The document discusses British Columbia's 2009 property assessments, noting that 94% of property owners will receive either identical or lower assessed values compared to 2008 due to a decision to use the lower of the 2007 or 2008 assessed values given the real estate market decline. It also provides details on Roel van de Crommenacker's real estate services and a recipe for split pea soup.

1. Roel van de Crommenacker REALTOR®
EWSLETTER
January 2009
Cell : (250) 801 - 9750
Email : roel@century21executives.com
Website : www.roelrealestate.com
First of all: HAPPY EW YEAR !
Also in 2009: if you know someone who wants to sell or buy a house….
your lead to a firm sale will be rewarded well !
Roel speaks English, Dutch and German and looks forward to working with both sellers and buyers.
In his career the clients always come first - so don't forget....Roel serves you well !
Assessment 2009
This year’s property assessments are in the mail — and this year, 1911 Skyview Cres, Lumby BC
they contain good news. The envelopes winging their way towards
to 1.85 million owners in BC, will contain something $ 107,000
unprecedented: assessment notices that give the market value of
the property for both July 1, 2007 and July 1, 2008.
The lower of these two values is the official 2009 property
assessment. For most properties, this means there will be no
change between the 2008 and 2009 assessment. In fact, a full 94 per
cent of property owners in BC will receive either identical or lower
assessed values in 2009, compared to last year.
Build your own dream house on
this nice lot in beautiful Lumby .
This method of assessing properties will be applied in 2009 only,
0.269 acre
not in subsequent years. The reason for the change is a Nov. 27
decision by the provincial government to pass the Economic
Hollandse erwtensoep -
Incentives and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 45),
Split pea soup !
which was intended to provide some stability for property owners
as the real-estate market in BC took a sudden drop.
2 cups split green peas
3 quarts cold water
If the government had applied the assessed values from July 1, 1 pig's foot (or ham bones)
2008, they would have been out-of-sync with current values, as real 4 slices thick-cut bacon, cut into
estate hit its peak in the summer and began a decline over he squares
autumn and winter months. 4 frankfurters (use your favourite
sausage)
1 pound potatoes
“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try 1 celeriac, diced
1 cup celery, chopped
to become a man of value ” Source: Albert Einstein
2 leeks, well washed and chopped
2 onions
Premier Gordon Campbell, announcing the choice to stick with
previous assessed values, referenced a high number of possible Wash the peas, soak them for 12 hours
(unless you use quick cooking peas), and
appeals if they had gone with the higher July 2008 values.
boil gently in the water they were soaked
in for at least 2 hours. Cook in this liquid
For the majority of property owners — 82
the pig's foot, and bacon for at least 1
per cent of those in BC — the 2007 value hour. Add the sliced potatoes, salt,
will be the lower of the two offered, and, celeriac, leeks and celery; cook until
thus, their assessed value will remain everything tests done and the soup is
smooth and thick. Add the sausage
stagnant. For a further 12 per cent, the
during the last 10 minutes. The longer
July, 2008 assessed value is actually lower, the soup simmers, the better the flavour.
2907 - 32 Street and for those property owners, their Three hours is usual. The soup thickens -
Vernon, BC
assessments will drop. so much it can almost be cut - as it cools.
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