Brendan Connolly

Vancouver Real Estate: Westside, Eastside & Downtown

Residential Real Estate Consultant
RE/MAX Select Properties  604-833-8793

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Westside, Downtown & East Vancouver real estate updates and tips for buyers, sellers & owners of residential property.

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Talk Vancouver: Your direct connection to City Hall

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I recently discovered Talk Vancouver, where the City of Vancouver invites residents to participate in online studies and discussions to hear your ideas. Current studies include: Empty Homes Tax - Emerging Approach 800 Robson (Viva Robson) People, Dogs, and Parks Strategy Vancouver's Zero Waste Strategy It's easy to sign up and participate. Just go to www.talkvancouver.com, register and answer a few questions about your interests and connections to the city. Following that, … [Read more...] about Talk Vancouver: Your direct connection to City Hall

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Breathe! And get a home inspection

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One would think that the pace of the home inspection industry runs in parallel with real estate sales. Inspectors should be as busy as real estate agents, right? Surprisingly, no. The quest for securing a home in Vancouver has been so competitive lately that all common sense has flown out the window and many transactions take place without an inspection. While it’s understandable given the frantic pace of the market, making such a large investment without a professional home inspection is risky … [Read more...] about Breathe! And get a home inspection

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Additional 15% Property Transfer Tax for foreign entities

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Recent legislation providing for an additional Property Transfer Tax of 15% on residential property transfers to foreign entities in the Greater Vancouver Regional District has caught the real estate industry off guard. The retroactive tax which will be applied to contracts completing from 2 August 2016, has inadvertently affected skilled workers and those who are in the process of immigrating to Canada. Calls to exempt accepted agreements have been ignored by the government. Dan Morrison, … [Read more...] about Additional 15% Property Transfer Tax for foreign entities

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End of self-regulation in the real estate industry

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The real estate industry has certainly been in the spotlight lately. The much awaited Final Report of the Independent Advisory Group was published last week. The next day the BC Government announced their intention to end self-regulation in the real estate industry and to establish a dedicated Superintendent of Real Estate. Statements by REBGV, RECBC, and BCREA fully support this change in order to restore public confidence in the industry. There is also an initiative taking place to … [Read more...] about End of self-regulation in the real estate industry