604 724-4278

REAL ESTATE SALES

RSS

Posted on by
Posted in First-time buyers, Laura Stein, Lyn Hart, mortgage rates, real estate
 
Our first real estate workshop for women, held on Tuesday, October 27th at Trout Lake Community Centre in East Vancouver went well and provided attendees with some invaluable information on the current real estate market.
 
Laura Stein, of the Mortgage Centre, with 17 years experience as an independant mortgage broker, had tons of great advice for everyone and answered questions about qualifying for a mortgage in an informal and informational 90 minutes. She had so much info to share, she left me with a mere 30 minutes for my portion of the workshop! I spoke on the direction of the market, presented some of the perks for first time buyers, and answered questions on how to get started.
 
Laura and I have worked together for the last couple of years and she is one of the most honest, up front people I know. Together, we provide you with a powerful, trusted team for your home buying experience.
 
We plan on holding additional workshops to help empower women and build confidence for first time or experienced buyers. Contact me if you want to be notified of the next Real Estate Workshop for Women.
Read

Posted on by
Posted in Hastings East, Vancouver East
Please visit our Open House at 110 KOOTENAY ST in Vancouver.
OPEN HOUSE: Sun. Oct. 18th 2-4
Vancouver Heights 1922 charmer oozing with character throughout, perched high on a corner lot with lovely NW views. 3 bedrooms, easily 4, featuring original fir floors, new main kitchen with granite counters & breakfast nook, new main bathroom with soaker tub & heated floors, all new electrical & plumbing, HE gas furnace, air filtration system, double glazed windows. Unfinished garden level basement with separate entrance, good height & fantastic suite potential. Open House: Sun, Oct 18, 2-4 PM.
Read

Posted on by
Posted in Hastings East, Vancouver East
Please visit our Open House at 110 KOOTENAY ST in Vancouver.
OPEN HOUSE: Sun. Oct. 11th 2-4 pm
Vancouver Heights 1922 charmer oozing with character throughout, perched high on a corner lot with lovely NW views. 3 bedrooms, easily 4, featuring original fir floors, new main kitchen with granite counters & breakfast nook, new main bathroom with soaker tub & heated floors, all new electrical & plumbing, HE gas furnace, air filtration system, double glazed windows. Unfinished garden level basement with separate entrance, good height & fantastic suite potential. SNEAK PEAK Fri Oct 2nd, 6-7 pm. OPEN HOUSE Sat & Sun Oct 3rd & 4th, 2-4 pm.
Read

Posted on by
Posted in 2009 Real Estate Market, buying, real estate market, reports, sales, Vancouver real estate market

Buyer Demand Remains Strong While Home Listings Increase

Greater Vancouver home sales remained strong last month, with the second highest number of residential sales ever recorded for the month of September.

 
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totalled 3,559 in September 2009, an increase of 3.4 per cent from the 3,441 sales recorded in August 2009, and an increase of 124.5 per cent compared to September 2008 when 1,585 sales were recorded.

 

“As homes sales in Greater Vancouver continued at an elevated pace in September it’s encouraging to see that more homes were listed on the MLS® in the month than any other so far this year,” Scott Russell, REBGV president said.

 
New listings for detached, attached and apartment properties in Greater Vancouver totalled 5,764 in September 2009. This represents a 6.2 per cent decline compared to September 2008 when 6,142 new units were listed, but a 26.8 per cent increase compared to August 2009 when 4,544 properties were listed on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in Greater Vancouver.
 
At 12,596, the total number of property listings on the MLS® increased 5.5 per cent in September compared to last month and declined 36 per cent from the 19,852 homes listed for sale during the buyer’s market that was experienced at this time last year.

 

“During this period of renewed demand in our marketplace, home values have gradually recovered from the declines that occurred in 2008,” said Russell.

Since the beginning of the year, the MLSLink® Housing Price Index (HPI) benchmark price for all residential properties in Greater Vancouver has increased 13 per cent to $547,092 from $484,211, while home prices compared to Septembers 2008 levels are up 1.6 per cent.

