Blog by Dave Burch

Good Tax Reason to Renovate Your Home

May 28th, 2009

A Good Tax Reason to Renovate your Home. . .

In an effort to stimulate the economy and, in particular, the housing sector, the federal government introduced the Home Renovation Tax Credit (HRTC) in the 2009 federal budget. This temporary tax credit allows individuals to claim a 15% non-refundable tax credit for eligible expenditures made in res ...

Whistler Real Estate Sales 2009 vs 2008 for Week of May 4th.

May 12th, 2009

2009

Whistler - 3 condos, 2 townhouse, 3 shared - 8 deals

Pemberton - 2 chalets, Townhouse 1 - 3 deals

Last year this week (2008)

Whistler - 2 chalet, 2 townhouse, 3 shared - 7 deals

Pemberton - 5 chalet, 2 condo, 3 townhouse - 10 deals

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13 2230, Whistler, BC

May 11th, 2009

I just finished uploading this Condo for sale, 13 2230, Whistler, BC

Corner, private, 1st floor unit. This 1 bdrm, 1 bath townhome has charm and is ready to move into. Updated unit with new flooring, paint. BBQ deck that can be greatly expanded to wrap around the unit creating summer outdoor living space. Location in a quiet complex, central in Whistler, along with a low cost of ownership ma ...

Whistler Sales picking up

May 9th, 2009

Whistler Real Estate Sales Increasing in 2nd Quarter

Since April 1st, there have been 38 sales (7.6/wk) in Whistler. Compared to 68 total sales in the first 3 months (5.2/wk) of 2009.

Also interesting to note is that Inventory (total # listings) is decreasing (from over 810+ in December 2008) to 720 May 8, 2009.