Vacation? What vacation? I shoveled snow more times than I ever did in a long Toronto winter and did it all over just a few days. Seriously. Great workout for my now somewhat bulging biceps No, this past holiday was a time for family, a time to reflect, and a time to cook when I [...]
Goodbye 2008 – Hello 2009
Monday, December 29th, 2008Great :( Just lost power in a…
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008Great Just lost power in at least my area. Hope it gets restored in time for the ham to go in. Merry Christmas.
Just had one of the best prime…
Friday, December 19th, 2008Just had one of the best prime ribs ever at the Players Chophouse. Fantastic restausrant. Highly recommended!
Attending a lunch tomorrow wit…
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008Attending a lunch tomorrow with Dave Watt REBGV President to discuss the future of the board. Any topic anyone wants me to bring up?
A half hour to drive 20 blocks…
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008A half hour to drive 20 blocks and I just shoveled my first snowy driveway. Welcome to winter!
Tell Jim Flaherty where to go
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008The Feds are looking for some input from you regarding the 2009 Federal Budget. You can click this link to get to their online survey. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver has some ideas for you if you are stuck on what to say and they come from two initiatives that CREA (the Canadian [...]
Updated Site Needs Your Eagle Eyes
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008Like many out there I eagerly awaited the update to WordPress 2.7 which just rolled out this week. Over the past couple of days I did the upgrade which is a major updating to the whole system. You shouldn’t notice anything different but that said I may have missed a few things so if you [...]
Property Tax Assessment Update
Friday, December 12th, 2008Previously it was reported that Gordon Campbell had a plan to freeze tax assessment property values at their July 1st, 2007 value. That would be the value you were given on your last tax assessment. Well, looks like they’ve had a change of plan and are now going to give you the option of the [...]
Deal of the Day – Point Grey One Bed
Friday, December 12th, 2008I’ve had a few comments to me asking if any of these “Deal of the Day”‘s are selling. The answer is “Yes”. Last week I posted about the Broadway property that was asking $399k and I am happy to report to you that they (as planned) went multiple offer with four offers received. So you [...]
Bank of Canada Cuts Rate Again
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008The Bank of Canada has cut it’s key overnight lending rate 0.75% down to 1.5% which puts its lending rate to 1.75%. What does this mean for current and prospective home owners? Hopefully the big banks will also cut their rates down as well. Reuters is already reporting that CIBC and TD have dropped their [...]
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