Find Every Open House in Victoria BC. Every Victoria MLS listing that is posted for an real estate Open House is Posted at www.victoriaopenhouses.ca DailyCheck Back Often, as the list is being updated regularly.Need Help Finding Your Next Dream House in Greater Victoria?   PS: We're getting much closer to having a New Victoria MLS Open House web site for the Public..It'll be Free For Realtors to post their Open Houses. Call Fred Carver ReMax Camosun Victoria BC250-744-3301 (24 hrs) Direct 250-598-2963Email fredcarver@remax.netReal Estate Blog: www.activerain.com/fcarver  Web market:  www.victoriahomesandproperties.com  www.fredcarver.com   09/24/2008

  This Townhouse gem sold in 11 days.         and this home sold in just 16 days too. Great house, good location and very nicely updated. 09/23/2008

This photo was taken by Gary Woodburn of Victoria. I thought it was so similar to one of Monet's waterlillies paintings that I had to put it onto my Blog for everyone to see. Photo Courtesy Gary Woodburn 09/19/2008

There's always something going on here ... Sept 5-6The 16th annual Great Canadian Beer Festival at Royal Athletic Park.  CHEERS!! Sept 1312th Annual Easter Seals Regatta & Festival of Boats at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club   Sept 1428th annual Terry Fox Run, Juan de Fuca Rec Centre & UVic Centennial Stadium Sept 20 - 21James Bay Art Walk Studie Tour at various studios in James Bay, Victoria Sept 2114th annual English Car Affair in the Park at 603 Fort Rodd Road, Colwood   Sept 27 Victoria Masquerade Ball at the Fairmont Empress Hotel. All proceeds to UNICEF.  Website: http://www.victoriaball.com Sept 277th Annual Fort Road Hill Lantern Tour, 603 Fort Roadd Road, Colwood 09/05/2008

Come out and watch the convoy of classic cars and European models in Victoria today (Sunday August 24th) for a good cause. The European and classic car picnic raises money for the Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children. The funds go to build a sensory regulation room for young patients at Ledger House, a children's mental health hospital. Starting at Clover Point at 8:30 a.m., the cars will make their way to Queen Alexandra, 2400 Arbutus Rd., by 10 a.m. As well as the car show, there will be magic shows, face painting, tattoos, a silent auction, crafts and a barbecue. 08/24/2008

     We here at Fred Carver Real Estate Marketing Re/Max Camosun continuously monitor local real estate statistics to keep our clients informed and ahead of the real estate trends.  Below you will find Fairfield Victoria real estate statistic for August 21, 2008. New listings homes, condo’s and townhouses New to the market in July & August= 49 Current Active listings of homes, condo’s and townhouses = 79 Number of new pending sales= 29 Number of Sold’s (completed sale last 30 days)= 24 Number of homes expiring last 30 days= 4 Current Pending Sales -Average days on the market= 46 Year to-date (08/21/07 to 08/21/08) Activity:  Solds = 289 Total Pending = 29 (Pending Average Days on the Market= 46)  Average Current Pending Selling Price's in Fairfield : Single family homes in August = $675... 08/21/2008

   We here at Fred Carver Real Estate Marketing Re/Max Camosun continuously monitor local real estate statistics to keep our clients informed and ahead of the real estate trends.  Below you will find James Bay BC real estate statistic's for July 21, 2008 to August 21, 2008. New listings homes, condo’s and townhouses  New to the market in July/August total = 37 Number of new pending Single family home sales July 21/August 21 = 3 Number of homes Sold’s (completed sale) in July 21/August 21= 6 Number of home listing expiring in end of July= 2 Current Pending Sales -Average days on the market DOM= 49  Year to-date home Sales (08/21/07 to 08/21/08) Activity:  Solds = 64  Current Active listings in James Bay single family homes 13, condo's and townhouses  89 Average Current Pending Selling Pr... 08/21/2008

One of Victoria’s most popular annual summer events, the Victoria Dragon Boat Festival is a wonderful combination of culture and sport. Our world-renowned inner harbour is the venue for this festival, and it is believed to be the only Dragon Boat festival in North America to take place in a working harbour. The Dragon Boat Festival - "Duan Wu Jie" in Chinese - is traditionally celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. Most believe dragon boat festivals were established to commemorate a great patriot poet, Qu Yuan. Dragon boat racing is not only one of the most important Chinese traditions second to Chinese New Year, but now is an annual event held in over 40 countries. A unique aspect of the dragon boat is that people of all ages can paddle and compet... 08/16/2008

