Metro Vancouver developers push wave of pre-sales into slowing market
July 27, 2010 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment
Metro Vancouver developers may have got ahead of themselves with the number of housing projects they are pushing into the pre-sale marketing phase, says a local market research firm.
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Things will be great when you’re downtown
July 17, 2010 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment
When complete strangers buy into a condo building, they’re in for a big surprise. It doesn’t take long before they’re going for a swim with one of their neighbours and befriending others at the pub, on the treadmill, or in the shops downstairs. Then it dawns on them: They’ve lucked in to a vibrant neighbourhood [...]
Port Moody council pushes for western station
July 15, 2010 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment
Of course, the connector is a pre-requisite…
But this is great news: Port Moody council pushes for western station.
King West: The splish and the splash
July 10, 2010 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment
The first installment of a seven-part series exploring new condo communities in the city homes in on Liberty Village and beyond.More Info: Click here
National Housing Price Index up for 11th straight month
July 9, 2010 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment
Housing prices rose for the eleventh straight month in May, advancing 0.3 per cent compared to the month before and in line with analyst expectations, Statistics Canada reported Thursday.
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Metro Vancouver new-home prices slow down in May
July 9, 2010 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment
Metro Vancouver new-home prices slow down in May
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Real estate prices ease after rebound
July 7, 2010 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment
Lower Mainland housing prices softened in June after a continued rebound in the first half of 2010 from recession-bottom lows reached more than a year ago.
Detached houses sold for a benchmark price of $795,025 in June, up 13.4 per cent from a year ago, the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver reported.
Duplexes and townhouses were [...]
Metro Vancouver housing market steady: real estate board survey
July 6, 2010 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment
Metro Vancouver’s housing market experienced steady activity to start the summer season although sales were 30 per cent lower than the same time last year, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.More Info: Click here
Condo townhomes fuse ground-floor living with high-rise amenities
July 3, 2010 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment
Combining highrise and homestyle living, condo townhomes offer interesting synergies.
A flourishing trend, condo townhomes are part of the blueprint in about 35 current condo projects in Toronto (out of 265 active projects around the city), according to Pauline Lierman, research analyst with Urbanation, which tracks the Toronto condo market.
“Townhouses (that are part of a bigger [...]
