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Blog by Joel Carcone

Why use a realtor?

September 29th, 2005

Only real estate licensees who are members of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver are properly called realtors. Realtors are committed to treating all parties in a transaction honestly, subscribe to a strict code of ethics and most importantly have through knowledge of the process of buying and selling. A real estate transaction is the largest financial transaction of your life one tha ...

A ‘Spectacular’ Olympic Investment Opportunity

September 28th, 2005

With Canuck hockey well under way (thank goodness!) talk about the Vancouver Olympic Games left the minds of many. Despite this, in the rapidly expanding town of Squamish preparations for the Games are in full swing. Construction is under way in various sites in and around both Whistler and Squamish.

One such project is the Spectical - A city like condominium project surrounded by a 360' vie ...

Lower Lonsdale Real Estate: New Project Underway in Lower Lonsdale

September 28th, 2005

Yet another constuction project is underway in Lower Lonsdale. Mira on the Park is currently being marketed. This location will offer residents easy access to all of Lower Lonsdale's amenities including the Sea Bus which allows easy access to downtown Vancouver. For information on this and other Lower Lonsdale real estate contact Joel Carcone of Re/Max Crest Realty. Joel will be monitoring th ...

Vancouver Real Estate Market: The Bubble Debate continued (with insight from guru David Baxter)

September 20th, 2005

As I previously expressed some view on the housing bubble debate (the debate over if Vancouver's red hot housing market is going to go into decline or will the demand for housing continue). I since met with David Baxter a futurist, demographer, and economist who's job it is to answer this question. What I learned was that according to him we can all rest more assured that the Vancouver market ...

Lower Lonsdale Real Estate (New Listing - Lower Lonsdale condo)

September 13th, 2005

A chic 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom Lower Lonsdale condo with city view. Urban living with a house like layout. 2 patios for outdoor living/gardening. A landmark building in a prime San Francisco like location of Lower Lonsdale. Near the Sea Bus, Lonsdale Quay, public transportation, and various shops and boutiques. This is an region that is currently experiencing rapid sustainable growth.

If you h ...

Taking a Stab at the ‘Bubble Debate’

September 1st, 2005

Let is be said from the onset of this blog I am not trying to paint a rosy picture of the real estate market. Any so called market 'bubble burst' will only mean more sellers selling (a situation that I don't mind dealing with!). I simply fall on the side of the fence of those who believe that there will be a market correction in the next few years but feel that desirable properties, areas, an ...