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 Welcome to my eNewsletter... Real Estate Insights.

Keeping clients up to date with the most relevant local Real Estate information is on on going process. The intention of Real Estate Insights is to  serve as a resource to keep you in the loop with what is going on and also serve as a forum to answer any questions you may have. Don't hesitate to write or call with topic suggestions as I want to be sure to address what is important to you.. As always, I appreciate your support and welcome the opportunity to be of service.

Sincerely,  Greg
In This Issue
2012 Real Estate Outlook
2011 Market Review
Changes to Strata Property Act
Property Assessments
Coming to Twitter
Referral Appreciation
Thoughts of the Month
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2012 Real Estate Outlook

 

Crystal Ball

At the Housing Outlook 2012 conference in Vancouver last month, analysts from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) sketched a scenario of suprising stability in the Vancouver and B.C. residential real estate market for next year. Forecast

2011 Market Review 20/20 Vision

 

2011

The 2011 Real Estate market in the Lower Mainland was marked by "Hot Spots" in several communities. Overall the market remained balanced throughout most of the year. Hear more from the President of the Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board. Video

Changes to Strata Property Act

 

LoloNew regulations under the Strata Property Act that improve accountability in strata corporations have been introduced. The changes impact depreciation reports, contingency reserve funds and Form B. Find out more in an article by the Province's Tony Gioventi. Article  

Property Assessments
 

House taxProperty owners throughout BC received their 2012 assessment notice the first week of January from BC Assessment (BCA). This notice is BC Assessment's estimate of a property's value as of July 1, 2011, and for new construction or substantially renovated homes, the physical condition as of October 31, 2011. Article

Coming to Twitter

 

Twitter

No Tweets about what I had for breakfast...simply tid-bits of information on the local Real Estate Market and related topics in hopes of keeping you that much more informed. Follow me @northshorerlty

Referral Appreciation Program
 
ReferralThis March will mark my 13th year as a Realtor and I intend to make this my most productive year yet. I'd appreciate your support and to thank you, I'm pleased to introduce my Referral Appreciation Promotion. To show my gratitude, I'll be offering a portion of commissions earned to those who introduce me to future clients. For more information on this program click here.

Thoughts of the Month

  

"The moment you commit and quit holding back, all sorts of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, will rise up to help you. The simple act of commitment is a powerful magnet for help." Napoleon Hill 1883-1970, Author of 

 

"I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than work miracles in unkindness and hardness." Mother Teresa 1910-1997

 

"There is no passion to be found playing small, in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." Nelson Mandela 11th President of South Africa

 

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."-Gandhi