March 2023

swiss cheese & Housing Foreign Ban

Posted on Mar 29, 2023 in Community



This is an analogy of many holes in Canadian Foreign Buyers Ban Regulations vs Swiss cheese. How is this possible that Federal Government passed a law which created a good PR for 6 months before come into effect and then 2 months after new amendments that allows pretty much anyone to find a loophole, like Swiss cheese to buy real estate in Canada i...

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why i have a real estate coach for my business

Posted on Mar 27, 2023 in Real Estate Life





Buying or selling a home in Vancouver can be a complex and challenging process. It involves many legal, financial, and emotional decisions that can have a significant impact on the lives of homebuyers and sellers. That is why it is important to have a skilled and experienced real estate professional who can guide you through the process and help yo...

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o0ps!...I did it again 

Posted on Mar 21, 2023 in Selling and Buying Advice



We woke up to yet another bank acquisition UBS buying rival Credit Suisse. Is this a red flag spurred by SBV collapse? Is this a copycat of the 2008 stock market crush due to global banking crisis? This and much more below and most important; What does it mean to you as a Canadian consumer? 

Deep in the footnotes, CIBC reported that $52-billion wort...

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as a landlord, what is the most interesting item(s) a former tenant left behind ?

Posted on Mar 16, 2023 in Real Estate Life



If you are seasoned landlord , you know not everything is NOT always smooth sailing. There are many con's of being landlord either for one unit or a boutique building. Here are top items tenants left behind and other's told me stories;

I had some tenants from Turkey. They lived in my apartments for a year. When they were graduated , they went home o...

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is vancouver, bc good city to live in ?

Posted on Mar 09, 2023 in Vancouver Neighbourhoods


I’ve been here for  over 20 years and have seen the ups and downs.

Space. We have so much of it. Only Russia has more space, but they’ve also got nearly 144 million people to Canada’s 37 million. Our cities - especially out west and up north - are far apart. Like, REALLY far apart. The majority of Europeans don’t really understand how big Canada is...

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