Blog by First Time Home Buyer

Zoning...What Is it Good For? Part One by Geraldine Santiago

May 25th, 2010
Zoning....What is it Good For?  Part One by Geraldine Santiago

When purchasing a property for the first time, prospective home buyers need to look at the zoning of the area.  If you are buying a property, this information is located on the MLS feature sheet prepared by the listing or selling agent.  You can do more research on-line by going to your municipality or city’s website to find out ...

BC Buyers: Where Have All the First Time Home Buyers Gone?

May 22nd, 2010
Where Have All the First time Home Buyers Gone?  By Geraldine Santiago


Where have all the first time home buyers gone?  According to a study by Ipsos Reid in Vancouver, first time home buyers are being pushed out of the housing market and statistics tell us that the numbers are dwindling. 
 
The price of housing in Vancouver has grown in leaps and bounds in recent years and far surpasses th ...

203 1933 West 5th, Vancouver, BC

May 10th, 2010

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203 1933 West 5th, Vancouver, BC

May 10th, 2010

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First Time Home Buyers: Making an Offer

May 5th, 2010

First Time Home Buyers: 

Making an Offer on a Property

 by Geraldine Santiago

 

Making an offer on a property when you are a first time home buyer can be quite overwhelming as many first time home buyers rely on their REALTOR to help determine  the fair market value of the property. Determining what is fair market value is not an exact science as no two properties are exactly the same.  All ...

Fast Forward to 2010 & First Time Home Buyers

May 4th, 2010

Fast Forward to 2010 & First Time Home Buyers (In Canada)

by Geraldine Santiago, Author and Realtor

First time Home Buyer Expert, www.vancouverhomesinfo

 

 

Fast forward to 2010, and first time home buyers have it GREAT.  Buyers today are actually better equipped with the use of the internet, ebooks, consumer’s advocacy groups than yesteryear when I purchased my very first home.

 

Back then, ...

Is this the Year to Buy Your Recreational Property?

May 3rd, 2010

Is This the Year to Buy Your First RECREATIONAL HOME?

by Geraldine Santiago

Author, Realtor:  www.vancouverhomes.info

Is this the year to buy your dream home you’ve been thinking of all these years?  Since 2000 recreational property sales across Canada have increased and trends are showing that this will continue for some time.  It is STILL a great time to borrow and buy now.  Interest rate ...

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