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April 2012 MLS Stats

May 2nd, 2012
VANCOUVER, B.C. – May 2, 2012 – Home sale and listing activity has maintained a consistent pace on the Multiple
Listing Service® (MLS®) in Greater Vancouver in recent months, which has helped create balanced conditions
for the region’s housing market.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver
reached 2,799 on the Multiple L ...

February 2012 Market Stats out - Key word...Balance

March 2nd, 2012

Greater Vancouver housing market trends near long-term averages as spring market approaches

Closer alignment between home buyer and seller activity helped bring greater balance to the Greater Vancouver housing market in February.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver reached 2,545 on the MLS® system in February 2012. T ...

New Westminster via BC Business

February 27th, 2012
Arguably, one of New Westminster’s
greatest strengths – besides its central location
within Metro Vancouver – is its relatively
small size. At 15 square kilometres, it has inspired
city officials to take extra care in all facets of activity,
from creating policies that protect New Westminster’s
heritage to fostering projects that improve neighbourhoods
and boost business opportunities.
As a r ...

New Westminster coming alive...again

February 25th, 2012

Shreds of New Westminster's former charm still cling to its downtown historic facades and along its broken, cobbled streets. But the squat, bland buildings tucked willy-nilly among the once-regal shops tell a different story: not of the rise of the Royal City, but the fall that came later.

Now city officials are hoping to restore the downtrodden downtown into a bustling city centre full of f ...

No more HST just GST & PST on April 13, 2013

February 17th, 2012

The BC government announced a few hours ago that effective April 1, 2013, HST will be scrapped.

 

THIS STILL MEANS PURCHASERS CAN PAY UP TO 12% TAX ON NEW HOMES!

 

The government did NOT announce that new homebuyers will go back to paying only GST on new homes, but will now be paying both GST AND PST. 

 

The only change in the effective tax payable by new home buyers is that the threshold for ...

New Westminster Home Maintenance Schedule

December 5th, 2011

Home Maintenance Schedule

Regular Maintenance is the Key

Inspecting your home on a regular basis and following good maintenance practices are the best way to protect your investment in your home. Whether you take care of a few tasks at a time or several all at once, it is important to get into the habit of doing them. Establish a routine for yourself, and you will find the work is easy to a ...

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver November Stats out - Buyers market anyone

December 2nd, 2011

The Greater Vancouver housing market saw relatively typical home sale and listing activity in November.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales of detached, attached and apartment properties on the region’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) reached 2,360 in November. This represents a 5.9 per cent decline compared to the 2,509 sales in Novemb ...

Landcor Q3 Report shows Light or rain coming

November 17th, 2011

Vancouver, BC - November 17, 2011


Back in 2007/08, the real estate market in BC was one big splotch of green. From northern cabin to southern mainland condo, home prices steadily climbed,realtors propagated like mushrooms after a summer cloud burst, developers feverishly planted condos in ever-more remote grounds, pundits kept assuring their investors that across its entire breadth and depth ...

Home listings continue to rise in the Greater Vancouver housing market

October 4th, 2011

Home listings continue to rise in the Greater Vancouver housing market

Consistent increases in property listings and fewer home sales over the summer months has helped move the Greater Vancouver housing market into the upper end of a buyers’ market.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales of detached, attached and apartment properties on the ...

Vancouver Housing Sales - Latest Stats Just in - February 2011

March 10th, 2011

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 listed for sale and those sold on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in Greater Vancouver outpaced the 10-year average ...

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