The lower house of Mexico's congress voted Tuesday to loosen longstanding restrictions on foreigners buying property along the coast and the nation's borders, a proposal that drew stiff criticism from some quarters.
The measure, which passed 356-119 in the Chamber of Deputies, still needs approval from the Senate and a majority of the country's 32 state legislatures to become law.
For decades, ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on May 9, 2013
News Release: April, 2013
LOWER INVENTORY KEEPS HOME PRICES IN CHECK AS ‘SLOW BUT STEADY’ MARKET CONTINUES
(Surrey, BC) – In March, the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board processed 1,128 sales on its Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®), a 20 per cent decrease compared to the 1,412 sales during the same month last year, and a 24 per cent increase compared to February’s ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on May 6, 2013
For Immediate Release: April 11, 2013
UNDECIDED? FRASER VALLEY REALTORS® INVITE VOTERS TO ALL-CANDIDATES’ MEETINGS
SURREY, BC –The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) is sponsoring nine all-candidates’ meetings across the region in advance of BC’s provincial election on May 14.
Organized by local chambers of commerce and the Surrey Board of Trade, the ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on April 11, 2013
News Release: March, 2013
POSITIVE SIGNS FRASER VALLEY HOUSING MARKET IS STARTING TO MOVE
(Surrey, BC) – Sales on Fraser Valley’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in February experienced a typical ‘early spring’ surge, increasing by 48 per cent in one month going from 617 sales in January to 913 last month. However year-over-year, they reflect a decrease of 28 per ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on April 3, 2013
HOME SALES SLOW TO NEAR HISTORIC LEVELS IN FRASER VALLEY AS BUYERS WATCH AND WAIT FROM SIDELINES
(Surrey, BC) – A total of 617 sales were processed through the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board’s Multiple Listing Service (MLS®) in January, a decrease of 23 per cent compared to 799 sales during the same month last year. January 2013 ranks as the second slowest for that month in the last ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on March 7, 2013
FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE SALES AT LOWER LEVELS IN 2012
(Surrey, BC) – Fraser Valley’s real estate market in 2012 will be remembered as the year buyers and sellers took a breather reflecting quieter sales, an average number of new listings and prices overall remaining flat.
The president of Fraser Valley’s Real Estate Board, Scott Olson, says, “The last half of 2012 was like ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on March 3, 2013
SURREY, BC – On behalf of Fraser Valley’s 2,800 REALTORS®, the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board has donated $18,500 to five of its region’s food banks.
The donation is divided proportionately based on the number of REALTORS® represented in each community with $8,325 going to the Surrey Food Bank; $3,330 going to both the Langley Food Bank and Sources White Rock ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on January 29, 2013
VANCOUVER, BC – From the Ladner seniors who fundraised to buy socks to students in Richmond and Langley, the 18th annual REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive collected blankets and warm clothing to help over 19,000 working poor and homeless people across the Lower Mainland.
Hundreds of real estate offices acted as drop-off locations during the November 26 - December 3 event. REALTORS® ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on January 6, 2013
SURREY, B.C. – The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) has gifted $20,000 to the Abbotsford Hospice Society’s (AHS) new adult hospice. The contribution will go towards the creation of a water feature in the future garden of Holmberg House set to break ground in January, 2013.
Scott Olson, President of the FVREB, explains, “REALTORS® devote themselves to helping people find ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on December 28, 2012
News Release: December, 2012
HOME SALES DECREASE IN THE FRASER VALLEY; THOSE BUYING LOOKING FOR AFFORDABILITY
(Surrey, BC) – Property sales through the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) decreased by 19 per cent in November compared to the same month last year, moving from 1,120 to 905. Sales also decreased 14 per cent month-over-month compared ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on December 27, 2012