"Doc's" October News

P.A. "Doc" Livingston - Real Estate Professional REALTORĀ®

Blue West Realty

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October Foreclosures and Court Ordered Sales

 

Burnaby Detached
New Westminster Detached
New Westminster Attached
Abbotsford Attached
Abbotsford Detached
Langley Attached
Langley Detached
Burnaby Attached
Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, Port Moody Detached
Richmond Detached
North Vancouver, West Vancouver Detached
Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows Detached
Vancouver East Detached
Surrey Delta Cloverdale Detached
Vancouver East Attached
Richmond Attached
Vancouver West Detached
Vancouver West Attached

This is my October 2022 Foreclosure/Court Ordered Sale  list.

Please Note: All listings are subject to prior sale so may no longer be available to view. 

If a community is missing there were no Foreclosures or Court Ordered Sales available in that community at time of publication

Looking for an update?  New listings come in every day... Be sure to call or drop me a note for an update on what's available in any community.

 There may be some opportunities here especially if you are a seasoned foreclosure buyer.
If you understand the foreclosure process in BC great..  If you aren't sure just give me a call or attend my next OnLine webinar explaining the mystery's and process of purchasing a foreclosure or Court ordered sale in BC... It is nothing like the process south of the border as seen on TV... Drop me a note for a schedule



BC enhances consumer protection for homebuyers

 

The homebuyer protection period will come into effect on Jan. 1, 2023. It includes a recission (cancellation) fee of 0.25% of the purchase price, or $250 for every $100,000, for those who choose to back out of a deal. For example, if the purchaser exercises the right of rescission on a $1-million home, they would be required to pay $2,500 to the seller.

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What Is An Incinerating Toilett?

 

How do you handle sewage when water is in short supply, or you don’t have a sewer or septic system, like a below grade basement renovation or a cottage? As the name implies, an incinerating toilet burns human waste. The most common are standalone units.

Incinerating toilets can handle liquid and solid waste. They exhaust odorous gases through a vent pipe which, in the best models, is fitted with a catalytic converter to “scrub” the gases and make them harmless. When used properly, incinerating toilets don’t require much cleaning, with the only maintenance periodically emptying the ash reservoir.

An incinerating toilet is shaped like a regular one. A trap door at the bottom of the cone-shaped bowl opens to a waste reservoir that houses the incinerator. Some models make you first insert a cone-shaped paper liner into the bowl; others feature a small water reservoir for cleaning the bowl.

When you flush, the contents (and the liner, if there is one) fall into the reservoir or are delivered there by a screw gear. Then they’re reduced to ashes when the burn cycle begins.

A single-use produces about a teaspoon of ash, which amounts to about a cup of ash per person per week. The ash collects in a reservoir at the base of the toilet under the incineration chamber that needs to be emptied periodically, usually by simply removing a drawer. The ash is free of bacteria and pathogens and rich enough in potassium and phosphorous to double as fertilizer in the garden.

The burn cycle typically stops when someone lifts the lid. It’s reactivated by pushing the button (equivalent to flushing), making it possible for two or more people to use the toilet in succession. An electric incinerating toilet energizes a radiant heat element in the incinerating chamber. Each burn cycle consumes 1-1/2- to two kilowatt-hours of electricity, which at the national rate of around $0.15 per kWh amounts to $0.22 to $0.30 per flush.

They are not inexpensive, with the starting range at about $5,000 Canadian, but when you gotta go, the price could be much better than the alternative of using an out house at the cottage or ripping up the concrete floor in your basement.



Being a Great Grandparent

 

As many of you know, just under 6 weeks ago Judy and I became Great Grand Parents to a beautiful baby girl. Our little Alaya is the Daughter of our Granddaughter Sarah and her partner Tyler. Alaya came charging into this world a few days early at a healthy 7 lbs, 14 oz. Sarah and Tyler were in the middle of moving into their new home when surprise!   Water breaks, trip to the hospital, 2 hours later Alaya appeared on the scene... We could not be more pleased and excited. Alaya lives in Red Deer, Alberta so once they get settled in Judy and I are looking forward to our first visit... 



Expanding our Real Estate Team at Blue West Realty.

As you know I made the move and investment to be a partner in a new local brokerage called Blue West Realty... As we are in expansion mode we have opportunities for new Agents to join our team and take advantage of Mentorship and Real Life experience in the field. If you know any brand new agents currently taking the Real Estate course or even considering a new career in Real Estate and want more info I would love to talk to them. At the moment I have space for at least 5 new Agents on our team. My direct line is 604-787-7028  Talk soon. 



If you are feeling bad about Canadian interest rates, check out this article - Argentina rate hiked to 69.5% as inflation hits 20-year high

 

Argentina's central bank has raised its main rate of interest to 69.5% as it tries to contain soaring inflation.

The bank put up its 28-day benchmark rate by 9.5% percentage points, its second hike in as many weeks.

It comes as new figures showed inflation in the country had hit a 20-year high of over 70%.

The numbers dashed hopes that price rises had peaked after the latest US data showed that inflation had eased.

"The rise in the policy rate will help reduce inflation expectations for the remainder of the year," the bank said in a statement.

The move came after the bank raised the rate by 8 percentage points two weeks ago and marks its eighth hike this year.

The country's inflation rate is forecast to top 90% by the end of the year.

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