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Oak Bay Real Estate Update

December 25th, 2015

Oak Bay Real Estate Update December 2015 The above photo was taken on the corner of Oak Bay Avenue and Foul Bay Road showing off this beautiful Christmas light display... 'Welcome to Oak Bay'! The whole Avenue is lit up and is a nice place to stroll during the holiday season and stop for bite along the way. Come and experience the resturants. The real estate activity this past year has ...

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Oak Bay Real Estate Update

August 17th, 2015

Oak Bay Real Estate Update August 2015 The market and the summer remain hot! Positive market conditions such as the low interest rate along with the diverse mix of properties and price points available have likely helped support this increase in interest in Victoria/Oak Bay real estate. Year to date in Oak Bay there have been 202 home sales. Two sales over $4 Million which is interesting ...

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Oak Bay Real Estate Update

June 5th, 2015

OAK BAY REAL ESTATE UPDATE - MAY 2015 Oak Bay's spring market is hot and a little weird! Seller's are feeling confident, Buyer's are worried they may not find the home they hoped for and accepted offers are falling apart due to financing. During May there had been 34 sales with a total of 132 year to date. 40 sales priced from $1 Million plus. The President of the Real Estate Board com ...

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God made a REALTOR

August 30th, 2014

Being a Professional REALTOR® - August 2014 To the REALTOR® in all of us... below is a two minute video that presents it brilliantly. I wanted to laugh and cry. I know in every profession there are a few that don't conduct their business like this but all one can do is hope that most do their best and are professional. On a personal note, I started with Century 21 in 1990. Hung my license ...

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Home Staging when Selling Real Estate in Victoria is Helpful

August 12th, 2014

I was featured recently in the Oak Bay News. The article was about the importance of decluttering when downsizing a home after decades. If you are selling a home in Victoria I mentioned in the article below how an hour's consultation with a professional home stager can dramatically improve a home's appeal by decluttering and rearranging furniture to best show off the home's attributes. Someti ...

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Victoria Symphony Splash August 2014

August 3rd, 2014

Victoria Symphony Splash Tonight - August 2014 The event has started at the Inner Harbour. Performace starts this evening at 7:30pm. After 3pm chairs can be placed on the upper and lower causeways. A Twenty Five year celebration for The Splash and is now the largest annual symphony event in North America! Each year a young soloist is chosen to perform with the Victoria Symphony a tradi ...

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Victoria Real Estate Update - June 2014

July 25th, 2014

Victoria Real Estate Market Update for June 2014 Thanks to Ubertor, my web provider. This month an infographic was created to help understand the Victoria Real Estate Board statistics. Below you will notice that 680 properties were sold in the region for the month of June compared to 664 in June 2013 so an increase of 2.4 percent. A balanced market. Pricing is more stable and predictable ...

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Oak Bay Willows Beach Park Music Night

July 15th, 2014

Oak Bay Willows Beach July 2014 Wednesday evening The O'Brien Family will be performing at Willows Beach park starting at 6:30pm. Originally from England the family have established themselves as one of the most exciting and fresh volcal and instrumental groups on Vancouver Island. What a treat this will be! Bring a blanket and watch the sunset...enjoy it all here in Oak Bay. Let's go... ...

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Victoria Real Estate Update - June 2014

June 23rd, 2014

Victoria Real Estate Update - June 2014 'Welcome to Oak Bay' A Flower Centerpiece located at the corner of Foul Bay Road and Oak Bay Avenue There has been an increase in the number of sales from April to May which is pretty normal. Year over year there was an increase of over 8 percent in properties sold in the region. This year in May the benchmark home value reached $498,500. A mo ...

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Oak Bay Tea Party June 2014

June 7th, 2014

Oak Bay Tea Party - June 2014 Great weather, fun activites all weekend in Oak Bay. Start with the Mad Hatter Fun run at 10:15 am. Parade at 10:30 down Oak Bay Avenue finishing off at Willows Beach located in the Estevan area of Oak Bay. Lots of entertainment starting at noon today featuring 'Groove Kitchen'. Enjoy kayak rides and Yoga. Sunday June 8th Entertainmnet starts at noon all d ...

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Brenda Russell

Your Local Victoria Real Estate Agent since 1990