A few posts back Turkey asked in a comment: "Rob, now that the CREA is back in the news for controlling access to information —" CREA isn't back in the news for that. "[Competition Commissioner Melanie Aitken ] has asked the federal Competition Tribunal to strike down a series of rules CREA adopted in 2007 that ...

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Inventory for REBGV and FVREB attached and detached was 16,685, of which 5,005, or 30%, were over 90s. For the REBGV the numbers were 10,484, 3,010 and 28.71%. For the FVREB the numbers were 6,201, 1,995 and 32.17%. REBGV detached and attached numbers for last week were 1,329 new listings, 338 price changes, and ...

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The January numbers are out. Enjoy. February 2, 2010 REBGV Stats Housing supply and demand reach closer alignment in January Diverse selection and favourable interest rates continue to drive demand in the Greater Vancouver housing market. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totalled 1,923 in January ...

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I was pretty surprised how the comments on the last post took off. I'd thrown out the AGW canard to stir things up, granted, but you guys took off in a completely new direction. Some interesting comments came up regarding protest. It seems everyone thinks protest is good, and that everyone has a right ...

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I was away this weekend for a pond hockey tournament, and while some may say that AGW is a hoax, I can attest to the fact that it was barely warm enough to freeze the outdoor rink this year. Last year it was at least -20 when we played. Draw your own conclusions. Inventory for ...

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I apologize to everyone for being late and for delivering less than the optimum product, but I am really busy this week. Combined inventory has shot up to 15,746, of which 5,150, or 32.71%, are over 90s. REBGV numbers were 9,824, 3,111, and 31.66% FVREB numbers were 5,921, 2,039 and 34.44% Combined new listings last week were 2,275, price ...

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I've mentioned in the past that my brother has been involved in creating a company to purchase properties in the US. For anyone interested in that sort of thing they are holding a presentation this weekend. Here are the details: REICorp Capital Inc. is a company whose mission is to buy distressed real estate ...

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I know some of the blog readers have a soft spot for Conrad Black (especially, I think, Blueskies, among others). In Getting Past Keynes he writes: "Just from reading what routine articles and groceries cost Dr. Samuel Johnson in the 18th century, Charles Dickens almost a century later, and famous writers such as George Orwell and ...

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We all know what's going on in Haiti, and we all know that the internet can be a tremendous tool for good, especially when creatively leveraged. I follow a few blogs, and two I mention here from time to time are Seth Godin's and Bloodhound Blog. Seth wrote today about companies that can ...

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Inventory for REBGV and FVREB attached and detached was 13,659 (12,594 last week), of which 4,545 (4,275 last week), or 33.27%, were over 90s. For the REBGV the numbers were 8,461 (7,714 last week), 2,817 (2,620 last week) and 33.29%. For the FVREB the numbers were 5,198 (4,880 last week), 1,728 (1,655 last week) and ...

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