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Oak Bay Real Estate Update

June 14th, 2010
OAK BAY REAL ESTATE LISTINGS

In the popular Oak Bay area of Victoria, you will see the activity in the different map areas starting with South Oak Bay;

South Oak Bay has 47 listings total. Thirty of the 47 are single family dwellings starting at $575,000 up to $11,500,000.
Gonzales area has seven listings all being 'homes' starting at $728,000. - $5,500,000.
North Oak Bay has ten listings, ...

Victoria Royal Lepage For Women's Shelter

May 20th, 2010

Royal LePage National Garage Sale for Women's Shelter - Raised over $300,000 Across Canada!

This was the biggest fundraiser in the history of the Shelter Foundation and the biggest charity garage sale ever in Canada. In 2009 we were thrilled to raise $120,000 at our first National Garage Sale for Shelter. This year, because of the effort and the generosity of Royal LePagers from coast to coas ...

Royal Lepage Garage Sale For Women's Shelter

May 4th, 2010

ROYAL LEPAGE COAST CAPITAL REALTY And ATLAS VAN LINES, Huge Garage Sale May 15, 2010 Victoria BC

Proudly Announces the National Garage Sale for Shelter and all this will be happening May 15, 2010 at #137-2924 Jacklin Road in Langford.

In the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, three women in our country will be assaulted by an intimate partner and each and every year, 360,000 children witnes ...

Oak Bay Real Estate Update

April 9th, 2010
Oak Bay properties for the first quarter of 2010 are selling very well. Year-to-date there have been sixty-six single family homes sold, thirteen condos and two townhomes sold.

A Graph Showing Number of Sales by Price Range For Condos and Townhomes In Oak Bay and Victoria

Mar.2010OakBaySalesbyPriceRange .jpg

The current activity in the different map areas as of today are as follows:

South ...

Oak Bay Real Estate Update

March 1st, 2010
The Oak Bay real estate market is very active as we are just moving into March. Flowers are blooming everywhere, which feels sooner than usual. Already this year there have been ten sales in the $1,000,000. plus range. In fact there was one sale in the $2 Milion plus range. Below is a graph outlining Single Family Homes in all the different price ranges and number of sales in the Victoria ...

Home Inspections in Victoria are a Must!

February 2nd, 2010

I was featured recently in the Time Colonist. The article was about the importance of having a home inspection. If you are buying a home in Victoria or on Vancouver Island, a home inspection is a must. In the article below I mentioned a buyer who decided not to continue with fulfilling her Contract of Purcahse and Sale on a condo mainly because of the opinion of the home inspector. It tu ...

Oak Bay Real Estate

November 21st, 2009

Oak Bay Real Estate Update For November 2009

What a month Victoria has had! Last month for sales was the highest level for October since 1992! Below is a direct quote from the President of the Victoria Real Estate Board that was printed on a recent News Release:

Oct. 09 VREB President Quote

In this graph you will see the reported Sales by Price Range for the Victoria and Oak Bay areas. I find this graph is always ...

Canadian Journey Begins in Victoria BC

October 27th, 2009

Olympic Torch Comes to Victoria BC

Normally I talk about homes and real estate. This is a historical event on its way and Victoria is perfect for it. I wanted to make sure you have information about the Olypmic Torch Relay so The Canadian Journey begins here! We are really a sports playground... check it all out below:

The Star ...

Real Estate Update

October 26th, 2009

Oak Bay Real Estate Update for September 2009

I just updated the Victoria Market Update page on my website. For more information about real estate prices, listings vs. sales of the Victoria area please read that page.

The last three months especially it was a very active market in beautiful Oak Bay. As of the end of September there have been 207 homes sold, 57 condominiums, and 8 townhome ...

Royal LePage House Price Survey - October 2009

October 8th, 2009

'DELAYED START' IN CANADIAN REAL ESTATE MARKET AND UNDERSUPPLY LEAD TO PERCEIVED HOUSING BOOM


Lag in seasonal sales cycle brought on by the recession, coupled with undersupply, creates illusion that market is booming

TORONTO, October 8, 2009 - Canada's housing market is on the road to recovery but is experiencing a pronounced undersupply of homes for sale in southern Ontario and other regi ...

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