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  1. Beating the taxman through bequests, treaties and credits

    Other While you cannot leave a property to your spouse without paying tax, there is an avenue available where a bequest can avoid the clutching hands of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. “A marital deduction is available for assets which pass to a spouse who is a U.S. citizen,” Robert E. Ward, J.D., LL.M., of […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    16-09-2015
    Real Estate Related

  2. Beating the taxman through bequests, treaties and credits

    Other While you cannot leave a property to your spouse without paying tax, there is an avenue available where a bequest can avoid the clutching hands of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. “A marital deduction is available for assets which pass to a spouse who is a U.S. citizen,” Robert E. Ward, J.D., LL.M., of […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    16-09-2015
    Real Estate Legal Articles

  3. Vancouver Seeing Canada’s Most “Asymmetrical” Home Price Rises: CIBC Economist

    Ever-widening price gap between houses and condos and within detached home market hindering move-up buyers, says report Joannah ConnollyOther Vancouver is seeing the biggest home price gap increases in the country – not just between condos and houses, but also within the detached home segment, according to a CIBC World Markets report issued September 16. […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    15-09-2015
    Real Estate Related

  4. The truth about foreign property buyers in Canada

    John TenpennyOther Investing in Toronto’s condo market isn’t the only choice available to foreign buyers, so a new trend is seeing the real estate industry go to them, with lucrative results says one agent. Along with marketing their projects through brokers with ties to China, Toronto condo developers and agents are also travelling overseas themselves […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    13-09-2015
    Real Estate Related

  5. Vigorous housing demand unabated in August

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    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    10-09-2015
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  6. Comparing condo prices in Toronto’s key intersections [Map]

    TheRedPin Other Condos on Bay Street sell for an average of $40,000 more than units along Yonge. It’s just one of the facts we found by studying real estate along Toronto’s key intersections. Last year, 58 storeys up from the corner of Bay and Adelaide, a new record was set in the Toronto real estate market. The priciest condo […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    10-09-2015
    Real Estate Related

  7. There’s Buying Power in Numbers

    CondoNowOther If you’ve ever entertained the idea of buying a new condo-pre-construction, you have undoubtedly heard of something called “Platinum Access”. For those who have not, here’s a short synopsis. When a new condo development is put on the market, most developers will “Launch” by releasing for sale ONLY a restricted number of units in […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    07-09-2015
    Real Estate Related

  8. Interest rates to stay low for 18 months say economists

    Steve RandallOther A poll of 40 economists by Reuters revealed that the financial experts are not forecasting any rise in interest rates until 2017. The economists believe that, although there is a chance of a further reduction in rates by the Bank of Canada, it is also unlikely if the economy is picking up from […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    03-09-2015
    Real Estate Related

  9. Infographic: Greater Vancouver Real Estate, August 2015

    Home sales in Greater Vancouver this summer were way above the 10-year average. Here’s an infographic with bitesized stats broken out REWOther MLS home sales in Greater Vancouver this summer were between 25 and 30 per cent above the 10-year average, according to Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) figures released September 2. Resale […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    03-09-2015
    Real Estate Related

  10. Foreign Buyers of Luxury Homes are Mostly Immigrant Residents: Re/Max

    Luxury home sales in key markets such as Vancouver driven by overseas buyers – but usually immigrants buying homes, not investors, says report Joannah ConnollyOther The luxury home segment in key markets such as Vancouver has unsurprisingly been found to be largely driven by overseas buyers, according to a new Re/Max report. However, the report […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    01-09-2015
    Real Estate Related

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