Archive | December, 2009

Real Estate & Construction Forecasting and Economic Event for 2010.

Tickets are now available for the 1stView Annual Construction and Real Estate Forecasting and Economic Event for 2010. Mark Holland from HB Lanarc Consultants will be talking about “The Business Case for Sustainable Business Practices”. Other guest speakers include Travis Archibald from Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Marty Douglas from Coast Realty Group and Clarice [...]

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$16 Million Waterfront Development Plan for Powell River

An open house was held recently featuring plans about the proposed $16 million waterfront projects in Powell River, located a one hour ferry ride from Comox on Vancouver Island. Information about the $6.04 million South Harbour upgrade and reconfiguration, the $3.3 million Wharf at Westview development and the $6.5 million North Harbour upgrade were all discussed. The [...]

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Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) Reports Robust November

NANAIMO, BC – Single family unit sales following the usual seasonal trend are down 21% in November 2009 over the previous month but surpassed November 2008 levels by 105% on a Board wide basis. The average sale price meanwhile is 3% below November 2008 according to Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) sales summary data released by [...]

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Mortage Rates for Vancouver Island Real Estate

Gary Snider of Mortgage  Centre Comox Valley has supplied the following updated mortgage rates for Vancouver Island homes, including patio homes, duplexes, condominiums, townhouses and custom homes as of December 11, 2009. 1 Year Closed is 2.35% -  2 Year Closed is 2.95% -   3 Year Closed is  3.25% 5 Year Closed is 3.89%* Available for properties located in the Greater [...]

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Real Estate Vancouver Island – Mill Bay Project by Island Timberlands

Island Timberlands owns a property that is 1,500 acres in size located just north of Victoria on Vancouver Island in the south-west corner of Mill Bay which shares over 4 km (2.5 miles) of common boundary with the town. The site, known as SW-Mill Bay is effectively a valley which includes a series of terraces between Mill [...]

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