Re/Max’s report cites Metro Vancouver’s building boom, with a strong focus on condo construction and small-lot subdivisions.
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By Harvey Enchin, Vancouver Sun October 24, 2011
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Canada ranks as the top country among 134 major developed nations for business, according to the annual Best Countries for Business survey by influential business magazine Forbes.
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Editor’s note: The results of a biannual survey, released this week by real estate search and marketing portal Trulia, found that 80 percent of homeowners plan to buy another home, and that most survey participants view homeownership, and placing money in a 401(k) or other retirement account, as the best long-term investments. Market research firm Harris Interactive conducted the survey, which drew responses from 1,392 homeowners and 758 renters, from Aug. 30, 2011, to Sept. 1, 2011.
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Canadian Home Prices up 1.7% in June, as was Vancouver
Well priced properties are selling quickly – often with multiple offers in many areas of Metro Vancouver. There is no lack of Buyers. I personally have not been this busy this year as I have been since June. And with interest rates now predicted to lower somewhat I expect more Buyers will be coming into the market.
A Buyer’s Market at the lower end in Vancouver Metro? I don’t see it here on the West side…
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