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The Georgia Viaduct Under the Butchers Knife! – Vancouver Real Estate Market Update

by Maggie Chandler February 21, 2012 Latest News

No, this is not the fragment of some strange planners reverie. This is an impromptu tour of the Vancouver neighbourhoods traversed by the Georgia Viaduct. Lead by Mr. Beasley, the city’s former head of planning and Mr. Green, a former councillor, mayoral candidate and long time community activist, the …

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B.C. economic snapshot for BC – Vancouver Homes for Sale

by Maggie Chandler February 21, 2012 Latest News

Annual growth in B.C.’s consumer price index (CPI) rose to 1.7 per cent in January, representing a marginal increase from December.

B.C.’s inflationary pressure was lowest among Canadian provinces by a substantial margin. The second lowest CPI growth was recorded in Manitoba at 2 per cent, while the Alberta and …

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Year-round Vancouver farmer’s market planned for Main Street – Vancouver Real Estate Market Update

by Maggie Chandler February 20, 2012 Latest News

In 1908, a large wooden building with ornate glass windows was built at a spot near the intersection of Main and Terminal in Vancouver.

The City Market, as it was called, was built on False Creek Bridge, which became Main Street in 1910 but was then called Westminster Avenue.

False Creek …

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HST Transition to Benefit Vancouver Home Buyers

by Maggie Chandler February 20, 2012 Latest News

The provincial portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax is about to drop to two per cent on all new homes sold for $850,000 or less, a move widely praised by those in the beleaguered home building industry.

Announced by Finance Minister Kevin Falcon on Friday, the move is meant to …

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Vancouver Welcomes National Ballet of Cuba’s Don Quixote – Vancouver Real Estate News

by Maggie Chandler February 17, 2012 Latest News

The National Ballet of Cuba brings its famous skill and fire—and its signature piece, Don Quixote—to Vancouver for the first time
By Gail Johnson, February 15, 2012

During her 17 years with the National Ballet of Cuba, principal dancer Viegnsay Valdés has accumulated enough stamps in her passport to make Madonna …

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Vancouver’s Downtown Comes to Kitsilano’s West Broadway – Vancouver Real Estate Market Update

by Maggie Chandler February 16, 2012 Latest News

When I first moved to Vancouver in the mid 1980s, the area known as the Broadway corridor extended from Cambie to Oak streets. That’s where office workers were concentrated in a relatively dense urban environment.

A few years later, you could say that the urban area of Broadway reached just …

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Greater Vancouver Listing Facts

by Maggie Chandler February 15, 2012 Latest News

Searching for a Vancouver home, townhome or condo?

Wondering which area has the most properties listed and which has the least – representing best value for buyers.

See how many properties are listed for Greater Vancouver’s municipalities, compare last month to the previous month and see where listings sat a year ago

Check out Greater Vancouver listing facts to …

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Greater Vancouver Sales Facts

by Maggie Chandler February 14, 2012 Latest News

Searching for a Vancouver home, townhome or condo? Wondering which area appreciated the best last year and where the best values are?

See how average sales price compares for Greater Vancouver’s municipalities, compare last month to the previous month and see where prices sat a year ago

Check out Greater Vancouver sales facts to find your …

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Will Canada Sieze the Oppportunity to Expand Trade to the EU? Vancouver Real Estate news

by Maggie Chandler February 13, 2012 Latest News

via vancouversun.com

More trade, more jobs.

Posted on Vancouver Real Estate-Vancouver Homes For Sale

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Vancouver Supports Tennis – Real Estate Update

by Maggie Chandler February 10, 2012 Latest News

More than 200 French tennis officials and fans will fly to Vancouver this week to cheer on Team France in Davis Cup action against Canada.

Most will make a holiday of their long-distance-travel efforts and stay considerably longer than just the three days of the event.

It’s the kind of big-spend, high-calibre international …

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