About the biggest, most beautiful choices
Posted on Dec 15, 2020 in Buying a house
At this time of year, and maybe especially this year, driving around to check out Christmas lights can be an entertaining pastime.
And what catches your eye as you navigate the streets of a neighbourhood?
The biggest, most beautiful display of lights, right?
Similarly, when you’re looking at houses in a neighbourhood or on a street, what catches your...
EV rebates double for homeowners
Posted on Dec 09, 2020
With British Columbia’s commitment to developing zero-emission vehicles, it’s clear that homes with electric vehicle charging stations are going to become increasingly more valuable.
If you’re considering maximizing the value of your home when you put it on the market, this might be the right time to proactively upgrade your home.
Effective last week...
Ideas for changing living-room design
Posted on Nov 24, 2020 in Home improvements
An article that appeared online this month dealt with decorating a living room, what works and what doesn’t. It made for interesting reading, with at least a couple of things that might prompt anybody to take a look at the way it is at home.Do you always put your large furniture against a living-room wall?
If so, one of the “mistakes” (these things...
What will November real estate stats say?
Posted on Nov 17, 2020 in Real estate market
The next release of the real estate statics for Metro Vancouver — due the first week of December — is going to be even more interesting than usual. After watching home sales stabilize and then rise throughout the first nine months of COVID-19, the story might be a little different for November.
According to a story in the Financial Post this week, n...
Cautious open houses in respiratory season
Posted on Nov 12, 2020 in Open Houses
If you’ve noticed an absence of “open house” signs where you normally see them, that’s because real estate officials in B.C. have advised realtors not to have any open houses for the time being. In respecting that advice, any Nexus Realty open-house showings are conducted by appointment only, and all visitors must adhere to the pandemic protocols p...
Pent-up demand fuels market in London
Posted on Oct 29, 2020 in Real estate market
Everybody knows that “location” is king when it comes to real estate, but an interesting story on CBC this week illustrates how pent-up demand is affecting one Ontario city — London.
The housing market is so hot for homes selling at the $500,000 level that buyers are offering far over asking price and writing feel-good letters to the sellers in the...