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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
VICTORIA BC REAL ESTATE-GORDON HEAD MARKET UPDATE   June 3, 2014. Victoria BC Real Estate Gordon Head Market Update. Real Estate in Gordon Head is always in demand in Victoria and this Spring has been no exception.   Gordon Head Live MLS Map of homes for sale.   Victoria BC Real Estate Map of Gordon Head Homes For Sale   There are currently 37 Gordon Head Homes For Sale ranging in price from $509,500 on Prairie St to $2,080,000 On Seawood Terrace.   There are 25 Current Pending Home Sales in Gordon Headwith an average selling price of $829,320 which includes 3 homes Selling over a Million and 1 pending sale over 2 Million In Gordon Point Estates.   Price Benchmark for 1 & 2 Story Gordon Head Homes, 2 Story Gordon Head homes are seeing a price increase in May 2014.   See my Post regardin...
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
VICTORIA BC REAL ESTATE LIVE MAP OF HOMES FOR SALE IN GORDON HEAD   Search online for Victoria BC Real Estate can be challenging, so where do you begin your search?   It’s best if narrow down your search for Victoria BC Real Estate by looking in the neighborhoods you would like to live.   For Example: One of the popular Victoria Neighborhoods is an area in Victoria called “Gordon Head” . It is located in the Municipality of Saanich between Shelbourne street to the West, The University of Victoria to the East and McKenzie Ave to the South.   Homes For Sale in Gordon Head are in demand, so searching for Victoria BC Real Estate there can be challenging. So I created an easy to use Live Map of all the current MLS Gordon Head Listings to help find Homes Easily and Quickly.   Example of Homes...
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By Ted Tyrrell, Selling Homes in Beautiful Victoria
(RE/MAXCamosun (Chatterton))
Canadian Mortgage Rates, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and Canadian/US Dollar Exchange. June 2, 2014 Canadian Bank Prime Rate is currently 3.00%. The Mortgage Group is offering 2.97% APR on a 5 year fixed closed mortgage. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) was up 60.86 points closing at 14,665.02. Canadian/US Dollar Exchange Rate dropped 47 points to close at 0.9176 USD. 1 Canadian Dollar = 0.9176 US Dollars. 1 US Dollar = 1.0898 Canadian Dollars!  US citizens--your dollar goes further when buying property in Canada!
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By Ted Tyrrell, Selling Homes in Beautiful Victoria
(RE/MAXCamosun (Chatterton))
Canadian Mortgage Rates, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and Canadian/US Dollar Exchange. May 30, 2014 Canadian Bank Prime Rate is currently 3.00%. The Mortgage Group is offering 2.97% APR on a 5 year fixed closed mortgage. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) was up 15.21 points closing at 14,604.16. Canadian/US Dollar Exchange Rate dropped 5 points to close at 0.9223 USD. 1 Canadian Dollar = 0.9223 US Dollars. 1 US Dollar = 1.0842 Canadian Dollars!  US citizens--your dollar goes further when buying property in Canada!
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
MAY Roses in our Yard   Our Rose bush in our yard is out in Full Bloom. We only have one rose brush and this year the Bush is showing off what she can really do...I just finished watering and a few drops of water landed on the Rose Flowers adding to a Great Photo Shot....This Rose Bush was a gift from our Friend Gerri...It's Called a "Just Joey" Hybrid Tea Rose ....This extremely beautiful and unusually colored rose was voted The World's Favorite rose in 1994 at Rose-world Convention in New Zealand. !!
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
FUNNY FRIDAY’S TGIFF “TROUBLE FINDING A HOUSE WITH A DRAGON”   As we prepare for our weekend , I chuckled at this Cartoon.   This Buyer is fantasizing ...Can you imagine trying to satisfy this Home Buyer?   This  Realtor says “I’m Have Trouble finding You One with a Dragon in The Neighbourhood and Surrounded by a Moat”   Have a fun and successful weekend :O)   TGIFF "Thank God it’s Funny Friday’s" FUNNY FRIDAY’S TGIFF “TROUBLE FINDING A HOUSE WITH A DRAGON”
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
VICTORIA BC REAL ESTATE WATERFRONT HOMES   RECEIVE NEW VICTORIA WATERFRONT HOMES LISTINGS EMAILED TO YOU DAILY WEEKLY OR MONTHLY.   VICTORIA BC WATERFRONT HOMES FOR SALE   Never miss out on another New Listing for a VICTORIA BC REAL ESTATE WATERFRONT HOME For Sale     Just Go to my  Automated Home Search Program and fill in the details Price Range: 600,000  to $ 14,000,000 Bedrooms: 2 to 7 Bathroom: 2-5 Lot Size: Minimum required House Size: 800 to 12,000 sq.ft. Age: 1900-present etc; Ask for other Features you would like   Source: VICTORIA BC REAL ESTATE WATERFRONT HOMES  
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By Ted Tyrrell, Selling Homes in Beautiful Victoria
(RE/MAXCamosun (Chatterton))
Canadian Mortgage Rates, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and Canadian/US Dollar Exchange. May 29, 2014 Canadian Bank Prime Rate is currently 3.00%. The Mortgage Group is offering 2.97% APR on a 5 year fixed closed mortgage. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) was down 22.01 points closing at 14,588.95. Canadian/US Dollar Exchange Rate rose 33 points to close at 0.9228 USD. 1 Canadian Dollar = 0.9228 US Dollars. 1 US Dollar = 1.0836 Canadian Dollars!  US citizens--your dollar goes further when buying property in Canada!
