It’s NOT Your Realtor’s Fault Your Condo Isn’t Selling (Probably) – Oct 2024

Real Talk with Corbin | November 3, 2024 | written by Corbin Chivers

It’s NOT Your Realtor’s Fault Your Condo Isn’t Selling (Probably) Here’s the deal: 📊 Active listings are at an all-time high. 📉 Sales ratios last month hovered around 12-15%. 💸 Prices? Over the last 20 years, they’ve skyrocketed…but in the past six months, they’ve started to slip. So unless your realtor took your photos with…

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Canadian Airbnb owners may now face a 13% HST when selling their property!

Investing, Real Talk with Corbin | November 1, 2024 | written by Corbin Chivers

📢 Canadian Airbnb Owners: New Tax Alert! 🇨🇦🏡 Canadian Airbnb owners may now face a 13% HST when selling their property! 💸 In a recent tax ruling, the Tax Court of Canada has classified short-term Airbnb rentals as commercial rather than residential—meaning HST applies if your property resembles a hotel-like business model 🏨. 🔍 Key…

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Latest Market Update in 60 seconds

Real Talk with Corbin | October 23, 2024 | written by Corbin Chivers

Highest condo inventory ever recorded in the Fraser Valley! 📈😳 Big thanks to RBC for having me at their Downsizing Special Event! 🎉🙌 I was brought in to break down the numbers, and let’s just say… it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows. 💦🏡 Here’s the latest market in 60 seconds—if you can handle it! 😂🔥…

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40% financing?? The BC NDP just dropped a new housing plan

Real Talk with Corbin | October 13, 2024 | written by Corbin Chivers

📢The BC NDP just dropped a new housing plan offering 40% financing for 25,000 lucky first-time homebuyers. But here’s the catch—they also want 40% of the profits when you sell! 😳 If you’re wondering if this is the dream homeownership scenario you’ve been waiting for… well, maybe not. 👉 Does getting into bed with the…

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BC Conservatives Propose “Rustad Rebate” for Renters & Homeowners 🚨

Real Talk with Corbin | October 13, 2024 | written by Corbin Chivers

BC Conservatives Propose “Rustad Rebate” for Renters & Homeowners 🚨 The BC Conservatives, led by John Rustad, have announced a new plan to offer a provincial tax write-off of up to a whopping $3,000/month for rent or mortgage interest payments. 🏠💸 💡 The rebate starts at $1,500/month and increases to $3,000/month over time – potentially…

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BC Renters Paying Less?

Real Talk with Corbin | September 25, 2024 | written by Corbin Chivers

Who actually thinks that all those luxury furnished condos flooding the rental market are the reason your rent is lower? 🤔💸 Or could it be because we’re all broke, employment’s through the roof 📉, and the economy’s in the toilet 🚽💥?? Let’s be real… landlords are being forced to drop their prices because they can’t…

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Vancouver vs. Avon Lake, Ohio

Real Talk with Corbin | September 23, 2024 | written by Corbin Chivers

🔴 If the Vancouver housing market 🏡📈 feels like a never-ending maze of frustration and missed opportunities 🤷‍♂️, let’s see what $5 million can get you in Avon Lake, Ohio 🏞️—a peaceful lakeside escape where your money stretches way further than just land and disappointment 💰😂. Compare what you can get in Avon Lake vs.…

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