Re/max has recently been practicing pure “puffery”, conducting a national radio and TV advertising campaign that claims they are, “Canada’s Favourite Agents”.
While new agents are taught that you can’t make such claims unless the source or basis on which the claim is based accompanies the ad, most tenured agents know better.
Since any claims in advertising [...]

Since there was no remaining meaningful consumer protection activities or responsibilities being conducted at the Homeowner Protection Office (HPO), it is no surprise to learn that the HPO is quietly closing its doors.
HOMEOWNER PROTECTION ACT RESPONSIBILITIES TRANSFERRED
The announcement last summer that the HPO interest-free loan program (designed to keep Leaky Condo owners in their homes) [...]

The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics have been an amazing experience.
People walking the Downtown during the Games mostly described it as “electric”, and I certainly felt it.
I saw the stunned surprise and glowing delight of international visitors from every continent as they took in Vancouver and reveled in the excitement.
Sitting in the German Fan Fest beer [...]

Third Evergreen station & Murray-Clarke connector are crucial, says committee…
The Editor,
A copy of a letter to Shirley Bond, B.C.’s minister of transportation and infrastructure:
I represent the Port Moody Western Station Committee, an organization comprised of a diverse range of more than 50 local residents, property owners and business operators working collaboratively on a volunteer basis [...]

February 28th, could become a new National Holiday. That is, when we know the outcome of the men’s hockey finals.
No matter what political party affiliation, the Vancouver 2010 party has brought together all Canadians from coast to coast to coast.

My favourite part of this year so far has been the Olympic Games relegating politics to [...]

If the subject sounds something like Brian Burke’s, “…pugnacity, testosterone, truculence and belligerence“, hockey quote, well it’s not quite.
The subject is the words of another Irishman, The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, who on February 16th announced a number of measured steps aimed at supporting the long-term stability of Canada’s housing market and continue [...]

Melanie Aitken, Commissioner of Competition, issued a press release on February 8, 2010, that falsely stated, the Canadian Real Estate Association’s Rules restrict consumer choice and prevent innovative business models: http://competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/03196.html
The National media has been fed misleading information, which is seriously tarnishing hard-working the reputation of Canadian REALTORS® and the REALTOR® brand which we [...]

Snow that is, white gold, BC powder.
While Alpine and Nordic skiing, as well as bobsleigh, luge and skeleton events, will be some 125 km north where snow is abundant in the resort town of Whistler, Cypress Mountain, the outdoor Vancouver venue for the 2010 Winter Olympics, is snow challenged.
This is what I see of Seymour [...]

I’m curious to know why Homebuyers and Sellers hire a REALTOR® from outside of the area to represent them. Why would a consumer not leverage all advantages in their favour?
If you’ve ever heard, read or seen, a report on the Canadian real estate market, you’ll know that it is not necessarily reflective of what is [...]

There’s already so much anticipation and excitement in the air in the run up to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, and we’re still two weeks away.
Here are a few worthwhile website and video links for your convenience and pleasure:
Vancouver City
Provincial Government: http://www.yougottabehere.com/
The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Torch Relay - Live
Official site of the Vancouver Organizing [...]