Why Vancouver Condo Rental Restrictions Are Bad

January 20, 2010

Sebastian Albrecht, Vancouver realtor,discusses the impacts of implementing rental restrictions on Vancouver condos in this video blog. Rental restrictions are detrimental to a building because they restrict the freedom of the owner. If you choose to travel for three months, you will not be able to rent your home out at the last moment. 25% [...]

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2010 – Vancouver Real Estate Market Forecast

January 18, 2010

Vancouver realtor, Sebastian Albrecht, talks about what lies ahead for the Vancouver real estate market in this video blog. Sebastian discusses the potential impacts of the Olympics, the economy as well as interest rates. Where are real estate prices headed? What does this mean for your investment in the market?

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2009 Vancouver Real Estate Market Year in Review

January 15, 2010

Sebastian Albrecht, Vancouver realtor discusses 2009 in this video blog. From the lows of January, where the sky appeared to be falling up to the highs of the summer in June and July. Vancouver real estate had a spectacular year of growth straight through until the very last month of the year. It goes to [...]

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Vacancy Rates Rise Along With Rents in Metro Vancouver

December 21, 2009

Vancouver realtor, Sebastian Albrecht discusses Vancouver’s rising rental vacancy rate in this video blog. The CMHC recently reported that the vacancy rate in Metro Vancouver doubled to 2.1%. This rise can be attributed largely to low interest rates that have moved motivated many renter’s to become first-time homebuyers. Meanwhile, rents continue to rise as Vancouver [...]

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Seasonal Vancouver Real Estate Market Swings – The Winter

December 19, 2009

Sebastian Albrecht, Vancouver realtor, how to buy a Vancouver presale condo. He explains in this video blog what you will want to look out for when looking at purchasing a Presale Condo in the Vancouver real estate market and how to get the best possible deal. He offers insights into the process from his own [...]

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How to Buy a Vancouver Presale Condo

December 18, 2009

Sebastian Albrecht, Vancouver realtor, how to buy a Vancouver presale condo. He explains in this video blog what you will want to look out for when looking at purchasing a Presale Condo in the Vancouver real estate market and how to get the best possible deal. He offers insights into the process from his [...]

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Weekly Vancouver Real Estate Update – December 7th 2009 – Snow Effect

December 17, 2009

The strength of the Vancouver real estate market abated slightly this past week. However, given the time of year it is still surprisingly strong.
New Listings – Vancouver
New Listings rose (+1.67%) ever so slightly this week. For just the 2nd time in 10 weeks we had New Listings up. They went from 240 the week before [...]

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What is a Vancouver Presale Condo?

December 16, 2009

Sebastian Albrecht, Vancouver realtor,  discusses what a Vancouver Presale Condo is. He explains what exactly a presale is and how it is different from other ways of buying real estate, why presales exist and why they might be a good option for you.

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Weekly Vancouver Real Estate Update – November 30th 2009 – Holiday Resilience

December 9, 2009

The market is definitely winding down as we head into the holiday season. However, there is still surprising strength in the numbers. Listings fell but Sales were up strongly resulting in a very healthy Sell/List ratio.
New Listings – Vancouver
Once again New Listings saw a decline this past week (-9.09%). We saw 240 New Listings this [...]

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November 2009 Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver MLS Statistics

December 7, 2009

A Near Record Month of November
The average home in Greater Vancouver rose 12.4% over the past year.  In the City of Vancouver we blew this average out of the water. November 2009 saw detached homes up 24.61%, attached homes up 16.73% and apartments up 11.51%.
These numbers mask, to some degree the fact that we saw [...]

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