Laura Barkman - Whistler Realtor - Assisting Buyers and Sellers of Condos, Chalets and Town Homes

Time to Move?

Posted on Jan 04, 2021

Moving is often the right choice - especially if you’re in need of a fresh start, and who isn't looking forward to a fresh start in 2021! It’s hard to truly know if moving is the right decision at any time, but here are five of the most common signs that it might be a good idea.

It’s the Best Financial Decision
When your financial situation has chang...

SELLING WITH COVID

Posted on Nov 23, 2020

If selling a home wasn’t already complex enough, doing so during a pandemic adds a few extra critical steps and considerations to make it a success. Here in B.C. Dr. Bonnie Henry has deemed Realtors an essential service, and now more than ever hiring your very own Seller’s Agent will help in understanding the appropriate steps in today’s market.

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TIPS TO PAY YOUR MORTGAGE FASTER

Posted on Nov 11, 2020

Here are 8 tips to pay off your mortgage - are you doing any of these?

#8 Pay More

It’s an obvious solution, yet the majority of debtors just don’t do it. They would rather have a few extra hundred dollars in their pocket than the knowledge that they can save thousands over the course of their mortgage.

But the figures are hard to ignore. For example...

BUILDING INSPECTIONS

Posted on Sep 15, 2020

A great article about the importance of having a building inspection, one of the most important conditions to include in any offer to purchase and one that I always strongly recommend to my Buyers.

Once you’ve secured your dream home with an accepted offer and have your financing in place, things start to get exciting. However, even if the property...

OPEN HOUSES ALLOWED

Posted on Jul 13, 2020

Open houses will cautiously resume across BC under new safety guidelines.

On July 7, real estate boards and associations across the province, together with the Real Estate Council of BC, removed their joint recommendation that REALTORS® refrain from holding open houses, a recommendation that had been in place since the middle of March.

This decision...

POST COVID CHANGES

Posted on Jun 09, 2020

Here is a great article on what we might see in the real estate industry. As I read through I found myself thinking along the same lines- ie: we're planning on a reno on our small home office to make it work better for 2 now. During the "stay at home" phase I was greatful each day that I did have a yard that I could get out in and garden, or just s...