Here's a great article on North & West Vancouver

www.vancouversun.com/business/North+Shore+living+easy/5807487/story.html

Dec. 1 & 2nd showed 24 new listings, 24 sales and 10 price reductions on Vancouvers North Shore. 

It's a great time to discuss your 2012 real estate plans. If you are looking to sell or buy, I'd love to help you get started early to make the process easier on you. 

Phil LeGree uses the latest marketing technology to maximize advertising of your property.  He correctly priced and sold our North Vancouver home for the asking price.  Then, while we were traveling in India for 4 months, Phil enabled our purchasing a house with small acreage in Merritt.  He traveled to Merritt, asked our many questions to the owner and agent, and posted a video tour online for us to see.

Now living in Merritt, we have again turned to Phil who helped us purchase an investment condominium in North Vancouver.  Phil has once again demonstrated his excellent communication abilities, his enthusiastic work ethic, and his savvy in using video technology. 

It is with gratitude that we write this, and give Phil our highest recommendation for his many skill sets.

Illa and Dave

Monday Nov. 28, 2011 shows the North Shore with 12 new listings, 9 sold and 3 price reductions today.

In addition WAY TO GO BC LIONS!

Solid end to this week on the North Shore with Thurs & Fri Nov. 24 & 25 showing 23 new listings, 28 sales & 13 price reductions. I'm happy to spend an hour with you this year to discuss your selling/moving plans for next year.

Tuesday & Wed. Nov. 22 & 23 showed 38 new listings, 39 sales & 17 price reductions on the North Shore. Need a top performing real estate agent to sell your home? I'd be happy to meet with you to discuss your current or future plans.

The north shore started the week with 14 new listings, 18 sales & 9 price reductions for this rainy cold Monday November 21, 2011. Let home for more sales than rain this week.

This has been an active week for the North Shore. Friday Nov. 18 showed another 15 listings, 28 sales & 16 price redcutions. It's clear we're not scared of a few flurries.

Both Grouse Mountain & Cypress Mountain are open now, so have a great weekend everyone!

North & West Vancouver Real Estate Update for Nov. 17, 2011 - 16 new listings, 34 sales & 14 price reductions. People buy & sell EVERY month of the year, so never feel you have missed the market or it is to early or late to get listed. Call me any time to discuss what the best options are for you no matter how far out your moving plans are.

Housing forecast points to market stability in 2012

BCREA 2011 Fourth Quarter Housing Forecast

The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2011 Fourth Quarter Housing Forecast earlier this month.

BC Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales are forecast to rise 3.2 per cent from 74,640 units in 2010 to 77,000 units this year, increasing a further 3.9 per cent to 80,000 units in 2012.

“Low mortgage interest rates are expected to persist through 2012 keeping affordability on an even keel,” said Cameron Muir, BCREA Chief Economist. “However, headwinds on the economic front will constrain consumer demand over the next year to below the ten-year average of 87,600 units.” A record 106,300 MLS® residential sales were recorded in 2005.

“Moderate consumer demand combined with larger inventories of homes for sale means BC housing markets will experience little upward pressure on home prices through 2012,” added Muir. The average MLS® residential price in the province is estimated to rise 11.8 per cent to $564,600 this year, and is forecast to decline 2.5 per cent to $550,500 in 2012.

Click here to download the full BCREA Housing Forecast.

Another beautiful fall day on the west coast. Tuesday November 11, 2011 shows 36 new listings, 36 sales, 22 price reductions and one price increase today.

RE/MAX Launches True Global Real Estate Listing Site: www.global.remax.com Offers Customized Search of More Than 60 Countries

(Denver, CO) – RE/MAX, LLC, the recognized real estate leader, has launched a new website, www.global.remax.com, the first truly global resource for consumers, with hundreds of thousands of home listings in countries around the world. The site features customized search tools that allow buyers to search for properties in 30 languages, translate currencies and find the latest international real estate news. At launch, the site will contain listings from Brazil, France, Italy, India, Portugal, the United States, Canada, Italy and New Zealand – a total of more than 60 countries and territories around the world. READ FULL STORY!

Click HERE to watch the YouTube Video announcing the new global site!