Buying your first home 2014, Real Estate Seminar by Geraldine Santiago, Author and RE/MAX Realtor

1. “Home buying is like a maze....but we’re here to help.”
Geradine Santiago

2. November 12, 19th and 27th

3. Empowering YOU!

4. INCOME POTENTIAL MAXIMIZING
FUTUREVALUES AND FUTURE
CONCEPTS

5. • ANTICIPATING, FORECASTING,
PREDICTING
ROAD AHEAD: ANTICIPATE, FORECAST

6. FORECASTING
FSR
FUTURE VALUES
FUTURE CONCEPTS
FOUNDATIONS
FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS

7. Reports, Statistics, Historical Sales Data

8. REALTOR, EXPERT, GUIDE and AUTHOR
Text
Member of CREA and GVHBA

9. Smart Homeowner

10. EDUCATION-TRAINING- EXPERIENCE

11. time share - leasehold- freehold- resale-
pre-sale
IRES DESIGNATION:
TIMESHARE- FREEHOLD-COOP-FSBO

12. iEvaluateHomes
APP STORE AND GOOGLE PLAY
iEvaluateHomes

13. TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED
1. REAL ESTATE CLIMATE:
POPULATION GROWTH, AFFORDABILITY
2. REAL ESTATE ARTICLES & INFO
3. FUTURE TRENDS
4. WHERE TO BUY
5. WHEN TO BUY
CHOOSE WISELY.

14. • 765,000+
• 1.3 % GROWTH RATE PERYEAR
BC STATS: 765,000
2035
1.3% PER YEAR

15. metro vancouver - urban sprawl-
geographic limitations
georgraphic limits

16. Future Housing Stock Possibility?

17. Affordability in Canada

18. 1970
2014

19. NEWS ARTICLES

20. Sun Life 2014
“ 24% of Canadians expect that when they retire, will rely on
their home as a primary source of income......”

21. 4.5 - 5.5 times
Property
Purchase
Transfer
Tax
Move in/
Move Out
fees
Discharge YOUR
mortgage
Lawyer or Notary Fees
Realtor’s Fees
Mover’s Fees
“Stop moving too much, it’s killing you.”

22. VANCOUVER SUN
“City plans moving towards desnficiation. A
house is no longer a house.”

23. Real Estate Weekly
Subdivide and Conquer: Know Your Home’s
Future Values Now

24. Mortgage Payments Zero Over Time
Part of your assets

26. Everything depreciates over time.
(ALMOST)

27. All improvements on land depreciate over
time.

28. First time home buyers need to learn
about NEWER trends and spot the
diamond in the rough.

29. RE/MAX Campaign

30. kitchen 44% fireplace 11%
bathroom 56% landscaping 7%

31. • DOYOU HAVE WHAT ITTAKES TO BUILD?

32. The “L” Formula in
Real Estate
LOCATION - NO
LAYOUT- YES
LOT-YES

33. CONSIDERATION = LOCATION

34. number of bedrooms/bathrooms

35. PRINCIPLE
House
Garage
PRINCIPLE HOUSE, LOT, ZONING (RT-10),
GARAGE (POTENTIAL LANEWAY HOME)+
ANTICIPATION OF FUTURE VALUES

36. smaller scale: basement suite OR extra room to
rent out

37. ZONING ENCOMPASSES:
1. PARKING
2. DENSITY
3. HEIGHT
4. FLOOR SPACE

38. many scenarios
multi-units to address densification
M

39. sub-classifications: residential, commercial,
agriculatural, open space (parks & recreation)
NEWER TRENDS: ZONING

40. NOW: IMPORTANT IN ZONING- +SUITES

41. FLOOR SPACE RATIO

42. MAXIMIZE HEIGHT

43. THEN: MOVE UP OR MOVE DOWN

45. LOOK
FOR
ZONING

46. Does your property have what it takes?

47. many scenarios, many options
Future: Buyer becomes builder

48. Now: Transit station

49. Gridlock
Commuting
Time
Cost of Fuel
Traffic
Pollution
Maintaining Car Cost
Insurance Cost
Noise Pollution

50. MLS Historic Data Collected Over
10 years

51. WEST TENTH
D
U
N
B
A
R
Corner Property

52. PLUS: Laneway Access and Address

53. LOT SIZE: 70 x 99

54. ROW TOWNHOUSE: ZONING- CM

55. ANTICIPATION
ANTICIPATION: EXPECTATION OF DERIVED
BENEFITS IN THE FUTURE

56. Development potential + Future Values +
Future Concept + Anticipation

57. Future Values + Future Concepts

58. • SOLD for $2.8 Million
PLANS + PERMITS + FUTURE
VALUES +FUTURE CONCEPT+
ANTICIPATION
$2.8 MILLION

59. • Selling as land with permit & design. Price includes land, existing structure (no value considered), permit and
design by Loy Leyland. Approved 4634.72 sqft with 2 levels above main and full basement with legal suite.
• 40 x 153
• 2.8 million RT-8

60. SAME TIME: $2.8M
SAME AREA

61. WHICH ONE WOULD YOU BUY?
SEEMS LIKE AN EASY CHOICE.

62. NOW: SIDE BY SIDE DUPLEX
HALF DUPLEX : $4.5 MILLION

63. Z
ZONING IS NOW THE
TREND FOR SELLERS
AND BUYERS

64. Applications in your neighbourhood.

65. Seek properties with development
potential.

66. Don’t look for present needs.

67. Anticipate FUTURE needs.

68. WHEN TO BUY?

69. BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS

70. JANUARY 2012

71. GARDEN IS LUSH AND COLOURFUL

72. JUNE 2012

73. real estate board of greater vancouver
monthly stats from 1999

74. SETYOUR GOAL TODAY.
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Goal Setting: 365 Days Before Our Next
Seminar
Goal must have time frame.

75. I’m different. I set myself above the crowd.

76. CHOOSE
WISELY

77. An
Amazing
Team

78. REAL ESTATE MAXIMS

80. Pass it on!