Selling a Home

In this section you can get information about how I market your vancouver home, investment property or vacation home. It includes my Marketing Plan, how to price your home, local neighbourhood trends and prices, the Selling Process, closing costs and mistakes sellers make.should you buy or sell first.

Follow the Buzz on Vancouver’s best and worst areas to live

by Maggie Chandler July 3, 2010 Local Market Data

Guest Post by Alexis Bonari

I don’t know about you but I rely heavily on the Internet community when making a decision about relocating. Unless you have a close friend you can really count on to give you a fair and unbiased impression of the area or family you trust, where can you get the information …

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Tell Your Home’s Secrets

by Maggie Chandler February 14, 2008 How We Market Your Home for Sale

Half the failures in life arise from pulling in one’s horse as he is leaping…Julius Charles Hare

What do you like most about your home?

When you decide to sell your home, it’s useful to tell your realtor some of the things that attracted you to your home. This will help your realtor point out to …

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Should I Sell My Vancouver Condo First And Then Buy? Or Vice-Versa?

by Maggie Chandler July 3, 2008 Common Questions

What is the best way to sell and buy another Vancouver condo?

It’s a first time sellers dilemma. When you left the rental market and bought your first condo it was easy. Now you must figure out how to get your equity out of one condo so that you can purchase another one. A recent client …

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What’s The Average Price Per Square Foot for Vancouver Condos?

by Maggie Chandler February 20, 2012 How To Price Your Home

Does the average price per square foot for Vancouver’s condos change for one, two and three bedrooms?

Which type of condo has appreciated the most since 2010?

Find your answer here!

Average Price Per Square Foot for Vancouver West

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Buying or Selling Vancouver Real Estate?

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How Are Sales for the Vancouver (West) Real Estate Market?

by Maggie Chandler February 17, 2012 How To Price Your Home

Compare sales graph for Vancouver’s real estate market for Jan’12 vs Jan’11 and Jan’10, for homes, townhomes and condos.

House sales dropped 36% from a year ago, townhomes dropped 27% and condos only dropped 6%.

CMHC predict a levelling of the number of sales for Vancouver by end of March and then an increase for the next …

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MLS® HPI Price for Entire REBGV Area

by Maggie Chandler February 16, 2012 How To Price Your Home

How is the Vancouver real estate market?

Here’s the latest graph for January 2012 by REBGV, showing the HPI for Greater Vancouver for all types of properties. Prices are up from one and two years ago.

MLS® HPI Price for Entire REBGV Area.

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SOLD! 2108-788 Richards Street – Vancouver Condos for Sale

by Maggie Chandler January 24, 2012 How To Price Your Home

There was instant reaction to this well laid out n.e. corner 2 bedroom and den in Downtown Vancouver’s L’hermitage en Ville, offering sleek sophistication and uncompromising style. It is one of a handful of hotel/condo buildings in the City, the most well known being Vancouver’s Shangri-la and Pacific Fairmont Rim Estates.

We got an excellent offer from the …

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How is the Vancouver Real Estate Market in Yaletown?

by Maggie Chandler January 22, 2012 Price Trends in Your Neighbourhood

How is the Vancouver real estate market in Yaletown? Are sales up or down? Have listings increased? What’s the average price? How long does it take to sell a Yaletown property? What are prices doing? Are they higher or lower than 90 days ago? What price range is selling the best?

The Yaletown market in December …

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How to Get the Best Price When Selling Your Vancouver Home

by Maggie Chandler November 21, 2011 How To Price Your Home

Research recently sold, comparable properties

A comparable property is one that is similar in size, condition, neighbourhood and amenities. One 1,200-square-foot, recently remodeled, one-story home with an attached garage should be listed at roughly the same price as a similar 1,200-square-foot home in the same neighbourhood. That said, …

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