Homelessness is huge in Downtown Vancouver and is caused by a lack of funding for social housing and facilities/treatment for the addicted and the mentally ill. Changes in building codes and slum clearance have also reduced the stock of affordable housing in Vancouver over the last 40 years.
It is possible to make homelessness disappear in Vancouver.
To do this we need to spend money. ...
Posted by Mike Stewart
on June 26, 2009
Hi All,
American buyers are back in the Vancouver Condo Market! A good exchange rate for US buyers and the fact that some individuals and companies Stateside are weather the storm well means our American freinds and neighbours are back.
Is this a sign that Stimulus is bringing confidence back?
On another note this Video is the first I have shot with my new Flip Mino HD Camera. I'd ...
Posted by Mike Stewart
on June 26, 2009
When will Vancouver Real Estate hit bottom?
That is a question I get asked all the time. Like I have said in comments my post on Why Vancouver Real Estate Prices Go Up and Down, if I knew when the Vancouver Real Estate Market was going to bottom, I would no longer be working...
What we can say for sure is where the market is going over the next little while and this is based on the ...
Posted by Mike Stewart
on June 17, 2009
Its been said that a picture says a thousand words.
What do terrible Listing Photographs say about the value of your home?
Poor listing photography undervalues your property and will never convey how beautifully maintained and decorated your home is. Here in Vancouver, terrible (or non-existent) photography for listings is RAMPANT! Have a quick look on Realtor.ca and you can see how ...
Posted by Mike Stewart
on June 15, 2009
If you're selling a property in Vancouver right now there is a very good chance you have received or will receive a lowball offer. This video explains how to avoid a low ball offer and what to do if you receive one.
What is a lowball offer?
Have a look at my previously posted video on lowball offers
Why are lowball offers so common right now?
I'd love to hear your thoughts on lowball offers ...
Posted by Mike Stewart
on June 15, 2009
Hi All,
I am a born and bred Vancouver boy and I am very proud of this. Have a look at this video and let me know your thoughts in my Vancouver Real Estate Blog
Posted by Mike Stewart
on June 11, 2009
What is an Expired Listing?
This is when a Listing Contract on a property has come to the end of its life. The Realtor who has the listing contract has failed to bring the seller an acceptable offer that the buyers removed subjects on.
I have been very successful in selling listings that have expired with other Realtors. Check out my results at 3005 - 111 West Georgia Street and 1005-688 ...
Posted by Mike Stewart
on June 11, 2009
It's a buyer's market for Vancouver real estate these days and Lowballing is a great way for buyers to get the best deal possible. For sellers a Lowball is an opportunity to get an accepted offer in a time when these are scarce.
Many buyers are afraid to Lowball for fear of insulting the sellers. With a Lowball offer it's like anything else in life, if you don't try, you'll never know! ...
Posted by Mike Stewart
on June 11, 2009
No... I don't mean candlelit dinners and footsy!
I mean Acceptance Dates! Subject Removal Dates! Completion Dates! Possession Dates!
Basically the important dates when you buy or sell real estate in Vancouver. This is pretty much a 2.0 version of an older post on my old blog. Check out Important Dates in Real Estate Transaction if I make a mess of my explanation.
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Posted by Mike Stewart
on June 11, 2009
The Ascent of Money. Wow! What a book! I read this book when I was away in Mexico growing this crazy red beard you see me with in all my recent videos.
Niall Ferguson is an Economic Historian at Oxford and Harvard Universities and the authour of several books. In The Ascent of Money, he accurately predicted the Credit Crisis of September 2008 in early 2008. Very impressive!
In Chapter ...
Posted by Mike Stewart
on June 11, 2009