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Mum & Dad.... We're talking to you!

Posted on Nov 15, 2018 in Buying Vancouver Real Estate

It seems more and more, and more and more in Vancouver we’re hearing first time home buyers cannot afford to get on the property ladder without the help of ‘The Bank of Mum & Dad’.

For a lot of people this is true, and it’s left Mum (i’m British so YES I spell Mum with a ‘u’ and refuse to change) and Dad looking to either save more and/or time the m...

5 Reality checks when selling Vancouver Real Estate!

Posted on Nov 09, 2018 in Selling Vancouver Real Estate

Check yourself before you wreck yourself indeed! OH NO!!…. It’s been 2 weeks and my home has not sold, traffic to open houses has been slow, and private showing requests are not flying at me left, right and centre! My home must not be desirable, or my agent is incompetent and I now give myself permission to freak out!!

STOP!

As always, we are here to...

Will home prices reverse?

Posted on Nov 01, 2018 in Selling Vancouver Real Estate

Should I Sell Now Or Wait Until Next Year?
It’s no surprise to anyone who has been keeping, even half an eye, on the real estate industry that the number of sales has reduced over the past years since the pinnacle of the market in 2016.
Now of course, we don’t have a crystal ball that can guarantee how the tides will turn in the market, but we do hav...

Weed is legal and what that means to you buying or selling?

Posted on Oct 25, 2018 in Selling Vancouver Real Estate

It’s here and it’s here to stay. Marijuana has been legalized and you can hear the roars of celebrations from 13-22 year olds all over Canada! Celebrations we’re sure rolled on through the weekend in the form of rap music and record sales of easily consumable goods a.k.a. ‘Munchies’.

Now other than a sharp rise in the sale of chips, poutine and dona...

Can I or Cant I with AirBnB?

Posted on Oct 18, 2018 in Selling Vancouver Real Estate

A hot to trot topic that’s for sure! Especially in the downtown market, in years passed, homeowners were capitalizing on the demand for tourist/stay-cationers accommodation within the city. It was legal (mostly) AND it was a great return. So what happened? Why have things changed? Is it still allowed? What’s the big deal about doing it secretly? Wh...

DON’T REDUCE BECAUSE OF AN EXCUSE

Posted on Oct 12, 2018 in Selling Vancouver Real Estate

Hello again and welcome back to the Mcinnes Marketing weekly blog. After a week of recovering from Thanksgiving dinners, we’re back at it again, today talking about price reductions. Never a phrase you as a seller want to hear your REALTOR say! Today we’re discussing the truth in when a price reduction is warranted vs a premature tactic ……..

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