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Top 5 For Down-Sizers

Posted on Apr 23, 2021 in Real Estate Tips


Are you considering selling your long time family home and downsizing into a strata unit in Surrey?

In this video Steve Karrasch of Macdonald Realty lists his top 5 favourite complexes to move his clients into when they are looking to get away from shovelling snow and maintaining their single family homes.

This list is only Steve's opinion and we r...

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Buyer First or Sell First?

Posted on Apr 18, 2021 in Real Estate Tips


Most people want to find their next home before Selling their current home. But the truth is that most people cant afford two homes. So what is the solution? Well there is not right or wrong way to go about it, there are just different types of risk.

In this video Steve Karrasch explains:
1. The financial risk associated with buying before you are...

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Vancouver Air Tax?

Posted on Apr 14, 2021


You might think taxing the rich is the best way to find equality... BUT it's not that easy and here is a quick example of how taxation of the rich can backfire into taxation of the small business owner.

Vancouver is actually now taxing air space above small businesses as a penalty for those land owners not building higher density... but who pays tha...

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Canadian Real Estate Shortage - The Surrey Report - April 2021

Posted on Apr 11, 2021 in Market Updates


Most of Canada is currently experiencing listing inventory shortages like never before seen. Low interest rates and high demand means consumption rates are high. But how do you know what that really means?

In this video Steve Karrasch of Macdonald Realty explains the real estate concept of "months of inventory". This is probably the best and most c...

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2021 Stress Test Changes

Posted on Apr 11, 2021


Hot off the press! The Canadian Mortgage Stress test is changing, making it harder to buy a home and hopefully cooling off the market!

In this video Steve Karrasch discusses the changes as per the CBC article below AND gives his opinion on if this is good or bad for the market.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/osfi-mortgage-stress-test-rules-1.59795...

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How Do I Get Out Of A Real Estate Contract?

Posted on Apr 03, 2021 in Real Estate Tips


The less glamorous side of real estate is the legal part and if you find yourself in an accepted offer as a Buyer or Seller in BC and you want out of that contract... its important you do it the right way.

In this video Steve Karrasch of Macdonald Realty covers the form called "General Release and Authorization to Pay Deposit Funds". There is more...

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