D’Arcy Harris Real Estate Update January 17, 2005

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

D’Arcy Harris Real Estate Update January 17, 2005

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It seems that I always start the newsletter with a comment about the weather, so this time I’m not going to mention it at all. The market is back in full swing, lots of listings coming on the market, and they are taking a little longer to sell. This bodes well for all you buyers, because you’ll have more time to see all the property you need to in order to make an informed decision. And maybe even get a better price! On another topic, I would like to welcome all the new American subscribers to this newsletter. In the last couple of months, I think every realtor has had contact with someone wanting to make the move to Canada. I’ve spoken to many Americans, and it makes me proud to say that all of them want to move to Canada because of our beautiful land, our friendly people and our general tolerance of ideas and politics. However, they wanted to move to Vancouver because of the weather… so please don’t tell them about the rain. Okay, maybe next time I won’t talk about the weather.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Buy of the Week: Investment Buy

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is a great buy in an up and coming neighbourhood. 6 suites renting for a total of just under $3,000 a month. Even more potential in the 1500 sq. ft. unfinished basement. No pictures of it, so drive by to check it out. Asking price is $559,000, but it’s been on the market for over two months. Call me to make an offer! http://mlslink.mlxchange.com/EmailView.asp?r=1383689145&s=BRC&t=BRC

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Today’s Real Estate Listings

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

These are all the current listing out right now; in fact, some of them are so new they’re not even posted on Realtylink or MLS.ca. Now that’s an advantage most buyers don’t have! If they don’t load, hit refresh.

Vancouver Lofts: http://mlslink.mlxchange.com/EmailView.asp?r=1417024707&s=BRC&t=BRC

Vancouver Foreclosures: http://mlslink.mlxchange.com/EmailView.asp?r=1143714111&s=BRC&t=BRC

Investment and Revenue Properties: http://mlslink.mlxchange.com/EmailView.asp?r=705922290&s=BRC&t=BRC

Would you like to have access to all the new listings that match your home buying criteria, including area, price range and style of home emailed to you directly? This is a free service and will allow you to view only the homes that you're interested in seeing.

Become a VIP Buyer and beat other buyers to all the hot new listings in Vancouver. How does it work? Visit: http://www.vancouverrealestateinfo.ca/redir.asp?page=vip_buyer.asp&t=list to find out more.

Thinking of selling? Find out what the home down the street sold for: http://www.vancouverrealestateinfo.ca/redir.asp?page=gold_findout.asp&t=list ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Real Estate Financing: Reed Harris, Canada’s Best Mortgage, CBM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ”Well, the snow is gone most of the Lower Mainland, which means we can stop shopping for snow tires and start shopping for real estate. For those of you who braved the elements to visit open houses, keep up the good work.

One situation you might find yourself in while buying and selling houses is the situation where you own two houses when you really want just one. I have prepared a special report for you to examine which can help you out BEFORE you find yourself in this situation.

Click here to download the report:

"6 Mistakes to Avoid When Moving to a Larger Home"

http://www.realestatefinancing.ca/redir.asp?page=trade_up.asp&t=newsletter

That being said, have a great week shopping for real estate in beautiful Vancouver.”

Reed M. Harris, Canada's Best Mortgage Corp. www.RealEstateFinancing.ca Phone 604-725-7684 Fax 1-866-358-0372

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From the News ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For Investors:

http://www.jurock.com/reag/testimonials/think-big.html Want education? Be sure to check out Ozzie Jurock’s Real Estate Action Group: http://www.jurock.com/reag/ Canada's major-market real estate breaks records Sales, prices mark banner year in 2004

http://www.inman.com/inmannews.aspx?ID=44417 Donations for Tsunami relief:

https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation-form.asp

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Real Estate Term of the Week ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Resale Value: A property's future value, which can be affected by many factors including the surrounding neighborhood, school district, economic and housing market conditions as well as all the factors that that affect a citizen of Vancouver. You name it; it could affect the real estate market, or the resale value of your home.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Notary Public Services

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Notary Public plays a major role in the purchase or sale of real estate. I asked Hilde and Mark Deprez, notaries in Vancouver, to write a little note about what a notary does to facilitate the transaction. ”A Notary Public can assist you with the purchase and mortgage or the sale of your home. We draft all legal documents and ensure that the right amount of money changes hands in exchange for the title to your property. We also help with the refinancing of your home if you are taking advantage of lower interest rates to renew your mortgage.”

