A new survey of BC homeowners and renters on housing affordability and green housing issues suggests consumer confidence concerning real estate purchases may be improving. Sponsored by the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA), the May 2009 Mustel Group survey tracked several key measures asked in a January 2009 BCREA survey, including top affordability barriers and how provincial taxes impact BC homebuyers. It also uncovered new primary data on buyer intentions and energy-efficien ...
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The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the province rose 40 per cent to 9,970 units in June 2009 compared to the same month last year. Activity in the month of June marked the fifth consecutive month of rising sales and the highest level of activity since January 2008, on a seasonally adjusted basis. "Housing markets around BC continued to post higher sales in June, fuelled by attractive mortgage rates and lower ...
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Just sold this listing: "This is it! A SUPERB unit and fantastic location! Bright spacious fully updated 2 bedroom & den in a rainscreened building that's been re-plumbed and..."
The combination of low interest rates and more affordable pricing helped propel Greater Vancouver home sale numbers to the second all-time highest total for the month of June. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that sales of detached, attached and apartment properties increased 75.6 per cent in June 2009 to 4,259, from the 2,425 sales recorded in June 2008. The figure is just short of the record-breaking 4,333 sales which occurred in June 2005. New listings for detach ...
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Just added this listing: "This is it! A SUPERB unit and fantastic location! Bright spacious fully updated 2 bedroom & den in a rainscreened building that's been re-plumbed and common areas redecorated. This corner unit provides an excellent floor plan withseparate bedrooms, perfect open airy office, more than 200 sq ft of wrap around deck space, peaceful treed outlook, northwest facing, only one common wall and no one living beneath you! Tastefully updated with an open plan kitchen, stainless a ...
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