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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
Investments in Apartments offer Three Streams of Income, Rental Income, Mortgage Reduction and Appreciation. Talk To Me Fred Carver PREC 250-413-7042 if you are Planning on Selling or Investing in an Apartment Complex, email fred@fredcarver.com and plan a time to meet to discuss your Apartment investment needs. I have been selling Apartment Investments in Victoria, BC and Vancouver Island since 1971.  PERFECT STORM.... WITH TODAY'S LOW APARTMENT MORTGAGE RATES.Victoria Apartment building investors are paying higher prices for existing and New apartment building complexes.In turn, Victoria Apartment investors are seeing better rates of return on their apartment investments with the lower apartment mortgage interest rates.I recently Sold two Apartment complexes(picture of one of the build...
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
FUNNY FRIDAYS TGIFF-A REVERSE MORTGAGE DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN BACK OUT OF IT!  As we prepare for our weekend , I chuckled at this Cartoon.  Have a fun and successful weekend :O) TGIFF Thank God it’s Funny Friday’s 
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
FUNNY FRIDAYS TGIFF- Sorry I can't seem to find a home next door to a home for wayward cats... As we prepare for our weekend , I chuckled at this Cartoon.   TGIFF Thank God it’s Funny Friday’s   
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
St Patrick’s Day Things To Do in Victoria, BCSunday March 17, 2019. St Patrick’s Day Family Fun Day at Market square. Dress in your leprechaun best and enjoy Irish Dancers, live music , Irish themed food vendors, crafting station balling art, face painting and bouncy castle.  Sunday 12-5 pm at 560 Johnson street. St Paddy’s Day at Irish Times Pub with Qristina Bachand 11 am to 1pm Calvin and Jeremy 3-6 pm Bobby Smith 6:30 to 8:30pm Black Angus 9pm -close 1200 Government st www.vicpubco.ca Cookeilidh St Patrick’s Day at Six Mile Pub 494 Old Island Hwy 2-5pm Sugar Shack- Cabane a sucre , a celebration of maple syrup with delicious food and music 11am - 2pm at Ecole Victor -Brodur 637 Head St Tickets at eventbrite.ca Colin James, Miles to Go Tour at the Royal Theater 7:30 pm tickets www.rm...
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
WHOOOHOO...SPRING FORWARD SUNDAYSpring is Just around the Corner.... Days will get Longer after Sunday as we move our ClocksAhead One Hour tonight.Spring Forward .....It's almost time to MoveYour Clocks Ahead One Hour as DaylightSaving Time Starts March 10 at 1.59 AM..Remember put all your Clocksand Watches ahead. Good News we'll all get extra daylight after work.Personally, I change my Clocks ahead one hour when I go to Bed on March 09.Here's a great Reminder to also Change you Smoke Detector Batteries at the Same Time Daylight Savings begins and ends.
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
FUNNY FRIDAYS TGIFF-OF COURSE GET A PICTURE OF THE HOUSE As we prepare for our weekend , I chuckled at this Cartoon.  Have a fun and successful weekend :O) TGIFF Thank God it’s Funny Friday’s Source: VictoriaHomesAndProperties.com
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
365 Things to Do in Victoria-Feb 22/19 Weekend. Be a Tourist in your Own Town Event Gives You an Opportunity to advantage of discount offers from Great Victoria Attractions, Activities, food and drink tastings, tours and outdoor adventures When: Starting today Friday Feb 22 through to  Sunday Feb 24 then again on March 1 to March 3rd. Victoria Boat and Fishing Show.Today Feb 22 1-8pm Saturday 9:30am to 5:30pm Sunday 10am to 6pm Where:A tEagle Ridge Dry Arena, 1089 Langford Parkway Victoria Early Spring Home Expo with more than 150 exhibitors.Today Friday 22 1-9pm, Saturday 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, Sunday 10 am to 4 pm, Where: Pearkes Recreation Centre, 3100 Tillicum Rd The Monopoly Affair Saturday 23/19 With a new twist on an old classic, tables of six players are lead by a banker in 90-minu...
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
GORDON HEAD | LAMBRICK PARK REAL ESTATE FOR JANUARY 25 2019This popular bedroom community is always popular with Victoria home buyers. One reason is the University of Victoria is Located on the SE corner of this neighbourhood in our Sannich Municipality. Just North of the District of Oak Bay another popular neighbourhood in Victoria, BC- See Victoria Map. Gordon Head is a seaside neighbourhood in the greater Victoria area and the larger municipality of Saanich.It’s north of McKenzie Avenue and East of the Blenkinsop Valley. The University of Victoria is partially located within this community along the southeast boundary. Gordon Head borders Cadboro Bay and encompasses Mount Douglas And the Mount Douglas Park. The neighbourhood shares its name with a small strip of land that juts out in...
