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    Real Estate News & Resources for Victoria BC residents and homeowners

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    • Home Insurance When Buying a House in Victoria BC | Buyer Guide,Dawn Stokkeland

      Home Insurance When Buying a House in Victoria BC | Buyer Guide

      Victoria BC Home Buyer Guide Buying an Older Home in Victoria BC? Why I Check Insurance Before You Remove Subjects You've found a house you love. The inspection has gone well, your financing is coming together and you're getting close to removing subjects. There is one more question I don't want my

    • Buying an Older Condo in Victoria BC? Building Envelope Guide,Dawn Stokkeland

      Buying an Older Condo in Victoria BC? Building Envelope Guide

      ```html Victoria BC Condo Buyer Guide Buying an Older Condo in Victoria BC? How I Investigate the Building Envelope Before You Buy An older condo can offer a fantastic location, larger floor plan and plenty of character. But when I'm helping a buyer consider an older strata property in Victoria, I d

    • Moving From a Condo to a House in Victoria BC | Move-Up Guide,Dawn Stokkeland

      Moving From a Condo to a House in Victoria BC | Move-Up Guide

      Victoria Move-Up Buyer Guide Moving From a Condo to a House in Victoria BC: How to Make the Move Work Your condo may have been the perfect first home. But eventually, life can start asking for more—another bedroom, a home office, storage, a backyard, room for children or pets, or simply a little mor

    • 2-5-10 Home Warranty Victoria BC,Dawn Stokkeland

      2-5-10 Home Warranty Victoria BC

      Victoria BC Home Buyer Guide Buying a Nearly-New Home in Victoria BC? Don’t Forget to Check the Remaining 2-5-10 Warranty When buyers hear “2-5-10 home warranty,” they often associate it with buying a brand-new home directly from a builder. But what if you’re buying a home that is already two, three

    • Buying a Home With a Shared Driveway in Victoria BC,Dawn Stokkeland

      Buying a Home With a Shared Driveway in Victoria BC

      Shared driveway arrangements vary from property to property. Always review the specific title and registered documents for the home you are considering. Victoria BC Home Buyer Guide Buying a Home With a Shared Driveway in Victoria BC? 7 Things to Check First A shared driveway might not seem like a b

    • BC Strata Depreciation Reports: What Buyers Need to Know,Dawn Stokkeland

      BC Strata Depreciation Reports: What Buyers Need to Know

      Buying a Condo in BC? Why the Depreciation Report Matters If you're considering buying a condo or townhome in Victoria, one of the documents I want you to pay close attention to is the strata's depreciation report. It's not exactly exciting reading, but it can tell you a great deal about the buildin

    • Buying a Home in Victoria BC With Mature Trees? What Buyers Need to Know Before Planning Renovations or Development,Dawn Stokkeland

      Buying a Home in Victoria BC With Mature Trees? What Buyers Need to Know Before Planning Renovations or Development

      Buying a Home in Victoria BC With Mature Trees? What Buyers Need to Know Before Planning Renovations or Development A beautiful mature tree can be one of the features that makes you fall in love with a property. But if you are buying because you hope to add a garden suite, expand the house, change t

    • Buying a Home in Victoria BC? What to Know About Retaining Walls,Dawn Stokkeland

      Buying a Home in Victoria BC? What to Know About Retaining Walls

      Buying a Home in Victoria BC With a Retaining Wall? What Buyers Should Check Before Making an Offer Retaining walls are common throughout Greater Victoria, particularly on sloped properties. Most of the time they simply blend into the landscaping—but when a wall begins to fail, it can become a much

    • Does the Yard You See Actually Belong to the Property?,Dawn Stokkeland

      Does the Yard You See Actually Belong to the Property?

      Buying a Home in Victoria BC? Don’t Assume the Fence Marks the Property Line When you walk through a property, it is natural to assume that the fence, hedge, driveway or landscaping shows you where the property begins and ends. But in Greater Victoria, what appears to be the edge of a property may n

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