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What does an pre-inspection mean (for seller)?

July 21st, 2023
So earlier, we talked about pre-inspections, and they meant to a buyer.  But if youre selling your home, does this mean a pre-inspection is a waste of money.  Not necessarily. If youre a homeowner that doesn't have the best attention to detail of your own, and theres nothing wrong with that, you may want to hire an inspector to inspect the property before the property hits the market, a ...

What does a pre-inspection mean ( for a buyer)

July 21st, 2023
So we looked properties with a client this weekend, and we saw a new home for sale and the realtor said the property has already been inspected.  I responded....great!   My client was wondering, if we put an offer on this property, does that mean we can skip the inspection and I said NO!  Well, if its been inspected, then why do we have to do another inspection? And the principle is ...

Modus

July 18th, 2023
So this is some recent news thats been making waves in the vancouver real estate market.  The Modus development on the west side of Vancouver is a townhouse development in the midst of being built.  These were marketed and sold in 2021 as concrete townhomes.   In the last month, the developer sent a letter to all its purchasers saying that the developement will be a wood frame building.  ...

REBGV Market Stats - June 2023

July 6th, 2023
Home prices continue to rise in housing market to kick off summer   Continuing the trend that has emerged in the housing market this year, the benchmark price for all home types in Metro Vancouver1 increased in June as home buyer demand butted up against a limited inventory of homes for sale in the region. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home ...