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Disclosing that your house is haunted

Posted on Oct 15, 2019 in Tips When Buying or Selling

When selling a haunted house, are sellers in BC required to disclose the alleged spiritual infestation?

According the Real Estate Council of British Columbia's website, when buyers and sellers are each represented by their own agent, the seller has no obligation at law to disclose a "stigma" that affects the property. Examples of these stigmas inclu...

Sargeant Bay Provincial Park

Posted on Oct 12, 2019 in Halfmoon Bay

Sargeant Bay Provincial Park in Halfmoon Bay combines ocean beaches, a wetland, and forested trails. Established in 1990, the park now encompasses 142 hectares and is just a short 10-minute drive from Sechelt.

While there's no camping permitted at the park, it's an excellent location for daytime swimming and sunbathing as well as hiking and explorin...

Canadian Thanksgiving

Posted on Oct 02, 2019 in About the Sunshine Coast

You've toiled in the fields all summer and you know there's a long, cold winter just around the corner. There's no better way to reward yourself for all that hard work than by throwing a massive party with food, drink, and family before the snow starts to fly.

Some historians believe that the first North American Thanksgiving was held in 1578 in wha...

Market Minute - October 2019

Posted on Sep 28, 2019 in Market Minute

The Sunshine Coast real estate market circa October 2019 can be described as follows: If you don’t need to sell right now, don’t. If you MUST sell, price your property sharply to avoid chasing the market further down.

Deciding what your property is worth on the open market requires equal parts science and art. The science comes from knowing what dat...

Market Minute - August 2019

Posted on Aug 11, 2019 in Market Minute

Click here to see the full listing for 531 Woodland Avenue in Granthams Landing.

The August Market Minute is coming to you from one of my recent listings in Granthams Landing in order to allow me to illustrate a point.

Year-over-year comparisons between this year and last year show that the Sunshine Coast real estate market has slowed considerably ov...

How to choose a property manager

Posted on Jul 29, 2019 in Investment Insights

If you’re considering buying a revenue property, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ll at least consider hiring a property manager (PM) to care for your investment.

As the title suggests, property managers manage properties. This means your PM will be the one advertising for tenants, screening the applicants, filling out paperwork like leases and...

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