Category Archives: Living in Cordova Bay
An Early Spring for the Victoria Real Estate Market?
Written on February 1, 2016 at 11:53 am, by Ingrid Jarisz
The Victoria Real Estate Board today released its report on Multiple Listing Service® real estate activity in the Victoria area for the month of January 2016. 2016 started with the busiest month of sales in January since 2002. A total of 539 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this January, an increase Continue Reading »
Strong Victoria Real Estate Market Continues
Written on November 2, 2015 at 3:18 pm, by Ingrid Jarisz
November 2, 2015, Victoria BC – The Victoria Real Estate Board today released its report on real estate activity for October 2015. A total of 734 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this October, an increase of 21.9% compared to the 602 properties sold in the same month last year. There were Continue Reading »
Victoria Real Estate Market Still Strong and Steady
Written on June 1, 2015 at 5:39 pm, by Ingrid Jarisz
The Victoria Real Estate Board today released its report on real estate activity in the Victoria area for May 2015. A total of 905 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this May, a 26.8% increase compared to the 714 properties sold in the same month last year. “May was another great month Continue Reading »
Victoria Real Estate Market Activity Continues to Exceed Expectations
Written on May 4, 2015 at 12:00 pm, by Ingrid Jarisz
The Victoria Real Estate Board today released its report on real estate activity in the Victoria area for April 2015. A total of 840 properties sold in the Victoria region this April, a 26.5% increase compared to the 664 properties sold in the same month last year. “We’ve seen modest sales increases in the area Continue Reading »
Another Busy Month for the Victoria Real Estate Market
Written on April 1, 2015 at 8:45 pm, by Ingrid Jarisz
The Victoria Real Estate Board today released its report on real estate activity in the Victoria area for March 2015. A total of 734 properties sold in the Victoria region this March, a 27.7% increase compared to the 575 properties sold in the same month last year. “We saw 393 single family homes in the region Continue Reading »
Spring sales start early in the Victoria BC real estate market
Written on March 2, 2015 at 11:09 pm, by Ingrid Jarisz
The Victoria Real Estate Board today released its report on real estate activity in the Victoria area for February 2015. 542 properties sold in the Victoria region this February, a 31.6% increase compared to the 412 properties sold in the same month last year and a 54.4% increase compared to the 351 properties sold last Continue Reading »
Winners and losers in Canada’s housing market
Written on August 16, 2014 at 12:00 pm, by Ingrid Jarisz
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. released a new forecast this week that was more bullish about Canadian prices, sales and construction than its prior forecast in May. But the national figures meld together very different markets from coast to coast. Here’s a regional breakdown of what CMHC is expecting. BRITISH COLUMBIA Overview: -Housing starts are Continue Reading »
Surprising Summer Sales for Victoria and Area Real Estate
Written on August 1, 2014 at 2:04 pm, by Ingrid Jarisz
The Victoria Real Estate Board today released its monthly report on real estate activity in the Victoria area for July 2014. 681 properties sold in the region in the month of July 2014, compared to 583 last year in July – an increase of nearly 17%. June 2014 saw 680 sales. When compared with year-to-date Continue Reading »
Spring Sales Continue to Rise in the Victoria Market
Written on June 2, 2014 at 10:31 am, by Ingrid Jarisz
The Victoria Real Estate Board today released its monthly report on real estate activity in the Victoria area for May 2014. 714 properties sold in the region in the month of May 2014 compared to 659 in May 2013 – an increase of over 8% year over year. Compared to last month in April, there Continue Reading »
No bubble trouble: Genworth’s predictions for the Canadian condo market
Written on April 8, 2014 at 12:02 pm, by Ingrid Jarisz
Victoria Declining economic output and employment rates curbed growth in 2013, limiting demand for condos. Though with an improving economy, modest improvement is expected for 2014, lifting sales by about 2 per cent. Active condo listings dropped 9.5 per cent in 2013 and the report suggests a further 15 per cent drop is on the Continue Reading »