As a REALTOR, we need to stay up to date with current market trends and real estate statistics. One of my favorite sites to check is www.BCREA.com which is the BC Real Estate Association’s website. Here are a few details from their most recent market summery.
“The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential unit sales in the province declined 14per cent to 7,187 units in April compared to the same month last year. The average MLS®residential price climbed 16 per cent to $598,308 last month compared to April 2010.
“BC home sales edged lower in April as theresult of home purchases that were pulledforward during the first quarter,” said CameronMuir, BCREA Chief Economist. “Theprovince’s housing markets continue to exhibita two steps forward, one step back trajectory intandem with economic and employmentgrowth.”
Year-to-date, BC residential sales dollarvolume increased 14 per cent to $15.4 billion,compared to the same period last year.Residential unit sales edged back one per centto 26,334 units, while the average MLS®residential price rose 15.5 per cent to $586,466 over the same period.”
Courtesy of the BCREA
For more detailed local statistical information, please contact us.
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the Pemberton Holmes ‘Power to Play’ relay team. We had a great, and very MESSY day racing in the pouring rain. The relay was organized by a local Victorian charity which helps to provide underprivileged, and disabled kids with fabulous outdoor experiences and the big relay raised over $110,000!
I completed on a team with the Managing Broker Mike Homles, and some fellow Realtors Andrew Plank, and Riley Janes and I’m happy to announce we crossed the finish line 2nd, but were bumped to 4th when we realized we mixed up one of the challenges. Too bad! Next year we’ll go for 1st!
I’d encourage everyone to check out the Power to Be site and I’ll leave everyone a few photos which will nicely illustrate just how rainy, messy, muddy and FUN the big race was.
I hope that this spring finds you and your family happy and healthy. It’s been a busy spring market in Victoria, and the beautiful weather and vibrant cherry blossoms have created renewed optimist and excitement in our market place.
This is a call out for support. This upcoming Sunday myself and 3 others will be competing in a grueling 4 hour long non-stop competition in support of Power to Be (a local award winning charity that provide outdoor experiences to local disadvantaged children and youth). I’m asking for sponsors for our Pemberton Holmes Real Estate team in the upcoming Power to Play Corporate Challenge.
Power to Be, a local organization, provides dynamic outdoor education programs that enrich the health and quality of life of youth, adults and families facing significant life challenges. Getting youth & families into nature, camping, hiking, kayaking, climbing and gardening, Power To Be fills the gaps in government and social service programs in a unique & effective manner. They are differentiated by an attempt to maintain a relationship with participants, where possible, providing 1-5 year programming.
On May 15th, 2011 twenty-five corporate teams will take part in an outdoor adventure that represents fun, competition and team building, all while raising much needed dollars for Power To Be. This highly anticipated event is projected to raise $100,000 for programming and to raise awareness about the organization and its highly-demanded programs and wait lists.
Our team name is Pemberton Holmes, and you can donate here. For more information about how to volunteer, donate, or register a team, visit www.powertoplay.ca
I recently moved into my first home which happens to be a very charming, but slightly dated 1990s condo in James Bay. The first thing I planned on renovating was kitchen, as I was just not a fan of the salmon colored counter tops.
As I started researching different eco renovation products I once again realized the huge amount of green-washing that is currently taking place. I visited a variety of home renovation stores and looked at ton of different eco options, but all the recycled countertop materials were made of 20, 30 or 40% recycled material which just didn’t sit right. I thought that there had to be a product that offered more.
After meeting Des Carpenter at a local green networking event I was totally excited. His company is called Environite and their mission is to “provides an attractive, sustainable building product using recycled waste materials typically destined for the landfill.” The best part about his product is that its made from approximately 90% recycled material and is produced locally in the Pacific Northwest. They offer a variety of different color options and the product is custom fit and designed.
After careful contemplation, and much indecision I selected a counter made from recycled beer bottles. So step one was to remove all the counters:
Step two was to install the new counters:
Final step was to reinstall the sink and get everything cleaned up:
I am totally pleased with the final product. For more information on Environite please visit http://www.environite.com/ and for more information about green real estate please keep visiting our site!
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