News Release: February, 2012
2012 KICKS OFF WITH NEW HOME PRICE MEASUREMENT; AND, A SLUGGLISH START TO SALES
(Surrey, BC) - The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board's Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) processed 799 sales in January, a decrease of 4 per cent compared to the 834 sales in January last year and 10 per cent fewer than were processed in December. In the last decade, January 2012 ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on February 20, 2012
SURREY, BC – The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board has made its largest donation ever to area food banks – $20,000 – to assist them in their fight against hunger. Sukh Sidhu is Board president. “As REALTORS®, we understand the challenges many families face to pay rent, utilities as well as put food on the table.
“We were fortunate this year to be able to help thousands ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on January 25, 2012
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News Release: January, 2012
2011 REAL ESTATE MARKET SHOWCASES REGIONAL VARIATION
(Surrey, BC) – Overall, Fraser Valley’s real estate market in 2011 was below the 10-year average in property sales and above average in the number of new listings received, however, according to the president of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, results ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on January 12, 2012
For Immediate Release: December 19, 2011
BLANKET DRIVE CONTINUES TO SPREAD WARMTH TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST
VANCOUVER, 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. Over the years, the Drive has grown to become the largest ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on December 20, 2011
November 28, 2011
THE LOWER MAINLAND’S LONGEST RUNNING BLANKET DRIVE STARTS TODAY
Annual event collects thousands of items for those in need
VANCOUVER – 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® ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on November 30, 2011
For Immediate Release: November 16, 2011 REALTORS® CARE BLANKET DRIVE INDISPENSABLE TO THOSE IN NEED
VANCOUVER – People depend on the REALTORS Care®Blanket Drive. What started as a compassionate offer of simple warmth to those living on the streets inVancouver’s Downtown Eastside is now the largest, longest-running charitable blanket and warm clothing collection in the region. ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on November 20, 2011
SURREY, BC – The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) is sponsoring seven all-candidates’ meetings across the region in advance of municipal elections on November 19. Organized by local chambers of commerce and the Surrey Board of Trade, the events are taking place in Abbotsford, Mission, Langley City and Township and Surrey.
Sukh Sidhu is president of the FVREB. “As REALTORS®, ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on October 30, 2011
Founded in 1921 as the "New Westminster Real Agents’ Association", the FVREB took on its current name in 1979 after multiple name and boundary changes through the years.
SURREY, BC – Although the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) was first established on the north side of the Fraser River and underwent five name changes during its rich 90-year history, its mission to serve local ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on October 26, 2011
News Release: October 4, 2011
MORE LISTINGS, FEWER SALES KEEPING LID ON HOME PRICES IN THE FRASER VALLEY
(Surrey, BC) – Property sales on the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in September were the third lowest for that month in the last decade, while new listings for September ranked the second highest.
Sukh Sidhu is FVREB’s president. ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on October 7, 2011
News Release: September 2, 2011
HOME SALES IN FRASER VALLEY HOLD STEADY IN AUGUST
(Surrey, BC) – The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board processed 1,341 sales on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in August, an increase of 35 per cent compared to the 997 sales during the same month last year and slightly higher than the 1,322 sales in July.
Sukh Sidhu, president of the Fraser Valley ...
Posted by Stephan Rill
on September 8, 2011