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University To Open On Squamish Oceanfront!

July 29th, 2010

SODC Signs Letter of Intent with Capilano University

Squamish, B.C., July 21, 2010—The Squamish Oceanfront Development Corporation (SODC) has signed a Letter of Intent with Capilano University to advance the planning to exchange the lands currently owned by each party.

The SODC lands, identified as the Learning Centre in the business plan, are positioned in the centre of the Oceanfront Land ...

Squamish Oceanfront Development

July 29th, 2010

Squamish Oceanfront Development

Phasing

 THE PHASING FOR SQUAMISH OCEANFRONT HAS BEEN DETERMINED WITH ONE FUNDAMENTAL PREMISE:  DEVELOPMENT MUST COMMENCE  AT THE OCEAN IN ORDER TO CREATE AND DRIVE THE VALUE, BRAND AND MOMENTUM FOR THE PROJECT AND ACCELERATE DELIVERY OF COMMUNITY GOALS. THERE ARE SIX IMPORTANT PHASING POINTS DURING THIS PERIOD.

Phase 1
sodc phase1
The first phase of Oceanfront Park open ...

Squamish Oceanfront Gets The GO AHEAD!

July 29th, 2010

 Squamish SODC Header

SQUAMISH OCEANFRONT PROJECT UPDATES

 Development

SUB AREA PLAN
The Sub Area Plan for the Squamish Oceanfront Peninsula has now been drafted by the staff at the District of Squamish and it will be presented to Council the week of July 26 for review and public consultation. Public meetings to present the draft plan and receive final approvals are planned for September and October. The rez ...

38003 2nd Ave. Downtown Squamish - Squamish Real Estate

July 26th, 2010

More photos now avialable for my new listing at the Squamish Pointe. Click Here> http://www.morganrice.com/47 2 Bed 2 Bath with massive views $272,000!

Morgan Rice
Squamish REALTOR
mrice@macrealty.com
604-849-2668

New Squamish Real Estate MLS Listing - Morgan RIce Squamish REALTOR

July 23rd, 2010
I just posted a new 2 Bedroom Downtown Squamish Condo for $272,000 - http://www.morganrice.com/47

Morgan RiceMLS

104 38003 Second Ave., Squamish Pointe, Squamish, BC, V8B 0A6, Canada

Description

Large 907 square foot 2 Bedroom 2 Full Bathroom condo at the Squamish Pointe building. Constructed in 2005 and is a problem free building. Bright South facing windows, Underbuilding parking, Insuite laundry, high ...

Get Out Of Your Contract - Squamish Real Estate REALTOR -

July 22nd, 2010




GETTING OUT OF A CONTRACT: A RECENT CASE

 

Greetings!


Continuing with the theme of looking at if, and in what circumstances, you have the right to change your mind, I thought you would find a very recent (June 9, 2010) decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal to be of interest.
 
A bit of background is necessary. The Real Estate Development Marketing Act of British ...

Buying a Property Through Tax Sale - BC Tax Sales

July 20th, 2010
Tax Sales
 
Every September all properties that have not paid their proeprty taxes for 3 years are placed for tax sale. you can bid to buy the proeprty for a very cheap price. You will never get the property! You will get a very attractive interest rate on your investment ... about 6%. The home owner has a 12 month redemption period to pay their outstanding property taxes after you put in yo ...

July 2010 Luxury Real Estate Market Update - Morgan RIce

July 9th, 2010

July 2010 Market Update

Welcome to the 2nd Half of the Year!

On July 1st, the HST came into effect.

We discussed this last month, so there's no need to rehash the topic, but just a reminder that to calculate how the HST will affect a typical new house price, please visit www.macrealty.com to use the HST calculator. Remember though, there are many subtleties to the HST laws and its associated ...

Building Permits Go Through The Roof - Squamish Real Estate

July 7th, 2010

B.C. has recorded one of the country’s largest increases in the value of building permits over the past year, according to a Statistics Canada report released Tuesday.

 

The province posted a 53-per-cent increase in May compared with May 2009, to $754 million from $494 million. That included an 11.9-per-cent increase since April 2010.

 

At the national level, Canada as a whole recorded a 13. ...

July Squamish Real Estate Market Update 2010 - Morgan Rice Squamish REALTOR (R)

July 5th, 2010

REBGV Stats June 2010

Activity steady to start the summer season

The Greater Vancouver housing market experienced steady activity to begin the summer season.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totalled 2,972 in June 2010, a decline of 30.2 per cent compared to the 4,259 sales in June 2009, which was the second highes ...