There’s recently been a lot made out of online services for homeowners and those wanting to sell their own home.  A new web service from Zoocasa now offers an opportunity to calculate your home’s value through a simple calculator.  But, depending on what you are looking for, it could be too simple.  If your goal is general value – say, within $75,000 or $100,000 range – this will work.  But for current market value, more often than not it will be wrong.

Why will it be incorrect,...

From the Vancouver Sun

Metro Vancouver's new home industry is hurting badly over the absence of any transition rules governing the return of the provincial sales tax since the harmonized sales tax was defeated in a referendum Aug. 26, three property experts told the Vancouver Board of Trade Friday.

"We are really choked that we don't have any transition rules yet and are absolutely amazed that our provincial government - who probably most of you voted for - thought that this thing was...