Real Estate Information and Market Trends| Real Estate Victoria BC

Victoria Real Estate is continuing it’s steady climb. We predicted last year that 2007 would be a very strong year in Real Estate with an average selling price of a single family dwelling (in Victoria) close to $600,000. We are not there quite yet, but time will tell.  A recent release from BCREA (British Columbia Real Estate Association) [...]

Wow it is already the middle of July and I can’t believe how fast time has blown by. It seems like yesterday we were in the grip of winter, not a cold grip, but a bit more grey and wet then the summers and voila, Victoria is in the midst of a heat wave. We broke all [...]

It looks like there is nothing stopping the new construction in the Victoria real estate market. Once again to the suprise to some and not others building permit applications are red hot. And why not this is an amazing place to live, play and work. Everyday, we at Properties in Victoria Professionals we receive numerous e-mail inquiries with regards to purchasing a [...]

The Victoria Real Estate market certainly has a large impact on the economy here on Vancouver Island and the Real Estate market in all of Canada is doing the same. A recent article in the Times Colonist written by Eric Beauchesne of CanWest News Service reads:
The high-flying loonie will act as a drag on economic growth this [...]

It is becoming more and more popular to purchase Victoria Real Estate in the form of “Shared Ownership”. This like everything else can have it’s up and downs.
A recent article written by a local Victoria Lawyer Stewart Johnston has some great advice;
With the cost of housing reaching such high amounts it is becoming more and [...]

Fingertip unlocks doors -  Keeping your Victoria Real Estate Safe.
Technology scans your prints to let you in.
A recent article in the Times Colonist reads; The same sophisticated technology used in advanced security screening is coming to a household door near you.
Weiser Lock’s new SmartScan keyless entry system uses biometrics, the ability of machines to scan [...]

So you have just purchased your piece of Real Estate in Victoria. Now what do you do to keep all the weeds out of the garden.
A recent article in the Times Colonist written by Mike Gillespie, For CanWest News Service reads;
Natural, safe herbicide discovered by accident
Call it the accidental herbicide, but Nick Christians and Iowa [...]

Real Estate in Victoria on the rise. Langford council has approved four condominium towers to be built in the Bear Mountain Development. The towers range from 27-45 stories, making the the 45 story building the tallest on Vancouver Island and only 3 floors lower than Vancouver’s tallest building. 
Yes, there is controversy and we would love to [...]

Real Estate in Victoria is a very hot comodity and it is getting better and better. A new project located on an 8 acre parcel overlooking the Victoria Inner Harbour is well under way, The Bayview. 
Bayview is a contemporary, cohesively designed three tower, architecturally significant addition to Canada’s most famous seaside community, offering panoramic views [...]

You have bought your dream home in Victoria, BC. Canada…. Now what?  It is time to move and we can all use some advice when it comes to moving. An article  Written by Phoebe Chongchua reads:
For many people moving is one big headache and ranks as high on our list of fun as getting a tooth pulled without Novocain. Yet [...]