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Gastown loft

July 26th, 2011
We are pleased to announce an open house this Sunday from 2-4 at 289 Alexander St. in Gastown.
This 2 level loft offers 16 ft.  and large south facing deck.
Check out more info at www.loftingastown.com

Loft in Gastown

July 14th, 2011
Open house Sunday 1-3 at 811-289 Alexander.  Check it out; www.loftingastown.com

Average price of 1 bedroom Yaletown Condo in Vancouver, BC

February 27th, 2011
Median price for Yaletown condo for January 2011 is $426,250 base on recent sales.  The market is expecting an increase in these homes by another 5-10% this year.

Gains in Metro Vancouver housing outpaced TSX since 2000

February 10th, 2011

How did a Metro Vancouver home do as an investment versus the TSX and commodities like gold and oil? Find out here.

 

Metro Vancouver real estate has proved to be a solid investment over the last decade despite the market's recent ups and downs, according to a new report. However, analysts warned that those returns will be hard to match in the coming 10 years.

A Metro Vancouver home earned i ...

Assessed Value vs. Market Value

January 26th, 2011
http://www.rebgv.org/property-assessments

Stable Real Estate Market in Vancouver

December 4th, 2010

VANCOUVER -- Home sales in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley improved modestly in November over the previous four months, representing a relatively stable market, according to two real estate surveys released Thursday.

"Housing sales numbers were fairly typical for a November and indicate a fairly balanced market,” Jake Moldowan, president of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, ...

Housing affordability in Vancouver

November 29th, 2010

OTTAWA -- Owning a home in Canada became more affordable in recent months, according to the Royal Bank of Canada.

 

RBC Economics Research released a report Monday saying the proportion of pre-tax household income it takes to own a home declined in the third quarter of 2010 after a full year of deteriorating home-ownership affordability. Lower home prices and mortgage rates were the reasons ...

Owner of Olympic Village project goes into receivership

November 18th, 2010
Olympic village at Southeast False Creek in Vancouver
 

Olympic village at Southeast False Creek in Vancouver

Photograph by: Les Bazso, PNG

VANCOUVER — The troubled Vancouver Olympic village project went into receivership Wednesday when the city took control of the project in an effort to recoup $740 million in taxpayer funds.

 

In a last-minute arranged deal to stave off legal action, Millennium Southeast False Creek Properties agreed ...

BC Home Sales Trend Higher

November 16th, 2010
Vancouver, BC - November 15, 2010. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the province declined 36 per cent to 5,507 units in October compared to the same month last year. On a seasonally adjusted basis, MLS® residential unit sales in the province increased 2 per cent in October from September 2010. The average M ...

Canada ranked top brand in the world

November 6th, 2010
Canada has usurped the United States as the most respected country brand in the world.
 

Canada has usurped the United States as the most respected country brand in the world.

Photograph by: Reuters, Reuters

Canada has taken over from the United States as the most respected country brand in the world, the Canadian Tourism Commission said Friday, thanks to an aggressive $26-million ad campaign focused on the Vancouver Winter Olympics earlier this year.

 

The ranking is ...

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