More Homes Available in Greater Vancouver Region The latest data on Toronto real estate and Vancouver real estate prices shows prices of resale homes are falling. The average price of a Vancouver property fell 2.3% or more than $10k, from $762,562 in January 2011 to $752,380 January 2012. Outside of Vancouver in the Fraser Valley, Kamloops, … More Vancouver Home Prices Falling
Vancouver Housing Bubble Not Real A number of real estate experts and pundits have forecast a strong downdraft of the Vancouver housing market, saying it is in the midst of a real estate bubble. Prices of Vancouver real estate have dropped about 10% but that’s not enough to dry up investment. Demand from Asia is … More Vancouver Housing Forecast 2012
China Real Estate Buyers – A Market Realtor’s Can’t Ignore In Canada, the current government is under a lot of pressure to increase trade with China. With the US market so stagnant and with the US not appearing to be able to end its recessionary woes, Canada must look to new markets. China is the … More Chinese Real Estate Investors
SEO or Social Media – Which Investment Will Give you a Record Year? 2011 is winding down and you’ve got some time to contemplate your career and how to boost sales for 2012. So how do you go about determining what you should do? Do you check the CREA housing sales and forecasts in Canada, … More Real Estate Marketing 2012
Canadian Real Estate Forecast 2012 CREA recently released an updated housing forecast and it says prices will rise despite overall sales remaining steady. The forecast is a prediction of home sales activity via the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems of Canadian real estate Boards and Associations for 2011 and 2012. Those listings are visible on … More CREA Housing Forecast – Vancouver Toronto Edmonton Calgary
There are tens of thousands of real estate agents across Canada, and ten times that amount across the US. Out of all of them, how many do you think put a major effort into marketing? And what is real estate marketing today? Is it just a mention on a Website that’s hardly visited by anyone? … More Real Estate Marketing – Are Realtors Really Marketing Your Home?
Yes, Vancouver is 125 years old and I’ve found a great article on Vancouver’s history. If you’re considering moving to Vancouver, it’s a nice short intro into the history of the city. The city was discovered in 1792 by British explorer George Vancouver. It later burned down and from the ashes came the increasingly modern … More Vancouver’s 125th Birthday
For Sale By Owner Problems too Much to Justify Saving on Realtor’s Commission? I’ve notice fewer homeowners choosing the FSBO or for sale by owner route to selling their home this spring. Why the apparent drop? If the reason for FSBO was valid in previous years, wouldn’t it be valid right now? Well, the main … More For Sale by Owner – Is it Worth it?
iPad is Changing the Way People Search for Homes Smartphones made mobile mls a new catch phrase, but their small screen made searching a bit of an unpleasant experience. You can certainly search for homes and condos as you’re cruising through the neighborhoods you like using an iPhone, Blackberry, Windows 7 phone, or Android. The … More iPad Real Estate Apps
Vancouver Listed versus Solds Are we on the cusp of another record breaking April/May/June/July? Here’s a graph that shows how listings increased last year, and they’re on the same path this year. Units sold is up strongly in March 2011. Find out more about the Vancouver Real Estate market and about how real estate agents … More Vancouver Home Listings – Another Strong Year in Sales?
A recent report in the Globe and Mail suggests the Chinese are eager to buy Canadian property. It says the Chinese like the political stability here and are seeing Vancouver real estate as a stable, secure investment. And the price of Vancouver Real Estate appears cheap to them. Real estate values in China have increased … More Real Estate Investment Vancouver – Chinese are Buying
Price of Oil Rises above $108 a Barrel The rising price of oil may seem like a great thing for the Calgary and Edmonton economies and real estate sector, however we have to remember that the Alberta economy has evolved and diversified. In many ways it is hampered by high oil prices, particularly those companies … More Oil Price Effect on the Canadian Economy
The Canadian Election – Will A Coaliton Government Stimulate the Economy and pull the East out of its Recession? Although the PC party has a clear lead in the polls with about a month remaining before the next federal election, it is very likely that they are headed toward another minority governing status. Previously, opposition … More Coalition Government in Canada?
A new report by Remax, is suggesting that first time homebuyers and move up buyers are supporting growth in the Real estate sector in Canada. The report was recently released and provides comparative info on lending costs for first time home buyers across Canada from Halifax to Vancouver. The report says that “first-time homebuyers and … More First Time Homebuyers Holding up Real Estate Market
Realtor.com offers its own mobile mls app for your iphone, iPad, or Android phone. Realtor.com says you can search over 4 million homes for sale on their app. You can also download the Trulia mobile mls app, Loopnet mobile app, Zillow mobile mls app, or the ZipRealty app. Most of these apps are very similar, … More Realtor.ca Mobile Apps – Android, iPhone, iPad
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