real estate: Retiring to Victoria....? To Buy Now or To Buy Later, That is the Question?
- 12/07/11 12:47 AM
Retiring to Victoria....? To Buy Now or To Buy Later, That is the Question?If you are planning on retiring or relocating to Greater Victoria BC at some time, the next important question is......When is the best time to Buy in the Victoria Local Market?Well, the correct answer depends on a number of issues:We know that for making a smart real estate investment decision, you want to buy low, add value you to the property and make it pay for itself.......Here are some key considerations: Where do you live now, and how is your local real estate market? If you market values are going … (12 comments)
real estate: Greater Victoria Real Estate Listing & Sales Activity From To November 27, To December 04, 2011
- 12/04/11 02:07 AM
Greater Victoria Real Estate Listing & Sales Activity From To November 27, To December 04, 2011 "Downtown Victoria, BCis a Pfanntastic Place to call Home for the Holidays" Every Week Peter and Linda Pfann take a quick reading of the Greater Victoria Real Estate Market (based on MLS information) for you. Below is our overview of the Victoria Real Estate Market over the past week. The Vancouver Island BC Communities and Areas included in this Greater Victoria Real Estate Snapshot are:Victoria, Saanich (East and West), Central Saanich, North Saanich, Sidney, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, View Royal, Highlands, Langford, Colwood, Metchosin, Sooke, Malahat. … (4 comments)
Gordon Point Park is just steps away from this development opportunity. Pfanntasic Development Opportunity Near Ocean Front … (7 comments)
real estate: Are you Ready for a Greater Victoria Condominium or Strata Lifestyle?
- 11/27/11 05:33 AM
Are you Ready for a Greater Victoria Condominium or Strata Lifestyle? In a previous article we discussed that "strata and condominium" in BC are interchangable names for all properties coverned by the BC Strata Property Act.Read this article here. Let's review the typical Greater Victoria Strata Home Options: Condominiums, Suites, Apartments Town-homes. Row Homes 1/2 Duplexes Bare Land Strata (a slightly altered application of the strata property act). The biggest "lifestyle" difference and adjustment from living in a Single Family Home to Living in any form of Strata Titled Property, is all about being able to Adjust to Living in … (6 comments)
real estate: Greater Victoria Real Estate Listing & Sales Activity From November 20, To November 27, 2011
- 11/27/11 02:57 AM
Greater Victoria Real Estate Listing & Sales Activity From November 20, To November 27, 2011 "The Faimont Empress Hotel, Downtown Victoria, BCis a Pfanntastic Place to call Home for the Holidays" Every Week Peter and Linda Pfann take a quick reading of the Greater Victoria Real Estate Market (based on MLS information) for you. Below is our overview of the Victoria Real Estate Market over the past week. The Vancouver Island BC Communities and Areas included in this Greater Victoria Real Estate Snapshot are:Victoria, Saanich (East and West), Central Saanich, North Saanich, Sidney, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, View Royal, Highlands, Langford, Colwood, … (0 comments)
real estate: Strategies for Communicating with those Hard of Hearing
- 11/25/11 07:25 AM
Strategies for Communicating with those Hard of HearingIn Real Estate, Society and Daily Life, being able to communicate and interact with others is often an presumed ability by everybody that we are connecting with.However, often either due to the affects of aging, physical limitations, and or health issues, the person that you are communicating with is really not hearing what you are trying to say.Today Janet Holland reminded us of 10 excellent strategies and tips to best communicate with those hard of hearing. Janet Holland is a Certified Audiologist, associated with the Island Deaf & Hard of Hearing Centre (IDHHC) www.idhhc.ca., and … (13 comments)
Pfanntastic Family Home with Mortgage Helper Close To Everything in Saanich BC … (6 comments)
real estate: Victoria BC, What is in a Name.
