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Tina Mak, Coldwell Banker Realtor and Founding President of AREAA Vancouver interviewed Jay Straith on this serious matter.  Jay, ​40 years as a lawyer in Alberta and BC working both as crown and defence counsel.  He currently practices civil and criminal litigation with Straith and Associates in North Vancouver. He has been involved in numerous Charter or Rights cases and has been involv ...

Tina Mak and Simon KiingWho is the Winner and Who is the Loser?what is the ratio between foreign borrowers vs local borrowers in your career? when do you see the increase of foreign borrowers and why do they borrow? is it bc of our low interest rate?  what price range of the properties these borrowers are buying?  Vancouver, one of the best cities to live in the world.  Do you see foreign nat ...

Tina Mak and Simon Kiing Who is the Winner and Who is the Loser?1) What is "Stress Test"? 2) HK, Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Sydney, London..all these major cities have foreign nationals tax, different cooling measures, strict lending rulesl introduced by their government trying to cool the real estate market. I end up don't see them successful..I always see the other way round.  In your ...

Paul Prade, Managing Partner and President of Coldwell Banker Westburn Realty, a licensed Realtor since 1978 and is a past Member of the Real Estate Council of BC which is responsible for regulating the Real Estate Industry.  Paul was the guest speaker on Tina Mak's weekly radio real estate show to share the update on the recent talk of the town topic '"shadow flipping".   Paul was invite ...

Challenge and Opportunities in 2016 Shall I Sell? 1) if no need to sell, don't sell unless you live in old apartment which expects special levy due to the depreciation report to maintain the building.  Having said that, if older apartment in the westside or downtown might be a different case.  I usually will advise my client case by case.  If decide not to sell, get a good experienced l ...

Tina Mak, realtor at Coldwell Banker Westburn in Vancouver had a 25 minutes detail interview with Budge Huskey, President and CEO of Coldwell Banker on "How US interest rate hikes might affect housing market in 2016". The US Federal Reserve raised 0.25% interest rate hiked on Dec 16th but rates could continue to rise up to 1% over the next year because it believes an American recovery is w ...