Activity in the Greater Vancouver housing market continued to strengthen in March with both the number of homes sold and added to the region’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) reaching near...
Blog & News: Vancouver Real Estate Market
The Big Banks Raise Interest Rates
With rising costs of borrowing on the bond market the big banks (TD and RBC) decided to raise mortgage rates.
The biggest increase in rates are the 5 to 10 year closed mortgages...
February Stats - 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...
2010 Royal LePage Coronation West award winners
Congratulations to all the 2010 Royal LePage Coronation West award winners as advertised in the Tri-City News this week.
Stability and regional 'hot spots' characterize January housing market (released today by the Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board)
The Greater Vancouver housing market remained in balanced market conditions in January, although higher levels of buyer demand were seen in some of the region's largest communities.
The number of...
Real estate market stable at year-end (released today by the Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board)
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 Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board released the following report today: Home Sales Remain Steady in Greater Vancouver
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...
Royal LePage Coronation West Shelter Blooms Fundraiser
David took time out yesterday to plant a few bulbs as part of the Shelter Blooms Tulip Planting Fundraiser. Money raised goes to helping the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation - Canada’s...
Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent
Today the Bank of Canada made the following press release:
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank...
HST For Home Buyers
UNDERSTANDING THE HST
- HST of 12% (5% federal component plus 7% provincial component) will apply to new residential housing and the PST will be eliminated completely.
- Before HST, PST had been paid on all...
Buyer's market conditions continue in Greater Vancouver
VANCOUVER, BC - 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...
Foreclosures and Subject to Sale Offers
I often assist clients that would like to buy a foreclosure but need to sell another property in order to buy.
When buying a foreclosure in British Columbia it's important to realise that you...
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