Know the Power of Presentation, Even in a Down Market. When the market cools, most people focus on cutting costs, lowering expectations, and waiting for better days. But the most successful sellers—whether they’re selling homes, services, or products—know that presentation becomes even more crucial during a downturn.

Selling a home typically involves several real estate costs that can add up, so it’s essential to budget for these to avoid surprises. Here’s a breakdown of the common expenses when selling a home on the real estate market.

Divorce can be one of life’s most challenging events, and when a marital home is involved, the process becomes even more complicated. The home is often the largest shared asset, and selling it during a divorce requires careful planning and cooperation to avoid financial and emotional setbacks. Here’s how to protect your home sale from the messiness of divorce and ensure a smoother transition during this difficult time.

Divorce can have a significant impact on real estate joint mortgages and refinancing options on the marital home This often creates complex financial situations for both spouses. 

When couples go through a divorce one of the most significant financial decisions involves selling the marital home. The process of selling a marital home during a divorce can be financially and emotionally complex, particularly in British Columbia, where housing market dynamics are often unpredictable.

When you decide to sell your tenanted property a landlord cannot simply evict their tenants just because you are selling the property. There is a process and proper notice must be given to show the property and to end tenancies. It is best to maintain open communication and cooperation with the tenants, with some advanced planning and clear guidelines, the sale can go smoothly for all parties involved.

Deciding To Buy - Purchasing a home is one of the biggest and best choices you could ever make. It can lead to many advantages, and several financial benefits – build equity, value appreciation, automatic savings plan, and a sense of pride!

In real estate, open houses are a valuable tool for home buyers. You can view a property in a low-pressure environment, and you can usually take as much time as you need. In this blog post we are going to discuss how buyers get the most out of open houses.

Are you buying a home? This article will go in-depth about the smart way of buying a home. I will share great time and money saving tips and tricks and go through the buying process the smart way.

It is important to get the home inspected before a real estate purchase. You don’t want to fall in love with your dream home and find out later that the home has a number of problems in structural, foundation, heating, plumbing, electrical, or insulation. Even with newer homes, or ones that look flawless to the eye, you'll never know what lies beneath the surface unless you hire a registered home inspection to check it out for you.

When selling your marital home during a divorce can you list your home with 2 two real estate agents? The answer is, yes you can. When selling your home during a divorce you have two options when it comes to agents. You can either list with one agent or you can use two agents which is called a co-listing agreement.

Nothing says over-whelming as putting your home on the market. You don’t just put a for sale sign in your yard and all of a sudden you have hundreds of buyers knocking down your door. It requires planning, knowing what potential buyers are looking for and how to get your property effectively in from of as many buyers as possible.

It is not uncommon to see a couple going through a divorce to sell their marital home. We see it every day. In this case is the real estate agent obligated to tell the buyers that the sellers are going through a divorce?

When a divorcing couple makes the decision to put their marital home on the real estate market the couple has a fiduciary responsibility to the real estate agent to why the sellers are selling the home.

Real Estate Divorce Speciialist play an important role in a divorce sale. They are an agent who specializes in divorce sales. These professionals have a unique skill set and go beyond the typical real estate agent role. They play a multifaceted role during the property sale process and understand the legal and emotional dynamics involved in divorce.

Two new changes to the real estate sector. The BC government has announced a new Flipping Tax starting January 1st 2025. The proposed BC Home Flipping Tax will apply to any home or property zoned for residential use sold within two years of purchase.

When you are going through a divorce and you are deciding what to do with the marital home. There are generally 3 options, buy out the other spouse, sell the house, or the couple can continue to co-own the house.

Conducting a title review is so important when selling a home as it brings transparency to the sale of the home and it can help protect buyers from potential legal issues and disputes that may arise in the future.

The spouse who is buying out the other, will pay a lump sum and incorporate any equity that has been accumulated over the marriage. The spouse who is taking over the home will need to apply for a refinance in only their name and go through the mortgage pre-approval process.

With the internet and mobile devices taking the market by storm, buyers have unprecedented access to property information at their fingertips, without depending on a real estate agent. Most public information is partial or outdated information that many online sources provide. A real estate agent has access to the latest and most current information days before it becomes public knowledge.

There are really two phases when it comes to preparing your home. The first phase is getting ready for the market and the second phase is getting ready for showings. Let’s start with the first phase, getting ready for the market, the best way to do this is to walk around your entire home with a notepad paying careful attention to everything.