Both sales and Listings up over January of last year. Sales of homes and other properties in the Greater Victoria area got off to a solid start in the first month of 2008. There were 464 sales through the Victoria Real Estate Board’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in January, up from the 442 sales inContinue reading “Strong Start to 2008 Victoria BC Real Estate Market”
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NOTICE: Don’t Buy This Condo!
One of the most popular forms of property ownership in the marketplace today is strata titled property. To most, this means a condominium unit, townhouse, or 1/2 duplex. Strata property is a way of dividing up one large building (for example, a condominium complex) into individual titles (the units inside the building) so that theyContinue reading “NOTICE: Don’t Buy This Condo!”
First-Time Home Buyer’s Seminar
West Shore Professionals Hosting Free Event Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 at 6:00 P.M. Exclusive first-time buyer’s seminar. Hosted by three of the West Shore’s best and brightest professionals, this informative presentation will enlighten you on the process of buying your first home, and lay out options to make your home ownership dreams a reality! YourContinue reading “First-Time Home Buyer’s Seminar”
Price vs Quality – How Much Does Marketing Influence You?
Wine and Real Estate – Is There A Difference? A recent study that was reported in the Times Colonist this morning suggests that people are highly influenced on their perceptions of quality by the price, which suggests that by simply pricing a particular product higher could influence its target market into perceiving it as higherContinue reading “Price vs Quality – How Much Does Marketing Influence You?”
BC Home Sales top $45 Billion in 2007 – A New Record
2007 surprised us all as an exceptionally strong year for home sales in the provincial real estate market. I think if you had asked me at the end of 2006 if I thought that 2007 would break any records for home sales, I would have told you (politely) that you were crazy. Below is theContinue reading “BC Home Sales top $45 Billion in 2007 – A New Record”
Microsoft Surface: Imagine the Possibilities
I’ve been meaning to blog about Microsoft’s Surface technology for a while now, but a video from TechCrunch this morning (below) has reminded me how utterly cool this is. The concept was conceived in 2001 and the first prototype was in 2003, so it’s nothing new, but we have yet to see any sort ofContinue reading “Microsoft Surface: Imagine the Possibilities”
2007: A Surprising Year for Victoria and Sooke Real Estate
Year-end and December 2007 Statistics Released The Victoria Real Estate Board has released the December 2007 and year-end statistics: Real Estate Records Broken in 2007 The value of all property transactions through the Victoria Real Estate Board’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) hit a new record of over $4.1 billion in 2007, up from $3.3 billionContinue reading “2007: A Surprising Year for Victoria and Sooke Real Estate”
Victoria BC Real Estate has Record year – December 2007 MLS® Statistics
Real Estate Records Broken in 2007 January 2, 2008 The value of all property transactions through the Victoria Real Estate Board’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) hit a new record of over $4.1 billion in 2007, up from $3.3 billion in 2006. The value of single family home sales was over $2.5 billion while the valueContinue reading “Victoria BC Real Estate has Record year – December 2007 MLS® Statistics”
Strong and Balanced Real Estate Market for Victoria in 2008
Incoming President’s predictions for next year, and my interpretation. Tony Joe, 2008 president of the Victoria Real Estate Board, says the Victoria area housing market should remain strong and stable in the coming year. “During the past couple of years we have seen a return to a more balanced market. Demand remains remarkably strong andContinue reading “Strong and Balanced Real Estate Market for Victoria in 2008”
Dr. William Sauder Dies
British Columbia Mourns The Loss Of A Business Pioneer Dr. William Sauder died today. Real estate practitioners will recognize the name from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. It is through this institution that we all earn our licenses and others continue their education through the Urban Land Economics coursesContinue reading “Dr. William Sauder Dies”