Morgan Rice

Truth About Real Estate Commission



I charge 7% on the first $100k and 2.5% on the balance. This commision is then split between the buyers agent and the listing agent. The commision also pays for the various real estate board fees and dues related to the listing. Each agents brokerage also takes a p[ortion of the commission to pay for the administration of real estate of ...

Nicolas Cage's Bel Air house moves

From Curbed.com blog

By Curbed.com, Tuesday, October 20, 2009.

LOS ANGELES -- Stephen Shapiro, the real estate agent for Nicolas Cage's Copa de Oro mansion, confirms to Curbed that an offer for the house has been accepted. After a year on the market at $29.999 million, then $17.5 million, and a few weeks off the MLS, the house was relisted in early Septem ...

Squamish REALTOR® Tour

Every Tuesday all the REALTORS* in Squamish do a tour of the new listings. This is our opportunity to view all of the listings in town and this gives us the knowledge of every property that is available in town. When you work with a REALTOR* to sell your home you acctually work with all the REALTORS* to get your home sold.
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We are proud to announce that this Saturday, October 17, 2009, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at 41105 TANTALUS Road , in Galleries in Garibaldi Estates, Squamish. This is an opportunity to visit this excellent Condo for sale in beautiful Garibaldi Estates.

Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of this Garibaldi Estates ...

Squamish Real Estate

Google street view is available in Squamish. This is a great tool for looking at real photos of the neighboiurhood surrounding any real estate you are interested in owning. Gives you an opportunity to visit without actually having to go in person. I will be making a Goofle Street View available for all of my listings in the near future. Stay tuned!
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Home Renovation Tax Credit

1. What is the Home Renovation Tax Credit (HRTC)?
The proposed HRTC is a non-refundable tax credit for work performed or goods acquired in respect of an eligible dwelling.

2. What is meant by eligible dwelling?
An eligible dwelling is a housing unit that is eligible to be an individual's principal residence or that of one or more of their family members, at any ti ...

Buyer's Market Continues In Squamish

The Squamish condo market has bounced back and doubled it's performance from the previous month with 30% of sales to new listings. The detached market is balanced at appx. 50% sales to new listings. Once we reach 60% sales to new listings we switch to a seller's market and prices could begin to rise. Consumer confidence that we hav ...

You can help me

Did you know that you can make some money by referring me to your friends and family that are looking to buy or sell real esetate. I pay $500 for your tips! I'm not too good to ask for your help in getting more business. It's a win win situation.

morgan Rice

604-849-2668

mrice@macrealty.com

http://www.morganrice.com

The Buyers market continues and will remain untill the Sales to New Listings ratio reaches 60%.

Squamish Home Sales For The Month of September

Detached Houses 23 units sold - New Listings 47 = 49%

Attached Homes 15 units sold - New Listings 33 = 45%

Condos 10 units sold - New Listings 35 = 35%

Buyer demand remains strong while home listings increase

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