Children of the Street Society is excited to be participating in the upcoming Unwrapped fundraising event, happening Tuesday November 24, 2009 from 6:30-9:30pm at Coquitlam Shopping Centre. Tickets are $10 each with 100% of proceeds coming directly to the Society. “Unwrapped is a one-evening, three-hour-long shopping, entertaining, food and wine tasting, prize-laden extravaganza.” It will be a fun evening and great chance to save on holiday shopping, as exclusive sales will be off ... Full Article...

Vancouver, BC – October 15, 2009. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the province climbed 68 per cent to 8,576 units in September compared to the same month last year. The average MLS® residential sales price in the province climbed 15 per cent to $474,169 from $412,149 in September 2008. "Upward momentum in consumer demand continued unabated in September,” said Cameron Muir, BCREA Chief Economist ... Full Article...

Just sold this listing: "This FULLY renovated TOWNHOUSE style home is a TOP floor unit with LOW STRATA FEESand a VIEW. Enjoy the SEPARATE entry and TWO balconies. This RAINSCR..."

Enormous Bond Yield Increase The 5-year bond yield is soaring over 23 basis points as we speak! It’s the biggest jump in bond rates in over a year and it comes on top of strong gains over the previous few days. The yield is now near an 11-month high, and that means fixed mortgage rate increases are around the corner. If you’re home hunting and wondering if you should lock in a mortgage rate, don’t waste any more time. Protect yourself now with a rate hold or pre-approval. T ... Full Article...

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Rising sales and limited listings have returned Canada to a “seller’s market,” with total B.C. home sales this year up nearly seven per cent compared to 2008, according to a Global Real Estate Trends report released Thursday by Scotia Economics. “In terms of trends, sales in B.C. have been picking up since January,” Adrienne Warren, senior economist at Scotia Economics, said in an interview. “And it’s been increasing steadily since. For prices the low ... Full Article...

Friday, October 2, 2009  Buyer demand remains strong while home listings increase Greater Vancouver home sales remained strong last month, with the second highest number of residential sales ever recorded for the month of September. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totalled 3,559 in September 2009, an increase of 3.4 per cent from the 3,441 sales recorded in August 2009, and an increase of 124.5 per cent compared ... Full Article...