Balanced real estate market prevailed through much of 2011
Wednesday, January 4, 2012VANCOUVER, BC – The 2011 Greater Vancouver housing market began with heightened demand in regional hot spots and concluded with greater balance between seller supply and buyer demand.
Blanket Drive continues to spread warmth to those who need it most
Monday, December 19, 2011VANCOUVER, BC – Nearly 19,000 working poor and homeless people across the Lower Mainland received donations of blankets, clothing, and other necessities this year from the region’s longest running Blanket Drive.
Historically normal activity keeps the Greater Vancouver housing market in a balanced state
Friday, December 2, 2011VANCOUVER, BC – The Greater Vancouver housing market saw relatively typical home sale and listing activity in November.
The Lower Mainland's longest running blanket drive starts today
Monday, November 28, 2011VANCOUVER, BC – The 17th annual REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive begins today and will run until Monday, December 5. Hundreds of real estate offices from Whistler to Chilliwack turn into donation depots for eight days as REALTORS® collect, sort and deliver donations of warm, winter clothing and blankets for distribution to dozens of local charities.
Video blog tells stories of longest running blanket drive in Metro Vancouver
Monday, November 21, 2011VANCOUVER, BC – For the first time in its 17-year history, a video blog will tell the REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive story, from the perspective of the volunteers, charities and community partners who make it happen.
REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive indispensable to those in need
Wednesday, November 16, 2011VANCOUVER, BC – People depend on the REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive. What started as a compassionate offer of simple warmth to those living on the streets in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is now the largest, longest-running charitable blanket and warm clothing collection in the region.
Greater Vancouver at lower end of balanced housing market
Wednesday, November 2, 2011VANCOUVER, BC – With a sales-to-active property listings ratio of 15 per cent, the Greater Vancouver housing market continues to hover at the lower end of a balanced market and has been trending in that direction over the past five months.
Home listings continue to rise in the Greater Vancouver housing market
Tuesday, October 4, 2011VANCOUVER, BC - Consistent increases in property listings and fewer home sales over the summer months has helped move the Greater Vancouver housing market into the upper end of a buyers’ market.
Best of commercial building honoured at event
Friday, September 30, 2011VANCOUVER, BC – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) honoured the very best in commercial building at its 2nd annual Commercial Building Awards on September 29.
Greater Vancouver home sales trend toward buyers’ market over summer
Friday, September 2, 2011VANCOUVER, BC – August marked the third consecutive month that home sale activity in Greater Vancouver was below the 10-year average for the month. In contrast, home listing activity in the region has exceeded the 10-year norm every month since the beginning of the year.
