Although tax season is now over for this year, please remember to keep next year's taxes in mind when you are moving this year. 

Did you know that many moving expenses can be tax deductible? It's important to keep your receipts! Students, employees and (in some cases) employed-working-at-home may be eligible to claim a portion of travel expenses, transportation costs, legal fees, fees associ ...

Your home's lawn and garden are one of the first things a potential buyer sees when they pull up to your property. If listing your home is on the agenda this year, now is a great time to do some landscaping maintenance. Colourful flowers, lush lawns... they take some commitment but the return is very worth it. Plus, you will get to enjoy a beautiful backyard!

As you know, I'm a big fan of su ...

The Province published an excellent Q&A article last week that I wanted to share. The Executive Director of the Condominium Homeowner's Association, Tony Gioventu, discussed rental bylaws and how they affect strata's rental restriction numbers. 

Here is the situation/question posed in the article dated April 24, 2011.

Q: Our strata has an interesting problem that relates to rental bylaws. W ...

Turn off the lights when you leave the room. Close the front door to not let the heat out. Take shorter showers. We all know a few quick and easy ways to conserve energy in the home. This is a great article from Sutton.com and BC Hydro sharing 50 ways to save energy.

We lead busy lives and probably don't realize that repairing the cracks in our fireplace and turning off the oven just a few m ...

The Bank of Canada has released the following statement on Tuesday, April 12, 2011. If you have any questions about what this means for your lending situations, please contact me and I would be happy to share more information! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12 April 2011

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Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

OTTAWA –The Bank of Canada today announced that it is mainta ...

Blogs are a fabulous way to stay connected with what is happening in your community. In our neck of the woods we are lucky to have some great blogs devoted to sharing events, local businesses, history and other useful information about the communities that we live in. 

Here are some of my favourite local blogs in Metro Vancouver. Do you have a favourite blog in your neighbourhood?

Tri-Citie ...

Property owners in British Columbia may be eligible for one or more of the grants and rebates listed below. Please review this comprehensive list and feel free to contact me if you have any questions about your eligibility.

1. Home Buyers’ Plan

Qualifying home buyers can withdraw up to $25,000 (couples can withdraw up to $50,000) from their RRSPs for a down payment. Home buyers who have repai ...

The ecoENERGY retrofit and the Livesmart BC Grant program deadlines are fast approaching! 

In order to qualify for government incentives participants in the above programs must obtain their post-retrofit evaluation by March 31, 2011, or within 18 months of the pre-retrofit evaluation report, whichever comes first.

Due to the large volume of people applying for these grants, homeowners shoul ...

I'm always happy to recommend professionals that I know and work with. I appreciate a great referral and know you probably do, too! Please meet Jason Golbey of Golbey Law Group.

Jason provides legal services to individuals, well-established businesses, and start-ups.  Prior to forming Golbey Law Group in 2011, Jason practiced business and real estate law for eight years at a mid-sized
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The Bank of Canada has released their latest rate announcement on March 1, 2011.  If you have any questions about what this means for your real estate or mortgage transactions, please contact me and I would be happy to explain! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 March 2011

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Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada today announced that it is main ...