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Multiple Offers in Vancouver Real Estate

by Sebastian on February 12, 2010

In this video blog, Vancouver realtor, discusses in his latest video blog the state of the Vancouver real estate market in February 2010. He’s seeing a lot of multiple offers despite the fact that the market is seasonally slower (fewer sales while inventory increases). The reality is you need a realtor that has experience in [...]

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In this video blog, Vancouver realtor, Sebastian Albrecht talks about what’s happening in the Vancouver real estate market right now. This is a unique time as Vancouver is about to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. Many thought that the market would stall at this time but Sebastian is surprised to see the strength that the [...]

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Vancouver Real Estate Statistics for January 2010
A (not so) Average January For Vancouver Real Estate
For the first time in a long while, we had a month that did not threaten to break sales records. The month of January 2010 was only an average month for the first decade of the century. Higher sales numbers were [...]

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In this video blog, Vancouver realtor, Sebastian Albrecht discusses what effect the Olympics really has on host city’s real estate. Sebastian lays out what many people are thinking, his own opinion, as well as the results of a research paper released by the UBC Sauder School of Business. You may be surprised at their conclusion.

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Vancouver real estate agent, Sebastian Albrecht, discusses how to handle the sale of your property during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics in this video blog. Some media reports have been suggesting that the best thing to do is take your property off the market during the Olympics. Sebastian disagrees. It depends upon your situation. However, [...]

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Vancouver Real Estate Statistics for December 2009
The third strongest December on record
2009 ended much differently than it began. The year began with one of the worst months on record while it ended with one of the best December.
The benchmark price for residential homes in Greater Vancouver was up 16.2% (to $562,462) from December 2008 to [...]

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Why Vancouver Condo Rental Restrictions Are Bad

by Sebastian on 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

by Sebastian on 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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Sebastian Albrecht, Vancouver realtor, video blogs about how he sees the 2010 Winter Olympics impacting the Vancouver real estate market. The three primary impacts are urban regeneration, infrastructure improvements and publicity. These three prongs will combine to improve the Vancouver real estate market over the course of years, not months. The biggest benefit that [...]

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Sebastian Albrecht, Vancouver realtor, video blogs about another way that the host city of the 2010 Winter Olympics will be affected. Downtown Vancouver’s roads will be shutdown to traffic from February 4th, 2010 through to March 1st, 2010. If you are buying or selling a downtown Vancouver condo you won’t be able to move during [...]

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