Blog by Kevin Ramsay

I Love Victoria - Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary

April 14th, 2009

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I’ve decided to profile Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary as today's entry.  Shortly after my wife and I moved here, after a glorious year of renting a waterfront home at Portage Inlet, we moved to an area of Saanich known as Lake Hill.  At first, we were disappointed with the suburb – what a letdown after living on waterfront.  Where was the nature?  The local parks had baseball diamonds but ...

New Survey on Affordability and Green Housing Reveals BC Trends

April 8th, 2009


Vancouver, BC – April 7, 2009. A survey of homeowners and renters across British Columbia suggests that, when it comes to housing, affordability concerns and making smart green choices are top of mind for most BC residents.


Sponsored by the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA), the January 2009 Mustel Group survey examines the top affordability barriers in the province and how p ...

VREB March 2009 Report

April 8th, 2009

April 1, 2009

 

Real Estate Sales Gain Momentum in March

 

Real estate sales throughout Greater Victoria gained momentum in March. A total of 602 homes and other properties sold in March through the Victoria Real Estate Board’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) up a significant 49 per cent from the 403 sales in February. There were 707 sales in March of last year. Prices, meantime, remained ve ...