Feb 5, 2007 REALTORS® report increases in January NANAIMO, BC - Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) sales summary data released by the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) for January 2007, shows an increase in volume while average sale prices continued to rise. The average sale price across the VIREB region for January was $278,474. This is a 12 per cent increase from the $246,4 ...

New Year brings increase in new and active listingsVancouver, B.C. February 2, 2007 –The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that total residential sales for detached, attached and apartment properties reached 1,806 units in January 2007, a decrease of 6.1 per cent when compared to the 1,924 units sold in January 2006 and an increase of 6.2 per cent when compared to the 1 ...

The Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show is being held this year on February 17 & 18 at BC Place in Vancouver. If you have family members anything like my wife who insist on planning well ahead of time - mark this on your calendar. I will be manning a booth and showcasing some Ucluelet recreational cottage real estate that actually produces income. If you are interested in this type of product you ...

Real Estate has a global market!!!The buyer of 2007 is very different from the buyer of 10 years ago. Today's Buyers are taking full advantage of theinformation available on the internet and are becoming very educated. They are then using realtors to confirm theirresearch and fill in any missing blanks. That certainly makes my job much easier as a sophisticated buyer is muchmore likely to com ...

I am often asked if McCool is my birth name. A strange question, I must say, but the answer is an unequivocal YES. I thought I would take the time to educate the reader on my heritage. I am sure that all McCool's would like to think that they are descendants of the legandary giant Finn McCool. I don't know if I am, but I don't know that I am not. Finn McCool had his own army of fabulous warr ...

Another big year for Greater Vancouver housing sales Two thousand and six was another busy year for the real estate market in Greater Vancouver. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that there were 35,506 sales of detached, attached and apartment properties in 2006, a decrease of 12.4 per cent in comparison to the record-breaking 40,530 units sold in 2005, and a 2.1 per ...

The Real Estate Institute of British Columbia (REIBC) is an organization of diversified professionals whose mission is to advance the highest standards of education, knowledge, professional development and business practice in all sectors of the real estate industry. I am very proud to say that I have been a professional member of this organization for several years. Working TogetherREIBC ...

I often tell Sellers that buyers don't have an imagination so it is important to stage their property so that a buyer doesn't have to use their imagination. Unfortunately, in todays market, buyers often rely on their imagination because of poor planning. While a buyer may spend several months looking for just the right property, once they find it they have very little time to make a decisio ...

Multiple Listing Service (MLS) annual sales summary data released by the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) for 2006, shows a decline in volume while average sale prices continued to rise. The average sale price across the VIREB region for 2006 was $274,699. This is a 16 per cent increase from the $235,648 posted at the end of 2005. 2007 President Jennifer Lynch says the market has ...

Jack Nicklaus bring a world class golf course  to Ucluelet. Elke Loof-Koehler, CEO and president of Marine Drive Properties, has signed an agreement with Nicklaus Designto bring a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course to Canada's West Coast. Set on both the open Pacific and Ucluelet Inlet, the resort covers 370 acres located next to the Pacific Rim National Park, just north of the charming co ...