Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Average US 30-Year Mortgage Rate Rises to 3.45 Percent

ortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday the average for the benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 3.45 percent from 3.42 percent last week. The average rate is down sharply from 4.04 percent a year ago.
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Monday, July 25, 2016

This colorful wallpaper really makes this bathroom pop!


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Tax on sizzling real estate sales boosts B.C. budget surplus

Tax revenue from B.C.'s sizzling housing market helped the province post a $730 million surplus during the last fiscal year, the province's finance minister has confirmed. "It is clear that property transfer tax revenues are up," said de Jong on Thursday in Victoria. In total the property transfer tax brought in $1.53 billion for the government, $605 million more than budgeted, said de Jong. That's an increase of 44 per cent over the previous year, and it all went a long way toward helping the government table the $730 million surplus, he noted.
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Friday, July 22, 2016

A Minimalist Manifesto: How To Simplify Your Style at Home

Sometimes, our homes can overwhelm us. What should be a place of retreat and comfort becomes bloated with items not needed, styles experimented with and abandoned, and projects started but never completed. While a good Spring Clean (whenever it happens) is always welcome, sometimes you want to go even further than that and streamline your style, too. Read on for our Minimalist Manifesto, and for ideas on how to simplify your home.
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Thursday, July 21, 2016

DON'T DARE SELL YOUR HOME UNTIL YOU WATCH THIS VIDEO


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Best Places to Live

U.S. News analyzed the 100 most populous metro areas to find the best places to live. To make the top of the list, a place had to have good value, be a desirable place to live, have a strong job market and a high quality of life.
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'50 auditors is frankly a joke': CRA plans for B.C. real estate tax cheats panned

A federal crackdown on tax cheats in Vancouver's sizzling housing market — which is acting like a flame to speculators, real estate predators and foreign cash flow — has critics calling on B.C. to demand Ottawa do more to help combat the "out-of-control" real estate market.
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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Friday, July 15, 2016

130 Designer Kitchens for Every Style

Allow these culinary hot spots to stir up major inspiration for your own home.
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Thursday, July 14, 2016

EXCLUSIVE LIST of 4 Bedroom Homes in VICTORIA CANADA

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4 Bedrooms Homes in VICTORIA CANADA

EXCLUSIVE LIST of 4 Bedroom Homes in VICTORIA CANADA
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Brexit unlikely to roil U.S. real estate sector, experts say

The turmoil roiling the United Kingdom real estate market since the surprise Brexit outcome is unlikely to trigger similar impact for the U.S. real estate sector, industry experts predict. In fact, some predict U.K pain ultimately could mean U.S. gain.
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Allow these culinary hot spots to stir up major inspiration for your own home.

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The turmoil roiling the United Kingdom real estate market since the surprise Brexit outcome is unlikely to trigger similar impact for the U.S. real estate sector, industry experts predict. In fact, some predict U.K pain ultimately could mean U.S. gain.

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Wednesday, July 13, 2016

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Here’s why that government report on BC's real estate crisis is deeply flawed

Yesterday the British Columbia government finally released a long awaited report on BC real estate. This report was supposed to ease fears that foreign buyers are pricing locals out of the market, and claimed that only 5 per cent of sales were by foreign buyers.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Foreign buyers flood US real estate, but buy cheaper homes

The appetite for U.S. real estate continues to flourish, but international buyers are shifting their sights from luxury to less-pricey properties. This may be due to overall higher home prices, along with a stronger U.S. dollar, which both cost foreign buyers more at the negotiating table. There are also fewer nonresident foreigners investing in the market.
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Friday, July 8, 2016

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Will a Sparkling-Clean Home Appraise for More Money?

Selling your home is a long journey, but it doesn’t end with accepting an offer.
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Find out What These 7 Questions Are Right Now FREE of Charge With NO Obligation!

ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT PUTTING YOUR HOME ON THE MARKET? BEFORE YOU DO READ THIS:
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ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT PUTTING YOUR HOME ON THE MARKET? BEFORE YOU DO READ THIS:

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Selling your home is a long journey, but it doesn’t end with accepting an offer.

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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Wow, check out this unique bathroom! Is this your style? Or would you like a more classic style bathroom?


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British Columbia Premier Wants to Re-Regulate Vancouver's Insane Real Estate Market

Her name is Christy Clark. She is the premier of British Columbia. She now wants to impose rules on the housing market because it has become clear to her, during an election season, that it can't regulate itself. You will not find a single market in the history of capitalism that has regulated itself without causing serious harm and damage to the poor and working class. The housing market in Vancouver and other parts of the province is no exception. Also, the worst economic situation you can ever create is one that couples a self-regulated a market with an absence of capital controls. Vancouver has been in this exact situation since 2005. Then, only 19 percent of "single-family homes were valued at more than $1 million." Now, 91 percent of homes in that city are valued at $1 million or more. Clark might be arriving to a huge fire with just a bucket of water.
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Thanks, Brexit! Why UK vote is likely to boost US home sales

The net effect will depend on location and price point, but overall, the Brexit will likely result in continuing growth in home sales with somewhat slower growth in home prices. The impact will benefit well-qualified buyers the most, and it will be a boon for sellers in affordable markets and price points.
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Friday, July 1, 2016

5 Staging Tips to Make a Home Welcoming for an Open House

Buyers will want to put in an offer when you make them feel like they're already at home.
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