mortgage rates that are being offered. They feel that many people are taking on too much debt. This was brought about when The Bank of Montreal introduced a 5 year fixed rate mortgage at 2.99%. Since then most of the other major banks have matched this record low rate. I have to agree with Mr. Carney and Mr. Flaherty on this one. I have been advising my clients to expect higher interest rates in the future and to prepare for those higher rates now. Don't get me wrong ...

Owen Bigland blogs about important new regulation regarding strata properties in BC. New regulations under Bill 8 of the Strata property act now make it mandatory for every strata in BC to obtain a depreciation report. A depreciation report is basically a planning tool used by property owners (the strata corporation) to clearly understand what the strata is responsible for with maintaining and repairing as part of its building system (a physical component inventory); the age of the building system; the projected life expectancy; when it should be planned for renewal; what it will cost when the time comes to renew the component; and how the strata will pay for it. Every Strata corp will need to commission a depreciation ...

I just finished uploading this Condo for sale, 509 36 WATER Street, Vancouver West, British ColumbiaThis 2 bdrm custom designed upper corner suite has 1384 sq ft of unique living space offering views to Gastown & the green roof next door. The kitchen has Bosch appliances, beautiful finishing details & plenty of cupboard space. Bright & op en there are floor to ceiling windows with custom designed window treatments & walnut/maple strand hardwood floors throughout. Enjoy the Geothermal system to heat or cool your home. 2 parking spaces & 2 storage are included. There's also a common rooftop deck for all to enjoy and your large private patio. Centrally located, don't miss your chance to live in the most sought out development in Gastown. ...

We are proud to announce that this Jan 21st, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at 1175 FERGUSON Road in the Tsawwassen East neighborhood, Tsawwassen. This is an opportunity to visit this excellent Condo for sale in beautiful Tsawwassen East.Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of this Tsawwassen East 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 House for sale, 6768 BLUNDELL Road, Richmond, British ColumbiaNew home in very good location. 4 bdrms + den. Close to shopping, good schools and hospital with easy excess to Vancouver andAirport. Quality built by experienced builder in a 6 lot sub division with private access to the sub division. This house features family size great room w/ built in entertainment unit & speakers. Good size kitchen w/ large island & high end stainless steel appliance package. Den on main floor w/ French door & full bath on main floor. Second floor has four bedrooms & three full bathrooms. 10 feet ceiling an main floor & 9 feet ceiling on second floor. Out side finished w/ hardy board, lots of wood work & stone work. Bu ...

British Columbia Luxury Home Sales Continue Upward Surge in 2011 Happy New Year and welcome to 2012! 2011 was yet another record-breaking year for BC's luxury housing market. According to MLS stats, over 700 $3 million+ homes were sold in 2011, smashing the record set last year of 375, and more than tripling the number achieved in 2009. Macdonald Realty manager, Matthew Lee, whose firm sold the most expensive house ($16.8 million) and most expensive condo ($10.1 million) in 2011, believes that international buyers are fuelling the luxury market. "Buyers from Mainland China continued to push prices upwards in 2011," Lee says, "but they're not the only ones buying. Locals and people from other parts of the world like ...