SHARP STORIES - VANCOUVER REAL ESTATE PODCAST

This week Ben & Jay discuss the facts behind being a Savvy Buyer & NOT a Silly Buyer in the current market!  The current market climate has brought out an abundance of people with excuses on why the market prices will continue to drop and why it is a great time to wait to purchase. While some should of course wait if they believe this is the best choice, for those actually wanting to achieve a pur...

In this episode Jay & Ben discuss where we have come from to get to the current state of the Vancouver Real Estate Market. What policies & changes have taken place to take us from our highest highs in pricing & sales velocity to today, reaching some of our lowest sales numbers in decades. Join us to also discuss what possible scenarios could take place in the near & far future to adjust us back to...

This week Jay & Ben discuss the current state of the Vancouver Real Estate Market and the direction forward from here. Is it going back up? Is it still going down? What are the signs we are looking at to trigger different directions in the market? In this episode they discuss the categories to watch when looking for signs of market movement. These are strictly Real Estate triggers, these are not o...

Welcome to the May 2019 Vancouver Real Estate Market update!  In this months update there are some interesting elements taking place in the market that we dive into. This is the information we have been waiting for to clarify if (while still in a downward trend) the market dynamics stay the same from years past or adjust due to the new market climate. You will get the raw numbers & % variances her...

Have you ever wanted to qualify an investment property but don't know where to start?  Here is an easy 4 step method to get to the bottom of qualifying investment properties with an example from right here in downtown Vancouver.  In this video we determine the following point of ANY investment property: - INCOME - EXPENSES - CASH FLOW - CASH ON CASH RETURN This qualification method will get you th...

A couple of weeks ago we received a request for information on what is actually selling at the moment in the Vancouver Real Estate Market. In this episode Jay & Ben discuss what the current state of the market is and what is actually selling. What the differences are between homes that are selling & homes that are sitting on the market for extended periods of time. There is a big gap between reali...

Realtors - Be Better! - Vancouver Real Estate In this day and age with the current climate of the Vancouver Real Estate Market we all talk about the reality of any Buyer or Seller and their perception of the market & current home values. If they are selling, they are never low enough to meet true market value. If they are buying, they are trying to buy under true market value, as they believe the...

Why fear is costing you in the current market! - Vancouver Real Estate Be fearful when others are greedy & be greedy when others are fearful! - Warren Buffet The time to buy is when there's blood in the streets, even if the blood is your own! - Baron Rothschild These two quotes are the foundation of this weeks episode. We have produced some stats that highlight past softening markets & how the buy...

Is the Vancouver Real Estate Market in a downturn on all fronts? Or just in specific areas of the market?  Are you headline reading from news or websites? Or are you speaking about specific segments of the market that you are applicable to Buying or Selling? The reality is of course that the market in general is selling at lower numbers than they were a year ago.... But not all segments of the mar...

Why arrogance is killing your sale! In the current climate of the vancouver real estate market there is a disconnect. Sellers for the most part still believe they have the upper hand. Unless they have priced accurately based on relative market comparable & not using peak market pricing as a benchmark, there is a problem. In this market more than ever in the past couple of hand fulls of years, you...

In this weeks episode Jay McInnes & Ben Robinson discuss the current climate of the market when Listing your home for sale and how to create realistic expectations of a sale. A lot of people at the moment are still acting like the market never softened.& their homes did not adjust in value over the past year. If you are actually wanting to sell your home this is a very dangerous approach to the ma...

How long will your home be on the market? There are a variety of different reasons why your home may stay on the market for a longer or shorter period of time. In this video we go into the fundamental reasons we believe will shorten your time on market / days on market. For any further information on how to price & exposure your home to achieve the shortest days on market contact us directly today...

The statistics for the March 2019 Vancouver Real Estate Market are in! This video goes through the numbers, not from year over year however as the news likes to focus on As comparing the peak of the market to the current troff of the market is kind of irrelevant as we all know the market is down. If you want to try and pick those tops & bottoms to benefit yourself that is great! It was over inflat...

