From the monthly archives:

January 2008

Bank of Canada Reduces Key Interest Rate

by Sebastian on January 24, 2008

On Tuesday, the Bank of Canada announced that it was reducing its key interest rate by a quarter point.
Because of sharp declines in Canada’s stock market and the increasing fears over the state of the US economy the Bank of Canada was motivated to cut its key interest rate on Tuesday for the second consecutive [...]

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December 2007 Statistics

by Sebastian on January 16, 2008

According the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, 2007 was the second busiest year ever (as measured by Vancouver housing sales). There were a total of 38,050 sales in Vancouver from January 1st, 2007 through to December 31st, 2007. That’s a 7.2% increase over 2006.
“The continued strength of the real estate market is a reflection [...]

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NY Times Feature Highlights Vancouver

by Sebastian on January 15, 2008

The NY Times has written an interesting article on Vancouver. It’s from the Travel section and highlights the changing face of the city in the building boom prior to the 2010 Olympics:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/travel/13headsup.html?ex=1358053200&en=a9fcb9d578697f46&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Sebastian Albrecht, Vancouver Realtor with Royal LePage

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King Edward Village Niche Website Announced

by Sebastian on January 9, 2008

Media Release
(Vancouver, BC. January 9th, 2008): A new method of real estate marketing is beginning to take root, enabling realtors, their clients, as well as the public to take full advantage of the internet. Traditionally, marketing methods have involved “push” techniques such as mail-outs and cold-calling but the shift is toward the “pull” of neighborhood [...]

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