Strata Real Estate

Should I buy a strata condo in Vancouver or a detached home?

Strata property or single family home; which is better? Well, the answer to this real estate investing question is, not…

8 years ago

Stubborn owner is increasing costs for repairs

Dear Tony: Our strata corporation has tried three times this year to pass a special levy for the replacement of…

11 years ago

Small strata of older owners can’t get enough volunteers

Dear Tony: Our strata corporation is only 36 units and our problems seem small compared to big strata corporations. We…

11 years ago

How does strata go about collecting for unpaid strata fees?

Collecting for unpaid strata fees is a very common problem for Strata Corporations. While it can be a very difficult…

11 years ago

Relying on unsecured debts poses risk to stratas

Dear Tony: At the end of the last fiscal year Oct. 31, our financial report showed that we had an…

11 years ago

B.C. case that could see condo owner evicted could become more common: experts

VANCOUVER - When Toronto resident Robert Jerome celebrated his 30th birthday by purchasing a unit in a low-rise condo development…

11 years ago

What is a majority vote?

Dear Tony: Our strata manager says that for a majority vote to pass, we require 50 per cent of the…

11 years ago

Price of procrastination

Dear Condo Smarts: We sold our townhouse in August. Our sale price was for $459,000, but after the transaction we…

11 years ago

First priority is to deal with the rats

We have rats in our building. Several owners have been complaining about noises in the walls at night and several…

11 years ago

Who’s in charge of this strata anyway?

Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata corporation is an 80-unit townhouse complex in the Fraser Valley that was built in groups…

11 years ago