Whistler Real Estate Listings

1. So what’s different now than before this agreement? This completes the process with the Bureau before the Competition Tribunal and addresses the Commissioner’s concerns. The Consent Agreement clarifies that Boards and Associations cannot adopt, maintain, or enforce rules to discriminate against mere postings on their Board MLS® Systems or that discriminate against members because they offer mere postings. It was always clear to us (and reflected in current practices) that our rules allowed for many different service models, including mere postings. 2. Can the public put properties directly on Board MLS® Systems? No. Board MLS® Systems are still member to member services. Home sellers can hire a brokerage to list and sell their property and negotiate the level of service they want from their REALTOR® and the commission or fees they want to pay for that service. 3. As a REALTOR® do I have to accept a mere posting? No. REALTORS® wishing to offer mere posting services must not ...

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 the10-year average for that month. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that the number of residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totalled 2,509 in November 2010. This represents a 7.4 per cent increase compared to October 2010 and an 18.6 per cent decline from the 3,083 sales in November 2009. Looking back further, last month’s residential sales represent a 187.1 per cent increase over the 874 residential sales in November 2008, a 13 per cent decline compared to November 2007’s 2,883 sales, and a 6.4 per cent increase compared to the 2,358 sales in November 2006. “Housing sales numbers were fairly typical for a November and indicate a fairly balanced market. Activity...

VANCOUVER, B.C. – November 2, 2010 – Greater Vancouver home sales have remained steady over the past four months, indicating stability in the residential housing market. With the MLS® sales to active listing inventory ratio indicating a buyers’ market, properties appropriately priced are selling. According to the MLSLink® Housing Price Index (HPI), the benchmark price for all residential properties in Greater Vancouver over the last 12 months has increased 4.6 per cent to $579,349 in October 2010 from $553,702 in October 2009. Since June, however, residential home prices in Greater Vancouver have remained relatively unchanged, declining 0.2 per cent. “We’ve seen a lot more consistency and less volatility in recent months when it comes to both number of sales and pricing, although it’s important to remember that conditions often vary between communities and neighbourhoods,”  Jake Moldowan, Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) president said. Looking a...