- 11/23/11 12:04 PM
Victoria BC, What is in a Name. Victoria, BC finds it roots in 1843 with the building of a Trading Post by the Hudson Bay Company. However the Trading Post that was to become Victoria was initially called Fort Camosun, after the name given to the inner harbour by the local First Nation People. The Naming for the Trading Post then took a another side step and was called Fort Albert, after Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, by the Chief trader for the Hudson Bay Company (Charles Ross). However this name did not sit well with the big bosses at HBC's Northern … (12 comments)
real estate: Fall & Winter Home Maintenance Checklist for Greater Victoria, November Edition
- 11/22/11 09:03 AM
Fall& Winter Home Maintenance Checklist for Greater Victoria, November 2011 Edition November 2011, and for parts of North America, snow, ice and all the other freezing reminders of winter time will have made a mark on the lifestyles of millions...... Not so much here in Greater Victoria, we have been lucky so far, a bit more rain, lots of leaves flying around in the wind, and even a few nights with a bit of ground frost...... Life is is Pfanntastic in Victoria, but Snow and Ice are all around us, Just look at Mount Baker and the Olympics..... It … (25 comments)
real estate: Greater Victoria Real Estate Listing & Sales Activity From November 13, To November 20, 2011
- 11/20/11 05:37 AM
Greater Victoria Real Estate Listing & Sales Activity From November 13, To November 20, 2011 "Ten Mile Point Saanich, Looking at Mount Baker, near Victoria, BCis a Pfanntastic Place to call Home" Every Week Peter and Linda Pfann take a quick reading of the Greater Victoria Real Estate Market (based on MLS information) for you. Below is our overview of the Victoria Real Estate Market over the past week. The Vancouver Island BC Communities and Areas included in this Greater Victoria Real Estate Snapshot are:Victoria, Saanich (East and West), Central Saanich, North Saanich, Sidney, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, View Royal, Highlands, Langford, … (9 comments)
real estate: JUST SOLD ! Hillside Avenue Suite Victoria BC
- 11/17/11 11:48 AM
JUST SOLD ! Hillside Avenue Suite Victoria BC. If You are Considering To Move, Talk To Peter & Linda Pfann, For Pfanntastic Victoria Real Estat Results Since 1986 Planning to buy, sell, upgrade, downsize, invest in real estate or relocate to Greater Victoria, and need information about your present or new area of choice?....... No Problem.Peter and Linda Pfann now offer a FREE Pfanntastic Internet Service, keeping you informed about Greater Victoria Market Activity, includingnew listings, current and recent sales, price adjustments, statistics, graphs and a variety of additional handy real estate tools for your benefit. This absolutely Free … (14 comments)
Pfanntastic Family Home with Mortgage Helper Close To Everything in Saanich BC … (2 comments)
real estate: Elk and Beaver Lake Saanich BC, It is Worthy of the National Hero's that use it.
- 11/16/11 12:12 PM
Elk and Beaver Lake Saanich BC, It is Worthy of the National Hero's that use it. Before you think that this is an article about the Cute Beavers and Majestic Elk, that these lakes are names after, we have to disappoint you, sorry.It is article however about this beautiful set of lakes that many of us locals drive by on a daily base without giving its duly deserving respect and gratitude......Not only are these lakes just amazing with all their natural beauty, and all the joy and benefits they provide so many of our Greater Victoria Residents......Elk Lake is also home … (4 comments)
real estate: Holiday Decorating Tips If Your House Is For Sale
- 11/16/11 12:08 PM
Barbara Altieri, Provided us with just the most excellent tips to blend the holidays and having your home for sales during this busy time. As Barbara so correctly indicates, there is real estate being sold during this time of the year and although there may be fewer buyers around, thos that are looking for the perfect home, will be much more serious and motivated to seriously consider all the available options.... We hope you enjoy this very well presented article and is you have any questions about buying and or selling real estate (any time of the year, we would love … (0 comments)
real estate: Greater Victoria Real Estate Listing & Sales Activity From November 06, To November 13, 2011
- 11/13/11 03:06 AM
Greater Victoria Real Estate Listing & Sales Activity From November 06, To November 13, 2011 "Downtown Langford, near Victoria, BCis a Pfanntastic Place to call Home" Every Week Peter and Linda Pfann take a quick reading of the Greater Victoria Real Estate Market (based on MLS information) for you. Below is our overview of the Victoria Real Estate Market over the past week. The Vancouver Island BC Communities and Areas included in this Greater Victoria Real Estate Snapshot are:Victoria, Saanich (East and West), Central Saanich, North Saanich, Sidney, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, View Royal, Highlands, Langford, Colwood, Metchosin, Sooke, Malahat. If you … (4 comments)
real estate: So you want to buy A Victoria BC Condominium, Or Do You?
- 11/12/11 04:30 AM
So you want to buy A Victoria BC Condominium, Or Do You? In Greater Victoria well over 50% of all real estate sold in recent years is either a Condominium Suite, a 1/2 Duplex, a Town-House, a Bare Land strata, or one of those funky conversion suites in one of those cool renovated historic houses. All of these have one thing in common; They are all part of the legal concept we in British Columbia call "Strata Property" or "Condominiums" (the names can be used inter-changeably) and are all governed by the BC Strata Property Act. The reasons for buying … (24 comments)
Although many people talk about going to Gordon Head,They may even be Living in Gordon Head Saanich, it is off course, one of Greater Victoria's most popular areas, and as such lots of people want to know more about this lovely family community. Today's Quick Visit On Gordon Head might dissappoint you if you are hoping to get all the facts or figures about this area. We would refer you to the website of the Gordon Head Resident Association. In Addition check out our Saanich BC Resources, where we have highlighted parts of … (12 comments)
Retiring to Victoria....? To Buy Now or To Buy Later, That is the Question?If you are planning on retiring or relocating to Greater Victoria BC at some time, the next important question is......When is the best time to Buy in the Victoria Local Market?Well, the correct answer depends on a number of issues:We know that for making a smart real estate investment decision, you want to buy low, add value you to the property and make it pay for itself.......Here are some key considerations:
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