Print Share Beverage manufacturing companies are an important part of Canada’s food and beverage manufacturing sector and will play a critical role in Canadian economic growth in 2021. The sector employs over 42,000, 15% of all food and beverage manufacturing jobs, and contributes $7.0B in GDP to the economy. Beverage manufacturing is a low-margin, high-volume […]
Waterfront homes priced lower than a condo
The August issue of Western Investor includes a look at seven B.C. waterfront homes listed at a lower price than a city condo. Here is a sample.Jul 16, 2021 3:49 PM By: Frank O’Brien PreviousNext1 / 3 Fawn Lake: 10-acre waterfront parcel with two cabins in the Cariboo.| LandQuest RealtyExpand A West Coast waterfront home is the often the long-held […]
PROS AND CONS OF BUYING A HISTORIC HOME
Interested in buying a house that preserves your town’s history and culture? Learn the upsides and downsides from historic property experts.6min read When purchasing a historic home, buyers should be aware of unique parameters and responsibilities that come with living in a timeless residence. Are you considering buying a home built before your time? Here […]
Average B.C. homebuyer puts down $159,762
Down payments are more than $100,000 higher than in Quebec, where buyers paid the lowest level in the country, new study showsJun 29, 2021 7:38 AM By: WI Staff – Chart courtesy of LowestRates.ca British Columbia homebuyers put down an average of nearly $160,000 to purchase a home during the first quarter of 2021, by far the […]
The Value of a Property Boundary Survey can be Priceless!
Many rural and remote acreages are being purchased this year and lots of buyers are discovering that they need the professional services of a surveyor to begin the process of securing the land with gating and fencing and to plan out the location of new dwellings and outbuildings. A boundary survey adds value to your title, it allows the title owner to confidently create a land use plan and develop the acreage to add maximum value using the land in the best possible way.
New designs may transform mobile home parks
Manufactured home parks offer B.C.’s most affordable housing – and contemporary designs are tempting young buyersJun 11, 2021 1:01 PM By: Frank O’Brien Click Homes are selling fast in a Sunshine Coast manufactured home park. | Click Modular Homes B.C. consumers often dismiss manufactured homes as a housing option, but the rise of Millennial buyers, B.C.’s runaway […]
Provincial policy changes that would make housing affordable without penalizing buyers or sellers.
If the provincial government released another 2-3% of Provincial Crown Land into the private saleable holdings we would see an immediate and lasting impact on the real estate market as supply would increase dramatically and prices would stop their continued rise. The uplifting economic benefits of homeownership could continue to grow the economy and the province and its residents would actually benefit as a result instead of being continually penalized for a population growth issue that has been neglected by governing bodies in BC. The released crown parcels could be ear-marked for specific types of qualifying multi-unit and single family affordable housing which could actually be affordable!
BEST PROPERTY AGENT FOR 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAgassiz Based 3A®Group RE/MAX Nyda Realty Awarded Canada’s Best Property Agent for 2021. March 30th, 2021 3A Group RE/MAX Nyda Realty has been awarded Canada’s Best Property Agent for 2021 by Europe’s leading real estate magazine Bellevue. The 3A Group, led by the Fraser Valley, father and daughter team of Freddy and Linda Marks […]
The Great 2021 LAND RUSH!
Finding the right property in a low inventory market.
Vancouverites lead B.C. recreational land search
Pandemic lockdowns accelerate rural property quest as urban upsides evaporate By Frank O’Brien | February 16, 2021, 12:00pm Six-acre, seven-cabin Eagan Lake Resort in the south Cariboo sold in 2020 for $1.1 million | Submitted Evidence is mounting that more city dwellers want rural real estate. In the past eight months, more than 62,000 Vancouver residents searched […]
Premises ID to be mandatory
Premises ID to be mandatory FEBRUARY 10, 2021byPeter Mitham All livestock producers will be required to register for Premises ID by next year. Participation is currently voluntary, but BC agriculture minister Lana Popham says industry demand has prompted the government to develop new regulations under the BC Animal Health Act making it mandatory. “BC farmers […]