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Clicking with home buyers online

Online marketing helps builders and developers move forward before a shovel hits the ground

Hiring a family member is conflict for strata president

Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata is a very large multi-strata complex with extensive gardens and pools. Our council recently discovered that an employee of the corporation, who was interviewed and recommended by the president, is in fact her brother.

When one resident may put others at risk, call the police

Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata council is faced with an issue that is beyond our ability to resolve. One of our owners passed away several years ago and her son inherited the property.

Front-row seat on the sea

Some locations sell themselves. Such is the case with the Landing, a new 12-unit townhouse development that overlooks Cowichan Bay's seaside village and marina.

Balcony enclosures caught in tangled web

Correcting the past is almost impossible, but how you proceed in the future is important for the protection of your investment and for the protection of your fellow owners

Law requires all stratas to hold annual general meetings

Dear Condo Smarts: I own an industrial strata lot in a large commercial development of more than 47 units. Our strata corporation is facing a growing number of disputes over parking, use of the loading areas and use of the storage yards.

Independent accountant should tally dubious expenses

Dear Condo Smarts: I was recently elected treasurer for our 108-unit townhouse complex in the Fraser Valley. Our annual budget was always balanced, fees were moderate and we had few troubles in the complex. Everything seemed normal.

When you buy a strata, you buy its benefits and liabilities

Dear Condo Smarts: Before Christmas, my wife and I entered into an agreement to purchase a townhouse in Victoria.

High standards in gated community

Curved walls, deep window sills, granite countertops -- the kind of upgrades buyers pay more for -- are included in the price at one North Saanich development

Meeting offers information on strata self-management

Set yourself straight on strata self-management at the upcoming annual general meeting of the 91原创 Island Strata Owners Association.