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Home sales volume plunges 61 per cent … so is this a good time to buy?

February 19th, 2009
Home sales volume plunges 61 per cent … so is this a good time to buy?
Real estate investors on the hunt for deals, economist says
Brian Morton

Sun

Monday, February, 16, 2009


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Wheel and deal on mortgages, but know the bottom line

February 19th, 2009
Wheel and deal on mortgages, but know the bottom line
Take these valuable hints aimed at the best deal for you
Kristin Goff

Province

Sunday, February, 15, 2009


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In a buyer's market, devaluations cancel each other

February 19th, 2009
In a buyer's market, devaluations cancel each other
Deals are great -- but current home's fallen worth is a problem
Kim Pemberton

Sun

Saturday, February, 14, 2009


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B.C. home sales jump 14% in June-to-August period

September 19th, 2007
B.C. home sales jump 14% in June-to-August period
August sales 25.9% higher than the same month in 2006

Sun

Wednesday, September, 19, 2007

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In Vancouver's hot real-estate market, pre-sale condo buyers are making big profits — as sellers

September 18th, 2007

Everyone in Vancouver, it seems, is talking about the city's real-estate market. And the hotter the market becomes, the more pervasive a topic of conversation it becomes: the size of the price tags (big, and getting bigger), the size of the suites (small, and getting smaller), the height and density of projects under construction (really tall, and lots of 'em). While some U.S.markets are expe ...

Ron McDonald Mortgage Insider

September 11th, 2007

September 11th, 2007 - - Greetings. Yes, six years ago today the world changed. I still remember coming home from Anchorage Alaska the morning of 9/11 and just in the nick-of-time too! We were on a 7 day Alaska Cruise and arrived at the Vancouver airport at 4:00 AM, thank you Canada 3000 for being 9 hours behind schedule. I still cannot fathom what happened that morning as I was glued to ...

Luxury sales experience serious upward momentum

September 5th, 2007

Luxury sales experience serious upward momentum

in major Canadian markets, says RE/MAX

Consistent return on investment has prompted an unprecedented upswing in luxury home sales in major Canadian centres so far this year, according to a report released by RE/MAX.

The RE/MAX Upper-End Market Trends Report examined trends and activity in 16 markets across the country between January ...

Market News

September 4th, 2007

CIBC World Markets - StrategEcon

Containing Contagion

CONTAGION - When an economic crisis in one country's bond or equity markets spreads to other countries which experience the same problems. The term comes from the more general definition of contagion, which is a highly transmittable disease.

Just how damaging contagion effects will be to credit and equity markets remains to ...

U.S. housing woes get stuck at border

August 21st, 2007
U.S. housing woes get stuck at border
LORI MCLEOD
REAL ESTATE REPORTER
August 17, 2007
Canada's strong economy and dearth of high-risk mortgage lending should help the real estate sector withstand the volatility that's been buffeting the equity markets.

Investors worried about the fallout from defaults on high-risk mortgages in the United States have sent stock markets, including the Toro ...
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