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08-04-2009, 02:06 PM
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Many new townhouse sold last month. Couldn't even get an offer in LOL. I think the place is call Karat. Just wondering if i should buy now or wait til few year later. Maybe with the many new upcoming condo/townhouse in rmd the price will fall in the next few years?????? - -
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08-04-2009, 02:08 PM
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#2 | | Da Vinci's real masterpiece: The Mona Diesel
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Won't the HST next year increase the tax on NEW homes?
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08-04-2009, 02:42 PM
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#3 | | RS controls my life!
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Got some news for ya. The real estate market is picking up. You'd probably get better deals now rather than later. Then again, I don't know the Richmond market at all, so it could be a slightly different story.
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08-04-2009, 02:46 PM
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#4 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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I'd say its a good time to buy in this dead shit market. Could probably get a good discount.
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08-04-2009, 03:13 PM
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#5 | | F**K YOUR HEAD
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^have you read the thread?
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08-04-2009, 03:16 PM
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#6 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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it was good to buy in richmond a decade or 2 ago
theres no point now  | |
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08-04-2009, 03:17 PM
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#7 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by ToyotaPowah  Got some news for ya. The real estate market is picking up. You'd probably get better deals now rather than later. Then again, I don't know the Richmond market at all, so it could be a slightly different story. | remind me again, what's happening after the 2010 games?
the 2 main industries, real estate and tourism, for vancouver is going on a cold streak, what's going to make it change?
The recent pop is coming from first time home buyers taking advantage of the ultra-low interest rate for their mortgages, and historically summers are always good for RE.
Wait till the 4th quarter's number and see if the rebound is lasting.
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08-04-2009, 03:30 PM
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#8 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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i think the market was stale for the few years after Expo 86
Even though that's not an event similar to Olympics at all..i think the same thing could very well occur again in 2010-2013
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08-04-2009, 04:02 PM
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#9 | | I'm invisible
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I just recently moved in to a town house paid about $450,000 in Richmond.
The prices have gone down slightly from last year. The first owner who originally bought the townhouse broke even (from 2007)
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08-04-2009, 04:48 PM
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#10 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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Richmond is either the highest or second highest increase (%) in metro vancouver; is it really worth it? My dad just bought a house in Richmond though haha.
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08-04-2009, 04:53 PM
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It's never a good time to buy in Richmond... | |
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08-04-2009, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Lomac It's never a good time to buy in Richmond... | hehehe
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08-04-2009, 06:01 PM
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#13 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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lol at everyone trying to buy in richmond
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08-04-2009, 06:05 PM
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#14 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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Originally Posted by ilvtofu ^have you read the thread? | yes, yes I have  | |
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08-04-2009, 06:22 PM
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good time if the HST dosent come soon
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08-04-2009, 08:29 PM
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#16 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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I bought a brand new condo in Richmond for $342,000. Right now if i were to sell it the value would be around $420,000. The real estate market is picking up again so its either u buy soon or find elsewhere cuz Richmond is expensive!
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08-04-2009, 08:34 PM
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#17 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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whats a good rate to buy at?
the place im looking at, its listed at around 560 per sq feet, 2 rooms
is that good price or not good?
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08-04-2009, 10:02 PM
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#18 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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richmond is prime
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08-04-2009, 10:45 PM
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I'd rather buy in a city with bedrock as foundation.
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08-04-2009, 11:20 PM
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#20 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by impactX I'd rather buy in a city with bedrock as foundation. | insurance my friend.
And yea, the market is picking up really fast in Richmond. How long it'll last is another issue altogether, but we all know that the prices in Richmond are not directly correlated with other market measures since its demographics is slightly different from all other municipalities.
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08-04-2009, 11:49 PM
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#21 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Originally Posted by navi187 richmond is prime | yes
richmond is so prime that half the apartments aren't even half sold  | |
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08-05-2009, 12:05 AM
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#22 | | They let me be a moderator. LOL
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Originally Posted by Teriyaki insurance my friend.
And yea, the market is picking up really fast in Richmond. How long it'll last is another issue altogether, but we all know that the prices in Richmond are not directly correlated with other market measures since its demographics is slightly different from all other municipalities. | I don't think your home insurance covers acts of Juan de Fuca.
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08-05-2009, 12:21 AM
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#23 | | noob
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So what I gather from the information collected in this thread is that you have to be rich to buy housing in richmond. All I know is that if there's every a big ass earthquake then richmond is essentially fucked.
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08-05-2009, 01:25 AM
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#24 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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IMO, consider in plain numbers. Don't listen to any1 when it comes to important financial decisions.
I will share my opinion here for your interest.
I'm a renter myself and have no interest buying anytime soon. Look at GVR prices, it's through the roof!!! (call me bearish or w/e, but I trust in real numbers)
I bought an apartment complex of 38 units with my frd/business partner in Dallas, TX for 1.2M, my share was 200K in down-payment and after all the associated cost/mortgage payment, I'm getting about 2.5K USD cash monthly +/- all the fluctuation in RE market and equity build-up.
Sure there's 140K in that 200K as an interest-free loan from my family but look at this example, 2.5K CDN (let's consider USD:CDN is 1:1) can rent you a nice townhouse/condo pretty much anywhere in Van with change to spare on toys.
What would 200K in cash today get you in GVR??? A 500Sft shoebox???
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08-05-2009, 01:54 AM
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Look at the amount of house supply in Richmond vs people want to live in
richmond. Unless you want to live right beside some scary farm near no.5 or
steveston, it's quite impossible to find a cheap decent place there.
The smartest way to get yourself ready is to aim at something small and
affordable (usually 1/3 of your monthly income). Buying something large for
just yourself or family of 3 is pretty impractical, and you have no spare cash
to invest in something has good potential return.
If you are hoping to own more than one places in your life(one for yourself,
one for rent), so you do not have to worry much about your retirement... here's the formula you should try.
1) 700sq ft -> 30-40% downpay...at least you have a suite to stay, save up for the 2nd downpay.
2) 10 years later...you should be able to pay off the 700sqft, and your salary range should allow you to finance another decent 1200sq ft. 3 bedroom.
3) Now you own 2 suites, one 700sqft, and one 1200sqft. Feel free to live in the larger one and rent the smaller one out to cover the mortgage.
4) And same goes to your 3rd and 4th property.
*I am not BSing, this is what my family is doing...we now renting out 3
apartments, 3 stores, and we are aiming our 4th when the economy goes better.
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