Blog : Tina Mak - Coldwell Banker Westburn Realty

Back to balanced market

April 9th, 2013

Back to balanced market

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Even though the March statistic from the real estate board of Greater Vancouver shown sales declined 18.3% from March 2012 and 30.2% below the 10 year sales average. It however, shown some good news for Sellers. The sales-to-activity-listings ratio sits at 15.2%. What does it mean? A "buyers' market" is generall ...

Inspectors vs Doctors

February 22nd, 2013

Inspectors vs Doctors

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Just read a report on "buyers left with big bills when home inspectors miss defects". This is not the first time I read about this and it certainly will not be the last time. There is a perception out there that inspectors get referral business from realtor so they don't want to fail the inspections worry about the re ...

Buying commercial real estate 101

January 4th, 2013

Buying commercial real estate 101

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Purchasing commercial real estate is much different than purchasing a home.

1) Before buying, make sure that you consult a tax adviser for assistance. A tax expert can advise you on how much the property costs and what amount of your real estate income will be taxable. Consider any tax deductions yo ...

Should I? or Should I not? Do I? or Do I need? to obtain permits for home renovation

December 28th, 2012

Should I? or Should I not? Do I? or Do I need? to obtain permits for home

renovation

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Recent statistics released by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing

Corporation revealed that 45 per cent of households intend to do some form

of maintenance and repairs, while 78 per cent will undertake alterations

and improvements. Sixty-eight per ce ...

Do you get capital gain exemption if you sell your old principal residence AFTER you moved into your new principal residence in Canada?

December 18th, 2012

Do you get capital gain exemption if you sell your old principal residence AFTER you moved into your new principal residence in Canada?

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It is a common practice that Chinese owners often buy a new home, move in then sell their existing home. Are they still eligible to get capital gain exemption?

1. The tax free portion of the ...

"Who buys and sells recreational properties in Canada?"

December 14th, 2012

Dec. 14, 2012

"Who buys and sells recreational properties in Canada?"

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1.) Who buys these recreational ppties?

I don't just do rec properties. We do a wide variety of assets including recreational pptys, ski

resorts, ranches, golf courses, marinas and more. In many cases these are businesses that have

a recreational ...

CAN YOU SELL YOUR HOME BY EMAIL?

November 27th, 2012

CAN YOU SELL YOUR HOME BY EMAIL?

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I just want to share this case study with you that I read from the BCREA Legal update article. You will be the judge about the whole idea of selling your home on line or hire a professional agent to represent you but most importantly to guide you through the sophisticated real estate transaction process ...

Cross border taxation for Canadian who wants to invest in US property

November 23rd, 2012

Nov. 17, 2012

Cross border taxation for Canadian who wants to invest in US property

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(The Bridge from East to West since 1992)

#1 Female Agent since 2002 @ Coldwell Banker Westburn Rlty

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Make 7% - 8% Return On Investment (ROI) November 2012

November 13th, 2012

Make 7% - 8% Return On Investment (ROI)

November 2012

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Why would you buy a revenue property now when you feel the market is not going anywhere fast? Well, how about starting an investment now where you get 7% return per year?

When I started in the business, history has told me that when the market peaks then experiences a recessio ...

Coldwell Banker Tina Mak live interivew Kathy Tsao (Chair of Asian Real Estate Association of America) in Vancouver

September 18th, 2012

Coldwell Banker Tina Mak live interivew Kathy Tsao (Chair of Asian Real Estate Association of America) in Vancouver

Katherine Tsao (Chair of Asian Real Estate of Association of America) had her Vancouver radio live interview with me in Mandarin & Cantonese. In this Part 1 youtube, Kathy shared with us every year millions of Asian immigrants arrives US & Canada. In 2011, US had 37% Asians im ...

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