March 2020 Market Update

Homebuyers, take note: Canada's mortgage stress test rate is changing in April OTTAWA -- The federal government is changing the stress test rate for insured mortgages starting April 6 that experts say should make it marginally easier for some buyers to purchase their first ...

January New Listings to New Sales Ratio

Squamish Real Estate Price History Overview

Valleycliffe Market Report

History

Many years ago, Valleycliffe played second fiddle to the Garibaldi Highlands, the Garibaldi Estates and to some, also Brackendale. That is no longer the case.  With the influx of interest The Squamish Real Estate Market has seen from Vancouver, a larger portion of buyers are placing greater value on the commute time to the city.  This has given Valleyc ...

The New Squamish Real Estate Market.....Really???Yes, the Squamish Real Estate market is very new for 3 main reasons1. Squamish has detached somewhat from Vancouver.  For the longest time, housing prices in Squamish ran parallel to Vancouver and that has now completely de-coupled.  The market in Vancouver recently plummeted up to 35% while Squamish fell 6% and over the past 6 months, the Squa ...

Where to buy a home in Squamish.....Well, now that is a very loaded question!!  I can not go over it all in one post for all of the diverse criterion of very buyer I meet.  However, I will cover 3 things that have a bigger impact in Squamish than anywhere else. 1. The Train and Highway = NoiseWhen looking for property in Squamish, it is important to know whether being near the train will both ...

When it comes time to sell your home, there are 3 things that you MUST do in order to get maximum dollars for your home.  You can start now - even if you aren't planning to sell your home for years to come.1.  Curb Appeal

A quick update from our weekly realtor tour this morning. There were quite a few interesting properties new to the market. Here are some highlights...Grant Road in Brackendale - 1,300 square foot rancher on a large 15,000 square foot lot. The house needs some renovations and updates, but there's the potential to build a carriage house in the back of the lot, which can add tremendous value to ...

Recently, our clients asked what was happening in the Squamish market.  I took the opportunity to explain that the "Squamish Real Estate Market" as a whole doesn't move in sync, it moves in cycles. When the price of townhouses rises to get close enough to detached houses, then detached homes tend to rise in price. When prices in Valleycliffe get close enough to those in the Highlands, then th ...