The Greater Vancouver housing market continued to experience strong demand from homebuyers and an increase in total property listings in a month where the eyes of the world were focused on the region.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totalled 2,473 in February 201 ...
After beginning the year at near record low sales levels, buyers' confidence in the Greater Vancouver housing market quickly returned, allowing for significant and sustained increases in the number of residential property sales for much of 2009.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that total unit sales of detached, ...
Strong home sales in the summer have prompted the Canadian Real Estate Association to dramatically increase its forecast for sales figures for this year.
The agency is now predicting 432,600 units will change hands this year. That's only 0.4 per cent below the 2008 figure, and it's significantly more than the 14.7 per cent sales decline the agency was forecasting as recently as May.
"The di ...
VANCOUVER, B.C. - July 3, 2009 - The combination of low interest rates and more affordable pricing helped propel Greater Vancouver home sale numbers to the second all-time highest total for the month of June.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that sales of detached, attached and apartment properties increased 75.6 pe ...
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A Good Tax Reason to Renovate your Home. . . |
In an effort to stimulate the economy and, in particular, the housing sector, the federal government introduced the Home Renovation Tax Credit (HRTC) in the 2009 federal budget. This temporary tax credit allows individuals to claim a 15% non-refundable tax credit for eligible expenditures made in res ...
House sales rise 7% in March
- Globe & Mail, April 15, 2009
It's the second straight month of improving sales; the
year-over-year decline was the smallest in six months
The Canadian housing market appears to be stabilizing, with sales
activity up in March for the second consecutive month as lower
prices drew in more buyers, the Canadian Real Estate Association
said Wednesday. Actual tran ...
Property sales strengthen in current market cycle
VANCOUVER, B.C. - April 2, 2009 - The Metro Vancouver housing market experienced a movement away from volatility and toward stability to start the spring season.
Home sales in March 2009 returned to levels witnessed at the beginning of the decade, with 2,265 sales recorded across Metro Vancouver for the month, a 53 per cent increase ov ...
RENOVATION CREDIT
From now until Feb. 1, 2010, the federal government's Home Renovation Tax Credit will offer homeowners a tax break on fixing up their homes, which is expected to bolster employment in the construction sector and help the market for B.C. forest products. Details of how it works are below.
- the tax credit: 15 per cent
- For renovations worth more than $1,000 to a maximum $ ...
Bank of Canada sees return to economic growth later in 2009
The Bank of Canada is projecting a sharp recession that will see three quarters of economic contraction before growth returns in the second half of 2009.
The bank sees a rebound to positive activity by the third quarter of the year, when it forecasts two per cent growth and 3.5 per cent expansion in the last three months of the ...
Whistler Open Houses for Saturday November 29
This is the first weekend that Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains are open for the 2008 season in Whistler, BC.
List of Open Houses for this weekend in Whistler, BC. from the Whistler Real Estate Company Ltc. For other Open House lists from ReMax, Sotheby's, Sutton Whistler Real Estate, MacDonald Realty Whistler and other Real Estate companies ...