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作者: ACC-HE 時間: 2010-12-8 12:04 標題: How much is your strata fee?

- area?
- townhouse / condo?
- amenities?

作者: Lik 時間: 2010-12-8 13:03

Acche哥諗住自己般出來住喇？

想做功課其實好易嘅，去 mls.ca 到打個轉，gup吓啲唔同 condo / apartment / townhouse 嘅樓盤。佢個 ad 裡面一定有講晒你想搵嘅野㗎嘛，又使乜周圍問咁麻煩？

-力

作者: ACC-HE 時間: 2010-12-8 13:06

MLS always lie on strata fee.

作者: FiChai 時間: 2010-12-8 13:11

MLS always lie on strata fee.
ACC-HE 發表於 2010-12-8 13:06

I won't use the word "lie", but yes, most of the information on MLS could be inaccurate! Something like sq ft, strata fee, and sometimes even pictures are not 100% correct! But regarding for the strata fee, usually it won't be a big difference (say 5+/-%) geh.

作者: FiChai 時間: 2010-12-8 13:11

And what would you like to know about strata fee?

作者: Lik 時間: 2010-12-8 13:12

Lie on strata fees? How can they do that? It would be entirely illegal wor?

-Lik

作者: ACC-HE 時間: 2010-12-8 13:18

MLS is like eBay, they don't care what you post. If the info is inaccurate, that's the poster's fault.

作者: 布小熊 時間: 2010-12-8 13:34

本帖最後由布小熊於 2010-12-8 13:35 編輯

well, will it help if our places are very different from what you are interested in?
Like how old is the building, what kind of facilities, how many units share the amenities, how big is the unit and even if it's townhouse, is that part of a larger condo building or a townhouse only complex....etc

Like FiChai said, what do u want to know about the strat fees?
Range is huge, I've a friend who need to pay $400+ (old building, lots to fix and bigger unit) and some pay only $150.

作者: ACC-HE 時間: 2010-12-8 13:37

I just want to know what's the average, and what do ppl willing to pay for what amenities.

作者: FiChai 時間: 2010-12-8 14:07

MLS is like eBay, they don't care what you post. If the info is inaccurate, that's the poster's fau ...
ACC-HE 發表於 2010-12-8 13:18

Well, theoretically the listed information should be true. However practically, for example, the very first guy (the developer) posted the sq ft as 1000, thus everybody thereafter will simply trust and post the same. Who will hire an inspector and redo the measurement each time before posting? But the fact is the developer did a wrong measurement and actually it should be only 998 sq ft. Even the buyer found it out, who's gonna sue you (no matter you're the seller or the seller's agent)?

Regarding for the strata fee, for example at the time of listing is correct, but then they just have a raise a month later and the listing is still active. Now the chances are, maybe the owner (seller) doesn't know he/she has to inform the agent to change the information on MLS, or the seller forgot to do so, or the seller did inform his/her agent but it's the agent being too lazy or forgot to change it! Again, who's gonna sue you for example $5 bucks strata fee difference? LOL

作者: ACC-HE 時間: 2010-12-8 14:39

回復 10# FiChai

I understand these, you should reply Ah Lik instead.

作者: Lik 時間: 2010-12-8 14:50

If you are only trying to get a general idea, then the exact figure doesn't matter la. Info you glean from MLS will be accurate enough, and is so easily accessible.

-Lik

作者: FiChai 時間: 2010-12-8 14:56

well, will it help if our places are very different from what you are interested in?
Like how old i ...
布小熊發表於 2010-12-8 13:34

Very true. Lots of factors like numbers of elevator, size of common garden/patio/area, pool, sauna room, different strata companies... etc etc.

作者: FiChai 時間: 2010-12-8 15:08

I just want to know what's the average, and what do ppl willing to pay for what amenities.
ACC-HE 發表於 2010-12-8 13:37

Actually, there is really no standard. Similar house size with similar amenities in different areas could vary a lot, even within the same city but just different complex nearby vary too.

Of course people prefer a relatively low strata fee, or as low as possible. But it depends. If they're non-brand-new or not-too-new houses, there would be some history to follow and thus people can foresee the possible rate in the near future. But for brand new homes, some of them might start at a pretty low rate but they can have incredible raise later in order to cover the needed expense cuz they wrongly started too low at the beginning. So in other words, even there is no market "standard" but people may pick something in the middle as a good reference.

The questions is, if you found your dream perfect home but just the strata fee is higher than you expected, would you still go ahead or to look for another home (a not too perfect home but lower strata fee)?

作者: FiChai 時間: 2010-12-8 15:53

回復 FiChai

I understand these, you should reply Ah Lik instead.
ACC-HE 發表於 2010-12-8 14:39

Yes, I intended to reply his post above yours, but accidentally click the wrong button. LOL

作者: jennypun 時間: 2010-12-20 00:17

Well, I live in Downtown. My building is about 1 yr old, 900 sf and i am paying 390 a month.
We don't have swim pool, but we do have a small gym and there are 24hrs concierge on duty. However, is close to 400 a month, i found it a little bit too much!! Thinking to move to Richmond next year =)

作者: tiffiant 時間: 2010-12-20 00:42

it really depends

作者: icing 時間: 2011-1-31 10:29

Burnaby Townhouse 1300sq ft
$155 in Y2007
$180 in Y2010
$195 in Y2011

作者: icing 時間: 2011-1-31 10:31

Burnaby Townhouse 1300sq ft
$155 in Y2007
$180 in Y2010
$195 in Y2011
icing 發表於 2011-1-31 10:29

there's clubhouse with a GYM, swimming pool, common room..... shared with another low-rises strata

作者: ACC-HE 時間: 2011-1-31 11:08

oh that's pretty cheap.

作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-1-31 11:09

$330 but no amenities

作者: ACC-HE 時間: 2011-1-31 11:24

$330 but no amenities
fibbi 發表於 2011-1-31 11:09

richmond? downtown? burnaby?

作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-1-31 11:40

回復 22# ACC-HE

Vancouver west side.

作者: auyatyat 時間: 2011-2-8 14:51

my parent's townhouse 1368 SF in Richmond, no swimming pool, one very small gym $140/month
my condo in downtown 605SF in DT Vancouver, no swimming pool, has a gym, U/G parking, 24 hr security, metting rooms, theater rooms, etc $307/month!

作者: Catpiano 時間: 2011-2-8 15:32

On condo/town house .. should be still way less then a house gei ..

^_^

作者: FiChai 時間: 2011-2-8 23:48

House? You meant single dwelling house? No strata fee ga wor...! And don't think condo only costs a little strata fee, cuz some penthouses could cost a lot more than you expected!

作者: Bikki 時間: 2011-2-25 12:20

it really depends on the location and size of ur apartment.

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