Victoria real estate: Fewer listings, fewer sales in October | Times Colonist
Fewer listings translated into a slow month of home sales in October, according to figures released Wednesday by the Victoria Real Estate Board. There were 664 properties sold last month, a drop of nearly 10 per cent compared with the same time last year. At the same...
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300 Macdonald Realty agents gather for annual conference
VANCOUVER, B.C., Canada – (October 2, 2016) – Macdonald Realty hosted 300 of their top real estate agents from around BC at their annual Agent Conference at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown in Burnaby. The keynote speakers were Lindsey Smith and Kirsten Faverin of CIR...
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Already-tight student rental picture expected to worsen this fall | Vancouver Sun
Metro Vancouver is heading for a rental housing crisis this fall as a “perfect storm” of factors pushes an already record low vacancy rate even lower, says a leading Vancouver-based real estate firm. “There has traditionally been a shortage of rental housing for...
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MoneySense names top 5 Victoria neighbourhoods to buy real estate
No. 1 wins for scenic views and proximity to downtown. In April 2017 MoneySense.ca selected their top Victoria neighbourhoods to buy real estate. By the end of last year, the benchmark price had grown almost 24% for a single-family home in the Victoria area....
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Active Victoria Real Estate Listings Slide Below 2,000 Mark | Times Colonist
[soliloquy id="5879"] With less than 2,000 active listings, Victoria’s real estate market remains firmly weighted in favour of the seller, according to data released Tuesday by the Victoria Real Estate Board. There were 1,921 active listings at the end of last month,...
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Winding up a Strata Corporation
One year ago new amendments to B.C.’s Strata Property Act came into effect. The new rules made it easier to cancel or “wind up” a strata corporation by reducing the voting threshold from unanimous approval of all owners to 80% approval. The original requirement for...
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Top 15 South Fraser River neighbourhoods to buy real estate from MoneySense’s Where to Buy report
Million-dollar communities have more to offer than just price appreciation. In April MoneySense.ca produced their annual list of Where to Buy South of the Fraser River neighbourhoods. We've rounded up homes for sale in each of these Where to Buy neighbourhoods to...
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Capital region homeowners consider locking in after interest-rate hike | Times Colonist
First-time homebuyers and owners about to renew their mortgages are nervous about the first benchmark interest-rate hike, a Victoria mortgage broker said Wednesday. The increase, the first in nearly seven years, might prompt some people to lock in their mortgage...
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Real Estate Investment Story | Backyard Vineyards
Meet Michelle Yang, co-owner at Backyard Vineyards in Langley B.C. Michelle shares her story as a new partner in the winery, learning the wine business, and how her REALTOR® was able to guide her through the process. To meet a professional realtor in your area visit...
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Victoria ranked second in world for luxury real estate | CHEK News
A new report from Christie’s International lists Victoria as the second hottest luxury real estate market in the world. When you think of a luxury home you probably picture a house on the ocean, or a large estate, but with the Victoria real estate market booming, the...
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