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Greater Vancouver Average Price Graph July 2011

by Maggie Chandler August 8, 2011 Home Prices and Trends

Greater Vancouver Average Price Graph for July 2011 shows houses and condos edging down and towhomes edging up. View the results sine 1977

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B.C. history lives in wild waters, mountains of the Chilcotin – Vancouver Real Estate News

by Maggie Chandler August 8, 2011 Latest News

LONG OPTION: You could go far to find place names less known but more evocative than Hanceville, Chilanko Forks and Kleena Kleene, not to mention Chezacut and Towdystan. Still, most are hours away, served by one of only three highways that connect British Columbia’s Interior to tidewater. …

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Why Gen Y Can’t Buy a Vancouver Home for Sale

by Maggie Chandler August 8, 2011 Latest News

As a young carpenter, I dream of one day building my own home or renovating my very own condo in a lively area of Vancouver.  I currently rent downtown and love the proximity to areas such as Stanley Park, English Bay and Yaletown where there are many bars, restaurants …

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Free Concerts Every Weekday outside CBC – Vancouver Real Estate News

by Maggie Chandler August 5, 2011 Latest News

The summer of freebies continues.  In case you haven’t already noticed, free daily concerts are being staged downtown outside the CBC studios on Hamilton Street from noon-1 p.m. all summer long.  The free music series, called Musical Nooners, started back in July and will continue until Aug. …

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Metro Vancouver Real Estate Building Permits Leap more than 42 Percent

by Maggie Chandler August 5, 2011 Latest News

The value of building permits isssued in Metro Vancouver jumped by more than 42 per cent from May to June, almost entirely due to multi-family residential permits, Statistics Canada reported this morning.

The value of permits rose from $370 million to more than $529 million, the federal data-gathering agency said.

The …

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Why the new world’s tallest building signals big trouble – Vancouver Real Estate News

by Maggie Chandler August 4, 2011 Latest News

There is an interesting correlation between the completion of extremely tall buildings and the timing of property market collapses.From the time the first skyscraper went up in New York in 1870 (Equitable Life) to the completion of the Empire State Building in 1931 and the construction of the World …

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Metro Vancouver Signs New Accord to Limit & Shape Growth – Homes for sale in Vancouver

by Maggie Chandler August 3, 2011 Latest News

Vancouver for the next 30 years is now in effect after the only holdout city – Coquitlam – dropped its objections and signed on.

The new regional growth strategy was adopted July 29 and replaces the former Livable Region Strategic Plan.

It should be more enforceable, requiring cities to concentrate dense development …

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Greater Vancouver Real Estate Sales in July 2010 Below 10 year Average

by Maggie Chandler August 3, 2011 Latest News

While the balance between home buyer and seller activity remains in an equilibrium range in the Greater Vancouver housing market, last month’s home sale total was below the 10-year average for July.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales of detached, attached and apartment properties on the region’s Multiple Listing …

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Japanese Canadian Culture Festival – Vancouver Real Estate News

by Maggie Chandler August 3, 2011 Latest News

The Powell Street Festival, an annual celebration of Japanese Canadian arts, culture and heritage, took place over the weekend at Oppenheimer Park, in the heart of the Downtown Eastside. The festival features dance, music, book readings, flower arrangement, tea ceremonies, martial arts demos, amateur sumo tournament, craft …

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Will Canada Immigration Changes Effect Vancouver Homes for Sale?

by Maggie Chandler August 2, 2011 Latest News

On June 24, the federal government instituted rule changes related to new applications under the Federal Immigrant Investor Program (IIP), the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSW) and the Federal Entrepreneur Program. The changes are as follows:

Federal Entrepreneur Program: A temporary moratorium on new applications.

Federal Immigrant Investor Program (IIP): A cap of 700 new IIP applications …

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