BC Law Society Logo

How much are lawyer fees to buy or sell a home?

According to the Law Society of British Columbia,there are no fixed rates set for legal services.  There are 4 common methods used by Lawyers to calculate how much it costs to use their services:

  1. Fixed fee: regardless of the amount of time it takes.  This is common for real estate transactions
  2. Hourly rate: includes phone calls; meetings; research, preparing documents for court, letters, court appearances etc.  You will be invoiced on an ongoing basis.  
  3. Contingency fee:  a percentage of money you may win in a case
  4. Retainer: you put money on deposit and the lawyer will ask you for more as time goes on.

You will also see a term called Disbursements on your invoices which are costs…

547 Views, 0 Comments

Read Full Post


Weather Alert Image

Have you noticed that as soon as the ski season starts, everyone is discussing the weather? First, we'll discuss the rain.

On November 14th, Southern British Columbia suffered an enormous storm that closed almost all main highways. Actually, the only one that was open was Highway 99 between Vancouver and Whistler. Every other main thoroughfare experienced flash floods, were washed out, had landslides, and towns were swept away. BC went into a "State of Emergency" and a massive cleanup effort has been underway.

And tonight they are expecting another front to come through. At 2 pm today (Nov 27), the Ministry of Transportation closed Highway 99 from Pemberton through to Lillooet, Highway 1 and Highway 3 in some areas. Highway 99 from Vancouver…

387 Views, 0 Comments

Read Full Post
WHISTLER    SQUAMISH    PEMBERTON
OCTOBER STATISTICS
WHISTLER's real estate market had a total dollar volume of approximately $94 Million in October. There were a total of 68 transactions. Of those sales, 13 were chalets, 11 were vacant land and 15 were condominiums sales.

The PEMBERTON market had approximately $17 Million in total dollar volume in October. There were a total of 16 transactions. Of those sales, 5 were chalets and 7 were condominiums.

The SQUAMISH real estate market had a total of $54 Million in sales in October. There were a total of 50 property…

314 Views, 0 Comments

Read Full Post
WHISTLER    SQUAMISH    PEMBERTON
JUST LISTED
638A Legends 2036 London Lane
WHISTLER CREEK
PRICE: $190,000 (1/4 share)
Offers to be received by
5PM, MONDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Enjoy views of skiers on the slopes from 638A Legends at Whistler Creek. A 590 sf, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom condo with vaulted ceilings in the living room.

638A is on the top floor, right above the ski lockers where you can walk right onto the Creekside Gondola. A fantastic location and amenities: a fully furnished and equipped condo, sundeck, heated outdoor pool, 2 outdoor hot tubs, BBQ and…

262 Views, 0 Comments

Read Full Post
WHISTLER    SQUAMISH    PEMBERTON
NOTHING BUT A LIVE UPDATE TO THE LATEST LISTINGS
Look for this email every week, BOOKMARK the link in your browser

Whistler-RealEstate.ca
118 2050 Lake Placid Road, Whistler Creek 1 Bd · 1 Ba · 552 Sqft $829,000   255 4429 Sundial Place, Whistler Village 0 Bd · 1 Ba · 464 Sqft $279,000
     
7063 Nesters Road, Nesters 4 Bd · 3 Ba · 2092 Sqft $2,788,000   2237/39 4308 Main Street, Whistler Village 2 Bd · 2 Ba · 765 Sqft $649,000
     
G204 1400 Alta Lake…

359 Views, 0 Comments

Read Full Post
WHISTLER    SQUAMISH    PEMBERTON
NOTHING BUT A LIVE UPDATE TO THE LATEST LISTINGS
Look for this email every week, BOOKMARK the link in your browser

Whistler-RealEstate.ca
4743d Settebello Drive, Whistler Village 3 Bd · 3 Ba · 1508 Sqft $650,000   109 2050 Lake Placid Road, Whistler Creek 1 Bd · 1 Ba · 585 Sqft $849,000
     
317 2021 Karen Crescent, Whistler Creek 0 Bd · 1 Ba · 565 Sqft $598,000   9460 Emerald Drive, Emerald Estates 0 Bd · 0 Ba · 0 Sqft $1,688,000
     
3246…

307 Views, 0 Comments

Read Full Post
WHISTLER    SQUAMISH    PEMBERTON
NOTHING BUT THE AUGUST STATISTICS
WHISTLER's real estate market had a total dollar volume of approximately $105 Million in August. There were a total of 67 transactions. Of those sales, 13 were chalets, 10 were townhomes and 18 were condominiums sales.

The PEMBERTON market had approximately $12 Million in total dollar volume in July. There were a total of 13 transactions. Of those sales, 4 were chalets, 2 were townhomes and 1 was a condominium.

The SQUAMISH real estate market had a total of $34 Million in sales in August. There were…

562 Views, 0 Comments

Read Full Post
WHISTLER    SQUAMISH    PEMBERTON
NOTHING BUT A LIVE UPDATE TO THE LATEST LISTINGS
Look for this email every week,
BOOKMARK the link in your Browser

Whistler-RealEstate.ca
2227 Gondola Way 3 Bd · 3 Ba · 1903 Sqft $2,795,000   212 4220 Gateway Drive 0 Bd · 1 Ba · 495 Sqft $285,000
 
28 2720 Cheakamus Way 3 Bd · 1 Ba · 940 Sqft $797,000   12 2641 Whistler Road 3 Bd · 2 Ba · 1604 Sqft $1,899,000
 
4658 Montebello Place 4 Bd · 3 Ba · 1573 Sqft $2,850,000   6152 Eagle Drive 5 Bd · 5…

285 Views, 0 Comments

Read Full Post
WHISTLER    SQUAMISH    PEMBERTON
WHISTLER
REAL ESTATE UPDATE
Click on the NUMBER below the icon
and BOOKMARK each page.
    160 16      
    3 8     
    25 $1,134,3754
 
Are you considering selling? I offer FREE evaluations. Prices are incredible!
Personal Cell 1-604-902-2033
E&OE. Information deemed reliable from the WLS

MY SALES IN THE PAST 14 DAYS
WHISTLER …

307 Views, 0 Comments

Read Full Post
WHISTLER    SQUAMISH    PEMBERTON
WHISTLER 21 DAY
REAL ESTATE UPDATE
Click on the NUMBER below the icon
and BOOKMARK each page.
   171 52      
    12 124     
    37 $1,669,844
 
Are you considering selling? I offer FREE evaluations. Prices are incredible!
Personal Cell 1-604-902-2033
E&OE. Information deemed reliable from the WLS
WHISTLER ACTIVE LISTINGS
 
Listings and price data is updated instantly
as new listings are…

312 Views, 0 Comments

Read Full Post