Getting that house ready for listing
Posted on Aug 04, 2020 in Selling tips
Summer is often for one of two things: vacation or fixing up the house and yard. Since vacations can be somewhat abbreviated this year…you know what that leaves.
For the homeowner getting a home ready to list on MLS, there may not be a choice.
Fix-up time it is.
That sometimes raises major questions concerning how to give the house more “curb appeal...
Capital gains tax and real estate profits
Posted on Jul 27, 2020
Here's a story that's likely to prompt some discussion among homeowners:
Should there be a capital gains tax on profits from selling your principal residence?
Everybody's sure to have an opinion, and that includes The Financial Post, which a few days ago published this story on the subject:
What we'd like to know...
What makes neighbourhoods beautiful
Posted on Jul 15, 2020 in Neighbourhoods
It was the incomparable Mister Rogers who gave “neighbourhoods” their nicest definition, when he sang from the TV screen to little children: “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood…”
Mister Rogers has been gone for 17 years now but neighbourhoods will live forever. In real estate, clients are always in search of beautiful neighbourhoods for that...
Hong Kong: time for watching and waiting
Posted on Jul 08, 2020 in Real estate market
The latest news from Hong Kong is that there is another Great Wall in the making.
They’re calling it the Great Firewall.
It's an apparatus that limits online activity in China and, now, Hong Kong.
According to an article in The Guardian the law “gives authorities the power to demand individuals and service providers remove content, or access to conten...
What's being said about the real estate market
Posted on Jun 23, 2020 in Real estate market
Here’s a look at some of what’s being said about the housing market during these pandemic times…
The average house price in Vancouver has risen 2.92 per cent over a year ago.
Source: cbc.ca
May’s increase could mean a structural change to the market.
Source: financial post.com
Banks warn historic price declines coming.
Source: mortgagebrokernews.ca
As Nex...
Current Blog — Things to watch for…
Posted on May 18, 2020 in News
In the days and weeks ahead, there’s a couple of things Nexus Realty clients and visitors can watch for:
• A new listing, perhaps by the end of this week, that’s a rare opportunity for buyers who are interested in (a) North Vancouver (b) a home with a mortgage helper or in-law suite (c) the privacy that comes with an area close to Cates Park, which...