I missed a Horrible MLS Photo yesterday. I had a bit of thinking to do on the future of this part of my blog. On Friday, I had a call from a member of our real estate board who had noticed one of his pictures on the blog last week. He wasn’t upset about theContinue reading “Moral Dilemma”
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Victoria Real Estate Board Green Task Force Tours Eco-Sense Sustainable Home
As a volunteer on the Victoria Real Estate Board‘s Green Task Force, I was fortunate enough to visit a truly one-of-a-kind project in the Highlands District near Victoria yesterday. Ann and Gord Baird are the people behind Eco-Sense. Part lifestyle, part science experiment, part eco-pioneering, this truly amazing and simply fascinating home is nearing completionContinue reading “Victoria Real Estate Board Green Task Force Tours Eco-Sense Sustainable Home”
Victoria BC MLS® Real Estate Statistics – August 2008
Listings are up. WAYYYY up. Sales are down and prices are flat or falling. What does this mean to you? If you’re a buyer: Good news. If you’re buying now you’ve got more inventory to look at than any time in the last twelve years. Shop around and make offers. Sellers are probably nervous. IfContinue reading “Victoria BC MLS® Real Estate Statistics – August 2008”
Victoria BC MLS® Real Estate Statistics – June 2008
Nothing to comment on these numbers, but view the Sooke real estate statistics for June here. Courtesy VREB: Sales Soften, Prices Remain Stable July 2, 2008 Sales of homes and other properties in the Greater Victoria area softened last month though prices continue to remain stable. Victoria Real Estate Board President, Tony Joe, notes thatContinue reading “Victoria BC MLS® Real Estate Statistics – June 2008”
Sooke MLS Statistics for June, 2008 – Still going strong!
Repeat after me: Real estate is local. Real estate is local. Real estate is local. While some generalizations can be made about the overall real estate market in Canada, British Columbia, and the greater Victoria area, you have to look at a local level to find out what’s truly going on. With reports of theContinue reading “Sooke MLS Statistics for June, 2008 – Still going strong!”
Victoria BC MLS® Real Estate Statistics – May 2008
No surprises here, inventory up, sales are down. More evidence of balance in the real estate market (although with the number of new listings, I’m not sure just how ‘balanced’ it is!) was revealed today with the release of the Victoria Real Estate Board‘s May MLS® statistics. Despite a 25% increase in listings available forContinue reading “Victoria BC MLS® Real Estate Statistics – May 2008”
Victoria BC MLS® Real Estate Statistics – April 2008
Greetings, search engine visitors! For April Statistics, released today, June 2, 2008, click here! As choices increase and buyers decrease, pressure is on to price it right! There is still fuel in the fire of the Victoria and Sooke real estate market, but decidedly less from a year ago. The April statistics were released today,Continue reading “Victoria BC MLS® Real Estate Statistics – April 2008”
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”
Record prices, Sales up from 2006 – Victoria MLS® Statistics November 2007
As expected, the surprisingly busy November numbers reflect a continued strong market. December 3, 2007 The Victoria area real estate market continued to show exceptional strength last month with strong sales and record average prices for single family homes and townhomes. There were 623 sales through the Victoria Real Estate Board’s Multiple Listing Service®Continue reading “Record prices, Sales up from 2006 – Victoria MLS® Statistics November 2007”
Victoria BC Real Estate Board MLS® Statistics – October 2007
I don’t think you’d find a real estate professional in the Victoria area who’d tell you they expected 2007 to outperform 2006. Everyone said the market was plateauing, that we should expect properties to sit on the market for months, and see price reductions left, right and center. The doomsday prophets predicted the credit problemsContinue reading “Victoria BC Real Estate Board MLS® Statistics – October 2007”