In this weeks episode Ben & I discuss a the two main Vancouver Real Estate interests in the 2019 Federal Budget. You guessed it, these two interests pertain to Vancouver First time Home Buyers...  The first is a $10k bump up in the allowable RRSP deduction limit for a Deposit on your first home. The second is an "equity Stake" that CMHC can take in your property (5% on used Property / 10% on new b...

In this episode Ben & I discuss what the market behind all of the recent Vancouver Real Estate statistics actually looks like. There are a lot of statistics being published and we wanted to add an on the ground reality of what is going on out there. We discuss the 2018 market & what has happened so far in the first quarter of the 2019 market. For any further information regarding the Vancouver Rea...

In this episode Ben & I discuss what a good building consists of! When you are searching to purchase Real Estate in Vancouver there are definitely good & bad buildings that you will have to filter through to find what is worth purchasing. Just because the building is in your price range, or meets your size & bedroom criteria or is in the neighbourhood you are wanting to purchase in doe...

This week Ben & I discuss the Top 5 things you can do when you list your home to make it stand out against the competition! In this current state of the Vancouver Real Estate Market there is quickly growing inventory in all segments. How are you going to stand out against the competition? You can always try and compete with price, but there are other ways! For any further questions on these to...

In this episode we discuss the do's & don'ts about successfully negotiating over Vancouver Real Estate! There are ways to successfully negotiate a deal from either the Buying or Selling side & there are ways to kill a deal from either side.  There are a few fundamentals that you should live by in your negotiations no matter what the market climate & no matter what side of the deal...

In this video we discuss all of this additional paperwork that you have been hearing about since last July 2018 that will accompany your contract of purchase & sale (if you are a buyer). There are a number of additional Provincial & Nationally mandated documents that require information & acknowledgement from you during the purchase of your property here in Vancouver. In this video we discuss the...

In this episode we discuss what exactly a Special Assessment is when you are a Strata Property owner. Additionally what a Special Levy is when you are a Strata Property Owner. Both of these things are extremely important and can be very expensive for you so this is something you must be familiar with in your property search!! For any further details please don't hesitate to be in touch at your ear...

In this episode we discuss buying Tenanted properties and what you need to look out for when doing so. we highlight the two general directions things can and will go when purchasing tenanted rpowerpties and what the outcomes will look like. For any further details on this topic please don't hesitate to be in touch at your earliest convenience! Thank you for watching, commenting & subscribing! -- -...

When you are making an offer, how can you make it stronger? How can you make it stronger without throwing money at the issue?  In this episode we discuss how you can strengthen your offer to purchase real estate without upping your purchase price! You have subjects that can be manipulated to your benefit. If you have any further direct questions about this topic or any others contact us direct at...

The market activity here in Vancouver is heating up! Well the entry level market that is... We have segregated the entry level of the market into three different pricing tiers: tier 1 - $0.00 - $500k tier 2 - $501k - $750k tier 3 - $751k - $1 million In the first two pricing tiers we are seeing a lot of activity picking up within the this first month or 2019! Our own open houses & others throughou...

This week we discuss Price Reductions in the current Vancouver Real Estate market. How did a Seller come up with their Listing Price? Is it also a realistic selling price or are they way off? How do new benchmark prices get made in a softening market as opposed to a climbing market?  This video will outline how the market is currently coming up with their pricing strategies (in theory). Additional...

This week there is NO talk of Vancouver Real Estate! This week we discuss McInnes Marketings TOP 5 things to do in Vancouver over the Christmas holiday! 1 - Aurora Winter Festival: https://www.aurorawinterfestival.com/vancouver/ 2 - Santa Visit: https://www.oakridgecentre.com/blog/everything-santa/ 3 - Christmas Market: https://www.vancouverchristmasmarket.com 4 - The Polar Express: https://www.ex...