Vancouver, BC – September 18, 2007. British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports residential sales volume on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in BC climbed 25.9 per cent to $4.33 billion in August, compared to the same month last year. Residential unit sales increased 12.6 per cent to 9,833 units during the same period. TheContinue reading “BC Home Sales Continue at Fast Pace”
Monthly Archives: September 2007
Victoria’s Creative Sign Design Is On The Move
Rose Glen of Creative sign design sent out an e-mail today informing us all of the long-anticipated move to their new digs. Rose notes that after 14 years in business at 630 Bay Street, the business is quite literally bursting at the seams of the present location (and has been for some time). Besides beingContinue reading “Victoria’s Creative Sign Design Is On The Move”
Sooke’s Sun River Estates Goes Green
As I was browsing the Homes section of the Times Colonist from Saturday, September 15, 2007, I came across a full page ad for Sooke‘s Sun River Estates development. The homes are now being advertised as conforming to the Built Green™ standard of construction. The Built Green™ Web site describes the standard as “… anContinue reading “Sooke’s Sun River Estates Goes Green”
Web 2.0: The Future Of Real Estate
Of course we all know that the Internet revolutionized real estate. Well, the Internet has evolved. Have you? I would say that most agents in our local area have a Web site. Most recognize it as a marketing tool: a way to get their listing information out there and – if they have the functionalityContinue reading “Web 2.0: The Future Of Real Estate”
A Blog is Born
Welcome to my shiny new blog! I’ve recently gotten into reading real estate and technology blogs, and I’ve noticed that no one in the Victoria area has a proper blog for real estate. There are plenty of marketing blogs from REALTOR® Web sites – you know the ones – they are usually automatically created whenContinue reading “A Blog is Born”
Busiest August in 15 years – Monthly Victoria BC MLS® Statistics
September 4, 2007 The exceptional strength of the Victoria area real estate market continued in August with brisk sales and robust prices. Sales of homes and other properties in the Greater Victoria area last month reached the highest level for the month of August in over 15 years. There were 846 sales through the VictoriaContinue reading “Busiest August in 15 years – Monthly Victoria BC MLS® Statistics”