home inspector ordered to pay for negligence

Last April it became mandatory for anyone offering house inspection services in BC to be licensed and this week a home inspector was ordered by a BC supreme court judge to pay nearly $200,000 in compensation to his client. The BC supreme court's decision will have long term implications for newly organized home inspection industry.

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Google is launching its new search engine (Called Caffeine), according to a post on its "sandbox" test site http://www2.sandbox.google.com. According to Google engineer Matt Cutts, Caffeine the new engine has been in development for months and is designed to be fundamentally a rewrite of Google's indexing system. Google's webmaster central blog calls it the next-generation infrastructure.

Caffeine won't change the look or feel of Google's popular search engine but it is intended to improve its performance delivering faster, better, and more flexible results.Caffeine is the first major enhancement to Google's search indexing since 2006.

It looks like Caffeine is going to be good for real estate websites. Some report suggest that there will be more competition in single keyword search results. But that is unlikely to affect any of the Realtor® sites. Long-tail (four-word searches) will becomes more relevant and Social media listings will increase. (YouTube anyone?) That is good for real estate websites and Activerain blogs.

So get ready folks, Fine tune your SEO strategy and get more visitors with Caffeine.


Below is the video interview of Matt Cutts of Google.

Upgrading is underway for the interchange at McCallum Road and Highway 1. The upgrade plans include more lanes over Highway 1, longer deceleration on both sides of the highway and changes to the traffic pattern to ensure that peak volume traffic does not back up onto the highway. Bike lanes and sidewalks are also included in the plans, along with a new park-and-ride lot to encourage car pooling. Total project cost is estimated at $25 million shared by Government of Canada ($8.3 million), Government of British Columbia ($8.3 million), City of Abbotsford ($8.3 million). Construction is expected to be running from Spring 2010 – Spring 2011.

Existing interchange was built in 1960 as part of Highway 1 freeway project. Current traffic volume exceeds the capacity of this 50 year old bridge.

Similar plans were announced for improvements to the Clearbrook Road Interchange but that project seems to be on the back burner for now.

Yesterday (or was it day before) Google finally launched the "street view" feature in Google Maps in Major cities across Canada including Abbotsford. This is really going to be a cool tool for REALTORS® & people searching for homes. You can check out the neighborhood on your computer screen before deciding whether you want to see homes in the area. I have already added this feature to my website. When you click on Map, you have the option the see the street view.

So go ahead and virtually drive around in the neighborhood before you call to book the showing


Here is the Landmark Realty Office.

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Corner / End Unit in desirable "Beacon Downs" townhomes complex. 25+ age restricted complex offers a great locations close to all amenities. 2Bed / 2Bath ground floor units has private backyard.

Visit http://41BeaconDowns.TheCondoSeller.Com for more pics and details or click an image below.

Rancher with basement, updated corner unit townhome in SouthPoint Ridge on Townline Rd. Visit my Abbotsford real estate website for listing details and more photos.

House for sale at the corner of Clearbrook rd and Balofour Dr. Legal Suite. Lots of parking.

Visit my website for more details and photos. What a deal at this price...

August 2009 home sales in Abbotsford were higher than August 2008.

view more details on my blog.

Gmail is giving me server error for the last 5-7 minutes. Anyone else having trouble using google services?
I need to check my sent listing notifications.