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HSBC Celebration of Light Fireworks in Vancouver

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

I tried to post from my phone on Wednesday but something clearly went amiss in the intertubes and it never got put up. In any case, my post was a status update from the cheap seats of Vanier Park, my new and favourite place to watch the summer spectacular that is the HSBC Celebration of [...]

26.07.2008 Life No Comments

CMHC is not like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Interesting article in today’s National Post on how the CMHC is not like Fannie Mae and Freedie Mac. In a nutshell it shows the more conservative side of CMHC while balancing fears by some that the mortgage insurance business is no business of the government (ie your taxpayer dollars) and would be better handled by [...]

20.07.2008 Finance 1 Comment

Balancing Green with Marketing

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Most of you know me as a techy Realtor. The world of real estate is not that cutting edge, however. One of the old standards by which realtors market homes is to print out a lot of individual flyers and communications. I am going to stop doing that and I hope you agree with me. [...]

20.07.2008 The Industry No Comments

Goldfish Pacific Kitchen – Yaletown Fusion Cuisine

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Yesterday was my third wedding anniversary and what better way to celebrate than to take the wife to a patio in one of the trendier restaurants in Yaletown. Goldfish Pacific Kitchen got the call and away we were. First impressions: This place is huge. Space in Yaletown is not cheap and this restaurant/lounge takes up [...]

16.07.2008 Life 2 Comments

Possession, showings, and floo…

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Possession, showings, and floor plans… busy day today.

12.07.2008 Tweet No Comments

0 Down 40 Year Amorts Dead. Good Riddance.

Friday, July 11th, 2008

So the 40 year 0 down mortgage is dead. So long. Bye Bye. We hardly knew ye. Whatever. Really. What is the concern over this financing product disappearing that it has to appear on the front page of the Vancouver Sun? It’s a little used product (in my experience) that would have enabled the least [...]

11.07.2008 Finance 3 Comments

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Plays Deer Lake Park

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Looking for something fun and free this weekend? I know I am. And that’s why I’ll be heading out to Deer Lake Park in Burnaby this Sunday for a free concert performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. The al fresco (that means outdoors) show starts at 7:30pm and is a great way to wrap up [...]

11.07.2008 Life No Comments

Up? Down? Whose Numbers are Accurate?

Monday, July 7th, 2008

That really depends on who use what as their data and how the filtered them. What am I yammering on about? Well, this site has achieved a small boost of fame since the latest weekly stats came out showing a negative Year over Year number for the area I measure. It’s become a topic over [...]

07.07.2008 Statistics 4 Comments