Why is Burquitlam Red hot for real estate?

Burquitlam is a neighborhood located on the boundary of Coquitlam and Burnaby, and its exponential growth has been underpinned by the development of the Evergreen Skytrain line. It's easy to access to Hwy 1 makes it a natural selection for homeowners look...
Read MoreOptimizing Communication Between Tenants & Landlords - Permitting Emailed Document

An email has become the common and quintessential method by which parties communicate and share information. The current amendment to regulations comes at the behest of a recommendation from the Rental Housing Task Force, who had sought input from landlor...
Read MoreVANCOUVER REAL ESTATE MARKET RENTAL( FEBRUARY)/SALES REPORT.

Intense competition amongst home buyers is putting upward pressure on home prices across Metro Vancouver’s housing market. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home sales in the region totalled 3,727 in Febru...
Read MoreFORMATIVE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES TO PREVENT ILLEGAL RENOVICTIONS & EXTEND THE RENT INCREASE FREEZE

The landlord-tenant relationship can often be abused if proper legislative rules are not passed and practiced and this has been a common theme and motivator behind tenancy disputes that make news headlines. In one especially offsetting scenario, loopholes...
Read MoreFIRST-TIME BUYER CHECKLIST

In 2018, 66.2% of first-time buyers in Canada bought their homes because they wanted to become homeowners, with 50.6% of these buyers under 35 years of age. If you are a first-time buyer, you will generally have more questions than someone who has already...
Read MoreSELECTING THE RIGHT TENANT – BEFORE TENANCY

Making sure that you have a water-tight selection process for potential tenants is essential for any landlord. While parts of the process may vary from person to person, there are some elements of the selection process that every landlord needs to conside...
Read MoreBEGINNING A TENANCY

After a tenant has been chosen it is important that both of you communicate clearly to ensure that you and the tenant understand both your rights and your responsibilities and are therefore fully protected in the case of something going wrong. If somethin...
Read MoreDURING TENANCY

Serving Notices To Tenants Once you have found a tenant and a lease is signed for your property, you’ll need to know both your and your tenants’ rights. At some point, you will have to provide documentation to your tenants During tenancy. You may...
Read MoreBUYING A HOME DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Buying a home during the COVID-19 pandemic Trying to buy a house or business location during a pandemic is anything but easy. While people are fending off the worst of the epidemic with social distancing and only going out for essentials, it's easy to...
Read More5 TECH TOOLS THAT MAKE A LANDLORD’S LIFE EASIER

Nobody ever said becoming a landlord was easy, thats why we outlined below 5 tech tools for Landlords. Of course, the likelihood of passive income from property ownership appeals to many people. However, property management is not a passive activity. Asid...
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