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Featured Articles as of 02/04/12:

• 2012 JANUARY NEWSLETTER - Balanced real estate market prevailed through much of 2011
  The 2011 Greater Vancouver housing market began with heightened demand in regional hot spots and concluded with greater balance between seller supply and buyer demand.
  
• December Newsletter - Historically normal activity keeps the Greater Vancouver housing market in a b
  The Greater Vancouver housing market saw relatively typical home sale and listing activity in November.
  
• June 2011 Stats - Summer housing market trends toward balance after an active spring season
  Home sellers outpaced buyers on Greater Vancouver’s Multiple Listings Service® (MLS®) in June, drawing the market back toward balance this summer.
  
• May 2011 Stats - Greater Vancouver housing market holds steady and favours sellers in May
  Home sales remained at typical springtime levels on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in Greater Vancouver in May.
  
• October Newsletter - Home listings continue to rise in the Greater Vancouver housing market
  Consistent increases in property listings and fewer home sales over the summer months has helped move the Greater Vancouver housing market into the upper end of a buyers’ market.
  
• April Stats - Greater Vancouver housing market sees typical spring activity in April
  Greater Vancouver saw a typical, solid month of residential home sales on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in April, in contrast to the near record pace witnessed in the two preceding months.
  
• February Stats - REBGV reports increased housing demand in February
  Demand for detached homes continues to be strong across Greater Vancouver, with particularly high sales volumes occurring in Richmond and Vancouver Westside.
  
• January Stats - Stability and regional ‘hot spots’ characterize January housing market
  The Greater Vancouver housing market remained in balanced market conditions in January, although higher levels of buyer demand were seen in some of the region’s largest communities.
  
• October Newsletter - Housing market factors indicate stability in recent months
  September home sales in Greater Vancouver were consistent with activity experienced in the preceding two months across most categories.
  
• August Newsletter - Homebuyers and sellers less active in July
  Home sales activity in Greater Vancouver was quieter last month than most Julys over the past decade, with residential sales, prices, and the number of homes listed for sale trending downward in recent months.
  
• July Newsletter - Activity steady to start the summer season
  The Greater Vancouver housing market experienced steady activity to begin the summer season.
  
• Karen M's Letter of Recomendation
  Thank you so much for all your help with every aspect of the purchase of my condo.
  
• March Newsletter - Home sales activity strong through Olympic period
  The Greater Vancouver housing market continued to experience strong demand from homebuyers and an increase in total property listings in a month where the eyes of the world were focused on the region.
  
• March Stats - Home buyers and sellers enter the housing market at near record pace in March
  Activity in the Greater Vancouver housing market continued to strengthen in March with both the number of homes sold and added to the region’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) reaching near record levels.
  
• November 2011 Newsletter - Greater Vancouver at lower end of balanced housing market
  With a sales-to-active property listings ratio of 15 per cent, the Greater Vancouver housing market continues to hover at the lower end of a balanced market and has been trending in that direction over the past five months.
  
• November Newsletter - MLS® stats show more sales, fewer property listings in November
  Greater Vancouver residential home sales improved in November compared to the previous four months, with the number of sales posted on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) coming in slightly higher than the 10-year average for that month.
  
• The Four Easy Steps to Buying Your First Home in Vancouver
  A detailed step by step guide for the First Time Home Buyer who wants to purchase their first home.