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Maple Ridge, BC Real Estate News

By Bjorn Soolsma
(RE/MAX results realty)
 Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows How To Get Top Dollar In Any Market!The best chance for selling your property is within the first seven weeks. Studies show that the longer a property stays on the market, the less the seller will net. Below are 5 main factors to accomplishing this goal. * Pricing Factor It is very important to price your property at a competitive market value right when you list it. The market is so competitive that even over-pricing by a few thousand dollars could mean that your house will not sell. It's interesting, but your first offer is usually your best offer. Here are reasons for pricing your property at the market value right from the start in order to net you the most amount of money in the shortest amount of time. An overpriced home: * Minimizes offers * Lowers s...
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By Scott Leaf Personal Real Estate Corporation, Scott Leaf & Associates Real Estate Team
(Keller Williams Elite Realty, Port Coquitlam, BC)
Situated on the shores of the mighty Fraser River and nestled against the Coastal Mountains, Maple Ridge is a mecca of adventure for the outdoor enthusiast. Located 45 kilometers east of Vancouver, it is a progressive community well-known for its beautiful countryside and spectacular scenery. It is a community of urban sophistication that retains a sense of rural charm.Arts and recreation facilities abound, creating a culturally vibrant and active city for healthy living. Maple Ridge has become a year-round centre of festivals and festivities like the Jazz and Blues Festival, Maple Ridge Fair and the Santa Claus Parade. Its Town Centre is the focus of community life in the area, offering a state-of-the-art leisure/youth centre complex, library and performing arts centre. Numerous boutiq...
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By Scott Leaf Personal Real Estate Corporation, Scott Leaf & Associates Real Estate Team
(Keller Williams Elite Realty, Port Coquitlam, BC)
These days radio and television are filled with stories of the downturn in the United States Real Estate Markets and many think that this crisis will tumble across the border into Canada. There may be market corrections in some pockets of Canada, particularly in the East and in higher end, over priced homes but what will happen in a community like Maple Ridge? With two major Bridge construction projects curently being undertaken, The New High Level Pitt River Bridge linking Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows to Port Coquitlam and the Golden Ears Bridge linking Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows to Langley, the future looks brighter here than almost anywhere else in North America.  With quick access to the South towards the US Border and allowing residents to access the southern communities without havi...
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By Gord Moman
(Keller Williams Elite Realty)
Hi Everyone,   The Maple Ridge Real Estate January 2008 "Life Links" newsletter is complete and it's jam packed full of interesting and informative pieces for you to read at your leisure. This month we have a few new and notable feature articles for you. First, our assistant Amber Sweeney pens her first "Happy Homemaker" news piece. If you have a slow cooker and like Mexican food, Amber offers some great tips to make "Crock Pot Salsa Chicken Tortillas."   We hear about the strong Canadian dollar almost every day now. Have you ever wondered what a strong dollar and a weaked USA real estate market would do for potential Canadian investors? For the second month we have a guest real estate agent from the USA, this time Haydn K. Piper, a Victoria resident now living and working as a real est...
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