The Schacter Team's (tylerschacter) Blog

# Of Transactions: Compare the number of transactions completed per year by agents in the FVREB VS The Schacter Team.  More activity means more experience. % Of properties sold:  It may surprise you to know that only 55% of the listings taken by the FVREB actually sold last year.  This means tha...

"So... How is the market?" - A question I am frequently asked when conversing with clients.  The short answer is, "Vibrant!"  The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board's Multiple Listing Service (MLS) processed 1,982 sales in June.  This number reflects a 40% increase in sales from the same month last ...

  The real estate market has been on a bit of a rollercoaster ride in the last year- and mostly just the downhill part.  The market in the Fraser Valley peaked in May of 2008 and has since dropped over 10%.  As active Realtors in the industry, we witnessed the usual seasonal slow down in July and...

There has been a lot of speculation and talk on the Canadian housing market lately, as a result of the constant stream of negative press flowing from of the US.  Firstly let me say, do not believe everything the media tells you.  The press thrives on negativity, so if they can spin statistics to ...

  Yes, the current inventory of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board is at an all time high of 12,300 units, but is this figure as scary as it sounds?   The previous record that has just been broken was set in 1995 when the inventory levels reached 12,000.  The local real estate market in Langley ...