What to Look for When Buying a Condo: A Smart Buyer’s Guide

Posted on Jul 06, 2025 in Buying

A group of modern high-rise and low-rise condo buildings with glass balconies and vibrant architecture under a bright blue sky in Vancouver. Ideal setting for first-time condo buyers.

🏢 What to Look for When Buying a Condo: A Smart Buyer’s Guide

Buying a condo isn’t just about picking a unit that looks good today — it’s about ensuring it holds value, fits your lifestyle, and doesn’t come with surprises. This guide covers the most important things to consider before making an offer, especially if you're buying in the Greater Vanco...

Declutter Like You Mean It: A Real-Life Approach to Getting Rid of Stuff

Posted on Jun 27, 2025 in Clutter

Smiling couple organizing and packing household items into cardboard boxes in a cozy living room.

Tidy Up with Attitude: A Book Review of "Tidy the F*** Up"

If you’ve ever stared down a hallway closet that could double as a portal to Narnia (but filled with expired batteries and ski poles from 1996), then Tidy the F*** Up by "Messie Condo" might just speak to your soul... and loudly, with a few choice words, and zero patience.

This cheeky parody...

Dust: A Tale of Fluff and Fury

Posted on Jun 08, 2025 in Cleaning

🏡 11 Simple Ways to Keep Your Home Less Dusty

Dust can be relentless — but with a few smart habits, you can enjoy cleaner air, fresher spaces, and fewer sneezes. Here are 11 quick and effective solutions to reduce dust in your home:

🚪 Stop Dust at the Door: Place mats outside and inside every exterior door. Clean them regularly to stop dirt before it...

May 2025 Market Statistics

Posted on Jun 07, 2025 in Statistics

May 2025 Real Estate Market Update – BC May 2025 real estate statistics for GVRD, FVREB, and VIREB including average home prices, sales volume, and active listings

May 2025 real estate statistics for GVRD, FVREB, and VIREB including average home prices, sales volume, and active listings

🏡 High Inventory, Steady Rates, and What’s Ahead

As we move into summer, BC’s housing markets are showing signs of shifting momentum. Inventory levels are rising, interest rates are holding steady, and buyers are beginning to explore the opportunities this new market cycle presents.

Greater Vancouver: Hit a 10-y...

April 2025 Market Statistics

Posted on May 07, 2025 in Statistics

April 2025 real estate statistics for GVRD, FVREB, and VIREB including average home prices, sales volume, and active listings

Well, here we are mid-Spring and the real estate market remains in a slumber. The financial markets remain unsettled, and the ongoing delay in re-establishing a fully functional Federal government has created enough uncertainty to keep many buyers on the sidelines. Confidence is low, and as a result, few are ready to move forward with a purchase. A...

March 2025 Market Statistics

Posted on Apr 07, 2025 in Statistics

March 2025 real estate statistics for GVRD, FVREB, and VIREB including average home prices, sales volume, and active listings

The tariff war with the US is causing the already stressed economy of Canada to take another hit in 2025, some would say "below the belt". British Columbia, with our abundant resources should fare better than many of the other provinces. In past years, our economy has been artificially propped up by an overheated real estate market that has arguabl...

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