David Stevens Real Estate, Victoria, BC Canada

My very best wishes to all on Active Rain during this holiday. I hope for peace and joy for the Christmas season and throughout the New Year.    

VICTORIA, known as the City of Gardens also has some fantastic mountains and hills from where you can view the ocean, snow-capped mountains and the City of Victoria itself. Having recently sold a lovely home in the Mt. Tolmie area I thought it might be an idea to list some of the mountains around...

Craigdarroch Castle was built in the 1890's by Robert Dunsmuir, a wealthy coal baron. The four storey castle, now owned by the Craigdarroch Castle Historical Museum Society, has lavish Victorian furnishings and stained glass windows. Since 1994 the castle has been used in movies and theatrical p...

The Royal couple, Charles and Camilla are visiting our beautiful city - they arrived late afternoon yesterday, and although Camilla admitted to being a bit jet-lagged they were "on show" for a few hours on the lawns of the  Legislature. The crowds welcomed them and even though a lot of people cou...

#6 Island on Sparkling, Pristine Cowichan Lake, Sheltered Amongst the Mountains of the Cowichan Valley ...                                                  On British Columbia's beautiful Vancouver Island, it is rare to find a private island available for purchase. Enjoy relaxing, adventure and b...

Sept. 2009 Property Sales Highest in 17 Years for Month of September!     The Victoria area real estate market showed signs of growing strength last month as property sales rose to their highest level for the month of September since 1992 accompanied by modest price increases for single family ho...

OPEN HOUSE: 2146 Nicklaus Drive, Victoria, BC Date: Saturday and Sunday, October 3 & 4, 2009 Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm $1,195,000 Dreams become reality in this gorgeous custom home. The spacious open plan rooms take full advantage of one of the premier Bear Mountain fairway lots, showcasing panoramic ...

Since my grandmother died her idyllic old stone house (well cottage really),  in Shropshire has been passed on to my Uncle. I thought I'd put a couple of photos on here to show you the old stone building. The cottage, built in the early 1800's and sitting in the hillside, originally belonged to t...

Join us as we walk to support Canadian Autism research, by joining the British Columbia Walk/Run Now for Autism. My wife, our son and other members of my family have been fundraising and will be walking on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 from the Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver, BC. The Walk/Run starts ...

Property Sales in August Follow Usual Summer Trend September 1, 2009 The number of property sales in the Greater Victoria area slowed during August but sales were again significantly higher than a year ago. Prices, meantime, remained stable with some increase for single family homes. A total of 7...