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Blog by Kyle Hislop

Chilliwack Real Estate - The Falls Developer owes $75 Million

February 28th, 2011
    Falls 1The Falls golf course and housing development is a beautiful feature in the Chilliwack area.  The golf course is a fantastic challenge and the Frank Lloyd Wright inspired homes are breathtaking.  However, on Feb. 27, 2011, Blackburn Developments Ltd., was granted creditor protection in BC Supreme Courts, for debt of over $75 Million dollars.  Blackburn was founded by Rick Wellsby, who bac ...

Current Mortgage Rates - Feb. 23, 2011

February 24th, 2011
Current mortgage rates pic
TERMS THE BANK OUR RATES
1 Year 3.35% 2.30%
2 Year 3.60% 2.95% 
3 Year 4.15% 3.35% 
4 Year 4.94% 3.75%
5 Year 5.19% 3.85%
7 Year 6.35% 4.85%
10 Year 6.50% 5.15%
VIRM 3.00% 2.20%
 Prime Rate is 3.00%

* All mortgage information provided by Curtis Weeks (604) 702-0037 cweeks@smartt.com

  If you are thinking about buying a house, my best advice to you would be to start th ...

Chilliwack Real Estate - props to another REALTORŪ

February 18th, 2011
 Anita Lloyd Now I realize I'm in a competitive business - some call it "dog it dog" - "cut-throat" blah blah blah...  But I have enough confidence in myself as an outstanding agent, that I have no problem giving props to another REALTOR®, I've done it before and I'll do it again.  Case in point, Anita Lloyd from my office, RE/MAX Nyda.  I had the pleasure to present her this morning with the CADREB REA ...

Children's Miracle Network - Feb. 15, 2011

February 15th, 2011

  Children's Miracle NetworkOne of the things I'm most proud of while being part of RE/MAX is the giving we do each year to the Children's Miracle Network.  Mainly because they donate money to BC Children's Hospital and I know firsthand what an amazing hospital it is.  My son, after being born in Chilliwack, was airlifted to Children's.  A parents worse nightmare for sure, watching our brand new baby struggle to breat ...

Chilliwack Real Estate and QR Codes

February 14th, 2011
  QR Code and SignLet's say you are driving down the street and you see a house you like that happens to be for sale.  You look at the sign in the front yard, but instead of waterlogged feature sheets sitting in a bird pooped box you see this weird bar code.  Well my friends, this is much better than a feature sheet.  These codes are called QR Codes, which stands for Quick Response, and the purpose is exactl ...

Chilliwack mobile for sale

February 12th, 2011
  If you are in the market for a mobile home but don't want to break the bank - this property is for you.  Listed for only $76,900 it is located on Vedder Rd. in Sardis this mobile has had tons of updates; flooring, paint, fixtures, appliances, etc.  One of the best locations within the park on a no-through street and better yet, within walking distance to Save-on-Food, Tim Horton's, Subway, ...

Abbotsford Condo for Sale

February 11th, 2011
 
  This is a great condo for sale in Abbotsford.  Priced at $157,900 this 2 Bedroom - 2 Bathroom condo has tons of updates.  New carpet, kitchen counters, light fixtures, and paint.  Looks great.  Take a look at the video then give me a call for your own private tour.  604-795-1616

#103-31771 Peardonville Rd.  Abbotsford, BC

Cheers,

Kyle Hislop
RE/MAX

Chilliwack Real Estate - Zosh by: Kyle Hislop

February 10th, 2011
  A handy little app I use once in a while is called Zosh.  You can download it from the iPhone app store.  I'll preface this by saying it is still a little buggy, and not ready for iPad, but for the most part it works great.  Very simple process.  You send a pdf copy to Zosh - click on it - sign - adjust - and email it to whomever you want.  I use it mostly for when I have to sign for strata ...

Chilliwack Real Estate

February 9th, 2011

  Here is a chart that shows how much prices have increased in Canada since 2000.  Chilliwack wasn't specifically spelled out (the rest of Canada can't handle the awesomenss of the Wack) but it paints a pretty good picture of the real estate market over the past decade.

Market Avg.$ 2000 Avg.$ 2010
Greater Vancouver $295K 676K
Victoria 226K 505K
Kelowna 169K 410K
Edmonton 124K 329K ...

2011 Super Bowl Ads

February 7th, 2011
  Gotta be honest, the Super Bowl ads this year weren't as good as years past.  I used to be a huge fan of the E-Trade kid "shankappotamus" but their ads this year weren't even worth mentioning.  In my mind these were the only ads that I thought stood out from the rest.  I do have a question about one of them.  The Motorola ad with everyone walking around with iPods doesn't make any sense to ...

"Stuff Christians Like" by Jonathan Acuff

February 6th, 2011
  stuff christian likeIf you are a Christian or have spent any significant time in Church you will find this book very funny.  It's a very quick read, easily done in an evening, but you will most likely find yourself coming back to it every once in a while for a good laugh.  To help you see the humour I decided to type out a small portion, I guess I'm sort of like a crack dealer giving you the first sample for f ...

Chilliwack Real Estate

February 5th, 2011

  This is a quick video about what can be done using my Ubertor website.  So, if you are in the market for a REALTOR® to list your property another element to a listing presentation should be the exposure your property gets on their website.  My listings get tons of exposure, with the digitally enhanced photos, walk-through video tours, google mapping etc.  
  On a side note, if you are an a ...

145 46360 Valleyview, Chilliwack, BC

February 3rd, 2011

I just sold this 2 Storey at 145 46360 Valleyview, Chilliwack, BC Promontory.

View this recently sold 2 Storey or see all my home sales

Chilliwack real estate

February 2nd, 2011
  As I describe in this video (if you get that far) - I just came back from a conference in Banff and one of the main topics of conversation was video blogging.  I enjoy blogging - pictures - opinions etc. however I've never tried video blogging.  So my first problem was trying to figure out what to talk about.  I'm a REALTOR®, as most people know, and I wanted something interesting that rela ...
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