Wow..I  Finally did It, We just had our Casio 8.1 Mega Pixel EX-S880 Digital Camera returned due to a dead recharagable battery, it took 7 weeks(warranty claim). I was getting  concerned about ever being able to do a video...Well today I did, my Very First Production, sorry I could have set the picture qualty a liilte higher, and added audio. I did manage to load it on You Tube another first for me and add some music...so I hope you enjoy my wee video of Victoria's Inner Harbour, Empress Hotel and the BC Parliament Buildings this lovely August 12/08.. Re/Max Camosun Agent Victoria BC Copyright © 2008 By Fred Carver All Rights Reserved"My First Video Here and on You Tube all in one day" 08/12/2008

Throughout Greater Victoria BC July Real Estate Sales Slowed a lttile, normal for the Summer months, However Home Sale Prices continue to Remain Stable. In July 2008 Victoria Single Family home sales Slowed and home prices remained stable with Saanich East the leader of the pack with 73 single family homes sales with an average selling price during the month of July of  $595,868,  Oak Bay saw 16 home sales with an average selling price of  $926,025 Victoria saw  43 home sales with an average selling price of  $582,566 Victoria West saw 2 home sales with an average selling price of $529,500 Saanich West saw 34 home sales with the average selling price of $517,319 Esquimalt saw 16 home sales with the average selling price of $432,456 Central Saanich saw 19 home sales with the average sel... 08/03/2008

  Join us this Weekend! BC’s 150th Birthday is being celebrated with a Festival in Victoria from August 1-4, 2008. Festival 150 is taking place around our beautiful Inner Harbour this weekend. Bring your family and enjoy the fun. The Annual Symphony Splash takes place in the Inner Harbour, The Victoria International Six-A-Side Cricket Festival takes place at Beacon Hill Park in Victoria and Windsor Park in Oak Bay from August 1st to 9th; there is an Inner Harbour Festival Market with Artisans spread throughout the inner harbour & Ship’s Point pier, from 10:00 am to 10:30 pm. Other great community events include a special Fire Bells & Fanfare. There will also be a multi-day Best of BC Stage, a children’s activity zone, a showcase of the province’s food producers. On the holiday Monday Au... 08/02/2008

After kicking it around for about a year, Victoria Council has done it. Victoria has voted to add 10 buildings to its ’heritage registry’. There were already nearly 900 properties on that list, and so one might wonder - what makes this recent addition noteworthy? It’s noteworthy because it marks the first time buildings erected after 1930 have made the list. All 10 buildings are of fairly recent vintage, built between 1945 and 1975. They were chosen as samples of ’post war modernism’ and worthy of protection. In case you don’t know what distinguishes post war modernistic architecture, check these photos. As you go through them, see if you can identify the features or characteristics that bring them into the category of ‘post war modernism’. Bay Street Hydro Substation at 631 Bay Street,... 07/13/2008

It all started in 1670!   That’s when the Hudson’s Bay Company (later, ‘The Bay’) was founded in Canada. It was an imperialistic fur trading company with a serious competitive edge - the King of England gave it all of the land that drained into the Hudson Bay - that was more than half of the entire land mass of what later became Canada. Within a century and a half, the Hudson’s Bay Company’s control extended to virtually all of Canada, from Atlantic to Pacific to Arctic. But the Hudson’s Bay Company’s extensive ownership and control was problematic to Canada when it gained nationhood in 1867. Maybe it was due to the fact that by then the fur trade was in serious decline, but in any event, a deal was worked out between the old company and the new country. The Hudson’s Bay Company’s surr... 07/11/2008

In his July 2, 2008 report on the real estate market, the President of the Victoria Real Estate Board, Tony Joe, comments on this month's real estate statistics, saying that modest decline in sales from May to June have followed a pattern similar to that of last year. The overall average price of single family homes in the Greater Victoria area in June was $580,104, with the six month average being $600,740. These figures are compared to the six month average in January, which was just over $586,00. Thus, Joe says, "we see that prices have remained remarkably stable this year." There are clearly more properties for sale now, but strong interest is still being shown when homes are realistically priced.     07/10/2008

