News: Vancouver Real Estate Market

This article was originally posted in August 2012. I thought it appropriate to repost with the following guide that was recently published to help homeowner's: A Homeowner’s Guide to Radon

What is radon?

Radon is a radioactive gas that causes cancer. Radon is found in rock, soil, water, some building materials, and natural gas. You can't see, taste, or smell it.

How does radon exposure occur?

Any home, school, office, or other building can have high levels of radon. Radon is found...

Sussex Realty joins forces with Royal LePage to expand powerhouse brokerage

TORONTO, December 3, 2014 – Royal LePage is pleased to announce the addition of Prudential Sussex Realty to the Royal LePage network. Operating as Royal LePage Sussex, its team of close to 300 agents joins Royal LePage’s company-owned brokerage operation, the number one brokerage in the nation.

“We are thrilled to welcome the Sussex team to the Royal LePage family,” said Phil Soper, President...

Home buyers in Metro Vancouver remained active in November, a month that is traditionally a quieter time of year for real estate.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Metro Vancouver reached 2,516 on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in November 2014. This represents an 8.4 per cent increase compared to the 2,321 sales in November 2013, and a 17.7 per cent decline compared to the 3,057 sales in October 2014.

Last month's...