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Detailed information on How to Sell Houses and Condos in Vancouver including Realtor Advice from Top Vancouver Realtor Mike Stewart

Canada Mortgage Calculator with 40 Year Amortizations!

Canadian Mortgage Calculator for Vancouver Real Estate with Amortizations up to 40 Years

I am both a property owner in Vancouver and a Realtor. I am constantly watching the mortgage market here in Canada to see how changes to mortgage interest rates and amortization affect both the Vancouver real estate market and my personal Continue reading

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Condos in Vancouver | High Strata Fees Bad? Low Strata Fees Good? Not Always…

Are High Strata Fees Bad? Are Low Strata Fees Good?

When buyers are looking at condos to purchase in Vancouver, many focus on the maintenance/strata fee and generally feel that a low strata fee is a good thing and a high strata fee is a bad thing.

In many cases, this is not the correct conclusion. Why? Continue reading

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February 2012 Vancouver Real Estate Statistics Package from the REBGV

February 2012 Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Statistics Package

Greater Vancouver housing market trends near long-term averages as spring market approaches

Closer alignment between home buyer and seller activity helped bring greater balance to the Greater Vancouver housing market in February.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver reached 2,545 on the MLS® system in February 2012. This represents a 61.4 per cent increase compared to the 1,577 sales recorded in January 2012, a decline of 17.8 per cent compared to the 3,097 sales in February 2011 and Continue reading

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Vancouver Real Estate Statistics January 2012 Courtesy REBGV

January 2012 REBGV Stats Package

Selection broadens and demand eases to kick off 2012 in the Greater Vancouver housing market

VANCOUVER, B.C. – February 6, 2012 – Greater Vancouver home sellers were more active
than buyers in January and overall home prices, according to the new MLS® Home Price Index
(MLS® HPI), continued to experience more stability and less fluctuation compared to the
beginning of 2011.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in
Greater Vancouver reached 1,577 on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in January 2012.
This represents a 4.9 per cent decrease compared to the 1,658 sales recorded in December 2011,
a decrease of 13.3 per cent compared to the 1,819 sales in January 2011 and an 18 per cent
decline from the 1,923 home sales in January 2010.

January sales in Greater Vancouver were the second lowest January total in the region since
2002, though only 146 sales below the Continue reading

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