66 - Friday, Februury 19, 1988 — North Shore News,

REAL ESTATE
Know what you want
before buying a home

YOU'VE DECIDED to
move from your present
home,

Or you've decided to buy
your first home. Where do
you start?

The best place to start is
right where you are, creating
a profile of the home you
want to buy, before you
even start looking. Knowing
what you want, where you
can be flexible, and what
you don’t want prior to
beginning your search can
save you time and help you
zero in immediately on the
right home.

Begin with a realistic goal
— a home you can afford
and that fits your lifestyle. It
may not be the home of your
dreams, but you can make

plans now {0 move up at
some time in the future.

Consider your present
needs and probable needs
for the future. Are you
planning children, or more
children?

Do you have pets? Do you
like gardening? Can you
handle renovations? Will in-
laws be coming to live with
you? Do you want an in-
come apartment in your
home?

What accommodation and
features are absolutely
essential in your home? Start
with the number of
bedrooms required; the
number of full and partial
bathrooms.

Do you need a family

toom/rec room; living
room; dining room? Should
the kitchen be ‘eat in''? Is a
laundry room essential? A
garage? What about other
rooms?

Prepare a written list of
your needs and requirements
along with financial limita-
tions for discussion with
your real estate repre-
sentative when beginning
your home search. Your
representative will be able to
guide you to suitable homes
for inspection in the ap-
propriate neighborhoods and
in the right price range.

Doing your homework
and preparing yourself in
advance can Save a great
deal of effort and time in
your home search.

FRleal estate records set

COUNTER TO a national
levelling trend, the real
estate industry in British
Columbia reports an active
1987 and continuing brisk
sales in the first month of
1988, according to the
British Columbia Real Estate
Association.

Overall, 1987 showed an
8.2 per cent gain on 1986.

Commenting recently on
the year’s performance,
Barry Clark, president of the
B.C. Real Estate Associa-

tion, said, “B.C.’s 13 real
estate boards recorded
steady, and often spec-
tacular, gains for 1987."'

“The major urban centres
of Vancouver, Fraser Valley,
and Victoria,’’ said Clark,
“report particularly healthy
increases in both dollar vol-
ume and residential units
sold. For example, the
Fraser Valley Real Estate
Board broke all records for
the second year in a row,
posting a 25 per cent gain

year-over-year,

“Likewise, Greater Van-
couver recorded a booming
1987, the third consecutive
year of flourishing activity.
The Real Estate Board of
Greater Vancouver clocked
total residential and com-
mercial 1987 sales of 23,895
units for a value of $3.9
billion, a 38 per cent increase
over 1986's record $2.32
billion. The Victoria Real
Estate Board also showed a
substantial gain of 22 per
cent year-over-year,

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