Sooke REALTORS® Aid Cops for Cancer

Last weekend, Coast Capital Savings and Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty in Sooke, BC, teamed up to sell golf balls & t-shirts and put on a bake sale to raise money for Cops For Cancer – Tour De Rock.
The event was a huge success, raising $492.20 for the charity. A big
thank-you goes out to [...]

Sooke Credit Union and REALTORS® Aid Cops For Cancer

Last weekend, Coast Capital Savings and Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty in Sooke, BC, teamed up to sell golf balls & t-shirts and put on a bake sale to raise money for Cops For Cancer – Tour De Rock. The event was a huge success, raising $492.20 for the charity. A big thank-you goes out [...]

Canada’s Real Estate Market On Fire!

Unwavering Demand Supports Rising Canadian House Prices in Third Quarter
Saskatoon, St. John’s and Saint John report extremely strong activity
TORONTO, September 27, 2007 – Canada’s resale
housing market remained on solid ground during the third quarter as
high consumer confidence, strong employment rates and stable interest
rates led to robust buyer demand prompting average house prices to rise
in all [...]

Canadian Property Market on Fire: Q3 Royal LePage Housing Report

Good morning all.
More good news out of the housing sector from Royal LePage. The report covers the resale market from coast to coast, echoing what I reported about British Columbia’s market yesterday. Our booming economy, low unemployment, and high consumer confidence has fueled the market across the country, from Clayoquot Sound to Cape Spear. [...]

BC Home Sales Sheltered From US Market Woes

Hello fellow professionals. More evidence today from the BC Real Estate Association that our market in British Columbia is continuing to thrive despite the implosion in the United States brought on by the sub-prime mortgage issues and economic difficulties. Below is the release. Those of you with blogs or e-mail newsletters, you need to get [...]

BC Homes Sales To Surpass 100,000 in 2007

BC Home Sales to Surpass 100,000
BCREA Fall Housing Forecast
Vancouver, BC – September 27, 2007. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its fall 2007 Housing Forecast today.
BC Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) home sales are forecast to break the 100,000 unit mark for only the second time in history. BCREA forecasts that BC MLS® residential [...]

What is Web 2.0? [VIDEO]

Furthering our discussion on Web 2.0, this short video helps explain a little more as to what the buzz-word is all about.

Some of this may seem abstract, and the end of the video relates more to software and application developers, but the basic concept is good, and this video gives you [...]

10 Reasons to Move to Sooke, BC

Those that live here know you don’t need a reason, but here are ten for those that still think Sooke is “out there, man!”
1. Lower housing prices: The Sooke market has been undervalued for years, and is still catching up to markets closer to major employers in Victoria and on the naval base at [...]

Tim Ayres Seeks Election to Victoria Real Estate Board

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tim Ayres of Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Nominated for Director Position
 
86th annual election meeting scheduled for 3:00 PM Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at the Delta Ocean Pointe Resort.
Tim Ayres – a real estate licensee since December of 2004 is seeking election to the Victoria Real Estate Board of Directors. Tim is an [...]

Victoria Real Estate Board Releases StrataDocs Online

This is probably the biggest news since WebForms™ was introduced a few years ago. Remember how that made your life so much easier?
First, the official news release from the Board:
New StrataDocs Online Service for REALTORS®
Helps Buyers of Strata Units
The Victoria Real Estate Board (VREB) has introduced a new online service for its REALTOR® [...]