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Current and past articles

Financial
Major Shift in Lending Parameters
By Nic Green & Brian Jagger, Citifund Capital Corp.
March 2008
Diversified portfolio key in volatile markets
Larry Jacobson, Macdonald, Shymko and Company
February 2008
Private Real Estate Fund

2006 Property Assessment Notices
Peter Austin, Austin Real Estate Consultants
Jan 2006
Tax Driven Advice – It’s Not All It’s Made Out To Be.
Larry Jacobson, Macdonald Shymko & Company Ltd.
September 2004
Trying to negotiate a mortgage? An independent consultant could get you a better deal than your bank.
Michael Averbach, Mortgage Group
July 2004
CMHC Launches New Product For Apartment Owners
By Peter Morrish & Canada ICI Commercial Mortgages Inc.
May 2003
Solutions for BC's Precarious Health Care System
By Larry Jacobson
October 2002
The Importance Of Property Tax Allocation In Mixed-Use Buildings
Peter Austin, Burgess Austin Cawley & Associates, Appraisers
September 2002		Less Taxing Times
David Goodman
August 2002
Save Time - Save Money
Tony Kalla, Westbridge Capital Group
June 2002		 

Legal
Forfeiture of Deposit – Read the Contract
Alan E. Farber, Farber & Company
June 2005		Bare Trusts and Multifamily Rental Housing
Edward L. Wilson, Lawson Lundell -- Barristers and Solicitors
April 2003
Courts Increase Fines For Occupational Health & Safety Valuation Violations
David Goodman
August 2002		 

Market Trends
2008 Real Estate Forum Speech
David Goodman
April 29th, 2008
BC Apartment Owner's Trade Show Speech
David Goodman
April 22, 2008
Canadian Real Estate Investment Landscape - Will The Party End?
The Altus Group
March 2005
BC Apartment Owners & Managers Association, Keynote Speech: An effective strategy to realize your building's full potential in a competitive rental market
David Goodman, Macdonald Commercial
October 2003

Other Stuff
More young people off the streets thanks to Covenant House and You.
Scott MacDonald, Covenant House Officer
May 2008
City planners' proposed demolition moritorium is short sighted
David Goodman
April 2007
Covenant House Vancouver
Scott MacDonald
December 2005
Vancouver's Planning Department - A Paradox
David Goodman, Macdonald Commercial
January 2005
Protecting Your Computer in the 21st Century
Vlad Mayzel, Smart Technologies Ltd.
March 2004
So, Are You About To Sell?
David Goodman
July 2001
Facts Versus Fantasy Or One-Tenth Fact; Nine-Tenths Instinct!
David Goodman
July 1991		 

Property Management
Canadian K9 Detection Security & Investigations Ltd.

March 2007
Is your money going out the windows or down the drain?
Steven Read, Burgess Cawley Sullivan & Associates
January, 2007
The Importance of Achieving Market Rents in a Competitive Market
Steven Read, Burgess Austin Cawley & Associates
August 2006
Hydraulic Elevator Dangers & Concerns
Dave Frislev, Eltec Elevator Ltd.
September 2005
Phelps: Be Smart About Smartcard
Jack Ursaki, Phelps Laundry
December 2003
Maintaining A Punk-Free Apartment Building
The Toque, Canada's Source for Humour and Satire
December 2003
Apartment Owners Need To Renovate To Compete With the Booming Condo Market
Eric Schapira, Klondike Contracting
October 2003
Fall Roofing Maintenance (as per RCBAC recommendation)
Knute Skujins, Cambie Roofing & Drainage Contractors Ltd.
September 2003
Audit Your Peformance, Are You A Creature Of Habit?
David Goodman
April 2003
New Tool To Manage Your Rents Wisely
David Goodman
August 2002
Implementing A Major Renovation Of A Rental Building
Nora Steveson
July 2002		It Is Time To Be Aggressive With Your Rents
David Goodman
July 2001
Water Treatment Update
David Goodman
July 2001		Add Value, Maximize Return
David Goodman
April 2000
Upgrade For The Sale - The Proof Is In The Pudding!
David Goodman
December 1996		Survey Your Tenants
David Goodman
April 1995
Bicycle Racks And Curtains
David Goodman
March 1994		Maintain The Competitive Advantage
David Goodman
October 1992
Refuse To Sign Outside Service Agreements
David Goodman
Fall 1986		 

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