Home buying opportunities have never been better for home buyers looking for a great deal in the Vancouver real estate market. Prices are down betwwen 10 to 15% and with the lowest interest rates in over 50 years, it’s a great time to buy. For a list of the best buy just give me a call at 604-321SOLD.

Minutes to downtown Vancouver, this one bedroom unit is a great starter home for first time buyer looking to buy in the Vancouver real estate market. Move in condition with lots of updating. On the top floor with a peek a boo mountain view.

Bright and roomy 3 bedroom townhouse in Richmond, Nothing to do, just move in. Minutes to Vancouver airport and Richmond centre.

The Vancouver real estate market is changing with more listings and less sales. Homebuyers have more choices in buying a home in Vancouver. However price are holding for condos and townhouses. Detached homes are down about 5% from August 2007.

Want to know how your neighbourhood is doing?
Homeowners living in the westside of Vancouver, click here:
http://www.soldteam.ca/state_market_westside.html

Homeowners living in the eastside of Vancouver, click here:
http://www.soldteam.ca/state_market_eastside.html

Buying a home in Vancouver can be confusing with so many styles of homes, such as basement entry, rancher/bungalow with basement, 3 level split, 4 level split, etc. Below is a quick guide of 9 major styles of homes available in the Vancouver real estate market. Can you match the following styles with its’ diagram?
1. Rancher/bungalow with basement.
2. Rancher/bungalow with loft.
3. 2 storey.
4. 3 level split.
5. Basement entry.
6. 4 level split.
7. 2 storey with basement.
8. Rancher/bungalow.
9. Split entry.

For more details about the styles of homes available for the Vancouver real estate market and answers go to:
http://www.soldteam.ca/buyersinfo.html

Styles of Vancouver homes

Styles of homes in the Vancouver real estate market

The Vancouver real estate market is changing with more homes for sale. With an inventory of over 7 months, homesellers have to know what it takes to sell in Vancouver.

If you are a first time buyer looking for a detached home in Vancouver, our new budget is no help. The threshold for the First Time Home Buyer’s program — which exempts those buying their first home from paying the property transfer tax — was increased to $ 425,000 from $375,000, a saving of over $6,000.

There is nothing below $425,000 for a home with your own backyard in Vancouver. For first time buyers that want to take advantage of the program, the only solution is to move out of Vancouver or buy into a townhouse or apartment.

For more details : http://www.321SOLD.net/buyersinfo.html

Residential housing sales for 2007 are the second highest ever recorded by the
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. The REBGV reports that residential attached, detached and apartment property sales totalled 38,050 between January 1 and December 31, 2007. This marks a 7.2 per cent increase from 2006 and a 6.1 per cent decrease from 2005, the record-setting year with 40,530 sales.

For a details neighbourhood by neighbourhood sales of detached homes in Vancouver click on this link:

http://www.321sold.net/state_of_the_market.html

If you are thinking of putting your home up for sale in the spring, now is the time to start cleaning up and clearing out the clutter. Just contact me for my latest CD that will give you all the answers on what to do to get ready before you put your home on the market.

Spend a few months working on a multi-media video on the “State of the Market” for Vancouver Real Estate and finally finished it in time for the 2007 sales report. Just click on the link above to have a look.

1. Locks: Your first line of defence. Install high security deadbolts.
2. Keys: Rekeyed when you move into a home.
3. Doors: Make sure exterior doors are of solid-core construction.
4. Windows: Should have auxiliary locks or a wood dowel in the bottom track to prevent prying.
5. Security system: Install a hard-wired system with good coverage.
6. Indoor Illusion of security: Make the home look occupied at all time. Use timers that randomly turn lights and radio on and off and turn the station to talk radio rather than music.
7. Outdoor illusion of security: Buy a big pair of boots-a size 12 and leave them on the stoop. You can also place a large dog dish and dog leash outside the door to create the illusion that a big person and a big dog live there.
8. Grounds:Install outdoor lights at the entrance and place motion-sensor lights around the perimeter of the home.
9. Garage:Install auxiliary locks on garage windows as well as the wood dowel in the bottom track and anti-lift shims in the top track. Never leave the remote garage door opener in your vehicle-buy a mini remote and keep it on your key chain.
10. Join a Block Watch Program: Get to know your neighbors and their habits. Detecting something suspicious can be the first step towards foiling a crime. Your neighbors can be your first line of defence.