White Rock Real Estate Blog - Your Neighbour. Your Realtor - Danielle Hrasko

Lighten up your space

Posted on Jan 24, 2013 in Home Improvement

The secret is out! The single most important element in decorating is lighting.

Most people forget to apply this concept. When preparing a home for sale old lighting fixtures show your homes age. Lighting fixtures set the tone for your decorating theme and add drama. Updating your lighting guarantees a better first impression. The end result is a wa...

It may be your dream home - but no house is perfect

Posted on Jan 18, 2013 in Buying a Home

After months of looking for your dream home you've finally found the home you've been looking for, perfect neighbourhood, perfect floor plan, perfect price - overall the perfect house. Or is it?

The truth is that no home is perfect. Every home has issues, flaws, or small imperfections. Even in a new home construction there will be mistakes, poor pla...

Could being social affect your negotiating power?

Posted on Jan 16, 2013 in Real Estate Tips

Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and the list goes on and on. In today's world social media is a way of life - however, when in a real estate transaction not being socially aware could cost you more than you think.

In preparation for a real estate transaction, more and more people are researching their buyers or sellers online in an attempt to g...

Just Added to Townhouse Communities: Abbey Road

Posted on Jan 15, 2013 in White Rock Townhouses

Just added Abbey Road Townhouses in White Rock South Surrey to the WhiteRockLife.ca Townhouse Communities section.

Abbey Road is a new townhouse community being built in the Grandview area by Parkridge Homes. These will be 2 bedroom, 3 bedroom, and 3 bedroom + den townhomes on a 3-level floorplan. Prices will be starting under $400,000 including tax...

Casting Call. Looking for a home makeover before your sell?

Posted on Jan 08, 2013 in Selling Your Home

The TV show Buying & Selling with The Property Brothers is coming to Greater Vancouver in February to shoot a number of episodes and the producers have asked for my help to find prospective sellers.

Are you thinking of moving but know that you need a few renovations before you list your home. Let me know! The producers are asking for referrals of ho...

Got Turkey?

Posted on Dec 31, 2012 in White Rock Life

Christmas is over and you're left with a garage full of boxes to return to the recycling depot and a fridge full of turkey. At this point my family is usually unwilling to eat another meal of turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy so I need to get creative in the kitchen to avoid the leftover turkey going to waste.

- Leftover Turkey Pot Pie, easy to make...

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