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Selling in a buyer’s market

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!An important statistic that any good Fraser Valley Realtor should be considering, and making you aware of, is sales to active listings ratio.
This key statistic defines the type of market prevalent in an area. A real estate market is … Read more »

Say no to round numbers when selling

Fraser Valley real estate listing price tip

According to a research team at Cornell University, people will pay more for a house if the listing price does not end in a bunch of zeros. According to their research, buyers will pay more for a house if it is listed at $675, 425 rather … Read more »

2008 Fraser Valley Real Estate Outlook

With economists predicting moderating trends for 2008, the British Columbia Real Estate Association sees the housing starts to increase by about 1% in 2008; mainly due increase in number of multi-family construction projects. The price are also expected to increase moderately and the gains will be in single digits in the Fraser Valley real estate … Read more »

Fraser Valley real estate site goes live

I am so stoked! After spending countless hours and thousands of dollars, the newest, most advanced and relevant Fraser Valley real estate site went live yesterday evening.
This site features tons of tips and articles for real estate buyers and sellers; community pages (for starters Surrey real estate and Langley real estate pages - with more … Read more »

Fraser Valley Real Estate Board upgrades MLXchange 4.0

The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board has provided a free upgrade to the pro-version of MLXchange to all real estate agents licensed with the board. The upgrade allows Fraser Valley real estate agents to setup their websites quickly (with or without a domain name) and allows for better lead generation and management.
The best part … Read more »

Fraser Valley real estate stats for 2007

The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board has released yearly stats for 2007. Overall the year was a very solid year right across the Fraser Valley real estate region. Prices of single family detached house saw modest gains in Surrey, Cloverdale, Langley and Abbotsford. This was probably due to a high number of … Read more »

Is your local Fraser Valley Realtor ethical?

While checking my office mail last week, I came across some promotional material sent by a very well know local developer. In this promotional material was a flyer promoting a contest for Realtors. Basically, whoever sold most in dollar volume in 2008 (for this developers properties) would win a 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-class … Read more »

Royal Lepage Wolstencroft Realty, Langley, BC

As of Jan. 21, 2008, I have joined Royal Lepage Wolstencroft Realty based in Langley, BC. I am very proud of this move; and extremely excited as well. Royal Lepage Wolstencroft is one of the most recognized named, not just in Langley, but in the entire Fraser Valley. Their market share, presence in the … Read more »

White Rock | South Surrey average price hits 800K

The average price of a house in White Rock / South Surrey cracked the $800, 000 barrier in Dec. 2007. This is reflective of a strong year right across the Fraser Valley.
The 2007 Fraser Valley real estate market finished with residential sales on the MLS surpassing the 2006 volume, average home prices showing double-digit increases … Read more »

Home Owner Grant threshold increased

The threshold for Home Owner Grant in BC has been increased to $1,050,000 from $950,000 in assessed value. This is across all communities within BC and ensures that 95% of all BC homeowners qualify for the basic grant.
According to BC Assessment, the value of the 2008 Assessment Roll increased approximately 16 per cent from the … Read more »

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