Duncan Boan on November 24th, 2008

It’s been some time since I talked about Property Transfer Taxes in British Columbia (my earlier article is here). Since then there have been a few changes, the most [...] Continue Reading…

Duncan Boan on November 19th, 2008

photo credit: the mad LOLscientist Until recently, I was a non-believer.

Not about the fact that global warming is happening. But about it’s cause.

I doubted [...] Continue Reading…

Tags: Green Real Estate, Green Realtor, Victoria Real Estate

Duncan Boan on March 6th, 2007

There are many factors that affect one’s decision to rent or buy property. Today we look at just one of them: your net worth.

The Victoria Real Estate Board [...] Continue Reading…

Yes, it’s over! The annual RRSP campaign has ended for this year.

I don’t know about you, but I find the annual barrage of ads extolling the virtues of [...] Continue Reading…

Duncan Boan on February 24th, 2007

The Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia just finished compiling the results of a survey conducted to assess how renovations and energy efficiency [...] Continue Reading…

Duncan Boan on February 21st, 2007

Well, yesterday Carol Taylor, our Minister of Finance, delivered the government’s annual budget. Expressing concern about housing ‘affordability’, the Minister announced a change related to the Property Transfer Tax [...] Continue Reading…