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The long awaited completion of Esplanade at the Pier is upon is. Owners have been called, walk-throughs are happening this week and proud owners will take possession on April 1st, 2008. Esplanade at the Pier is the long awaited third tower in Pinnacles Pier development. Located at 188 East Esplanade in North Vancouver Esplanade at the Pier is considered the centre-piece of phase one of the Pi ...

Going Green isn't just the trendy thing to do right now it's the right thing. Green buildings reduce operating costs and optimize building performance. Green Buildings are healthier and in the long-term will reduce our health care costs by improving air and water quality. It's rumored that in the next decade Green will not only be the right thing to do it will be the law, so anyone trying to ...

Housing options broaden for buyers in February

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- March 4, 2008
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential
attached, detached and apartment property sales totalled 2,676 in February 2008, a decline of 6.4 per cent from the
2,859 residential sales recorded in February 2007, and a decline of 9 per cent compared to the 2, 941 sales in February
2006 ...

Why isn't my Home at the Pier Selling? Is a question that is asked quite a lot. Traditionally there are three reasons why homes don't sell.

• 1. Over Priced-A home that is overpriced at any given time won't sell. A strategy that is often used is to price a home high when it is first listed to "test the water" with the idea of simply dropping the price after a certain amount of time has passed. ...

When you buy a home in BC you pay a property purchase transfer tax that equals 1% of the first $200,000 and 2% of the remainder. For example: If you bought a condo for $500,000 you would pay $8000. First time homebuyers were exempt from paying that tax up to a maximum of a $375,000 purchase price on a home. That maximum has now been increased to $425,000 and between $425,000-$450,000 the tax ...