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Canadian Real Estate Industry at a Critical Crossroads.

Blog Post / May 17, 2021 / Pam Allen Vancouver Realtor

Stakes in Canadian real estate have never been higher. Industry professionalism needed to restore buyer and seller confidence. Particularly for buyers engaged in the Canadian real estate market, the transaction is filled with mounting complexities and undeniable frustrations – most specifically, the lack of transparency in under-market-value listing strategies within an already expensive market, and […]

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Sky-rocketing lumber prices shock renovators: ‘It’s ridiculous’.

Blog Post / April 18, 2021

As construction season kicks off, those looking to renovate this spring and summer might be stunned by the price of lumber. “It was a big shock to find out it was going to be that much more this year,” Andra McLachlan said. She’s on her second year of home and backyard renovations and is kicking

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Spring Clean Your Closet.

Blog Post, Real Estate News, Real Estate Tips / April 14, 2021 / Pam Allen Vancouver Realtor

If you have seen the movie Confessions of a Shopaholic then you know that if you like to shop then you have to clear up your closet space with items you don’t use. Otherwise, they’re going to start falling on you! LOL Here are some ways you can clear out your precious closet space so you can

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Canadian Real Estate Prices May Ease in 2021.

Blog Post, Real Estate News / April 5, 2021 / Pam Allen Vancouver Realtor

Canadian real estate continues to make headlines for its strength and resilience in the face of COVID-19, and increasingly for the obstacles preventing homebuyers from entering or moving up in the market. A question on everyone’s lips right now is, how long can this current rate of price growth continue? In the face of record-low

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RE/MAX IS A ‘FASTEST-GROWING FRANCHISE’ FOR EIGHTH STRAIGHT YEAR.

Blog Post, Real Estate News / March 23, 2021 / Pam Allen Vancouver Realtor

Entrepreneur magazine recognizes the global real estate franchisor for its continued growth. Already named a top franchisor in 2021, RE/MAX is now also recognized as a fastest-growing franchise – for the eighth straight year! The March issue of Entrepreneur magazine ranked RE/MAX on its widely respected 2021 Fastest-Growing Franchises list. This is the 20th time RE/MAX has made

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The History of St Patrick’s Day.

Blog Post / March 15, 2021 / Pam Allen Vancouver Realtor

The History of St Patrick’s Day St. Patrick’s Day is a special day for me as March 17 was my Grandfather’s birthday (Papa) who was a special person in my life coupled with the fact that I have Irish blood running through my veins. Because of this I thought I would look at the history

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‘SHOULD I REMODEL MY HOME BEFORE LISTING?’ ANSWERS TO TOP REAL ESTATE QUESTIONS!

Blog Post / February 23, 2021

How to make a home stand out in the market and possibly get top dollar at closing. Few can resist a classic makeover story – and home transformations are no exception. TV networks have built empires making it seem that anyone can take an outdated, ’70s bungalow and turn it into a dream urban escape

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Bank of Canada Still Expects No Rate Increases Until 2023.

Blog Post, Real Estate News / January 20, 2021 / Pam Allen Vancouver Realtor

The Bank of Canada, this morning, released its January Monetary Policy Report (MPR), showing they expect to keep overnight interest rates at its “effective lower bound” of 0.25% until 2023 (see chart below). To reinforce this commitment and keep interest rates low across the yield curve, the Bank will continue its Quantitative Easing (QE) program–buying

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Empty Homes Tax Declaration.

Blog Post, Real Estate News / January 17, 2021 / Pam Allen Vancouver Realtor

Hope you are having a fantastic start of the year! If you are a Vancouver property owner, the deadline for the declaration of your Empty Homes Tax is on February 2, 2021. Make sure that you hit the deadline! Please note that the City’s Empty Homes Tax is separate from the provincial government’s Speculation and

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