September 2008

Ballet BC Presents Nine Sinatra Songs & Schubert

by Maggie Chandler September 6, 2008

Ballet Britiish Columbia presents Nine Sinatra Songs and Schubert with choreography byTwyla Tharp. October 2- 4, 2008 at the Centre for Performing Arts. Songs sung by Frank Sinatra (Strangers in the Night, All the Way, That’s Life, My Way, One For My Baby (And One More for the Road), Softly As I Leave You, Something …

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Vancouver Market Analysis August 2008

by Maggie Chandler September 5, 2008

VANCOUVER WEST STATISTICS for August 2008 are not as gloomy as the media is reporting. Yes, sales are down (but after the last five years this is to be expected, as the market catches its breath), but so are listings down and the average price is flat for condos and up for townhomes and homes. …

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Three Global Developments Effecting the Bank of Canada’s Rate

by Maggie Chandler September 4, 2008

Bank of Canada keeps overnight rate target at 3 per cent

OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 3 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is unchanged, and the Bank Rate remains at 3 1/4 per cent.

The three global developments highlighted in the …

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Wordless Wednesdays

by Maggie Chandler September 3, 2008 Wordless Wednesdays

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My Recent Post “Is Vancouver Condo Market Bottoming?”

by Maggie Chandler September 2, 2008

A recent post I published entitled “Is Vancouver Condo Market Bottoming” received an inordinate number of comments.

Normally, the willingness of people to engage in a conversation within a blog is encouraged and welcomed. They are welcomed with the proviso that they must not be derogatory or a personal attack towards another individual, are not anonymous, …

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Vancouver’s Builders Facing Continued Cost Hikes

by Maggie Chandler September 1, 2008

So says the President of the Vancouver Regional Construction Association. Developers expect higher costs for concrete, steel and all petroleum based products for the foreseeable future.

Keith Sashaw says projected annual increases of 8% to 10%pr year in the cost of construction for the coming years. Perhaps this is part of the reason some of Vancouver’s developers …

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