The final results for 2017 are in and new condominium sales and town-home sales are noteworthy.
Written by Fifth Avenue Real Estate Marketing Ltd. In a preliminary excerpt from a report by Fifth Avenue Real Estate Marketing Limited, a residential project marketing and sales agency with…
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR HOME WARRANTY
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High-Rises: Experience the Urban Lifestyle
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Bringing Opulence Home
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Maintaining Your Home After Moving In
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Looking Ahead
by Scott Brown, President & CEO of Fifth Avenue Real Estate Marketing Ltd. It is coming to the end of the honeymoon period for the new NDP government. I wonder…
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Under Pressure: Putting the Job Before the Agreement
Homeowners and general contractors often find themselves under various pressures to complete work and advance the project. The rushed approach that often ensues can cause parties to overlook or postpone…
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11 Step Guide to Budgeting for your Renovation
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ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
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Top Tips to Get Your Dream Space from Concept to Completion
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A NEW HOME BUILDER
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Marino General Contractors
Planning a heritage renovation? Look to award-winning renovator Marino General Contractors for quality, experience and assurance.
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My House Design/Build/Team
When in search for a reliable contractor, look no further than award-winning renovator & builder My House Design/Build/Team. Serving Vancouver, North Shore, and Surrey, this custom home builder has plenty of renovation tips to share with you.
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Sprucehill Contracting
Searching for a reliable contractor? Look to award-winning renovator Sprucehill Contracting for quality and assurance. Based in North Vancouver, Sprucehill Contracting has an impressive track-record for custom home building
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Maison D’etre
Planning a condo or townhome renovation? Look to award-winning renovator Maison D’etre for quality, experience and reliability.
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Symphony Homes
Searching for a new high performance home? Look to Symphony Homes for innovation, quality and piece of mind.
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Hayer Builders Group
Searching for your new townhome? Look to award-winning builder Hayer Builders Group for innovation, quality and new communities.
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Adera Developments
Searching for a sustainable home in Vancouver? Look to award-winning builder Adera Developments for innovation in green building and high performance homes.
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Portrait Homes
Searching for a new family home? Look to award-winning builder Portrait Homes for quality and new communities.
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Get It in Writing
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CHOOSING THE LOCATION OF YOUR NEW HOME
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MORTGAGE FINANCING
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With Great Expectations Comes Greater Responsibility
In a recent Small Claims case of Lund v. Appleford Building Company Ltd., a general Contractor (the “Defendant”) learned the importance of due diligence and paying heed to its clients’ concerns and high expectations.
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Gather market intelligence at the HAVAN Homebuyer Forum
Whether you are planning on buying your first home, thinking of helping a millennial get a foot in the door, or a new-comer to Vancouver, there is one golden rule to follow: prepare before you purchase. Read Bob’s article in the February 17 issue of New Home and Condo Guide.
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Gimme Shelter (Staying Behind the Corporate Veil)
Incorporating your construction business has many clear advantages, one of which is personal liability protection under the “corporate veil”. The so-called corporate veil refers to the shelter one receives in their personal capacity when their company is being sued; essentially, they are shielded from personal liability.
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Winning the Bid – The Importance of Following Proper Tendering Procedures
British Columbia’s competitive construction industry sees its fair share of intense bidding wars between contractors.
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INVESTING IN RENOVATIONS PAYS OFF IN MORE THAN DOLLARS
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CHECKLIST FOR AN ENERGY EFFICIENT RENOVATION AND A HEALTHY INDOOR ENVIRONMENT
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The Cost of Doing Business with Friends
When undertaking a significant construction project, it often helps to know someone in the industry. However, a recent decision of the BC Supreme Court highlights the problems that can arise when doing business with friends or family.
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Getting Paid and Fixing Deficiencies
It can be very frustrating when a homeowner refuses to make the final payment because of seemingly inconsequential “deficiencies”. However, the BC Supreme Court made it clear in Constructum Developments Inc. v. Hogaboam, 2015 BCSC 1490, that a homeowner may be entitled to correction of all deficiencies before they are obligated to make the final payment. In fact, a contractor’s insistence on receiving final payment before fixing final deficiencies may actually result in a repudiation of the parties’ agreement.
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Going Green the Smart Way
Greater demand from consumers and regulators in British Columbia for environmentally sustainable or “green” building practices suggests potential benefits for “green-contractors”. A common strategy is to adopt a labelling system that advertises compliance with defined environmental standards. Common examples of green-labels used in B.C.’s construction industry include the Energy Star label and the Built Green seals.
