Posted on February 17th, 2008 by Roland Lewis
VANCOUVER, B.C. –Â The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential attached, detached and apartment property sales totalled 1,819 in January 2008, an increase of 0.7 per cent over the 1,806 total residential sales in January 2007 and a 5.5 per cent decline from the 1, 924 sales recorded in January 2006.New listings for detached, attached and apartment properties climbed 14.9 per cent in January 2008, compared to the 4,067units listed in January 2007. In contrast to January 2006, new listings from this January rose more dramatically, up 34.7 percent.
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Posted on February 16th, 2008 by Roland Lewis
As a Realtor here in Vancouver British Columbia,  I am always interested in keeping up with the latest technology and news in the industry. The Ubertor Real Estate Blog has been an excellent source for many industry professionals here in Vancouver. We area continually asking ourselves “how can we use to technology to help serve our clients better?” and with this thought in mind we enter the era of modern real estate. Every month Steve Jagger & Mike Stephanson host the  Vancouver Real Estate Technology Meetup. It is an excellent gathering of like minded professionals in Vancouver looking to excel in the field with the help of technology. Come join us and meet some of the top Realtors in Vancouver and learn how we use cutting edge marketing to help make your next move that much better!
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Posted on February 15th, 2008 by Roland Lewis
Real estate in Coquitlam and Surrey just got a whole lot pricier after the province announced three new SkyTrain lines yesterday.
“It will add billions to property values,” said Don Campbell, president of the Real Estate Investment Network.
North American studies show properties increase 20 per cent if they are within 1,000 metres of transit stations. If the property is up-zoned to high-density residential, the value jumps a further 100 per cent.
Campbell has a tip for anyone owning a property near a line or thinking of buying one.
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Posted on February 14th, 2008 by Roland Lewis
The Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association is urging presale condo-buyers not to panic as condominium projects go into receivership.
“The sky is not falling,” Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association president Peter Simpson said yesterday.
“It’s an unfortunate situation, but it’s still a very rare occurrence.”
ast week, the Eden Group’s 81-unit Sophia went into receivership, leaving pre-sale buyers wondering what will happen to their investment. The Mount Pleasant condo was about 85-per-cent complete.
It’s at least the sixth presale development to run into problems in recent months.
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Posted on February 13th, 2008 by Roland Lewis
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Posted on February 11th, 2008 by Roland Lewis
The US Situation
Right now in the US, a combination of a housing slowdown and a credit crisis are heightening recession fears and slowing the economy. As a result, the economic downturn is becoming one of the most severe in decades.
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Posted on February 9th, 2008 by Roland Lewis
Feb 08, 2008
Solid Vancouver Home Starts Point to a Robust Year Ahead
On the heels of one of the busiest years of new home construction, preliminary Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) figures from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) show home starts for January keeping pace with last year’s. A slight increase in multiple unit (semi-detached, townhouse and apartment) starts offset a small decline in single family homebuilding to keep the total number of home starts almost exactly on par with those in January 2007. Foundations were poured for 1,332 homes in January, with more than eighty per cent of those being multiple unit projects.
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Posted on February 8th, 2008 by Roland Lewis
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VANCOUVER, B.C. –Â The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential attached, detached and apartment property sales totalled 1,819 in January 2008, an increase of 0.7 per cent over the 1,806 total residential sales in January 2007 and a 5.5 per cent decline from the 1, 924 sales recorded in January 2006.New listings for detached, attached and apartment properties climbed 14.9 per cent in January 2008, compared to the 4,067units listed in January 2007. In contrast to January 2006, new listings from this January rose more dramatically, up 34.7 percent.
