Welcome to BC Realty Search, your complete guide to British Columbia real estate and BC Realtors.

Newsroom

Vancouver Island Real Estate Info

• Vancouver Island real estate and pave drives: To really add to the value of your Vancouver Island real estate, consider a pave driveway. Pave drives are all the rage right now and they are easy enough to do it yourself. You can actually put in your own pave drive using a number of different materials, as long as you get [...]
• Vancouver Island Real Estate Sod Installation: If your Vancouver Island real estate is new and has no grass, or if the grass is in such bad shape that it needs to be replaced, you may do better with laying sod instead of seeding the lawn for grass. Sod is instant and does not take years to grow. [...]
• Vancouver Island Real Estate Vegetable Garden: Your Vancouver Island real estate will be even nicer when you plant a vegetable garden. If you think that planting a vegetable garden is difficult, think again. It is easy to grow tomatoes, peppers and other vegetables, even if you have never before grown them. This is especially true when it comes [...]

Canada Real Estate News

• Young Professionals Likely to Take Advantage of Stabilizing Cottage Market (June 26, 2008): Echoing the trend observed in Canadian cities this year, the country's recreational property market is returning to a more normal state, with price increases moderating when compared to the frenetic pace experienced in 2007. In almost all of the nation's summer hotspots, prices have continued to rise in 2008, but at a considerably slower rate than in the previous year. This moderating trend bodes well for cottage seekers - particularly the young professionals who make up the single largest group of those planning or considering a cottage purchase (19%), according to the 2008 Royal LePage Recreational Property Report released today. ...
• Canada's Urban Enclaves Appreciate More Than Suburban Surroundings Over 10-Year Period; However, Prices In Both Areas Double (June 3, 2008): When it comes to laying down roots, the proverbial debate of 'the city versus the suburbs' is likely to get a little more heated, as the majority of house prices in both Canada's major urban and suburban neighbourhoods were found to have nearly doubled over the past 10 years, with urban dwellings appreciating slightly more than their suburban counterparts, according to the Urban vs. Suburban Survey released today by Royal LePage Real Estate Services. The country's most impressive gains were seen in Edmonton where condominiums in both urban and suburban areas more than tripled and quadrupled in price,respectively. ...
• Canada's Housing Market Remains Stable; Moderate Price Increases in First Quarter (April 3, 2008): Canada's real estate market stands on stable footing. On average, healthy year-over-year house price gains were recorded during the first three months of 2008. While more modest price increases were observed when compared to previous quarters, the solid appreciations noted in the first quarter are largely due to the shared effects of resilient local economies, high immigration levels, and relatively low interest rates – all leading to enduring buyer demand, according to a House Price Survey report released today by Royal LePage Real Estate Services. ...

Marketplace