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Vancouver Real Estate

Vancouver Market Update – January 2012

by Sebastian on January 21, 2012

Everyone Was Busy Eating Turkey…
Vancouver Real Estate listing and sales statistics for the month of December experienced a typical holiday season lull last month. Active listings during the Christmas season reflected the usual holiday break for many busy families and professionals.
Vancouver Property Sales were down (-33.16%) to 516 from November (772). [...]

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Vancouver Market Update November 2011

by Sebastian on December 13, 2011

November Listings Continue to Cool in Vancouver Real Estate Market

Vancouver Real Estate Stats

November listing and sales statistics for the Vancouver Real Estate Market continued to cool. The number of homes for sale has continued to decrease as we approach the 2011 Holiday Season.
Total sales in Vancouver for November 2011 were up (+5.61%) from October [...]

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Vancouver’s Main Street Divides Million Dollar Homes

by Sebastian on December 12, 2011

Vancouver Map Illustrates East and West Divide
I found this map absolutely fascinating, and hope that you find value in it as well. It fully illustrates the divide in property value in the City of Vancouver…which is clearly demarcated along the line of Main Street which runs north-south at the approximate geographic center of the city.
To [...]

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New Kid on the Block… in Riley Park

by Sebastian on October 24, 2011

As I mentioned earlier, I recently moved to a new neighbourhood. After years of living right off of Commercial Drive, Riley Park (aka Little Mountain) is my new stomping grounds.
I am really enjoying this area and its features.  As a dog owner I have to say that firstly, it’s extremely walkable. Being in [...]

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Market Update September 2011

by Sebastian on October 13, 2011

Home Listings Continue to Rise in Vancouver while Sales Slow

With fall officially under way, Vancouver listing inventory has recovered from the summer vacation lull in September. That being said, sale activity was marginally lower in September for the fourth month in a row, having peaked for the year in June 2011. With a [...]

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Vancouver Real Estate Hot Tub Time Machine

by Sebastian on September 28, 2011

Royal LePage Conventions and Me

Every year there is a convention involving Royal LePage realtors at the beginning of September. It alternates from one year to the next between a large national convention and a smaller, regional one. In the last few years we’ve had national conferences in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Montreal. The regional conferences [...]

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Vancouver RE Identity Crisis?

by Sebastian on September 22, 2011

The affordability of Vancouver housing prices continues to be buzz-worthy topic for anyone interested in investing (or holding) property the market. In Van City, I think the affordability issue rates high on people’s general conversational radar ~ so much so, that the question “where do you live” seems to go hand in hand with “what [...]

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Vancouver Real Estate Statistics for July 2011
Vancouver Market Remains in Equilibrium Through Summer
Market conditions remained balanced for July 2011, with home sale levels in Greater Vancouver Area below the 10 year average for July.
In Vancouver proper, (1613) New Listings came on to the Market in July 2011. Down (-9.03%) from 1773 listings in June, we [...]

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Overview
Bathed in light and surrounded by some of the best North Shore Mountain views on the East Side, this fully refreshed 2 bedroom 2 bathroom condo simply sparkles.
Details
This suite sits on the top floor and overlooks an inner courtyard. As a corner unit with only one shared wall, you will enjoy sunlight from [...]

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Vancouver Real Estate Statistics for June 2011

by Sebastian on July 26, 2011

Vancouver Real Estate Statistics for June 2011
Vancouver Real Estate Market Normalizes after Busy Spring
The Greater Vancouver housing market was pulled back into balance in the month of June. This month’s 954 sales were under (-12.32%) those seen in May 2011 (1088), signalling the arrival of summer and the end of busy spring activity.  These numbers [...]

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