Metro Vancouver home prices up

VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver new-home prices edged up again in September compared with August, Statistics Canada reported Thursday, as buyers continue to jump into the market and builders launched more new products. Average contract prices in the region gained 1.4 per cent compared with August, Statistics Canada said, although average prices are still 6.4 per cent below prices ...
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Canada housing starts rise

OTTAWA -- New home construction rose by a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 157,300 units in October, up from 149,300 in the previous month, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Economists had expected housing starts to increase by between 155,000 and 158,800 units during the month. "The improvement in housing starts in October is attributable to improvement in the multip ...
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False Creek Open House!

We are proud to announce that this Sunday, November 15, 2009, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at 1650 1ST Ave , in Ellis Foster Building in False Creek, Vancouver West. This is an opportunity to visit this excellent Townhouse for sale in beautiful False Creek. Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can ...
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6 1650 1ST Ave, Vancouver West, British Columbia

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Higher home sales, smaller inventories for October

Lower Mainland home sales continued riding high in October, with prices continuing to rise, according to reports from the region’s major real estate boards Tuesday. In Metro Vancouver, covered by the Real Estate Board of Vancouver, realtors recorded 3,704 sales through the Multiple Listing Service, up 172 per cent from the doldrums of October 2008 and 22 per cent above sales ...
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Housing market to improve in 2010: CMHC

OTTAWA — Home construction is expected to continue rebounding in the second half this year and into 2010 as demand increases and inventories decline, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.  Housing starts are forecast to reach 141,900 in 2009 and rise to 164,900 next year, the federal agency said Monday in its quarterly outlook. “We expect housing ...
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