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Top 25 Grants for Property Buyers and Owners

February 10th, 2012
Top 25 Grants for Property Buyers and Owners

Home Theatres: Great for the Family, Desired by Home Shoppers

January 4th, 2012
One of the most in-demand requests that real estate agents are getting from those looking for new homes concerns home theatres, or at least the space to add such a multi-media room. With home-theatre technology evolving and prices lowering over the last decade, the concept has evolved from luxury to near necessity for many households. It’s the place where the family comes together to be ent ...

West Vancouver Single Family Home Update

November 8th, 2011
There are currently 437 single family homes for sale in West Vancouver ranging in price from $289,000 for a 1 bedroom cabin situated on almost an acre parcel on Hollyburn Mountain to $39,000,000 for an 11 bedroom, 29,770 square foot mansion on a 5.44 acre lot at 2190 Camelot Road. There have been 228 sales since August 1st, with the average sale price during that time coming in at $2,333,15 ...

West Vancouver Single Family Home Update

September 26th, 2011
There are currently 478 single family homes for sale in West Vancouver ranging in price from $729,000 for a 3 bedroom home on Passage Island to $39,000,000 for an 11 bedroom, 29,770 square foot mansion on a 5.44 acre lot at 2190 Camelot Road. There have been 325 sales since June 1st, with the average sale price during that time coming in at $2,344,259 and the median sale price being $1,930, ...

Real Estate Is Stimulating

September 13th, 2011
According to the 2011 report Economic Impacts of MLS® Home Sales and Purchases in Canada and the Provinces prepared by Altus Group for the Canadian Real Estate Association, the spin-off benefits of resale activity on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) totals on average $19 billion dollars per year and results in 156,200 direct and indirect jobs. In BC alone, the spin-off spending contribute ...

West Vancouver Condo Update

August 19th, 2011
There are currently 127 condominium apartment homes for sale in West Vancouver ranging in price from $235,000 for a 459 square foot studio in Ambleside to $7,800,000 for a 4 bedroom, 4,811 square foot penthouse in Dundarave. There have been 88 sales since May 1st, with the average sale price for a 1-bedroom during that time coming in at $536,659 and the median sale price at $575,000. For 2- ...

West Vancouver Single Family Home Update

August 9th, 2011
There are currently 450 single family homes for sale in West Vancouver ranging in price from $729,000 for a 3 bedroom home on Passage Island to $39,000,000 for an 11 bedroom, 29,770 square foot mansion on a 5.44 acre lot at 2190 Camelot Road. There have been 372 sales since May 1st, with the average sale price during that time coming in at $2,259,819 and the median sale price being $1,865,0 ...

Changes to Canadian Immigration Rules

July 28th, 2011
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 a ...

Sentinel Hill Single Family Home Update

July 19th, 2011
There are currently 13 single family homes for sale in Sentinel Hill, ranging in price from $1,348,000 for a 3-bedroom home at 1004 Jefferson to $5,525,000. for a 5-bedroom, 7,500 square foot mansion at 888 Sentinel Hill.There have been 13 sales since April 1st, with the average sale price during that time coming in at $1,208,153 and the median sale price being $1,170,000. The least expensive ...

Thought For The Day

July 18th, 2011
"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought." - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
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