by Freddy and Linda Marks | May 25, 2023 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
Water licensing became mandatory in B.C. in March of 2022. Under the Water Sustainability Act (WSA), any individual, business or organization that plans to use surface or groundwater for non-domestic purposes, including irrigation, industrial, commercial or municipal...
by Freddy and Linda Marks | Feb 6, 2023 | Columnists, Guest Columns
In December 2022, the BC Assessment Authority announced that province-wide, homeowners should expect a five per cent to 15 per cent increase in their 2022 property tax assessment values. On that same day, BC Assessment mailed out advance notice letters to property...
by Freddy and Linda Marks | Mar 31, 2022 | Columnists, Featured
Canadians have a nostalgic connection to the one-room log cabin. Indigenous First Nation people, fur trappers, pioneers and settlers share a part of this romanticized symbol of courage, independence and self sufficiency. One room was enough space to cook, clean and...
by Freddy and Linda Marks | Feb 10, 2022 | Columnists, Featured
Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation was created in 1946, as a Crown corporation dedicated to helping Second World War soldiers and those affected by the Depression get access to affordable mortgages to buy a home. As the country and economy grew, CMHC took on...
by Freddy and Linda Marks | Jul 9, 2021 | Advice for Agents, Featured
In 1914 Robert Frost coined the phrase “good fences make good neighbours” and the statement holds true to this day. Historically the maintenance of “good fences” was part of the responsibility of citizenship. It maintained the fabric of the community, as landowners...
