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February 2010
Greetings!
 
Welcome to my eNewsletter... Real Estate Insights.

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The Informed Home Buyer/Seller!
There are dozens of ways to make your property more enticing to potential buyers. For example, you can invest in getting your home professionally "staged", which involves making it look a little like a model home. Or, you can do a major renovation to improve your home's look and value.

But what if you don't have a lot of time and are on a limited budget? What can you do today to make your home irresistible to buyers tomorrow? Click to find out 4 Great... yet Simple Ideas!
In This Issue
4 Great Simple Ideas!
2010 Games Free Events
Pinnacle Hotel Opens
How the HST Will Affect Real Estate
Maritime Museum No Longer Viable
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Greg Pearson
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Free 2010 Games Venues 2010 Games Free Events & Venues
North Vancouver enjoyed the Torch Relay this past week and with the Opening Ceremonies being a great success... It's time for everyone to get excited and join in!  CityCaucus.com's Daniel Fontaine and Mike Klassen have developed this one-of-a-kind page where you can discover and share your views about the 2010 Games Free Events & Venues.  Check out this Aerial Panaramic View of the sites.
 
Pinnacle Hotel Opens North Vancouver Pinnacle Hotel Opens
The Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier with 105 rooms, offers the largest amount of celebration space on the North Shore. Complete with a swimming pool and health club, the waterfront location will provide guests easy access to outdoor adventure while just a 12 minute seabus ride to downtown Vancouver.   

Rising from a restored former shipyard and pier, the historic setting beside the Lonsdale Quay, offers spectacular city and mountain views. Click to view suites for sale or visit www.pinnaclehotelatthepier.com for more information.
Learm more on HST How the HST Will Affect Real Estate
 H.S.T. will be payable on the sale of new or substantially renovated homes, where the Contract of Purchase and Sale was entered into after November 18, 2009 and both ownership and possession of the home is transferred after June, 2010.

H.S.T. will not be payable on sales of newly constructed or substantially renovated homes where ownership or possession of the home is transferred before July 2010, or where the Contract of Purchase and Sale is dated prior to November 18, 2009.  What do you need to know about the new Harmonized sales tax and how it affects real estate? 

Maritime Museum Story Maritime Museum No Longer Viable
The National Maritime Centre (NMC) has been sunk after the provincial government announced it cannot help fund the project, and North Vancouver has no "Plan B," CNV Mayor Darrell Mussatto said.

City of North Vancouver council released a letter from the province which stated it cannot find the funding for the project "now or in the foreseeable future." Read more... - North Shore Outlook (Jan12-10)