Mark Smirfitt

It’s easy to become overwhelmed when looking for a home, especially in Metro Vancouver. As the second most expensive city to live in, it is important to fully maximize your investment in your home. My Vancouver “Home Hunter Checklist” can be found here and can help keep track of the homes that you view. A second exercise that can assist you in maximizing your investment in your home, is to cr ...

The Fraserview real estate market remains very strong; this is largely due to the increasingly steady demand for the area and the relatively small proportion of homes for sale. This unmet demand is an important factor to remember if you are offered a private sale or a “cash” sale. You own a home in a very desirable area and deserve the appropriate compensation and favourable terms when ...

There are several defects that are not immediately visible or apparent; these "invisible" issues are known as latent defects. There are three major types of latent defects: a property that is stigmatized by an unusual, distressing event such as a haunted house a property that was the site of criminal activity a property were someone was murdered or committed suicide Latent defects may ...

While there are numerous things that you can do to improve the value and selling potential of your home, there are several external factors that are outside of your control. These impediments are especially important to consider when you are purchasing property because they are not factors that will easily be fixed.  There are two categories typically outside of the control of remediati ...