Betsy Carstairs, Coquitlam real estate: Blog

Selling houses, timing

November 17th, 2011

Timing is everything when it comes to selling your real estate investment. I had a conversation with someone looking to sell her property & I was surprised that she thought that the fall is a down time in being successful in selling homes. My experience over the 25 years I have been selling is that heading into Christmas is the BEST time to market property. Inventory is down soooooo less comp ...

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Vancouver real estate prices

November 15th, 2011

Market Update As we approach the end of 2011 real estate prices in most urban areas of British Columbia continue to rise. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver is showing gains in average price of over 10% from 2010.Yet many clients, especially those in the under $500,000 price point in Greater Vancouver, are wondering why their ...

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Whistler BC, Cornucopia

November 8th, 2011

Cornucopia in Whistler is a fun way to spend a weekend. As it is my birthday @ this time I always schedule in a few Cornucopia events to make the weekend extra special. This year I will start off with the Fairmont's wine tasting Thursday night then be spontaneous for the next few days. Who knows with the amount of snow we have had so far I might even be able to head on up the mountain for a f ...

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