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www.VSB.bc.ca:
The Vancouver School Board - check out the local school boundaries.

www.cahpi.bc.ca: Canadian Association of Home & Property Inspectors.

www.ilawrie.origingroup.ca: Ian Lawrie: A Mortgage Advisor with Origin




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» Resources.

Below are some internet links that we felt might be of particular interest to those buying or selling a home.

» Downloadable Articles.


Article: Condo Pre-Sales...A Buyer's right to cancel a contract of Purchase and Sale - download the pdf

On October 28, the Financial Institutions Commission posted this consumer alert to its website.


Article: Broadest Appeal will Sell Your Home - download the pdf
Sourced from: The Vancouver Sun, written by: Mairi MacLean - Date: January 8, 2008

Here, from interior decorator and home staging expert Gabrielle Campbell, are 10 common mistakes sellers make when preparing their house for sale.


Article: Moving On Out - download the pdf
from: Written by: Laurie Mackenzie
Sourced from: Canadian Living, June 2008



Article: Residential Electrical Wiring Types - download the pdf
from: PowerCheck Electrical Safety Services Inc.

Article: Moving 101 - download the pdf

Preparing early can help reduce the stress that often goes along with moving. Here is a checklist of things you may want to think about ahead of time, in order to facilitate a smooth move.



Article: What’s it worth? Property assessment notices
Sourced from: The Open House Date: January 11, 2008

Typically, there is a difference between the property value assessment on the assessment notice and the market value determined by a REALTOR. Home owners often want to know why. What accounts for this difference? There are two reasons. The first has to do with when. The second has to do with how.  Download the full article (.pdf)


Article: Top 11 great grants, rebates and exemptions
As seen in The Open House, February 9, 2007


Article: Do Greater Vancouver property owners need title insurance?
As written in Realtor Link September 21, 2007