Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody Real Estate, and surrounding areas of the Lower Mainland is now available from your mobile device… My real estate clients now have the ability to check out houses whenever they want, wherever they want from their smart phone. Then they can simply and directly contact me about a specific … Read more
It’s been a buyer’s market since April and the return to a balanced market is almost here.
Sold in 9 Days in a Buyer’s Market! Your own PRIVATE 750 sf Rooftop Terrace: for relaxing, entertaining, gardening, or for your four-legged friend MLS# V827209 – “The Lighthouse” is located in the upcoming area of historic Port Moody, for an unrivalled quality of life that is affordable, modern family-oriented, promotes sustainable and green practices, … Read more
Sixty-nine per cent of B.C. homeowners believe that ‘mortgage rates will be higher in one year’s time’, and ninety-nine per cent agree that ‘homebuyers need to think ahead and be sure that if rates rise they will still be able to pay their mortgage,’ according to the 17th Annual RBC Homeownership Survey, conducted by Ipsos … Read more
Re/max has recently been practicing pure “puffery”, conducting a national radio and TV advertising campaign that claims they are, “Canada’s Favourite Agents”. While new agents are taught that you can’t make such claims unless the source or basis on which the claim is based accompanies the ad, most tenured agents know better. Since any claims … Read more
Third Evergreen station & Murray-Clarke connector are crucial, says committee… The Editor, A copy of a letter to Shirley Bond, B.C.’s minister of transportation and infrastructure: I represent the Port Moody Western Station Committee, an organization comprised of a diverse range of more than 50 local residents, property owners and business operators working collaboratively on … Read more
If the subject sounds something like Brian Burke’s, “…pugnacity, testosterone, truculence and belligerence“, hockey quote, well it’s not quite. The subject is the words of another Irishman, The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, who on February 16th announced a number of measured steps aimed at supporting the long-term stability of Canada’s housing market and … Read more
Snow that is, white gold, BC powder. While Alpine and Nordic skiing, as well as bobsleigh, luge and skeleton events, will be some 125 km north where snow is abundant in the resort town of Whistler, Cypress Mountain, the outdoor Vancouver venue for the 2010 Winter Olympics, is snow challenged. This is what I see … Read more
I’m curious to know why Homebuyers and Sellers hire a REALTOR® from outside of the area to represent them. Why would a consumer not leverage all advantages in their favour? If you’ve ever heard, read or seen, a report on the Canadian real estate market, you’ll know that it is not necessarily reflective of what … Read more
It isn’t going to be a secret for much longer but the best pizza you have ever tasted is now available in Port Moody’s newest Restaurant. With a bit of luck, that is if you act quickly, you’ll have a chance to beat the inevitable crowds that will fill the place once the word gets … Read more