 
Sales of detached properties increased 160.6 per cent to 1,423 from the 546 detached sales recorded during the same period in 2008. The benchmark price, as calculated by the MLSLink Housing Price Index®, for detached properties increased 2.1 per cent from September 2008 to $741,632.
 
Sales of apartment properties in September 2009 increased 94.9 per cent to 1,489, compared to 764 sales in September 2008. The benchmark price of an apartment property increased 1.5 per cent from September 2008 to $374,686.
 
Attached property sales in September 2009 are up 135.3 per cent to 647, compared with the 275 sales in September 2008. The benchmark price of an attached unit increased 0.4 per cent between Septembers 2008 and 2009 to $466,276.
 
Read

Posted on by
Posted in 2009 Real Estate Market, buying, First-time buyers, mortgage rates, Vancouver real estate market
 

Try to Keep Up...

Rates are all over the place, changing almost everyday while lenders offer specials and deals on mortgages that fund within 30 days. The Bank of Canada is steady, which means that floating rates are still a great way to go.
 
The Australian Central Bank raised their rate today. There is speculation that this is the beginning of rates going up. There is no inflation on the horizon and so no real pressure for rates to go up here in Canada while the local Real Estate market continues to be very strong. 
 
             Bank Prime Rate 2.25%
Term
Best
Bank Posted
1 year
2.55%
3.75%
3 year
3.35%
4.65%
5 year
3.69%*
5.85%
10 year
5.20%
7.15%
25 year
9.25%
9.75%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*Strings attached to this rate!
 Bold numbers denote change from last posted rates.  
 
Variable mortgage from Prime...TODAY at 2.25%!
 

Courtesy of

Laura Stein - The Mortgage Centre
Telephone: 604-657-6535 ext 222
www.mortgagecents.ca

 