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The Big Issue with Fixed-Price Construction Contracts
For most home owners considering a renovation or new build, price is one of the most important factors in determining the scope of their project, the finishing’s to select and what contractor to choose. For contractors, providing a client with budget certainty can be a significant selling point; thus, the appeal of fixed price construction
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A Clear View on Implied Contract Terms
One of the biggest challenges Canadian drivers face each winter is maintaining a clear view of the road ahead. Scraping windows, buying new wipers and topping up the washer fluid are all important steps we take to ensure we can see where we’re going at all times.
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When an Estimate Isn’t “Just an Estimate”
Carelessness in providing an estimate to a client can have serious repercussions when it comes to claiming entitlement to final payment.
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Understanding your Right to Correct Deficient Workmanship
Even where a construction project is performed by a qualified professional contractor, it is not uncommon for some deficiencies to require correction at a project’s end.
DetailsWhere Sustainability and Livability Come Together
To understand the direction of residential building, it is important to understand what is shaping the homes of today and what will ultimately determine the future of Metro Vancouver.
DetailsBob de Wit’s Province column
Densification and ways to supply Metro Vancouver’s continued demand for housing is discussed in Bob de Wit’s monthly guest column in The Province.
DetailsColour me YIMBY – The Province
The rise of NIMBYism isn’t surprising: it reflects the normal growing pains felt by a region increasing in population by an average rate of 30,000* new residents per year. To solve the housing supply challenges of 2017 and beyond, we need to change from NIMBY to YIMBY – “Yes in My Back Yard.” How does that happen?
DetailsWest Coast Condominium – Guest Blog Post by Bob de Wit – Choosing your neighbourhood.
Bob de Wit, CEO, GVHBA is featured in Glacier Media’s bi-weekly West Coast Condominium Magazine.
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Guest Blogger: Larry Clay of Clay Construction featured in CHBA Newsletter
Larry Clay of Clay Construction featured in CHBA Newsletter discusses social media.
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Bob de Wit’s Province Guest Column
Bob’s monthly guest column in the Vancouver Province features topics relating to the residential construction industry and related issues, relevant to the association, and the readers of the paper.
DetailsBob de Wit’s Province Guest Column
Bob’s monthly guest column in the Vancouver Province features topics relating to the residential construction industry and related issues, relevant to the association, and the readers of the paper.
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TRENDS IN HOME RENOVATION
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TIPS ON LOWERING ENERGY COSTS
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Spaced Out
“Like many of you, I have often considered how I would find additional space for my family and nothing seems to fit”
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Surrey’s City Centre
“like that the community is self contained with easy access to all amenities, especially SFU and transit. There is no reason to own a car.”
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Spa-tacular!
Creating a sense of calm and space is essential when designing a spa-like bathroom.
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Kids in Condos: Expanding families in smaller spaces
Condominium living used to be the quintessential definition of being in your 20s and early 30s, living on your own or with your partner in the heart of the city, and enjoying the trendy life of name-brand coffees and late-night dinners. But in the past decade, there has been a dramatic shift in the demographics of condo dwellers in Vancouver, who now are just as likely to be walking around town with designer strollers as with frou-frou dogs.
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Out of the Box Condo Culture
Condo life is like living in a micro community and developers have picked up on this trend by including amenities to reflect the lifestyles of the buyers.
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Looking to sell? How staging helps
Whether you have lived in your condo for a couple of years, or a house for thirty, preparing to sell your home can be an overwhelming experience. All those little annoying things you have put off fixing; the loose hinged drawer, a dripping faucet, a finicky light switch, a worn carpet, are they really so important to making the sale?
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A Home to Call My Own
I remember when my husband and I took the plunge to buy our first home back in 2006.
We were renting downtown, as so many 20-somethings do, enjoying the urbanite lifestyle but also dreaming of a time when I could sleep undisturbed — no 3 a.m. wake-up calls from my neighbours’ sound system and the early-morning deliveries taking place in the alleys.
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PRE-POSSESSION WALK-THROUGH
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BUILDING PERMIT – RENOVATION GREEN LIGHT
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SELECTING A RENOVATOR
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NEW HOME DESIGN
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5 Troubling Marketing Mistakes
… if you do have competition and if you need to develop leads, then you’ll need to market and promote your company ..
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Transportation, Money, and Votes
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Benefits of Internet Marketing
Marketing has taken some new turns in the last few years, and most of them lead to the internet.
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Set Yourself Up For Success
One of my favorite aspects of the homebuilding industry and my topic of choice whenever schmoozing at a GVHBA event is always the way a company markets their product.
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PRE-WIRING – A VALUABLE NEW HOME OPTION
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HAVAN Home to the Professionals
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