Macdonald Realty

Metro Vancouver home sales were more than a third above the 10-year average in July, while the number of homes listed for sale continues to trend below recent years.  The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Metro Vancouver* reached 3,978 on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in July 2015. This represents a 30 per cent increase compa ...

Both our detached and attached real estate average prices have already surpassed our last peak price. Condo is still the most affordable entry level real estate for first time buyers and long term investors in today’s low interest rate environment. Demand continued to rise across Metro Vancouver’s housing market in March. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that resid ...

Is this a new idea? The answer is "No". Vancouver already has parking-free condo. This potential new zoning basically means there will be more. Listen to AM1320 "Golden Investment Page" radio show discussion based on this recent article touch on the City of Vancouver 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan(温哥华長遠交通计劃2040).

Amazing group of speakers this Sat at Investment Alternatives Conference at Edgewater Casino. Everything you need to know in order to be a smarter investors, how to safe guard your hard earning money and improve your retirement funds will be shared by this group of caliber experts! This public conference is open to everybody who are interested in handling their money smartly. $25 for a full d ...

Chris Marlin, President of Lennar International, a NYSE listed major home building company across US since 1954. Chris will present first hand details info on US housing supply & demand, trends, who buys in US and where they buy, with our Vancouverites on Feb 15th at Edgewater Casino between 9 & 6pm. This whole day event has all the caliber experts that we normally see or listen to them on th ...

Join our conference on Feb.15 to meet and chat with Jock Finlayson instead of just seeing him or listening to him on TV & radio. Jock was former Board of Director at the Bank of Canada and currently Executive VP & Chief Policy Officer at Business Council of BC. He will share his BC economic outlook with all our audiences. If you have any question, we have Q & A period too! Great value to see ...

How much is enough for retirement?  This has been a hot topic recently especially when we know there is no real reform envistaged for the Canada Pension Plan.I have seen a great deal in my 22-year real estate career; Markets have withstood various gyrations and I have lived through three cycles. Yet my faith in solid, asset-backed real estate investments has not only been undiminished; it ...

When our finance minister didn't like to see Canadian take on too much mortgage debt, he tighten the lending rules & kept warning home buyers watch out for rate hikes ..Now, reports said Canadian consumer debt to hit record high in 2014 on non-mortgage debt and one of the main reason is bc of the car loans. Why wouldn't he do something? IF I were him, I would introduce a new rule to limit one ...

Think twice when you visit Forsalebyowner.ca. Too good to be true! If you want to find a good deal to buy a property on any classified ads, think twice! If you are trying to sell the property by yourself bc u want to save some commission, see how the criminal benefiting at your expense! Watch the video and read the article on "Fake real estate ads prey on buyer desire for home deal": --  T ...

Canada issued more than 100,000 copies of the international student visaCanadian Visa Application Centre opened in Taipei today. There are 250,000 Taiwanese live in Canada. In 2012, Canada issued more than 100,000 copies of the international student visa, in the field of education, Canada is the world leader!  --  Tina Mak P.R.E.C (est.1992) President of AREAA Vancouver Public ...