Call Laura today and tell her Lyn sent you!
Read

Posted on by
Posted in Hastings East, Vancouver East
Please visit our Open House at 110 KOOTENAY ST in Vancouver.
OPEN HOUSE: Sat/Sun. Oct. 3 & 4th 2-4pm
Vancouver Heights 1922 charmer oozing with character throughout, perched high on a corner lot with lovely NW views. 3 bedrooms, easily 4, featuring original fir floors, new main kitchen with granite counters & breakfast nook, new main bathroom with soaker tub & heated floors, all new electrical & plumbing, HE gas furnace, air filtration system, double glazed windows. Unfinished garden level basement with separate entrance, good height & fantastic suite potential. SNEAK PEAK Fri Oct 2nd, 6-7 pm. OPEN HOUSE Sat & Sun Oct 3rd & 4th, 2-4 pm.
Read
Categories:   2008 vancouver | 2009 Budget | 2009 market | 2009 Real Estate Market | 2010 real estate market | animation | banning | BC Property Assessments | BC Property Transfer Tax | BC; British Columbia | Best Real Estate Agent | book illustrator | Brentwood Park | Brentwood Park, Burnaby North | Brentwood Park, Burnaby North Real Estate | Burnaby East Real Estate | Burnaby North | Burnaby North Real Estate | Burnaby South | Burnaby South Real Estate | buy | buyer | Buyers | buying | canadian real estate market | Capitol Hill BN | Capitol Hill BN, Burnaby North Real Estate | cell phones | Central Pt Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam Real Estate | childrens books | Chilliwack | Class of the Titans | Clayton, Cloverdale | Coal Harbour, Vancouver West Real Estate | Collingwood VE | Collingwood VE, Vancouver East | Collingwood VE, Vancouver East Real Estate | condos | Consumer Savings | Coquitlam West, Coquitlam Real Estate | Deer Lake | Deer Lake Place | Deer Lake Place, Burnaby South | Deer Lake Place, Burnaby South Real Estate | Deer Lake, Burnaby South | Deer Lake, Burnaby South Real Estate | Downtown NW, New Westminster Real Estate | Downtown VE | Downtown VE, Vancouver East | Downtown VE, Vancouver East Real Estate | Downtown VW | Downtown VW, Vancouver West | Downtown VW, Vancouver West Real Estate | Downtown, Vancouver West Real Estate | driving | Dunbar, Vancouver West Real Estate | east side condos | eco-friendly | Edmonds BE | Edmonds BE, Burnaby East Real Estate | electrical | Fairview VW, Vancouver West Real Estate | False Creek, Vancouver West Real Estate | FINTRAC | first | First-time buyers | Fraser VE, Vancouver East Real Estate | Fraserview VE | Fraserview VE, Vancouver East | Fraserview VE, Vancouver East Real Estate | Fraserview, Vancouver East Real Estate | free reports | FSBO | George of the Jungle | Georgia Straight | GlenBrooke North, New Westminster Real Estate | Government Road, Burnaby North Real Estate | Grandview VE | Grandview VE, Vancouver East | Grandview VE, Vancouver East Real Estate | Grandview Woodland, Vancouver East Real Estate | grants | green | Hamilton, North Vancouver Real Estate | Hastings | Hastings East | Hastings East, Vancouver East | Hastings East, Vancouver East Real Estate | Hastings Sunrise, Vancouver East Real Estate | Hastings, Vancouver East | Hastings, Vancouver East Real Estate | Highgate, Burnaby South Real Estate | Home Inspections | Home owners | home renovations | Homeowners | houses | Housing | housing costs | housing forecast | HST | insulation | Killarney VE, Vancouver East Real Estate | Kip and Zara | Kitsilano | Kitsilano, Vancouver West | Kitsilano, Vancouver West Real Estate | Knob and Tube Wiring | Laura Stein | law | listings | Lyn Hart | Macdonald Realty | Macdonald Realty Ltd. | Main Street | Main, Vancouver East Real Estate | mar | market | market value | Meadow Brook, Coquitlam Real Estate | Mercer Report | Metrotown, Burnaby South Real Estate | Montecito, Burnaby North Real Estate | mor | mort | mortgage rates | mortgage rules | Mount Pleasant VE | Mount Pleasant VE, Vancouver East | Mount Pleasant VE, Vancouver East Real Estate | Mount Pleasant VW | Mount Pleasant VW, Vancouver West | Mount Pleasant VW, Vancouver West Real Estate | New Listings | New Westminster | New Westminster Real Estate | non resident buying and selling | North Shore Pt Moody, Port Moody Real Estate | Northlands, North Vancouver Real Estate | old houses | Open houses | outlook | Port Moody Centre, Port Moody Real Estate | Property Transfer Tax | public opens | Pucca | quality of living | Quay, New Westminster Real Estate | Queensborough, New Westminster Real Estate | quick sale | real | real estate | Real Estate Fees | real estate investors | real estate market | real estate market predictions | real estate market report | rebates | Renfrew VE | Renfrew VE, Vancouver East Real Estate | reports | Roche Point, North Vancouver Real Estate | sales | Sapperton | Sapperton, New Westminster | sel | sell | seller | sellers | selling your home | selling, home staging, real estate, interior design | Silver Valley, Maple Ridge Real Estate | South Marine, Vancouver East Real Estate | South Slope | South Slope, Burnaby South | South Slope, Burnaby South Real Estate | statistics | Studio B | Tax Credit | telemarketing | telephone soliciting | texting | Uptown NW | Uptown NW, New Westminster | Uptown NW, New Westminster Real Estate | vanc | Vancouver | vancouver condos | Vancouver East | Vancouver East Real Estate | Vancouver Heights, Burnaby North Real Estate | Vancouver Real Estate blog | Vancouver real estate market | Vancouver West | Vancouver West Real Estate | Victoria VE, Vancouver East Real Estate | West End NW, New Westminster Real Estate | West End VW | West End VW, Vancouver West | West End VW, Vancouver West Real Estate | Whalley, North Surrey Real Estate | Yaletown, Vancouver West Real Estate
Powered by myRealPage.com
Reciprocity Logo The data relating to real estate on this website comes in part from the MLS® Reciprocity program of either the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR), the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) or the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board (CADREB). Real estate listings held by participating real estate firms are marked with the MLS® logo and detailed information about the listing includes the name of the listing agent. This representation is based in whole or part on data generated by either the GVR, the FVREB or the CADREB which assumes no responsibility for its accuracy. The materials contained on this page may not be reproduced without the express written consent of either the GVR, the FVREB or the CADREB.