You can learn more at their website at www.notarydeprez.com.

Hilde is also represents her native country of Belgium as Honorary Consul. For more information about Belgium, visit www.diplobel.org/Canada. My Wife is Belgian; I had to include that!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Contact Info/Subscribe/Unsubscribe/Disclaimer

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thanks for Reading!

I invite you to forward this newsletter on to friends and family. If you would like to sign up to receive it directly, please click here: http://www.vancouverrealestateinfo.ca/redir.asp?page=silver_customform.asp&t=listsignup

To be removed from future mailings simply reply with REMOVE in the subject line.

Regards,

D'Arcy R. Harris RE/MAX Crest Realty (Westside) Tel: 604 771 1637 Fax: 604 484 6236 darcyharris@shaw.ca

___________________________________________ Quick Over-the-Net Home Evaluation: http://www.vancouverrealestateinfo.ca/redir.asp?page=homeeval.asp&t=list Become a VIP Buyer and Beat Other Buyers to all the New Listings: http://www.vancouverrealestateinfo.ca/redir.asp?page=vip_buyer.asp&t=list

If your property is currently listed with another broker, or if you are currently buying with another broker, please disregard this email. I do not compete with other brokers, I work with them. This e-mail transmission may contain information that is proprietary, privileged and/or confidential and is intended exclusively for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. Any use, copying, retention or disclosure by any person other than the intended recipient or the intended recipient's designees is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient or their designee, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete all copies. This entire email is an opinion and should be treated as such. Investing in general carries significant risk. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. This means that just because a particular investment worked in the past does not mean, in and of itself, that the same indicators will cause a similar profitable effect.

WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OF CLIENT PROFITS.

Unfortunately we cannot guarantee you profits. There are no guarantees of profits in real estate or in any other investment for that matter. In fact, in many cases customers suffer a loss of all or part of their investment dollar. INVESTORS CAN AND DO LOSE MONEY. Every trade produces a winner and a loser. Money is not created or destroyed, it just changes ownership. If investing will alter your style of living in any manner to the worse, do not invest. The information contained in this report is a statement of opinion and information contained therein is subject to change without notice. The information has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to its accuracy and completeness. Charts and graphs are the work product of third parties, and should not be relied upon by investors or others in evaluating market conditions. They are provided to you with a specific understanding that the author makes no warranty or guarantee that the information or figures contained therein are accurate or correct. Moreover, past results are not necessarily indictable of future results. Those using the information contained herein for reading purposes are responsible for their own actions. This is not to be constructed as an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy anything whatsoever. No claim is made that any recommendation contained herein will be profitable or that utilizing such recommendation will not result in loss. Investing is speculative and you should carefully review your plan and speak with your financial advisor or licensed advisor before investing. Properties are offered for sale to qualified purchasers without regard to the prospective purchaser's race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, sexual orientation, or national origin.

___________________________________________ Quick Over-the-Net Home Evaluation: http://www.vancouverrealestateinfo.ca/redir.asp?page=homeeval.asp&t=news1 Become a VIP Buyer and Beat Other Buyers to all the New Listings: http://www.vancouverrealestateinfo.ca/redir.asp?page=vip_buyer.asp&t=news2 Access Vancouver Real Estate Information at: http://www.vancouverrealestateinfo.ca/redir.asp?page=default.asp&t=news4