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"Highly professional, personal, energetic, knowledgeable, accommodating, and reliable. These are characteristics one looks for in a good realtor.  And this combination is Carmen Leal.  Best of all, it’s easy to tell that she is really invested in her work, and this means an enjoyable experience for her clients.

We are US citizens who love Vancouver and have dreamed of a part-time home here for many years. When we finally found ourselves in a situation where we were able to make that dream come true, we needed help understanding the Vancouver market and finding the perfect place.  We met Carmen, started working with her, and have felt we made the right decision ever since.

Carmen patiently helped us understand the Canadian real estate buying process, worked with us to pinpoint the neighborhoods that we found attractive, and targeted the types of home that we had in mind. From there, she was constantly available to show us many homes as we narrowed our search. She provided insights as to the quality of the homes, investment possibilities for each, and characteristics of the neighborhoods that make a real difference in day-to-day life.

When the time was right – when we found the perfect place – Carmen brought together all the resources that we needed to make it our new home. She worked with her contacts to pair us with an independent mortgage broker who specializes in out-of-country buyers. As a result we were able to secure a very advantageous mortgage that made buying even more satisfying.

Throughout the whole process Carmen’s greatest value to us was her personal touch.  She spent a great deal of time with us up front to truly understand the type of home we imagined for ourselves. She was in constant contact; always available.  She was interested in us, and what we wanted from our buying experience.  And most importantly, we never doubted that she had our best interests in mind.  A realtor on your side – that’s Carmen!"

Kit & Wendy

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Yours,


Carmen Leal  *Real Estate Services      
 Macdonald Realty Ltd.
 Website: www.carmenleal.ca 
 Email: carmen@carmenleal.ca
 Direct: 604-218-4846



* THE HIGHEST COMPLIMENT I CAN RECEIVE IS THE REFERRAL OF YOUR FRIEND, FAMILY, OR BUSINESS ASSOCIATE. THANK YOU KINDLY IN ADVANCE!

What’s the Real Value of Your Home?

How much is your home worth?
The only real value of your home is what a buyer and a seller shake hands on. But if you’re selling or buying a home—or paying taxes on one—you need a realistic dollar figure to work from.
And that is going to depend on whom you ask. Your home has different value to different people and institutions, and many percentage points can separate the assessed value from the price your home actually fetches on the market. (Isn’t that why you immediately suspect something’s very wrong with a house that’s being offered at below assessed value?)
Here’s a top-to-bottom look at who determines house prices and what they’re thinking.
http://carmenleal.ca/home-evaluation.html

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Realtor: A Realtor’s job is to get top dollar for a home, so you’re likely to hear the highest valuation from this real estate professional. Realtors have access to MLS® statistics that aren’t available to the public: they know how long homes are taking to sell in your neighbourhood and how sold prices compare to asking prices. They’re also out there all the time, looking at properties, meeting the people at open houses and talking to other Realtors. With all that information, they’ll arrive at the highest price they think they’ll be able to get, considering comparable properties in your area and current market conditions.
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You: You love this place. You’ve got it fixed up the way you like it, and every inch of it has a memory attached. You’ve been doing your homework, reading Real Estate Weekly and checking out the listings on REW.ca and you have a price in mind that reflects not only what you think you can get, but also what you want to get in order to move to your next home.
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The Bank: Lenders do not want an exaggerated value attached to a home because they might end up wearing it. They want a conservative valuation, so if the people who buy your home fail to pay their mortgage, the lenders will be able to get their money back. When an offer is accepted, in most cases the lenders send out an appraiser to look at the home and determine if it’s worth what the buyer and seller have agreed on. If the appraiser thinks it’s worth considerably less, the buyer has to look for other supporting financing, or the financing can fall through altogether. It can be hugely inconvenient if you’re the seller, and devastating if you’re the buyer.

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BC Assessment: Here’s the starting point. The most conservative valuation of your home comes from this self-supporting Crown Corporation. BC Assessment is in charge of attaching a dollar value to all of the 2 million properties in private hands throughout BC. It does this so that each municipality and taxing authority can collect property taxes based on a provincewide assessment standard.
This doesn’t mean that someone from BC Assessment will visit your home every year. While it has appraisers, it doesn’t have nearly enough for that. BC Assessment has a vast data bank which includes information from municipalities, the provincial government, the real estate boards and others.
Your property assessment is set on July 1 of the previous year and based on dozens of factors including:

• finished area
• age
• lot size
• number of bedrooms and bathrooms
• condition and quality
• layout
• sundecks and patios
• outbuildings like sheds and garages
• views
• traffic and noise
• schools
• neighbourhood amenities

BC Assessment analyzes home sales in bulk to establish market value for properties with similar attributes in similar neighbourhoods. Basically, it looks at the same things you do when you’re house hunting. Most assessments go up because of changes in the overall real estate market. If your neighbourhood suddenly became hot last year and homes were selling for far more than they did the year before, you’ll see it in your assessment this year.
When there are extreme market changes, the government has even stepped in to cap the assessment. It did so in 2009 when prices in some places fell by over $100,000 from 2008 highs.
Your assessment could also go up because of something you did, e.g., took out a building permit for an addition or substantial updating. By changing the size or the effective age of your house, you’ve made it more valuable.

So What Is My Home Worth?

Contact Carmen @ 604-218-4846
to get a free home evaluation and to discuss all the factors in determining your Homes Worth!
http://carmenleal.ca/home-evaluation.html


Yours,

Carmen Leal  *Real Estate Services      
 Macdonald Realty Ltd.
 Website: www.carmenleal.ca
 Email: carmen@carmenleal.ca
 Direct: 604-218-4846

* THE HIGHEST COMPLIMENT I CAN RECEIVE IS THE REFERRAL OF YOUR FRIEND, FAMILY, OR BUSINESS ASSOCIATE. THANK YOU KINDLY IN ADVANCE!
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Fortune House: 1010 Howe Street Unit #912

Will be Hosting an Open House Friday, May 2 from 10am to 12pm, Saturday, May 3 from 1:30pm to 3pm & Sunday, May 4 from 2pm to 4pm

For more information click on the link below!

  

For a private viewing contact Carmen at 604-218-4846

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Yours,


Carmen Leal  *Real Estate Services      
 Macdonald Realty Ltd.
 Website: www.carmenleal.ca  www.yaletownstudios.com
 Email: carmen@carmenleal.ca
 Direct: 604-218-4846

* THE HIGHEST COMPLIMENT I CAN RECEIVE IS THE REFERRAL OF YOUR FRIEND, FAMILY, OR BUSINESS ASSOCIATE. THANK YOU KINDLY IN ADVANCE!
   

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Contact Carmen to learn how to invest in Vancouver...
Vancouver is a very Young City with a lot of growth still yet to come!

Looking forward to helping you all and to give you some insite on the market.
Feel free to contact me by email carmen@carmenleal.ca or call me at 604-218-4846

Start by watching my video by clicking on the link above.

Yours,


Carmen Leal  *Real Estate Services      
 Macdonald Realty Ltd.
 Website: www.carmenleal.ca  www.yaletownstudios.com
 Email: carmen@carmenleal.ca
 Direct: 604-218-4846

* THE HIGHEST COMPLIMENT I CAN RECEIVE IS THE REFERRAL OF YOUR FRIEND, FAMILY, OR BUSINESS ASSOCIATE. THANK YOU KINDLY IN ADVANCE!