Tim Wray | RE/MAX Crest Realty, Vancouver

The RE/MAX 2019 Recreational Property Trends Survey

Posted on Jun 06, 2019 in Buying Your Home

The RE/MAX 2019 Recreational Property Trends survey conducted by Leger finds that the majority of Millennials (56 per cent) are in the market to purchase a recreational property. This is up 14 per cent from last year, when just 42 per cent of Millennials were considering buying a recreational property. In 2018, 91 per cent of recreational markets s...

Best Places to Live: Vancouver

Posted on May 02, 2019 in Buying Your Home

Located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Vancouver is the most populous city in the province with more than 600,000 people. Vancouver is a coastal seaport city with some of the warmest year-round temperatures in Canada. It boasts a beautiful landscape of sea and mountains and is a popular place for outdoor and urban enthusiasts.

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What’s the Disclosure form REALTORS® ask you to sign?

Posted on Apr 17, 2019 in Buying Your Home

You’re casually talking about the housing market with a REALTOR® you’re interested in working with, when the conversation shifts to your personal financial situation.

The Realtor stops the conversation and politely asks you to sign a form called “Disclosure of Representation in Trading Services” (DORTS) before they can continue.

This may seem a littl...

Is this the year you become a homeowner?

Posted on Jan 11, 2019 in Buying Your Home

Is buying a home one of your resolutions?

The process can be lengthy and intensive, but it doesn’t have to be daunting. By breaking up the process into 12 small steps, you could become a homeowner this year.

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Lowball Offer Basics: 5 Things To Know

Posted on Dec 14, 2018 in Buying Your Home

There are many scenarios where a lowball offer on a home can be a great buying strategy. You might find yourself in a buyer’s market, or face-to-face with a fixer-upper in need of some serious TLC, or dealing with a very motivated seller – all potential opportunities to get a home for less than asking price.

RE/MAX Canada polled its Facebook followe...

Is Home Ownership In Your Future Plan?

Posted on Nov 29, 2018 in Buying Your Home

Step one to successful home ownership is being informed. And as they say, knowledge is power. However, according to a recent RE/MAX survey, half of 18- to 24-year-olds in B.C. and Ontario agree that they have limited knowledge of the housing market.

DID YOU KNOW? Generation Z will outnumber Millennials within a year, and will make up the largest coh...

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