Vancouver Real Estate With Jay Banks
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Vancouver Real Estate With Jay Banks
4y ago
June 2019
In 1993 Jay sold our home and found us a beautiful townhouse. Twenty-six years later, who but Jay is going to sell our house.
My husband and I are elderly with no immediate family in B.C. Jay and Brenda became our confidantes. Jay promoted our home on the website and MLS, he organized showings within our time frame, he gave us honest advice so we could make our decisions.
Above all he just listened.
After the sale Brenda assisted us in organizing furniture donations, packers, movers, rubbish removal and professional cleaners to prepare the home for the new owner.
We are truly gr ..read more
Vancouver Real Estate With Jay Banks
4y ago
Brenda Kinnear
Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
Every time there is a slowdown in the market and people lose on their investments there are loud promises made about never doing it again. No more short term gains with long term pain attached. Unfortunately the optimistic side of human nature asserts itself and is certain that there will be no downside to this buoyant market. This time it’s different. Not so much.
A lot of the blame for the slowdown in the Vancouver market has been placed on the federal government mortgage stress test which has reduced ..read more
Vancouver Real Estate With Jay Banks
4y ago
Falling in love with Vancouver captured by Brayden Law
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Vancouver Real Estate With Jay Banks
4y ago
Brenda Kinnear
Buy land, they’re not making it anymore.
- Mark Twain
Underneath all is the dirt. An idea that seems to have passed over the heads of most pundits opining on the real estate market in Metro Vancouver today. There is a history here of wild swings, adjustments and upward trajectory. This is probably one of the best times in recent history to buy a property in some of the nicest areas of Vancouver and surrounding communities.
Bloomberg reports that Toronto and Montreal home sales rose in April while those in Metro Vancouver declined. Most of Canada is stabilizing and absorbing ..read more
Vancouver Real Estate With Jay Banks
4y ago
With summer, there's always an abundance of food trucks and street food stands that pop up around Vancouver. Serving everything from gluten-free and vegan options, trough Mexican and ending by grilled cheese, Vancouver truly has an enormous scene available for every street food enthusiast. If you are interested in trying the best of the best, we visited the most popular ones around Downtown and asked what you should taste from their menu. Here are the best street food trucks around Vancouver:
Arthuro's Mexico To Go
Chickpea Truck
Japadog
Frying Pan
Marimba
Mom's Gri ..read more
Vancouver Real Estate With Jay Banks
4y ago
Indigo skies above the Burrard Bridge marina serving as celestial canvas.
Captured by Tomas Williams
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Vancouver Real Estate With Jay Banks
4y ago
There are many unique places to call home. The seal colony in Vancouver Harbour houses roughly four hundred permanent sea residents. Captured by David M. Chambers
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Vancouver Real Estate With Jay Banks
4y ago
Subtle afternoon atmosphere experienced at the suburbs of Vancouver, Coquitlam.
Captured by Guillaume Bourdages
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Vancouver Real Estate With Jay Banks
4y ago
Chinatown in Vancouver is Canada's biggest Chinatown. It centres around Pender streets and spreads out towards financial and business districts. Once known for its neon signs, now it's more of a tourist attraction and the city of Vancouver is working on its restoration.
When it comes to TV and movies, it seems that comics characters love Chinatown the most. Here are all the ones shot in Chinatown:
The Flash
Legends of Tomorrow
Supergirl
Arrow
Deadpool
iZombie
The Flash
As we said in previous articles about filming locations, DC and CW tv loves Vancouver. Flash ..read more
Vancouver Real Estate With Jay Banks
4y ago
Brenda Kinnear
The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction.
- Plato
In 375 BCE ancient Greek philosopher Plato must have been foreseeing the 2019 real estate market in Metro Vancouver. We are indeed seeing the other side of the euphoric house price increases of 2014-2018 before world events and government taxes and regulations combined to end the party. Too bad for anyone who was thinking to downsize with retirement equity.
March was on the cusp of change, April is confirming new numbers of sales and reduced prices. Sales numbers have hit a three decade ..read more