Subdivide and Conquer RE/MAX Seminar Series




In real estate, the one thing everyone says is the most important element is-, "Location, location, location".  Location is very important, it's true.  There's a difference between North side and South side, West side and East side, Shaughnessy homes and values are different versus Dunbar properties and that of Kitsilano or Kerrisdale.  But these days, especially when we talk about real estate in the Greater Vancouver area, I believe that lot size and zoning are equally important when buying and selling your home.


Your property's location and zoning will determine the type and size of home you can build, and in today's market, when laneway homes, in-fill housing,  and secondary basement suites are allowed to be built in addition to the main house, zoning is extremely important!  Is your property zoned for duplex, triplex?  Is your property zoned to be subdivided?


If you are thinking of selling your house, look at its zoning and do your own research as to what is allowed by the city. Take a good, close look around your neighbourhood to see what newer homes look like, and look at the allowable square footage of the new home.


If you have the resources, you may also want to contact an architect to draw up some plans, to show potential buyers what your home could like like, once these plans are approved.  This will save potential buyers and possibly even developers, the trouble of having to do this themselves.  This extra time and effort on your part could be well worth it when you are selling your home.


If you are selling a single detached home,  look at the ZONING!!!  If you can see a home's potential, you could just be sitting on CameLOT!


Join our 2 hour seminar with expert speakers on how you may be able to subdivide your property, and sell and conquer! Registration required as space is limited.


Douglas Park Community Centre, THURSDAY, MARCH 5TH, 2015 FROM 7-8:30pm


Speakers include:  Khang Nguyen from Architrix Design,

Jake Fry from Smallworks,

Geraldine Santiago, RE/MAX Crest Realty (Westside)

and Alma Pasic with Verico Wizard Financial


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Geraldine Santiago is a RE/MAX Realtor®  licensed in both residential and commercial real estate services, specializing in land assembly projects and land acquisition.She is a published author of three real estate reference books for Self-Counsel Press Ltd. namely the "Complete Home Buyer's Guide for Canadians", "Selling Your Home I Canada" and "Buy and Sell a Recreational Property in Canada" and her recently self-published ebook "How to Band Together with Neighbours in Land Assembly", 2018.   She is known for seminars on real estate trends in buying and selling in metro Vancouver.  





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