The data from the 2011 Canadian Census was released this week, and, not surprisingly, the greater Victoria region continues to grow. Also not surprisingly, growth tended to centre on areas with available land for new houses to be built.
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Victoria BC Real Estate Buyers Profile – April 2010
It’s once again time to look at our “on the street” snapshot of Victoria-are real estate buyer activity. April’s data from our Member Market Survey has just been released by the Victoria Real Estate Board. Each month, agents who’ve completed a transaction while acting for a buyer are polled on various questions about their buyers.Continue reading “Victoria BC Real Estate Buyers Profile – April 2010”
Victoria BC Real Estate Buyers Profile – March 2010
Last month’s data from our Member Market Survey has just been released by the Victoria Real Estate Board. Each month, agents who’ve completed one ore more transactions while acting on behalf of a buyer are polled on various questions about their buyers. The goal is to get a snapshot of the situation on the streetContinue reading “Victoria BC Real Estate Buyers Profile – March 2010”
Victoria BC Real Estate Buyers Profile – February 2010
The latest data from our Member Market Survey has just been released by the Victoria Real Estate Board. Each month, agents who’ve completed a transaction while acting for a buyer are polled on various questions about their buyers. The goal is to get a snapshot of the situation on the street directly from agents whoContinue reading “Victoria BC Real Estate Buyers Profile – February 2010”
Victoria BC Real Estate Buyer’s Profile – January 2010
Last month, I started a new series about buyer activity in the greater Victoria real estate market. The data comes directly from the “man (or woman) on the street” by way of a survey sent out by the Victoria Real Estate Board to agents who worked with a buyer to complete a transaction in thatContinue reading “Victoria BC Real Estate Buyer’s Profile – January 2010”
Think Realtor.ca Sucks? It Will Get Better Soon
Since the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) replaced the much-loved MLS.ca with the (so far) much-maligned REALTOR.ca last month, they’ve had nothing but complaints from everyone who uses it (consumers) and everyone who benefits from it (REALTORS® in Canada). I can understand the domain name switch. Since its inception, MLS.ca has never been all thatContinue reading “Think Realtor.ca Sucks? It Will Get Better Soon”
Lessons Learned From A Near Disaster
When’s the last time you backed up your data? As most of you readers know, I’m pretty good with computers. I’ve built a few and it’s no big deal to be to swap out components, install new equipment or repair something that’s not right. Saturday I went to my computer to check e-mail, and itContinue reading “Lessons Learned From A Near Disaster”