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18 months in Lower Lonsdale

October 29th, 2009

Welcome to the often schizophrenic Lower Lonsdale real estate market. Today we have a look at the Q building at 124 West 1st. A very popular 75 unit building built in 2001 that has seen one of the greatest price fluctuations in North Vancouver.

April 11th 2008 #501, a 610 SqFt North-East facing 1 bedroom sold for $346,000 after only 11 days on the market. Fast forward to December 17th 2008 ...

Housing bubble possible, not likely

October 29th, 2009

Via: The Montreal Gazette

If you're a homeowner, the past six months or so have been reassuring. Last winter's nationwide collapse in home prices has not only eased, but by some measures completely disappeared.

That's great news if you might want to sell any time soon. Of course, it's not such great news if you'd like to buy.

Indeed, some have even begun to wonder if a new bubble in home p ...

Canada vs. U.S. -- The New Realty

October 28th, 2009

Via: The Financial Post

Yasmin Denner remembers the tough questions when she bought her first house in Toronto in the 1990s.

"I had 15% down but that wasn't enough. They wanted to know where I'd gotten the money from," said the self-employed IT specialist with a laugh as she recalled Canada's borrowing environment.

Flash forward 15 years. She and her husband Trevor moved to the United Stat ...

Home prices up in August; off 2008 peak: survey

October 28th, 2009

Via: The Vancouver Sun

Canadian home prices are on the road to recovery, but still haven't rebounded to pre-recession levels, according to a survey that shows while housing prices rose in August they are still down 3.4% from their peak in August 2008.

The Teranet-National Bank house price index, which measures resale prices in six urban markets across Canada, shows that housing prices natio ...

I don't usually do this....

October 27th, 2009

I don't usually advertise other Realtors (it is a bit counter productive) but I love this video! Great work guys.

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Things could be a lot worse

October 25th, 2009

Via: The Vancouver Sun

DETROIT -- In a crowded ballroom next to a bankrupt casino, what remains of the Detroit property market was being picked over by speculators and mostly discarded.

After five hours of calling out a drumbeat of "no bid" for properties listed in an auction book as thick as a city phone directory, the energy of the county auctioneer began to flag.

"OK," he said. "We onl ...

Pemberton Heights Open House!

October 21st, 2009

We are proud to announce that this Saturday, October 24, 2009, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at 1633 MacKay Avenue , in Touchstone in Pemberton Heights, North Vancouver. This is an opportunity to visit this excellent Touchstone Penthouse for sale in beautiful Pemberton Heights.

Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of t ...

Pemberton Open House!

October 21st, 2009

We are proud to announce that this Sunday, October 25, 2009, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at 2016 Fullerton Avenue , in Lillooet at Woodcroft in Pemberton, North Vancouver. This is an opportunity to visit this excellent Woodcroft Condo for sale in beautiful Pemberton.

Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of this Pembe ...

The Importance of using a Buyers Agent when Buying Vancouver Real Estate

October 20th, 2009



For more info on the Buying process click here or call Craig 604.505.6503

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B.C. home prices could hit new highs in 2010

October 20th, 2009

Via: The Vancouver Sun

The rebound in B.C. housing sales from the recession is the strongest on record, Central 1 Credit Union said Tuesday, predicting that property prices will regain all of their downturn losses by the end of this year.

Central 1 chief economist Helmut Pastrick said the housing sales rebound has already surpassed the strength of the recovery from the 1991 recession.

Past ...

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