Richmond Rd.
Sooke Rd.
Treebank Rd.
Eldon Pl. 
Cumberland Rd. Friday, September 19, 2008
My Recently SOLD Properties in Victoria, BC
Richmond Rd.Sooke Rd. Treebank Rd.Eldon Pl. Cumberland Rd. 
Friday, June 6, 2008
More Choices for Home Buyers in Victoria, BC Canada
Courtesy of the Victoria Real Estate Board
Monthly Newsletter & Current MLS Statistics
June 2, 2008
With a return to a balanced real estate market, home buyers in the Victoria area now have a much larger pool of properties from which to choose. The number of properties available for sale increased to 4,332 in May - a 25 % increase over the same month a year ago and the highest level since June 1998.
Victoria Real Estate Board President, Tony Joe, notes that despite this increase, prices and sales remain stable although the number of sales is down compared to a year ago. "There was a total of 770 sales of homes and other properties in May through the Victoria Real Estate Board’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®), virtually unchanged from the 768 sales in April but down from the 963 sales in May of last year."
Joe noted that a significant number of new properties came on the market last month: "There were 1,850 new listings in May - the highest number for a single month in over 18-years". Joe added that 24 sales over $1 million had an impact on the overall average price of single family homes in Greater Victoria which last month was $601,897;
the six-month average was $606,985,
though median was considerably lower at $545,000.
There were also three sales on the Gulf Islands of over $1 million.
The average price of all condominiums sold in May was $336,157;
the average for the last six months was $333,208.
The median was again lower at $295,500.
The average price of all townhomes sold last month was $435,058;
the six month average was $433,854. The median price was $394,900.
MLS® sales last month included 470 single family homes, 168 condominiums, 71 townhomes and 25 manufactured homes.
Summary Report and Graphs
Monthly Sales Summary
Average Selling Price Graphs
Active Listings, New Listings and Sales Graphs
Courtesy of the Victoria Real Estate Board
Monthly Newsletter & Current MLS Statistics
June 2, 2008
With a return to a balanced real estate market, home buyers in the Victoria area now have a much larger pool of properties from which to choose. The number of properties available for sale increased to 4,332 in May - a 25 % increase over the same month a year ago and the highest level since June 1998.
Victoria Real Estate Board President, Tony Joe, notes that despite this increase, prices and sales remain stable although the number of sales is down compared to a year ago. "There was a total of 770 sales of homes and other properties in May through the Victoria Real Estate Board’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®), virtually unchanged from the 768 sales in April but down from the 963 sales in May of last year."
Joe noted that a significant number of new properties came on the market last month: "There were 1,850 new listings in May - the highest number for a single month in over 18-years". Joe added that 24 sales over $1 million had an impact on the overall average price of single family homes in Greater Victoria which last month was $601,897;
the six-month average was $606,985,
though median was considerably lower at $545,000.
There were also three sales on the Gulf Islands of over $1 million.
The average price of all condominiums sold in May was $336,157;
the average for the last six months was $333,208.
The median was again lower at $295,500.
The average price of all townhomes sold last month was $435,058;
the six month average was $433,854. The median price was $394,900.
MLS® sales last month included 470 single family homes, 168 condominiums, 71 townhomes and 25 manufactured homes.
Summary Report and Graphs
Monthly Sales Summary
Average Selling Price Graphs
Active Listings, New Listings and Sales Graphs
Courtesy of the Victoria Real Estate Board
Who is Moving to Victoria, BC?
Victoria, the jewel of Vancouver Island and located on the southern tip, boasts the mildest climate in Canada, having pleasantly warm summers and mild winters. The Pacific Ocean is at your doorstep ... what better place to live? Selling Real Estate in Victoria has become my passion, and it is where I meet people from all over North America as well as those from Europe.
Most overseas clients come from the UK. While the rest of Canada sees a record influx of immigrants from Asia and the Middle East, Greater Victoria continues to attract its traditionally strong base of people from the USA and the UK. This is according to the Language and Immigration 2006 census data, which shows the percentage of foreign-born population in Richmond, Burnaby and Vancouver was 60%, 50% and 40% respectively, while that of Victoria was 20%.
The BC Government Stats website has some interesting figures with regard to the population in Victoria, for example:
GREATER VICTORIA CENSUS SNAPSHOT
Total population: 325,060
Total immigrant population: 61,980 or 19.1 %
New immigrants (2001-2006) 5,975
TOP FIVE SOURCES OF NEW IMMIGRANTS
United States 885
China 840
United Kingdom 620
Philippines 380
India 280
MOTHER TONGUE English: 274,955
French: 5,580
Other: 43,830
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
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Buying a home? View HOT listings even before they are entered into the MLS system. It would be my pleasure to co-operate with you to help you obtain the most benefit from your real estate transactions.
Victoria, BC the jewel of Vancouver Island and located on the southern tip, boasts the mildest climate in Canada, having pleasantly warm summers and mild winters. The Pacific Ocean is at your doorstep ... what better place to live?
For more information please view my website: www.david-stevens.ca
Monday, April 21, 2008
GREEN - the IN word. Is it simply a status symbol?
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia defines Fads and Trends:
A fad is something that is very popular with a small group of people for a short period of time.
A trend is something that becomes popular within mainstream society over a long period of time. It is the direction of a sequence of events that has some momentum and durability.
In earlier years there were pet rocks, slinkies, Rubik’s cube, dice on the car mirror, acupuncture, naturopathy, ripped jeans, multi tasking, etc., etc.
Now it’s GREEN, cell phones, political correctness, zero tasking, being a vegetarian, Ipods, and of course Blogs!
I must admit that I am an environmentalist, especially with regard to plastic but I would hope that the current trend for everything “GREEN” isn’t just another money-maker for manufacturers of all types.
A fad is something that is very popular with a small group of people for a short period of time.
A trend is something that becomes popular within mainstream society over a long period of time. It is the direction of a sequence of events that has some momentum and durability.
In earlier years there were pet rocks, slinkies, Rubik’s cube, dice on the car mirror, acupuncture, naturopathy, ripped jeans, multi tasking, etc., etc.
Now it’s GREEN, cell phones, political correctness, zero tasking, being a vegetarian, Ipods, and of course Blogs!
I must admit that I am an environmentalist, especially with regard to plastic but I would hope that the current trend for everything “GREEN” isn’t just another money-maker for manufacturers of all types.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
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David Stevens
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Has it arrived at last?
[photos courtesy Gary Woodburn]
SPRING, that is!
I'm new to this Blog. The SUN came out today!! And the Cherry Blossom trees are out in their fully glory here in Victoria.
I've decided to stop using plastic bags - saw a TV program about how badly they are affecting the environment. Of course we all know that, but are we prepared to do anything about it???
I am, and I started last week. Are you going to join me?
Cheers!
David Stevens - Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty, Victoria, BC
Cheers!
David Stevens - Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty, Victoria, BC
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