Blog by Rob Chuter
August 5th, 2011
Active home sellers bring greater selection to the Greater Vancouver housing market
While the balance between home buyer and seller activity remains in an equilibrium range in the Greater Vancouver housing market, last month’s home sale total was below the 10-year average for July.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales of detached, atta ...
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July 5th, 2011
Just Sold this very nice apartment to Eric and Holly !
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March 3rd, 2011
REBGV reports increased housing demand in February
Demand for detached homes continues to be strong across Greater Vancouver, with particularly high sales volumes occurring in Richmond and Vancouver Westside.
For the past two months, the number of properties listed for sale and those sold on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in Greater Vancouver outpaced the 10-year average in both cat ...
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January 14th, 2011
Just to let you know that I have just sold the lake front property located at 3006 Hwy 5 a , Allison Lake.
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January 5th, 2011
The Greater Vancouver residential housing market entered three distinctive phases in 2010. Continued buoyancy from the post-recession recovery began the year, followed by a summer lull and, throughout the fall, a sustained period of stability.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that total sales of detached, attached and apartment properties in 2010 reached 30,595, a ...
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November 2nd, 2010
Greater Vancouver home sales have remained steady over the past four months, indicating stability in the residential housing market. With the MLS® sales to active listing inventory ratio indicating a buyers’ market, properties appropriately priced are selling.
According to the MLSLink® Housing Price Index (HPI), the benchmark price for all residential properties in Greater Vancouver over the ...
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October 5th, 2010
Housing market factors indicate stability in recent months
September home sales in Greater Vancouver were consistent with activity experienced in the preceding two months across most categories.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that the number of residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totalled 2,220 in September 2010. This represents a 0.8 per cent incre ...
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September 8th, 2010
OTTAWA –The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.
The global economic recovery is proceeding but remains uneven, balancing strong activity in emerging market economies with weak growth in some advanced econom ...
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September 6th, 2010
Conditions in the Greater Vancouver housing market continued to favour buyers in August. Since April, prices have edged down slightly as the number of sales and the number of properties coming on to the market have been declining.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that the number of residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totalled 2,202 in August 2010. This r ...
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August 30th, 2010
Home ownership becoming less affordable as sales, demand fall: Conference Board of CanadaCanadian home prices are still on the rise even as sales fall as demand peters out, one factorthat is making homes less and less affordable, according to a study by the Conference Board ofCanada.Home sales have fallen by 25 per cent since reaching a peak at the beginning of the year asfewer buyers compete ...
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