Canada's www.mls.ca has changed to www.realtor.ca On July 2, 2008 the New REALTOR.ca was launched, consumers will  find New interactive mapping and search Criteria. The Existing National Consumer MLS site www.mls.ca will remain in effect and then forward to www.realtor.caThere were an Average of Nearly 3 Million Unique Visitors a month to mls.ca throughout 2007!. "80% of CREA members say www.mls.cawas their primary marketing tool for their MLS listings."The New mapping technology will be interactive from Microsoft Virtual Earth and .Visitors will still be able to view MLS listings across the country and by using  the interactive mapping, select the specific area or neighborhood they are interested in. Check out the New CREA MLS web site by clicking on the captured web site front page of... 07/07/2008

VREBMatrix. is our New MLS system for Victoria Realtors.We officially had a soft launch last Thursday (July 3/06) Several of us monitored and assisted our MLS computer staff with possible Glitches and to ensure a smooth start for the 1400 + members of the Victoria Real Estate Board. One of our biggest challenges was converting our Client Search databases into the new Matrix system, and it has gone over well. I already have many Buyers commenting on the New Automated Listing search program, especially the new Aerial Mapping feature from Microsoft Virtual Earth called Bird's Eye View. On the Map Button, not only can Buyers clients look at a map location, but also four aerial views of the subject listing and the surrounding neighborhood. My Buyer and Seller Clients are very excited about t... 07/07/2008

Super Slow Fitness Training in Victoria BC....Last year I discovered physical fitness trainer Marc Noel who owns Six Factors Super Slow Fitness Training in Victoria BC. Marc has been in the business as a fitness instructor and personal trainer in Victoria for 30 years. I had heard about Super Slow through a co-worker at my wife's work place. I was wanting build my strength up again, since over the years I had lost muscle mass and the Strength to lift many things around my home. At 64, and being an active and busy Realtor, I was not keen about spending hours every day in a gym. so I followed up and met with Marc, he is a personal trainer and qualified Super Slow instructor. After hearing the benefits of Super Slow Training I joined and hired Marc as my Personal Trainer. My workout routi... 07/06/2008

  We here at Fred Carver Real Estate Marketing Re/Max Camosun continuously monitor local real estate statistics to keep our clients informed and ahead of the real estate trends.  Below you will find Fairfield Victoria real estate statistic for July 4, 2008. New listings homes, condo’s and townhouses New to the market in July= 2 Number of new pending sales= 13 Number of Sold’s (completed sale last 30 days)= 2 Number of homes expiring last 30 days= 6 Current Pending Sales -Average days on the market= 30 Year to-date (07/04/07 to 07/04/08) Activity:  Solds = 303 Total Pending = 14, (Pending Average Days on the Market= 34, Current Active listings of homes, condo’s and townhouses = 89) Average Current Pending Selling Price in Fairfield : Single family homes in June = $731,166 (median $744,50... 07/04/2008

  I recently came across this photo on Benjamin Madison's Blog, Victoria Daily Photo. Take a look at his Blog with some really outstanding pictures: http://victoriadailyphoto.blogspot.com/ I've always liked this house, ever since my parents took me to see it as a young child. What a great piece of real estate! It is known as the Swallowed Anchor, and is located across the road from Westbay Marina. The tiny house has an eccentric conglomeration of naval creations ranging from Peg Leg the Pirate and the Stork's nest on the roof, down to the lawn which has a large statue of King Neptune and a Mermaid, as well as the Porpoises. The house belonged to a mariner, long since gone, and obviously he retired there, hence the name. This home is actually lived in and is not part of the usual Victori... 06/29/2008

Victoria Inner Harbour In Front of the Empress Hotel. Friday June 27/08 afternoon after lunch I met up with again with my friend Capt. Mobey. also known as Derrick Mobey (no relationship to Mobey Dick, as far as Derrick knows) my Friend who I Wrote about Earlier this week is the first series on the Tall Ships in Victoria in 2008.We had a great time, especially on Board viewing the USCG Cutter Eagle, We were told she was a war prize after the war with Germany, and Given to the US Coast Guard as a Sailing training ship for Officer Training .Here's a few photos from Friday's Day in the Sun with the Tall Ships....Enjoy! Great Day in the Sun Viewing the Tall Ships in Victoria Harbour.   06/29/2008