Brian White

I am so tired about the miss information being reported in the papers and on the evening news I felt compleled to give some FACTS.

VANCOUVER WEST as of 11:27 am Friday Feb 26, 2016

Fact 1: 559 properties are listed

Fact 2: 429 sold in the last 90 days (typical listing period)

Fact 3: 272 properties did not sell over the same time period

NOT EVERYTHING IS SELLING! The fact is 27.5% of the homes did not sell during the same 90 day listing period. Why do people never read that stat in the papers?

Some perspective needs to be reported by mainstream media and stop reporting ones that are put on the market purposely undervalued to start a frenzy, get the headlines and ultimately free publicity. 

Brian J White

Professional Realtor

604-961-4104

Fine Homes & Estates Since 1990

Bay Realty Ltd.   604-531-4000

www.brianwhite.ca

info@brianwhite.ca

National Zero Waste Council
Workshop at GLOBE 201

How waste prevention can boost the bottom line and drive circular economy innovation

DATE: Friday March 4 2016, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
LOCATION: Vancouver Convention Center East, Room 11 (meeting room level)

Preventing waste is one of humanity’s most urgent issues, but also a powerful lever for change – with significant benefits for businesses, governments and citizens striving to boost sustainability and achieve ambitious climate goals. By convening coalitions of problem-solvers – policy-makers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, inventors and designers – and rethinking our products and processes with waste prevention in mind, we can scale up innovative solutions in pursuit of a circular economy where materials and resources are kept in use for as long as possible and concepts such as durability, disassembly and sharing really count.

Moderated by Dagmar Timmer, Managing Director, On Earth and Co-Host, The Sustainable Region and Metro Vancouver Close Up and featuring Dr. Ilse Truernicht of MaRS Discovery District, Nicole Hagerman-Miller of Biomimicry 3.8, Nadine Gudz of Interface and Mayor Malcolm Brodie, the Chair of the National Zero Waste Council and Chair of the Metro Vancouver Zero Waste Committee, this interactive session will explore how waste prevention can power innovation and a reinvigorated economy in Canada and beyond. What are the opportunities and challenges? What innovations are needed to design waste out of our system? How can we support a culture of zero waste innovation and entrepreunership in Canada?

Join Canada's National Zero Waste Council to hear how waste prevention can power innovation and a reinvigorated economy in Canada and beyond.

(Registration to the Globe Conference is not required to attend this workshop.)

CLI Signals Steady Economic Climate for Commercial Real Estate

Vancouver, BC – February 25, 2016.  

The BCREA Commercial Leading Indicator (CLI) broke a string of two consecutive declines, eking out a 0.1 point increase to an index value of 120.0 in the fourth quarter of 2015. On a year-over-year basis, the CLI was 0.4 per cent higher than in 2014.

“Uncertainty in the global economy roiled financial and commodity markets in the second quarter,” said BCREA Economist Brendon Ogmundson. “However, BC’s nation leading economic growth should help to sustain commercial real estate activity through the end of the year.”

“Financial market jitters offset solid gains from a strong BC economy,” said BCREA economist Brendon Ogmundson. “We expect that the economic environment will remain supportive of steady growth in the commercial real estate market.”

The CLI was virtually flat to end the year, which in combination with a falling index through the spring and summer has produced a flattening of trend underlying the index. That trend suggests that growth in commercial real estate activity will neither accelerate nor decelerate over the next two to four quarters. 

If you ave any questions or need more information, email me or let's meet for a coffee.

Sometimes it only takes someone saying just the right thing, at just the right moment, to change a person's life forever.

A few weeks ago I was in a retail store talking to the salesman about an ATV. The conversation got around to real estate and the price of owning a home in BC. If you believe the news and all the papers or the on line rants about the crazy price of housing in BC, you are not getting the true story. Both Alex (the salesman) and his girl friend (Mollie) thought they had to give up the idea of owning their own house, after all everything they have heard and read said so. After a brief conversation of their current living situation, I told him I could help, that the whole story or the truth about home ownership in Vancouver or the Fraser valley is not being reported accurately. If it is sensational it reads, it gets the views, I don't blame the reporters, (I kinda do) it’s just the nature of reporting.

In literally under 2 minutes I found them a house, in their area, after work they drove by, loved it, called me that night. They put in an offer, got the house and it will be less expensive per month including taxes and utilities than they currently pay for rent. In fact it will be over $500.00 less when they factor in the savings in fuel and commuting costs.

I am pleased to say, Alex and Mollie will be moving into their new home on the 5^th of March 2016. I hope this story will give the reader just enough of a push to help them find the courage to make home ownership a reality, pay yourself first.

If you want to know more of how I can ‘make this happen’ for you get in touch with me now!