All indications are the Victoria Real Estate will remain strong and that 2008 will be a great year in Victoria and British Columbia in general. A recent release by CMHC (Canadian Mortgage an Housing Corporation) confirms what we have predicting now for some time. CMHC predicts a price increase of homes around 4%. We at Properties In Victoria Professionals […]
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Victoria, BC Real Estate – The Facts on Agency Law
When it comes to buying Real Estate in Victoria or in British Columbia in general it is important that you as a buyer or seller understand the agency relationship that REALTORS® work under with their clients. British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) has a great article that is worth reading. The Agency Relationship REALTORS® work within a […]
Read MoreReal Estate In Victoria, BC. – Funding for Housing Should Accompany Tax Cuts
As we all know our beloved British Columbia Government is receiving around 925 million dollars in revenue from sales of Real Estate in the form of the Property Transfer Tax (PPT). REALTORS® and our governing body BCREA (British Columbia Real Estate Association) have been lobbying the BC Government to eliminate or reduce the PPT. This does not […]
Read MoreReal Estate In Victoria, BC. – Real Estate Sales Soars In October.
Real Estate sales of homes and other properties in the Greater Victoria area soared 20 percent in October compared to the same month a year ago. There were 708 sales through the Victoria Real Estate Board’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in October. This is up about 20% from the 590 sales in October of 2006. In September of […]
Read MoreReal Estate In Victoria, BC. Canada – Moving Advice Part 6 of 6
In our previous parts of our Moving Real Estate Blog we have discussed, vehicles, pets, kids, planning, and moving calendar. When planning your move to Victoria, BC. one concerns many people have is “How do I move my plants”. Just about all of us have one or two favourite plants we would like to bring […]
Read MoreReal Estate In Victoria – Predictions: 2008 will mark the seventh consecutive year in which housing starts exceed 200,000 units.
When it comes to Victoria Real Estate we are not alone when we say we will have another fantastic year in 2008. We have mentioned in many of our blogs that our Real Estate Market here in Victoria, in British Columbia and in Canada in general will be very strong. A recent article by CMHC […]
Read MoreProperties in Victoria Professional logs Some Serious Real Estate
We here at Properties in Victoria Professionalsare proud to announce that our International Client Care Coordinator, Sarah West, placed 6th at the Shawnigan Lake 1/2 Marathon this past weekend. Well done Sarah. Shawnigan Lake is located some 40km north of of Victoria BC, and has slowly transformed over the years from a “cottage country” community […]
Read MoreReal Estate In Victoria – Victoria vs Calgary
The Real Estate Market in Victoria and British Columbia in general has had a very strong year and it looks like it will continue in 2008. If you have been following our blogs you know that we are pretty bullish on the Real Estate Market in Victoria. Every so often we look at some of […]
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