Secondary Suites: Oak Bay Looks to Legalize Rentals
This week, the district of Oak Bay announced that they were looking into the possibility of changing their long-standing rule against secondary sui...
Victoria Real Estate: CMHC Raises Risk Level
This morning, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) issued a red alert for the city of Victoria’s real estate market, putting the city on ...
Required Minimum Sizes: Micro-Condos Officially on the Way In?
This week at the semi-monthly council meeting, Victoria city council will discuss further the merits of eliminating the required minimum sizes and ...
Chinese Government: Will They Change the Game?
Starting July 1, 2017, the Chinese government will order financial institutions to declare any foreign and domestic transactions involving anything...
Listing Photos: How Important Are They?
When you put your home on the market, like with any new introduction, you have one chance to make an impression on your prospective buyers. Accordi...
Victoria Real Estate: A Record-Setting Year
As we move in to a new year, we look back at the past year and decide what we want to focus on in the year to come. Victoria Real Estate in 2016 br...
BC’s Down Payment Program: Is It Good or Bad?
In early December, Christy Clark and the BC government announced they are prepared to help ease the struggle of first-time buyers by offering to ma...
Condo Living: Your Owner Responsibilities
Condo living is its own lifestyle. When you purchase your condo, you become a member of a larger community. You live collectively in the building i...
Homes for Sale: Let’s Get Yours Ready to List
Two weeks ago, we talked about how now might be the best time for you to add your property to the list of homes for sale. Inventory is still shocki...
Balanced Market: What’s It Going to Take?
A couple of weeks ago, we sat in our weekly meeting and got to talking about what this Victoria real estate market looks like and how it compares t...
Victoria Real Estate: VREB Releases Its November Numbers
December is upon us and I think everyone is looking forward to the New Year of 2017 ahead.
The Victoria real estate market stayed strong in No...
Listing Your Condo: Could December Be a Good Time?
It’s December as of Thursday, and I imagine prepping for Christmas is at the forefront of your brain and not whether this is a good time for listin...
