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2012-05-14T10:29:29Z

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If you're out trying to find condo's in and around the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NDYZsMP2PPA Vancouver] area, odds are you've come across properties who have the distinction "Leasehold Strata." Appealing while they may be, understanding what you're buying can help you save headaches when you eventually decide to sell the property down the road.

You're initial curiosity about these properties could have been triggered by the good deal of these units with a few units being offered at tens of thousands of dollars less than what it would cost to get a similar unit having a Freehold Strata distinction. Not merely is the price enticing, but additionally many of the Leasehold Strata units in round the Downtown Vancouver area have been in prime locations along False Creek.

Condo buyers' shouldn't run for that hills the minute they begin to see the Leasehold distinction on a property, but behave as they would when buying any property and think about a number of options before they commit. What may be right for some might not be right for others.

A leasehold strata distinction happens when a public authority or leasehold landlord the master of a parcel of land leases the land out for any set number of years to some developer or leasehold tenant. Each time a developer sells an individual strata lot, the developer sells the developer's interest like a leasehold tenant to the buyer who then represents the interest as a leasehold tenant.

Since the buyer is getting the interest of a tenant within a lease, he or she buys the right to exclusive possession of the strata lot for your balance of the term remaining underneath the lease and the directly to trade that interest. What happens at the end of the term with the lease will have a large bearing on the value of the house and should be carefully scrutinized. It is critical that when looking to buy a leasehold strata property, the customer takes a close look at the model strata lot lease for the formula of the ultimate payout.

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NDYZsMP2PPA Real Estate] - The Triton on 10th, that is a development built on land belonging to the Vancouver school board at Broadway and Granville falls into this kind of category where upon expiration of the lease in 2096, the institution board must purchase each interest at the current market rate.
The buying price of a two-bedroom unit in the Triton is about $500-$600 per square foot depending on the layout, direction it faces and which floor the unit is on. The building is 13 years of age, in a location close to shops and restaurants, and minutes far from downtown.

A recent sale of your two-bedroom, 1240 square foot unit was $623 000 which can be $502 per square foot. That's hundreds of dollars less per square foot than a comparable freehold strata unit. The Triton on 10th is actually a good fit for someone who doesn't' have the afford a freehold strata unit. But buyers' should recognize that with leasehold properties banks have stricter approval standards, the machine can be less liquid when it's time to sell, and they usually do not see the value appreciation exactly the same way a comparable freehold unit would.

There are many developments in the downtown Vancouver area along False Creek whereas once the lease expires, there is NO payout. Meaning if the lease expires, the leasehold landlord becomes the rental landlord, and also the leasehold tenants become rental tenants paying rent in the current market rate. This kind of Leasehold property will depreciate in value and many more so as the lease date approaches. In this instance as the expiration date methods to within 30-40 years any owner may have a very difficult time selling the home, namely because you would have to find someone capable of paying with cash because banks will be really reluctant to mortgage this kind of property.

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NDYZsMP2PPA Vancouver Real Estate] - Many properties along Beach Avenue are quickly approaching their lease expiration dates, but inspite of the desirable location, sellers recognize that in order to sell this type of property they must lower the cost. But as a buyer, consideration must be taken in to the price of the unit as well as the number of years until the lease expires.

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2012-05-14T10:29:26Z