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A walkable lifestyle is proven to reduce chronic illness

Posted on May 10, 2019

Excited about the results of a new study shared below showing the extreme benefits of living in a walkable neighbourhood. Plainly speaking walking decreases chronic illness. 
There is wonderful evidence on how if you live in a walkable neighborhood you are less likely to be obese, have diabetes, hypertension and/or heart disease. You are less likely...

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State of the Real Estate Market as of April 2019

Posted on May 10, 2019

This is one of the best articles I have seen on the Vancouver real estate market right now. This applies to residential real estate too. 
There are many forces that are creating downward pressure on real estate prices:
-the Foreign Buyers tax
-the Speculation and Vacancy tax
-the Vancouver City Empty house tax
-Increased Property Transfer tax
-the new Sc...

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BC Real Estate: Speculation, Vacancy Tax

Posted on Nov 02, 2018

There seems to be a lot of confusion over the BC Real Estate Speculation and Vacancy Tax. 

The tax varies depending on the owner’s tax residency and whether the owner is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, or a member of a satellite family.

For 2018, the tax will be levied as follows:
.5% of the property’s assessed value for all properties subjec...

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