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By Ted Tyrrell, Selling Homes in Beautiful Victoria
(RE/MAXCamosun (Chatterton))
Canadian Mortgage Rates, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and Canadian/US Dollar Exchange. May 28, 2014 Canadian Bank Prime Rate is currently 3.00%. The Mortgage Group is offering 2.97% APR on a 5 year fixed closed mortgage. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) was down 47.06 points closing at 14,610.96. Canadian/US Dollar Exchange Rate dropped 12 points to close at 0.9195 USD. 1 Canadian Dollar = 0.9195 US Dollars. 1 US Dollar = 1.0875 Canadian Dollars!  US citizens--your dollar goes further when buying property in Canada!
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By Ted Tyrrell, Selling Homes in Beautiful Victoria
(RE/MAXCamosun (Chatterton))
Canadian Mortgage Rates, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and Canadian/US Dollar Exchange. May 27, 2014 Canadian Bank Prime Rate is currently 3.00%. The Mortgage Group is offering 2.97% APR on a 5 year fixed closed mortgage. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) was down 57.67 points closing at 14,658.02. Canadian/US Dollar Exchange Rate dropped 1 point to close at 0.9207 USD. 1 Canadian Dollar = 0.9207 US Dollars. 1 US Dollar = 1.0861 Canadian Dollars!  US citizens--your dollar goes further when buying property in Canada!
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By Ted Tyrrell, Selling Homes in Beautiful Victoria
(RE/MAXCamosun (Chatterton))
Canadian Mortgage Rates, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and Canadian/US Dollar Exchange. May 26, 2014 Canadian Bank Prime Rate is currently 3.00%. The Mortgage Group is offering 2.97% APR on a 5 year fixed closed mortgage. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) was up 7.59 points closing at 14,715.69. Canadian/US Dollar Exchange Rate rose 8 points to close at 0.9208 USD. 1 Canadian Dollar = 0.9208 US Dollars. 1 US Dollar = 1.0860 Canadian Dollars!  US citizens--your dollar goes further when buying property in Canada!
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
FAIRFIELD BC HOMES FOR SALE MARKET REPORT MAY 26, 2014   Wow here it is almost June already in Fairfield in Victoria, BC and it’s time again for my Fairfield BC Homes For Sale Market Report for May 26, 2014   If you are Searching for a Fairfield BC Home to Buy you have come to the right place. The Quality of Life in Fairfield is always in demand, even if you do not own a Fairfield single home, the life style is available to Condo & Townhouse owners too.   Fairfield BC Homes For Sale in Victoria BC Rockland: 15 Fairfield West: 24 Fairfield East: 17 There are currently 22 Homes For Sale over a Million Dollars in all of these neighbourhoods in Fairfield.   At the End of April there was only 3.67 months inventory of Single Family Fairfield BC Homes For Sale down considerably in Feb 2013 whe...
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
HOW TO AVOID PAYING TOO MUCH FOR A HOME IN VICTORIA BC   Fairmont Empress Hotel Victoria, BC   Your home is probably your largest single financial investment.The average price of homes in the Victoria BC area is $643,000(April 2014) .If you had a $643,000 legal problem would you try to handle it yourself?   Homes For Sale In Victoria currently range anywhere from $39,000 for a mobile home to 3. Million on 30 acres. Something for everybody.   Victoria BC Real estate sales prices are not a matter of public record until after a purchase completes and is registered in the land titles office. So Internet-based companies like Zoocasa do not have the real uptodate data. BC Assessment values (are for Municipal taxation purposes) they do not usually reflect the actual market value of a home...th...
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By Ted Tyrrell, Selling Homes in Beautiful Victoria
(RE/MAXCamosun (Chatterton))
Canadian Mortgage Rates, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and Canadian/US Dollar Exchange. May 23, 2014 Canadian Bank Prime Rate is currently 3.00%. The Mortgage Group is offering 2.99% APR on a 5 year fixed closed mortgage. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) was up 5.81 points closing at 14,708.10. Canadian/US Dollar Exchange Rate rose 20 points to close at 0.9200 USD. 1 Canadian Dollar = 0.9200 US Dollars. 1 US Dollar = 1.0870 Canadian Dollars!  US citizens--your dollar goes further when buying property in Canada!
