Mortgage Highlights Of The Week
January 27, 2012 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK United States * The Federal Reserve committed to keep rates on hold through the end of 2014 this week, while today’s Q4 GDP released underscored the fragility of the economic recovery. Unfortunately, further monetary easing isn’t what is going to provide the jolt the economy needs. * What’s holding the economy [...]
Housing Price Index – New and Improved – Jan. 2012
January 19, 2012 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
How will the new MLS® Home Price Index help you help your clients? The housing price index (HPI) has always been the best measure for home price trends and now it’s going to get even better. In February, CREA and five of Canada’s largest real estate boards, including FVREB, will launch a national index replacing [...]
Weekly Mortgage Update Jan 2012
January 18, 2012 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
Industry News Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says he stands ready to intervene in the housing market again, just as a mortgage price war breaks out among Canada’s major banks. Flaherty said Tuesday that he’s watching the market closely, although he has no plans to tighten the market again at this point. His comments came [...]
2011 Real Estate Market Showcases Regional Variation
January 5, 2012 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
News Release: January 4, 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 varied [...]
FRASER VALLEY REALTORS® DONATE $20,000 TO LOCAL FOOD BANKS
December 28, 2011 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
For release: December 28, 2011 FRASER VALLEY REALTORS® DONATE $20,000 TO LOCAL FOOD BANKS 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 [...]
BLANKET DRIVE CONTINUES TO SPREAD WARMTH TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST
December 19, 2011 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Real Estate News Release: December 2, 2011
December 2, 2011 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
News Release: December 2, 2011 STEADY DEMAND FOR HOMES HEADING INTO THE HOLIDAYS (Surrey, BC) – The November property sales in the Fraser Valley are up slightly compared to last year and didn’t experience the usual month-over-month seasonal decline. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board processed 1,120 sales in November on its Multiple Listing Service® [...]
Market Update
November 2, 2011 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
Hello, Please be provided with the most recent news release. Thanks, Kimberly for Dave, Cindy & Amanda Walker News Release: November 2, 2011 ADVANTAGE BUYERS… IN FRASER VALLEY’S HOUSING MARKET (Surrey, BC) – Below average home sales combined with a regular influx of new listings continue to give buyers the upper hand in communities south [...]
Market Update
October 25, 2011 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
With little doubt about interest rate, analysts look to Carney’s call on economy By The Canadian Press OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada is expected to continue setting the conditions for economic recovery today by passing again on interest rate hikes. Most economists and markets agree that governor Mark Carney will leave the rate at [...]
September 2011/Third Quarterly Real Estate Report/South Surrey/White Rock
October 15, 2011 by Dave, Cindy and Amanda Walker · Leave a Comment
Buyers Starting to Gain the Upper Hand? Detached Sales in White Rock/South Surrey continued to decline over the past quarter while the Benchmark Price flat lined over that period. After reaching a high of $1,018,955 in August, the Average Price declined 10.0% in September to $917,244, not too far off the Benchmark Price but still [...]
