The following is not about Real Estate but I came across this in a communication from BCAA . . . it's worth sharing.
"Recent publicity surrounding Toyota's recall of vehicles with faulty accelerator pedals provides a good reminder that it's important to know what to do if your accelerator pedal ever gets stuck, or your vehicle accelerates for no apparent reason. If you ever find yourself in that ...
Posted by Len Visser
on February 25, 2010
I've been asked that question a lot lately. Pretty much normal given the market fluctuations of the past year and all the 'rebound' news that's been coming out.
My comments will be from two perspectives. First, from the I need a roof over my head perspective. You need shelter . . . available options, rent or own. Generally speaking, Buying is the better of the two options for a number of reasons such ...
Posted by Len Visser
on February 3, 2010
Stats show that over 75% of folks looking for real estate information now begin their search on the Internet . . . so, it figures that this would be the place to market a property for sale. How on earth would a person go about doing that?
Century 21 has and is using a marketing system to do just that . . . and, it works! If you are thinking of selling your real estate, give us a call. We ...
Posted by Len Visser
on January 18, 2010
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
What will the Real Estate Market do in 2010? As usual, that's the million dollar question. Here's what I see from my perspective - in 2009 the real estate market finished very strong, mostly driven by low interest rates, bouyed by a rebuilding of consumer confidence. The stock market has cautiously rebounded as well and looks like it will continue to do so as long as the indicators ...
Posted by Len Visser
on December 29, 2009
According to the end of the month stats from the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, the real estate market in the Fraser Valley just keeps moving along. When comparing the number of sales recorded through October of 2009 to the number of sales in October or 2008 this year shows a dramatic 127% increase. There was even an increase of just under 10% over September 2009. At the same time the number of new ...
Posted by Len Visser
on November 4, 2009
I had a quick look at the monthly stats from the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board and see that the market, on an over-all basis, remains very strong. While the number of listings this month are up by about 10% over last month, sales are up by about 15% over last month and a whopping 100% plus over last year. These calculations are based on the "Month to date" numbers, (10 working days or ...
Posted by Len Visser
on October 15, 2009
It's almost here . . . training camps have begun . . . can you feel the excitement build? Abbotsford has a new game in town! We are the new home, (first on the west coast), for the American Hockey League's Calgary farm team now known as the Abbotsford Heat. The excitement is definitely building . . . can't wait for play to begin in Abbotsford's new sports and entertainment center.
And, it's ...
Posted by Len Visser
on September 14, 2009
Record sales for the month of July have been reported by both the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. In Vancouver's case, it was an all time record beating even July 2006 which was phenomenal in itself. So, here we are again . . . wondering if the volatile real estate market is doing another about turn, this time back to the Seller's market of ...
Posted by Len Visser
on August 11, 2009
A quick look at the market stats to this point in July shows a continued jump in the number of reported sales in the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board area, (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Abbotsford and Mission). July 2009 to-date has recorded 1,813 sales, a whopping 70% increase over July 2008 and a 13 % increase compared to last month's healthy 1604 sales for the same number of recording ...
Posted by Len Visser
on July 29, 2009
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver has released information to the effect that the volume of sales for the month of June was the third highest ever . . . right up there with the booming 2006 and 2007 markets! What's more - competing Buyers with bidding wars! The report was qualified somewhat in that certain parts of the market are extremely active . . . meaning other parts are somewhat quiet or ...
Posted by Len Visser
on July 14, 2009