http://www.susiefrank.com/blog Real Estate in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:23:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.susiefrank.com/blog/2010/02/08/rammed-earth-house/ Trying to gauge the 'Olympic effect' on Whistler property sales By Derrick Penner, Vancouver SunJanuary 30, 2010 Let the sales pitch begin. With the 2010 Olympics at Vancouver and Whistler's doorstep, one local real estate insider has crunched a decade's-worth of Whistler sales results to make the case that the 2010 Olympics have ... http://www.susiefrank.com/blog/2010/02/02/2010-olympics-and-whistler-real-estate/ http://www.susiefrank.com/blog/2010/01/21/rammed-earth-whistler/ from David Burke, The Whistler Question Whistler – The Blackcomb Mountain fire is now 100 per cent contained, officials announced late Sunday (Aug. 2). In a statement issued Sunday at 9:49 p.m., the B.C. Ministry of Forests and Whistler Fire Rescue Service (WFRS) jointly announced that the fire — which burned something ... http://www.susiefrank.com/blog/2009/08/03/blackcomb-fire-100-contained/ With home sales — and prices — dropping in B.C., is now a good time to invest in real estate? The B.C. Real Estate Association says it just might be, pointing to a large drop in carrying costs for an investment property today compared to a year ago. “It doesn’t matter what ... http://www.susiefrank.com/blog/2009/02/27/is-it-a-good-time-to-buy-real-estate-in-whistler/ As published in the Vancouver Sun, Saturday, January 10, 2009 Section H, page 1 by Gillian Shaw ...If there's a silver lining to the cloud, it's that for those with money in their pockets, now is the perfect time to score a deal on a vacation. And if you have lots ... http://www.susiefrank.com/blog/2009/01/13/excerpt-from-vancouver-sun-commenting-on-whistler-real-estate/ http://www.susiefrank.com/blog/2009/01/13/whistler-real-estate-buyers-origins-2008/ For the 2009 Property Assessment Roll only, BC Assessment will be providing property owners with the market value of properties as of both July 1, 2007 and July 1, 2008.  The lower of these two values will become the 2009 assessed value for most properties. On November 27, 2008, the ... http://www.susiefrank.com/blog/2009/01/13/2009-bc-assessment-roll-information/ By Andrew Mitchell. As published in Pique Newsmagazine January 7, 2009 Province's decision to freeze property assessments reflects sales volumes, values While it still remains to be seen what municipal property tax rates will be this year, residents will at least be guaranteed that their share of the tax burden will ... http://www.susiefrank.com/blog/2009/01/12/most-whistler-tax-assessments-will-be-unchanged-for-2008/ Vancouver BC,December 9,2008: The Jamaican Bobsleigh Team is set to arrive at their new North American training base in Pemberton B.C. this weekend. The team is establishing Pemberton as the Official North American Training Camp of the Jamaican Bobsleigh Team, at the invitation of the town and its residents. The ... http://www.susiefrank.com/blog/2008/12/13/jamaican-bobsleigh-team-to-arrive-in-bc/