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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". While the wealth gap between rich and poor keeps growing in North America, China and India's middle class income growth is increasing.  I personally think this means internat ...

I'm honored to have Sherry Chris on our show.  Sherry is president and CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC.   The Millennial Renting vs Buying real estate debate Millennial homeowners are saddled with obstacles no previous generation has had to face, like an average student loan debt per borrower that’s both monstrous and unprecedented. They’re also less romantic about t ...

The Millennial Renting vs Buying real estate debateMillennials are also more civically conscious than preceding generations, which means that choosing the right chic, urban neighbourhood is as important as choosing the right living space.  However, most urban neighbourhoods are quite expensive.     4) Do you see owning a detach house with large back yard is important to them anymo ...

  July 3, 2015 Last month was the highest selling June, and the second highest overall monthly total, on record for the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV). The REBGV reports that residential property sales in Metro Vancouver* reached 4,375 on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in June 2015. This represents a 28.4 per cent increase compared to the 3,406 sales recorded in June 2 ...

1) Mentality differences between North American and Chinese investors investing in commercial real estate. 1) 北美的本地人士与华裔人士在商业地产投资的思想上有什么不同呢 It has been my experience, that many Asian investors have a long term "generational" investment perspective whereas North American society/culture is based on a 5 to 10 year investment horizon b ...

Tina Mak interviews Harry McWatters, recipient of The Order of British Columbia, a legend in Canada’s wine industry, and founder of award winning Sumac Ridge Estate Winery, and See Ya Later Ranch. In this conversation, McWatters talks about the internationally acclaimed and growing Canadian wine sector. McWatters, instrumental in putting Canadian wine on the global map, is now leading a new ...

TM: When people want to invest in wine, what kind of price range, should they invest in a whole vineyard? Or just a investment fund? I understand you are having your project, can you explain it to us a little bit so our investors can have a better idea. Sure. One of the challenge of investing directly of a sole ownership of a vineyard or winery is that they have to hire the expiries to ope ...

  Download the complete stats package by clicking here. Tina Mak P.R.E.C (est.1992) 全美亞裔房产協会, 温哥华創会主席 President of Asian Real Estate Association of America, Vancouver Chapter Public Speaker in US & Canada International President's Circle Award Coldwell Banker Canadian Ambassador Award 2011Gold Master Medallion Award in Vancouver Real Estate BoardCo-host at AM1320 Radio Investment Sh ...

Analyzing nearly 117,000 home sales between 2000 and 2005, researchers discovered that houses with address numbers ending in ‘4’ were sold at a 2.2-per-cent discount while those with numbers ending in ‘8’ were sold at a 2.5-per-cent premium. Four is associated with death in Chinese culture, and  eight with prosperity.  Click the title to read more:  Chinese superstitions or feng shui ...

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. Click the title to read more: No car? No problem: Vancouver preparing to zone for par ...