If you’re reading this in a feed reader, you may have to click through to the post to view the video below: http://www.viddler.com/player/ab9386a/ I was out for a run the other day in a 15-or-20 year old subdivision in Sooke. Running up Henlyn Road in the John Muir neighbourhood of Sooke which has amazing, sweepingContinue reading “Ocean, Lake, and Other View Properties in Sooke and Victoria – Something to Keep In Mind [Video]”
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First Time Buyer Friday #8 – Do I Need A Home Inspector?
In my continuing series, First-Time-Buyer Fridays, I answer a common question from a first-time buyer. If you have a question to submit, first-time-buyer or experienced investor, put one in the comments below, or fire me an e-mail at Tim@TimAyres.ca. Q. A friend said that if I decide to purchase a condo or a home withContinue reading “First Time Buyer Friday #8 – Do I Need A Home Inspector?”
First Time Buyer Friday #6 – What Does My Money Get Me?
In my continuing series, First-Time-Buyer Fridays, I answer a common question from a first-time buyer. If you have a question to submit, first-time-buyer or experienced investor, put one in the comments below, or fire me an e-mail at Tim@TimAyres.ca. Q. I want to spend about $400,000 on my first home – what can I buyContinue reading “First Time Buyer Friday #6 – What Does My Money Get Me?”
Realtor.ca Now Sucks Even Less!
I had posted about a month or so ago about how the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) had listened to consumers and REALTORS® nationwide and made some much needed improvements to its much-maligned REALTOR.ca experience. Last Thursday, additional improvements were rolled out to REALTOR.ca which should improve the user experience even more. A new GalleryContinue reading “Realtor.ca Now Sucks Even Less!”
Sooke Road FSBO (For Sale By Owner) Needs a Reality Check
In this time of change in the real estate market, the marketing services of a professional REALTOR® are more important than ever. Why would a potential buyer look at your home that you’re selling yourself when he or she can see 15 similar homes in the same neighbourhood with the help and guidance of aContinue reading “Sooke Road FSBO (For Sale By Owner) Needs a Reality Check”
Sooke New Listings MLS Tour Summary #2
Due to MLS® advertising rules, I’ve decided that I can’t offer the tour summary any longer. I thought about this all last week, and came to the conclusion it could come across as advertising other agents’ listings, which is not allowed under our Rules of Cooperation. I’d rather stop doing it voluntarily than be toldContinue reading “Sooke New Listings MLS Tour Summary #2”
New Feature: Sooke New Listings MLS Tour Summary #1
One of the advantages of using your local Sooke REALTOR® when it comes time to sell your home is the tight-knit sense of community among local real estate professionals. Every Thursday, the three main real estate offices in Sooke hold our weekly MLS Tour, where each REALTOR® in town tours through all the new MLSContinue reading “New Feature: Sooke New Listings MLS Tour Summary #1”
Victoria BC MLS® Real Estate Statistics – March 2008
Greetings, search engine visitors! For April Statistics, released today, May 1, 2008, click here! Steady as she goes, the Victoria real estate market remains healthy through the first quarter of 2008. Current inventory levels are 17% higher than the same time last year, as many condo and townhouse projects that started several years ago comeContinue reading “Victoria BC MLS® Real Estate Statistics – March 2008”
Westhills, Victoria BC – A Green Revolution
Langford Master-planned Community Has a Vision For a Green Future. As a volunteer on the Victoria Real Estate Board‘s Green Task Force, I was invited to a presentation at the Westhills Community Planning Office, at 957 Langford Parkway. The 20-year plan, which envisions an eventual 6,000 housing units made up of condominiums, townhouses, and detachedContinue reading “Westhills, Victoria BC – A Green Revolution”
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”