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Home owners are B.C.'s new millionaires June 2005

written by: Vancouver Sun, Fiona Anderson, June 11, 2005
Number of $1-million homes jumps by more than 100 per cent in two years

More and more British Columbians are becoming real-estate millionaires, with the province's surging housing market helping to create more than twice as many million-dollar single-family homes in 2005 as there were ...

Now that you've moved into your dream home, we would like to help you take away some of the surplus household items you may have carried from your old home. Please join us in a controlled neighbourhood garage sale sponsored by Monica Donetti-Ross of Sutton Group West Coast & The Mortgage Centre in White Rock. Location: Ironwood - Sub-Division Date: Saturday, April 9, 2005 Time:9:30 a.m. to 1: ...

Support My Journey The Weekend to End Breast Cancer is a two-day, 60-kilometre walk through the neighbourhoods of Vancouver, taking place August 20-22, 2004. Proceeds benefit BC Cancer Foundation, funding important breast cancer research, education, services and care at BC Cancer Agency. If you think this page contains objectionable content, please inform the system administrator.

Wildly Successful Women's Business Seminar Unravel The Mystery Of Conveyancing, Property Purchase Tax, & 1st Time Buyers Exemptions Conquer The Fear Of Credit Checks!! How To Approach A Financial Institution!! How Do I Buy My First Property? Revenue Property Advantages Tax Breaks! These will be a few of the subjects we will be touching base on. This seminar is designed to help women who are w ...

Why People Are Afraid To Buy From You! Many homeowners believe that to maximize their profit on a home sale they should sell it themselves. At first glance, they feel selling a home is simple and why should they pay a broker fees for something they could do themselves? In fact, close to 25% of all the homes sold last year were sold for sale by owner (FSBO). However, close to half of the FSBOâ ...

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Your guide to 11 neighbourhoods that define the city. By Jacqueline Moore Mr. rogers knew how to appreciate a neighbourhood. The late TV host took walks, visited museums, got to know the residents, used the public transit system and supported local artists. Here in Vancouver (where the streets arena officially enchanted and puppets are scarce), his is the best way to get a feel for the histor ...

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HIGHEST MAY SALES ON RECORD IN FRASER VALLEY (Surrey, BC) - MLS® sales volumes in the Fraser Valley in May 2005 were the highest that month has seen since the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board began recording statistics. There were 2,067 sales processed on the Multiple Listing Service® in May, compared with 1,937 in April and compared to 1,935 sales in May 2004, an increase of 7 per cent in eac ...