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
SHOULD I LIST MY HOME IN VICTORIA FOR SALE NOW OR IN THE SPRING? WILL YOU BE MOVING THIS SPRING? TIMING…TIMING as the saying goes "Is Everything". Many other folks in Victoria are also planning to put their house on the market in the spring. Studies show when selling any product, it is extremely helpful to have as little competition as possible. Here are some reasons why the Winter months in Victoria can be the best time to Sell: Many Corporations notify their employees of a pending transfer Fewer homes are on the market, so less competition from other Victoria Home Sellers Interest Rates for home financing is traditionally lower Very few people are “Just looking” and are serious about relocating and ready to Buy their next home in Victoria If the current downward pressure on Real Estat...
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
Oak Bay Real Estate | Market Review Nov 30, 2018 Nov 30/18 Oak Bay Real Estate.. Activity-Indicates heading to a a balanced real estate Market in Oak Bay. Find Photos and Details Here on Current Oak Bay Homes For Sale.Oak Bay Real Estate... Sept 2 Single Family Home Stats:Total Oak Bay Single Family Home Sales inNovember = 20 Average Oak Bay Home Pending Selling Price in August was $ $1,906,285. A Single Pending Sale of $7,853,000  Tarn Pl in the Uplands area pushed the Average sale price upTotal Oak Bay Single Family Home Completed Sales in August = 13 Average Oak Bay Completed Home Selling Price  was $1,601,146Oak Bay Real Estate.. activity since Jan1 of 2018 indicates it's still a Seller market in Oct with 5 months of inventory of Single Family homes, and heading to a balanced market...
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
Victoria, BC-Fairfield Real EstateI thought I would share with you the Current Heartbeat of the Victoria-Fairfield real estate market place Today around the Fairfield area of Victoria.This Morning I looked up on our Victoria MLS system Fairfield  Real Estate Map Areas Fairfield East, Fairfield West and Downtown for Current residential single family Listings and Pending Sales...Surpising to see the Amount of Activity in Pending Home Sales...Wow.So Far in Month of  November in Fairfield there is a total  98 MLS Pending Sales, with 14 Single Family Homes, 80 Condo's and 4 Townhouse's sales.Real Estate map area of Fairfield In the Fairfield neighbourhoods there are Currently  28 Single Family Homes For Sale with an average asking price of  $1,522,000. In the Fairfield neighbourhoods there a...
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
OK VICTORIA HOME BUYERS IT'S YOUR TURN NOW… Real Estate Markets Change from time to time. In Victoria and many other cities it has been a Home Seller Market with many Bidding Wars with Buyers trying to Buy their next home. FIND OUT ONLINE WHAT YOUR VICTORIA HOME IS WORTH TODAY.Now with Rising Mortgage Interest rates Victoria home sales have slowed considerably with little or no Bidding wars like last year. Here’s a Quick Snapshot of our Real Estate Market in Victoria, BC I am sure home sales have slowed many other cities in North America.  When I search New home Listings in the Last 30 days and the number of Pending home Sales, in Victoria Core Neighbourhoods we soon see the slowdown. Just 15% of Victoria Homes and Selling in the Core in 30 days.Ok Home Buyers It’s your turn now… The Go...
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
 EARLY MORNING WALK ALONG GOLDSTREAM RIVERAfter a night of Light Rain Fall last Night I headed out to a favorite spot for a walk with my Mini Poodle. Goldstream Park where Cedar and Douglas Fur Trees are about 600 years old and Goldstream River wonders through the Park to the Open Ocean. In late Fall Chum Salmon  migrate back to the River to Span each year. Here is my Video I took a Video of Goldstream River this morning, notice the water levels are still to low for Salmon. They usually migrate back up the river in Late October and Earlier NovemberThis location they count Salmon return and River water levels  Here's a sign outlines Fishing Prohibition Rules on Goldstream River More Photos of the surrounding area.River Water Level Recording HereTrail Along Goldstream River Fall Season Co...
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
Victoria BC Real Estate August Market ReportVictoria’s Real Estate Market Simmers at the End of Summer A total of 594 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this August, 19.3 per cent fewer than the 736 properties sold in August of last year, and an 8.8 per cent decrease from July 2018. Sales of condominiums were down 5.3 per cent from last year in August with 195 units sold. Sales of single family homes were down 22.1 per cent from 2017 with 304 sold this August. “Prices in our market are quite flat right now, with a slow, long-term trend toward a more balanced market,” says Victoria Real Estate Board President Kyle Kerr. “Listings have remained relatively static for months after an initial increase last spring. However, this plateau has included more high value inven...
