From the monthly archives:

March 2009

As I mentioned last week, we had six weeks of consistent and steady stats in the Vancouver real estate market. Last week there was a marked improvement in many categories. This week was a vast improvement on last week.
New Listings fell for the fourth week in a row. There were 266 New Listings last week [...]

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This update is for the Grandview area of Vancouver (aka Commercial Drive) in February 2009.
Grandview Vancouver Homes for Sale (Grandview Vancouver Condos only) – 42
In February 2009 the Grandview area of Vancouver had 42 Active Listings. Listings had dropped for three straight months, but this past month saw a slight increase (up from 41).
Grandview Vancouver [...]

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Here are the Mount Pleasant Vancouver real estate market statistics for February, 2009. Please note, that this information is for the Mount Pleasant community in Vancouver East only.
Mount Pleasant Homes for Sale (Mount Pleasant Condos only) – 194
After four consecutive declines in Active Listings in the Mount Pleasant Vancouver real estate market, there was finally [...]

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When a property changes hands in British Columbia the provincial government levies a tax (the Property Transfer Tax). All buyers of real estate in Vancouver must pay the Property Transfer Tax when they make their purchase. However, there is an exception to this tax and that is for the first-time home buyer.
To qualify for the [...]

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The last five or six weeks have appeared to be holding fairly steady in the Vancouver real estate market. They were consistently strong weeks, with a healthy ratio between New Listings and Sales.
This past week was the best week we’ve seen in a very long time. New Listings fell slightly (-8.72%) to 314 from 344. [...]

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Here are the Fairview real estate MLS statistics for February, 2009.
Fairview Vancouver Homes for Sale (Fairview Vancouver Condos only)
- 209
After three consecutive months of declines in Active Listings, February saw a rise over January. There were 209 Active Listings in the Fairview Vancouver real estate market from the 196 in January 2008.
Fairview Vancouver Homes Sold [...]

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Here is the monthly update of market statistics for the West End of Vancouver in February 2009.
West End Vancouver Homes for Sale (West End Vancouver Condos only) – 270
As with the majority of the other areas in the Vancouver real estate market, the Total Active Listings in the West End of Vancouver rose slightly to [...]

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Here are the Coal Harbour real estate market statistics for February, 2009.
Coal Harbour Homes for Sale (Coal Harbour Condos only) – 243
After three straight months of falling numbers, the Active Listings took a slight rise in the Coal Harbour real estate market. Listings rose from January’s 233 to 243 in February.
Coal Harbour Homes Sold (Coal [...]

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We appear to be holding firm in the same pattern. The last five to six weeks have been fairly consistent in the Vancouver real estate market. If anything, the last couple weeks have been drifting to the weaker side…but not significantly.
Once again New Listings came down a smidgen (-3.64%) to 344 from 357 the week [...]

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Here are the Kitsilano real estate market statistics for February, 2009.
Kitsilano Homes for Sale (Kitsilano Condos only) – 191
After Active Listings dropped for four straight months in the Kitsilano real estate market, we saw a slight uptick in February 2009. Active listings rose to 191 (from 189 in January, 2009).
Kitsilano Homes Sold (Kitsilano Condos only) [...]

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