Archive for January, 2009


Fri
30
Jan

Victoria BC Real Estate - Mood of Canadian Consumers Improves Slightly.

Victoria BC And The Canadian Consumer Confidence
We have a new budget. What do you think about it? Let us know, we would love to hear about your thoughts. A recent article in The Times Colonist talks about the Consumer Confidence in Canada and this is of course of interest to us how it will effect [...]


Tue
27
Jan

Real Estate In Victoria BC - Real Estate Starts To Pick Up

Victoria Real Estate Starting To Move
We have certainly have had our ups and downs in the Victoria Real Estate market over the past 25 years. We think the market is starting to change again and there is now a lot more optimism amongst buyers and sellers. A recent article in The Times Colonist by Carla [...]


Tue
27
Jan

Real Estate Victoria BC - HOUSE PRICESTO DIP DURING FOURTH QUARTER

ECONOMIC DOWNTURN AND DAMPENED CONSUMER CONFIDENCE CAUSED HOUSE PRICES
TO DIP DURING FOURTH QUARTER
Poll indicates today’s federal budget announcement, Obama inauguration anticipated to buoy optimism

During the fourth quarter of 2008, Canada’s real estate market posted a decline in both unit sales and house prices, according to a House Price Survey released today by Royal LePage Real Estate [...]


Sat
24
Jan

Real Estate Victoria BC - Properties in Victoria Professionalsâ„¢ Launch a New Website

New Website launch for Properties in Victoria Professionalsâ„¢

We at Properties in Victoria Professionals™ are proud to announce the launch of our new website. The first version of the Properties in Victoria Professionals™ website was launched in 1995 and has undergone updates and facelifts over the years. We feel that each modification has made the site even more effective [...]


Fri
23
Jan

Real Estate In Victoria BC - New Construction Starts

New Construction Slows Effects Victoria Real Estate
Winter in Victoria (December and January) is most of the time a pretty slow period when it comes to construction as well as sales of real estate. A recent article in the Times Colonist by Carla Wilson with files from Canwest News Service talks in detail about the new [...]


Thu
22
Jan

REAL ESTATE VICTORIA BC - CORRECTION, NOT CRASH FOR CANADIAN REAL ESTATE MARKET IN 2009;

 

Real Estate Victoria BC – Correction, Not Crash…
Historically low interest rates, stable local economies and increasing affordability should support Canada’s residential real estate market during transitional period.

After experiencing a significant reset in 2008 – a reaction to continuous dire news surrounding the health of the global economy combined with a cooling from the previous years’ [...]


Mon
19
Jan

Victoria BC Real Estate - A Place For All The Toys

Real Estate Includes a Place For The Toys
When purchasing real estate in Victoria or any other place, many people take in to account what hobbies they have. More and more builders are looking at what the trend is and taking this in consideration when building homes. A recent article in the Times Colonist by Jane [...]


Fri
16
Jan

Real Estate in Victoria BC - Dockside Green VS North Stoney Greens

Green Real Estate; Victoira’s Dockside Green vs Calgary’s North Stoney Greens
Green real estate has been a buzz word in Victoria and the rest of Canada over the last few years and it is interesting to read about the new developments across the country that is trying to be more environmentally friendly. A very interesting article [...]


Mon
12
Jan

Real Estate In Victoria BC - BC Home Sales Decline in 2008

BC Home Sales Decline by One Third in 2008
Victoria real estate sales declined in 2008 and so did the rest of the province. British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports residential sales dollar volume on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in BC declined 31 per cent to $31.3 billion in 2008, compared to 2007. Residential [...]


Sat
10
Jan

Real Estate In Victoria BC - Canadian Housing Looks Good

Victoria Real Estate And The Rest Of Canada
Victoria Real Estate is holding it’s own and so is the rest of Canada. In these days with all the doom and gloom we hear it is good to take a deeper look and compare Canada and the US. A recent article in the times colonist by Garry [...]