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
Oak Bay Real Estate | Market Review Sept 2, 2018 Sept 2/18 Oak Bay Real Estate.. Activity-Indicates heading to a more balanced Market in Oak Bay. Find Photos and Details Here on Current Oak Bay Homes For Sale.Oak Bay Real Estate... Sept 2 Single Family Home Stats:Total Oak Bay Single Family Home Sales inAugust = 41 Average Oak Bay Home Pending Selling Price in August was $ $1,925,529. A Single Pending Sale of $7,888,000 in the Uplands area pushed the Average sale price upTotal Oak Bay Single Family Home Completed Sales in August = 24 Average Oak Bay Completed Home Selling Price  was $1,837,417Oak Bay Real Estate.. activity since Jan1 of 2018 indicates it's still a Seller market in August with 5 months of inventory of Single Family homes, and heading to a balanced market between home buy...
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
GORDON HEAD | LAMBRICK PARK REAL ESTATE FOR AUGUST 2018This popular bedroom community is always popular with Victoria home buyers. One reason is the University of Victoria is Located on the SE corner of this neighbourhood in our Sannich Municipality. Just North of the District of Oak Bay another popular neighbourhood in Victoria, BC- See Victoria Map. 97 homes have Sold & Pending Sold in Gordon Head and Lambrick Park since January 1, 2018.If you are getting ready to sell your Gordon Head or Lambrick Park Home soon, I make it easy to find out what your home is worth in the current busy real estate market.  #fredcarvergordonheadI created an easy to use (Go Here) >Gordon Head Current Market Analysis page to help Gordon Head & Lambrick Park Home owners search online to find out what their h...
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
OAK BAY BC REAL ESTATE  AUGUST, 2018 MARKET SNAPSHOTOur Victoria's OAK BAY Real Estate market is going full steam ahead as we head into Mid August 2018. Here is a real estate market snapshot for Oak Bay this Mid August in 2018 If you are looking to find your next home in Victoria in the popular Oak Bay neighborhood you have come to the right place.    GOOGLE SEARCH FRED CARVER OAK BAY FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OAK BAY REAL ESTATE Oak Bay Real Estate listings of homes currently For Sale in each of the following Oak Bay Neighborhoods. South Oak Bay   24Gonzales              6North Oak Bay   11Estevan                7Henderson         21Uplands              19  Total Number of active single family homes For Sale in Oak Bay BC = 88 HomesCurrently there are 33 Pending homes Sold throughout Oak...
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
HOME SELLING TIPSWhen the time comes to sell your home, you may find yourself overwhelmed with a number of selling strategies, techniques, and even more questions.  Should you repaint?  Should you remodel?  While all of these things are considered in order to help you sell your home faster, they may distract you from some of the simplest but proven methods favored by real estate professionals.  Here are a few secrets to selling a home:Always Keep Your Home Ready to Show - You never know when your next buyer is going to walk through the door.  And you don't get a second chance to make a great first impression.   That's why you need to be sure your home is "show-ready" at all times.  You will need to accommodate potential buyers' schedules and be available whenever they want to come see t...
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
FREE REPORT: HOW TO SAVE MONEY FOR A DOWNPAYMENT. With interest rates down and housing inventory up, many savvy consumers are taking a good, long look at investing in a home of their own. The benefits are big and the rewards buying a home long-reaching. For some consumers – a down payment is the only thing standing between them and the dream of home ownership. In today’s economy, it’s not always easy to save the necessary funds to not just get into a house of your own, but get a decent interest rate as well. Here are some simple things you can put into your personal or family action plan for saving that down payment money in less time. 1. Get in the know. Like any good budget or savings plan, the first place to start is to determine where you are NOW in relation to your credit score, yo...
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By Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant, Accredited Real Estate Consultant
(Retired BC Realtor)
56th ANNUAL OAK BAY TEA PARTY THIS WEEKEND JUNE 2 & 3 WILLOWS PARKIt's that Time again for the Annual Oak Bay Tea Party.If You Are looking to Buy a Home Near the Willows Park in Oak Bay you have come to the right place.Where is the Tea Party: Willows Park!PARADE Starts Saturday 10:30 AMSATURDAY, JUNE 2 Mad Hatter Fun Run 10:15 am Parade 10:30am starting at Windsor Park.The parade winds through the streets of Oak Bay, ending at Willows Park about 45 minutes later.  Entertainment on Stage Noon to 9PM featuring "Soul Shakers" at 7:30 pm FIREWORKS at 10 PM Special Thanks to Oak Bay Beach Hotel SUNDAY, JUNE 3 Entertainment Noon to 6PM 12 Noon featuring the "Rig-i-Jig Band” Bathtub Race at 1PM AIR SHOW with sky divers at 2PM Ladies' Nail driving competition 4:00 PM Raffle Draw- 6:00PM   SATUR...
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