Category Archives: Blog

Is Your Home A Sustainabuild?

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Baylan

There have been many advances in the realm of renewable and sustainable energy and practices when it comes to applying them to households and businesses, such as friendlier low-energy bulbs, cutting back on paper usage and promoting recycling, and even … Continue reading →

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Shocker! Couples buy homes before wedding

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Baylan

A new study from Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC says that about one in four married couples between the ages of 18 to 34 purchased their first home together before their wedding date, compared to 14 per cent of those … Continue reading →

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Insurance Industry VS Weather Disasters

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Baylan

The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the frequency, severity and cost of extreme weather in Canada are increasing, with Alberta leading the way. Alberta accounted for 67 per cent of disaster payouts in Canada, according to the bureau. Don Forgeron, … Continue reading →

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Affordability is Key

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Baylan

Despite how many reports are claiming that new construction is the key to developing a healthy recovery method for the real estate market, it would appear these reports aren’t looking in all directions very effectively. If they were, there would … Continue reading →

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Taking Advantage of a Renter’s Market

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Baylan

The property market’s slow yet steady recovery is not a result of new home-owners entering the market, but instead can be attributed to the purchases being made by investors to capitalize on the market’s vulnerability and the current amortization restrictions, … Continue reading →

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Check Your Password Strength

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Baylan

We often encounter users that find effective passwords difficult to create. Are you one of these users? Don’t worry, not everybody’s an expert at this stuff. But now you can be by using this handy new password strength verification tool from Intel. … Continue reading →

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The High Road to Success

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Baylan

The world is filled with talkers, but not many walkers. The timeless question for many real estate agents and brokers is how they can differentiate themselves from the competition; to appear as the more legitimate choice when it comes to doing business. … Continue reading →

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Generation Gap In Buyers

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Baylan

Beyond speculating the ups and downs of the market, there seems to be a disjoint in most peoples’ thoughts about the future of the real estate market, and more importantly, its future buyers. The future of the real estate market … Continue reading →

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Green Properties Save Money

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Baylan

via Vancouver Sun An environmental program started by employees in 2006 has reduced energy consumption, water use and waste sent to the landfill at Cadillac Fairview’s Vancouver properties, the property management firm said Monday. Cadillac Fairview’s Green At Work program … Continue reading →

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Personalized Professionalism

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Baylan

During our recent sessions of crawling the internet, we seem to encounter more and more ‘lifechanging’ pieces of advice being thrown around to try and help agents and real estate stay on top of their game and innovate the industry…but … Continue reading →

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