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By Ted Tyrrell, Selling Homes in Beautiful Victoria
(RE/MAXCamosun (Chatterton))
Canadian Mortgage Rates, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and Canadian/US Dollar Exchange. May 22, 2014 Canadian Bank Prime Rate is currently 3.00%. The Mortgage Group is offering 2.99% APR on a 5 year fixed closed mortgage. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) was up 52.43 points closing at 14,702.29. Canadian/US Dollar Exchange Rate rose 18 points to close at 0.9180 USD. 1 Canadian Dollar = 0.9180 US Dollars. 1 US Dollar = 1.0893 Canadian Dollars!  US citizens--your dollar goes further when buying property in Canada!
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
VICTORIA BC REAL ESTATE LOCAL, PROVINCIAL & FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE  PROGRAMS   Victoria BC Real Estate BC Home Owners Grant For Property Taxes Federal Home Buyers Plan to Use your RRSP’S to Purchase Victoria BC Real Estate Victoria BC Real Estate BC Government Property (Purchase) Transfer Tax Victoria BC Real Estate BC 1st Time Buyers Property Purchase Tax Exemption BC Government Renovation Rebate Grants for Victoria BC Real Estate…. Insulation — ceiling + wall + foundation, up to $3,850 Furnaces — high-efficiency gas up to $700 Heat pumps — air-source heat pump which doubles as air conditioner up to $1,600 Water heaters — condensing gas $300 Water heaters — tankless/instantaneous gas, condensing-type $300 Boilers — high-efficiency gas up to $700 HRV — heat recovery ventilator up...
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
VICTORIA BC REAL ESTATE MAP OF HOMES IN VICTORIA UNDER $500,000 A Quick Search this morning shows there are 465 Homes For Sale on MLS in the Greater Victoria Areas West Shore, Victoria Core and Saanich Peninsula  under $500,000 If you are searching for a Victoria BC Real Estate Map of homes in Greater Victoria under $500,000 you have come to the right place.       Our MLS Shows there are ONLY 153 Homes For Sale under $500,000 in the following Victoria BC Core areas Neighbourhoods.   Victoria 28 Homes Ranging from in Price from $305,000 t0 $499,900 Victoria  West 7 Homes Ranging in Price from $449,000 to $498,800 Oak Bay 1 Home Price $499,900 Esquimalt 22 Homes Ranging in Price from $138,900(Float Home) to $499,900 View Royal 18 Homes Ranging in Price from $279,001 to $499,900 Saanich Ea...
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By Ted Tyrrell, Selling Homes in Beautiful Victoria
(RE/MAXCamosun (Chatterton))
Canadian Mortgage Rates, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and Canadian/US Dollar Exchange. May 21, 2014 Canadian Bank Prime Rate is currently 3.00%. The Mortgage Group is offering 2.99% APR on a 5 year fixed closed mortgage. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) was up 124.67 points closing at 14,649.86. Canadian/US Dollar Exchange Rate dropped 13 points to close at 0.9162 USD. 1 Canadian Dollar = 0.9162 US Dollars. 1 US Dollar = 1.0915 Canadian Dollars!  US citizens--your dollar goes further when buying property in Canada!
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By Ted Tyrrell, Selling Homes in Beautiful Victoria
(RE/MAXCamosun (Chatterton))
Canadian Mortgage Rates, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and Canadian/US Dollar Exchange. May 20, 2014 Canadian Bank Prime Rate is currently 3.00%. The Mortgage Group is offering 2.99% APR on a 5 year fixed closed mortgage. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) was up 10.13 points closing at 14,525.19. Canadian/US Dollar Exchange Rate dropped 36 points to close at 0.9175 USD. 1 Canadian Dollar = 0.9175 US Dollars. 1 US Dollar = 1.0899 Canadian Dollars!  US citizens--your dollar goes further when buying property in Canada!
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By Ted Tyrrell, Selling Homes in Beautiful Victoria
(RE/MAXCamosun (Chatterton))
Canadian Mortgage Rates, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and Canadian/US Dollar Exchange. May 16, 2014 Canadian Bank Prime Rate is currently 3.00%. The Mortgage Group is offering 2.99% APR on a 5 year fixed closed mortgage. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) was down 73.83 points closing at 14,515.06. Canadian/US Dollar Exchange Rate rose 17 points to close at 0.9211 USD. 1 Canadian Dollar = 0.9206 US Dollars. 1 US Dollar = 1.0857 Canadian Dollars!  US citizens--your dollar goes further when buying property in Canada!
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