Blog by Ian Watt

Whistler 2010

May 23rd, 2007

Vancouver 2010 Winter Games legacy development well underway

May 22, 2007
From new sport and community facilities to creating an enhanced talent pool of people with new skills, the delivery of legacies is a cornerstone of 2010 Winter Games planning. With fewer than 1,000 days to go until the Games, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games ...

Strata Property Law 101

May 14th, 2007

 

 

THE BASICS

 

 

Strata development has flourished in British Columbia . Since 1966, developers have created approximately 840,000 strata lots in this province. In 1998, the Barrett Commission described the strata system as a significant form of property ownership in our province.1 The Barrett Commission found that the strata market is an important source ...

Property Transfer Tax

May 7th, 2007

Property Transfer Tax

Property Transfer Tax

The issue

This year alone, the Property Transfer Tax (PTT) will pour upwards of a billion dollars into the provincial government's revenue stream.

Charged at a rate of one per cent on the first $200,000 and two per cent on the remainder, the tax will add $5,500 up front to the cost of a $375,000 home. If the home ...

Alexa Sites

May 7th, 2007

Alexa Sites in Residential

 

 

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How to become the next Donald Trump without using your money

May 3rd, 2007
 

There is one amaz.ing statistic definitely worth taking in if one is looking to become financially independent. Seven out of 10 millionaires get their start from purchasing real estate. The beauty of this is that borrowing money for a mortgage keeps becoming easier and easier in Canada, now that you can purchase an investment property for as little as 10 percent down while receiving ...