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Securing Financing: Canadian Western Bank Feature
Securing Financing Advice for Developers and Investors Canadian Western Bank | Puneet Agrawal What challenges are developers and builders facing while trying to secure financing? For development sites, the main challenge is the timing of purchase contract dates versus city approval delays. The timing gap between the date of property purchase and the point at…
Read MoreChanging House – Shifting from Single to Multi-Family: LandCor Data Corp
Changing House The shift from single to multi-family development CHANGING HOUSE LandCor Data Corp. | Jeff Tisdale 2020 WHEN I DRIVE THROUGH GUILDFORD, I OFTEN THINK OF MY GRANDPA AND WHAT SURREY MUST HAVE BEEN LIKE WHEN HE WAS GROWING UP IN THE ’20s. Imagine this… often on the weekends, he– along with a couple…
Read MoreVaring Magazine: Principal Residence Tax Tips
PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE TAX TIPS Varing Magazine article PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE TAX TIPS One of the largest tax breaks Canadians have is the ability to claim the principal residence exemption (“PRE”) on the sale of their homes. The principal residence exemption provides a homeowner with an exemption from tax on the capital gain realized when they sell…
Read MoreDirty Little Secrets Surround Cleaning up the Dirt – In the News: Western Investor
Dirty little secrets surround cleaning up the dirt IN THE NEWS: Western Investor Dirty little secrets surround cleaning up the dirt Extensive, expensive – and mandatory – environmental studies for real estate development can be arbitrarily overruled by city planners, leading to delays and reductions for private landowners Western Investor | Frank O’Brien June 2020 Virtually…
Read MoreVaring Magazine: Navigating Real Estate 2020
Navigating real estate in 2020 Varing Magazine article navigating real estate 2020 Times are changing for real estate in 2020. Landowners, investors, and agents should keep an eye out for some upcoming trends and changes to deal structures. Varing Magazine | Varing Marketing Group May 2020 The last few years in real estate have been a…
Read MoreDecade of Demand Begins with Land – In the News: Western Investor
Decade of Demand Begins with Land IN THE NEWS: Western Investor Decade of Demand Begins with Land Unprecedented immigration and demographic trends increase pressure on land values across B.C.’s Lower Mainland Western Investor | Joe Varing April 2020 The last decade was interesting to say the least in B.C.’s Lower Mainland: sight-unseen offers over asking, pre-sale…
Read MoreCity of Surrey Aims to Share in Transit Land Lift Values – Business in Vancouver
CITY OF SURREY AIMS TO SHARE IN TRANSIT LAND LIFT VALUES Business in Vancouver City of Surrey aims to share in transit land lift values Speculators bidding up land prices as city staff completes land-use plan along SkyTrain extension Business in Vancouver | Frank O’Brien October 9, 2019 A concept to ensure affordable housing along the new…
Read MoreWhy Buy Land? In the News: Canadian Real Estate Wealth Magazine
WHY BUY LAND? FEATURED: Canadian Real Estate Wealth Why Buy Land? Focusing on land – rather than the building on top of it. Canadian Real Estate Wealth Magazine July-August 2019 Issue Cash flow is great, but the land beneath an investment property will always be more valuable than whatever sits on top of it. So,…
Read MoreInvest in BC 2019 | Special Report – In the News: BC Business
INVEST IN BC 2019 IN THE NEWS: BCBusiness Invest in BC – 2019 Special Report Featured within the May 2019 issue of BCBusiness Magazine BCBusiness May 2019 Issue GRAVITATING TO THE VALLEY Notwithstanding these developments, the Lower Mainland’s hot spot for population and economic growth for the foreseeable future is widely considered to be the…
Read MoreResolving the Lower Mainland Liveability Crisis – Western Investor
RESOLVING THE LOWER MAINLAND LIVEABILITY CRISIS WESTERN INVESTOR Bold moves needed now to resolve Lower Mainland livability crisis Projected population increases will keep land prices rising in the long term, so more radical action must be taken now Western Investor | Jock Finlayson, Ken Peacock – Business Council of British Columbia, Business in Vancouver April 22, 2019 It is…
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