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    BC Assessment

    What is Your Home and Property Really Worth? Making Sense of the BC Assessment It’s that time of year again. Every first week of January, BC Assessment, a Crown corporation, sends out its annual notifications of property assessments for owners

    Jessica Chen-Sargent January 4, 2017 Buyer Beware, Homeowner Advocacy, Real Estate No Comments Read more

    Real Estate Evolved: Buyer Beware

    With a wealth of information available, it’s clear that today’s consumer is quite capable when it comes to buying a home. The irony is that too many smart people are still buying homes and having problems. It’s common place to

    webmaster December 7, 2011 Blog Posts, Buyer Beware, Homeowner Advocacy, Leaky Condos, Real Estate No Comments Read more

    Homeowner Protection Experiment Fails in BC…

    Since there was no remaining meaningful consumer protection activities or responsibilities being conducted at the Homeowner Protection Office (HPO), it is no surprise to learn that the HPO is quietly closing its doors. HOMEOWNER PROTECTION ACT RESPONSIBILITIES TRANSFERRED The announcement

    webmaster March 4, 2010 General Posts, Leaky Condos, Real Estate 5 Comments Read more

    What Homeowner Protection?

    Information savvy consumers have long expected a builder to provide specific maintenance and warranty details in a format that is easy to use and access. Besides, the warranty coverage itself will be dependent upon the homeowner being compliant and doing

    webmaster January 21, 2010 Blog Posts, Buyer Beware, Homeowner Advocacy, Real Estate No Comments Read more

    Cutting corners in construction…

    This is not the place to cut corners in construction When I read this today it reminded me of what became clear during the Barrett Commission hearings over a decade ago in British Columbia.  The many engineering assessments being conducted on

    webmaster July 31, 2009 Blog Posts, Buyer Beware, Homeowner Advocacy, Real Estate No Comments Read more

    Leaky Condo victims deserve better…

    Times Colonist             June 24, 2009 Condo victims deserve better The leaky condo debacle remains one of the greatest consumer ripoffs in Canadian history, costing British Columbians between $1.5 billion and $2 billion. Lives were devastated when people bought homes and

    webmaster June 24, 2009 Blog Posts, Buyer Beware, Homeowner Advocacy, Leaky Condos, Real Estate 2 Comments Read more

    The Future of Housing Quality…

    We recently learned of “The Future of Housing”, an upcoming conference being hosted in Metro Vancouver on May 8, 2009, by the Canadian Home Builders’ Association’s BC chapter.  The conference will be bringing together a diverse group of builder and real

    webmaster April 26, 2009 Blog Posts, Buyer Beware, Homeowner Advocacy, Real Estate No Comments Read more

    BC Assessment: Is your tax assessment correct?

    Homeowner advocate and local Realtor, John Grasty, offers Tri-City area homeowners (and buyers) relevant property information, including comparable sales data and the most up to date and accurate picture of activity and trends for a particular market. “This is simply

    webmaster January 4, 2009 Blog Posts No Comments Read more

    How do I avoid buying a leaky condo?

    One year ago the following article which I wrote was published in the “pros & condos” section of Western Living Condo. Since then I have made it available to the public and other Realtors through my website and seminars. From

    webmaster October 16, 2008 Blog Posts, Buyer Beware, Homeowner Advocacy, Leaky Condos, Real Estate No Comments Read more

    “MLA wants regulations for home inspectors”

    Letter to the Editor: Homebuyer beware – Coquitlam NOW – Friday, June 06, 2008 Re: “MLA wants regulations for home inspectors” Friday, May 30. The “neglect in protecting homebuyers” is widespread, and Coquitlam-Maillardville MLA Diane Thorne’s concern is shared by

    webmaster June 18, 2008 Blog Posts No Comments Read more

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