Compare Vancouver Real Estate Market 2008 and 2009
Vancouver real estate market continues growing in 2009. Although the average price for single family home is 5% lower than which of last year, the real estate buying and selling transactions and volume is growing by over 100%. In this video I review Vancouver real estate market and its...
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Vancouver-area home sales more than doubled in August as buyers continued to take advantage of low interest rates and relatively attractive prices. Last month’s 3,400 sales represent an increase of 120 per cent from a year ago, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. The industry group says the sales figure is “in line with the active summer months experienced between 2003 and 2007.” In fact, the number of sales was two per cent below August 2007 when the market was red hot. The August average adjusted selling price of $540,000, however is still down by one per cent from a year earlier. New listings rose five per cent, although total listings are still one-third below last August. The industry group’s president, Scott Russell says “from the variations in activity we’re seeing across areas I’d say the...
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