Andrews Group Blog

  • March 09, 2020
  • 0
  • Inspections, Real Estate

Why should you use a REALTOR® when buying a home.

We could list many reasons on why you should use a REALTOR® when buying a home, but this time we’d like to share a case study of a situation that happened to a buyer who asked for our help, after already writing an offer on a home directly with the listing agent. We received a phone call from a buyer who was looking for a home inspector to help her with inspecting a home in West Vancouver, BC

  • February 11, 2020
  • 1
  • Market Insight, Video

Steady demand and low supply benefits home sellers

February saw steady home buyer demand and reduced home seller supply across Metro Vancouver*. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home sales in the region totalled 2,150 in February 2020, a 44.9 per cent increase from the 1,484 sales recorded in February 2019, and a 36.9 per cent increase from the 1,571 homes sold in January 2020. Last month’s sales were 15.6 per cent below the 10-year February sales average.

  • August 17, 2016
  • 0
  • Commentary

The Age of Persuasion

We’ve long detested the media’s interference into our market place. Let’s face it, they don’t really report the news for the most part, they are out to sell papers and make headlines. Real Estate in Vancouver is the easiest accessible fodder for the masses. The media purposely stirs up the emotions of the public at large, and they are good at it. Not so say on occasion they do break a real story, but even then, the focus is on upsetting everybody. Funny how we all eat it up, but that’s a psychology blog