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Flood Insurance Information - Tag: Natural Disasters

Posted by Jack Barker

As the events of the past week have shown, extreme weather risks need to be a consideration when purchasing a home. While Victoria itself hasn’t been too badly affected by the floods, it’s still a good idea to keep these issues in mind, and to ensure you’re protected should the worst case scenario happen.  

This brings us around to the important topic of home insurance, and in particular, protection against extreme weather and floods. 

We’re going to look in a little more detail at one of the most important insurance protections for British Columbians: flood insurance. 

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Protocols for Returning to Operation - Tag: Natural Disasters

Posted by Jack Barker

It has been a challenging time for everyone these last few months, and some restrictions are being lifted in BC. But what does this mean for resuming viewings in the BC real estate market?

Social distancing is still of course in effect, and employers are required to develop a COVID-19 Safety Plan that outlines the policies, guidelines, and procedures they have put in place to reduce the risk of transmission. This means identifying protocols that everyone at the workplace must follow to keep people safe. 

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Real Estate News Roundup: April - Tag: Natural Disasters

Posted by Jack Barker

We hope that everyone reading this is staying safe and coping with these difficult and stressful times—understandably this month’s roundup will be dominated by the facts of the exceptional circumstances we find ourselves in.  

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Real Estate News For March - COVID-19 - Tag: Natural Disasters

Posted by Jack Barker

Writing a roundup of real estate news invariably involves projection. Always trying to look forward and see how the market will shift, and give our customers the best advice on what to do with their property searches—but this month, the theme of the news is definitely one of uncertainty and calls for stability. 

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What Homebuyers Should Know About BC Wildfires - Tag: Natural Disasters

Posted by Jack Barker

As wildfires continue to burn across BC, thousands of British Columbians on evacuation alert, with firefighters working to protect communities, homes and businesses.

For those with pending real estate transactions in fire-affected areas, the situation is even more uncertain: you likely have questions about how the fires will affect your home insurance and your ability to close on the transaction.

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