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No Bubble To See Here – Part 2 – Accepting Appreciation

No Bubble To See Here – Part 2 – Accepting Appreciation

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″]  Accepting Appreciation   If you are offered a bottle of water for $2.00 just after breakfast, you will likely say no thanks. Perhaps you’re not that thirsty and you will have time to grab one later. Besides, there is...
Playing With House Money

Playing With House Money

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″] SHORT VERSION How much of the current record-setting price gains are self perpetuating? That is, ‘I just got paid $100,000.00 over asking, so now I too will pay $100,000.00 over asking… maybe $120,000.00 over’. It’s ‘found...
Myths, Analysis, and Emotion in Vancouver Real Estate

Myths, Analysis, and Emotion in Vancouver Real Estate

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″] Short Version Emotion drives our real estate market, but should it go unchecked? There is no metric for emotion. Emotion does not always equal logic. Interest rates play a small role in real estate pricing. Foreign buyers...
Subject Free? Perhaps Not.

Subject Free? Perhaps Not.

Subject Free? Perhaps Not. Short Version: Stellar credit, tremendous equity, and strong documented income are not enough to guarantee financing approval. The lender must approve of the property as well – and there is more than simply value reviewed. Lenders reserve...