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Ready for Some Goosebumps? Come Hear the Vancouver Olympic theme song "I Believe" by Nikki Yanofsky.

Well its almost here! 4 Days to Go to the Opening Ceremonies!  I wish I had tickets - but like most of us I think I'll be relegated to watching it on T.V. even though it's happening practically in my backyard!

With all the kafuffle about the weather - it's been positively tropical....yeah yeah they're delivering snow by hekilopter (as my kids used to say) but what can I say?  It's going to be amazing - the snow may not be up to par - but heck it's set in one of the most beautiful cities in the world........Come see!

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If you or someone you know is thinking of Buying or Selling property in Cultus Lake, Chilliwack, Hope, Abbotsford, Langley or anywhere in the Fraser Valley Area of B.C. - or if you would like more information please give Liz  Moras of Landmark Realty Chilliwack a call at- 604-799-0459 or e-mail at lizmoras@gmail.com.     

Tri-Cities Rental listings on the Olympic-related website www.rentforthegames.com have elicited no interest from prospective renters, and the website's general manager said steep prices aren't the reason.

"When I say there is no interest, it means there is zero demand for Olympic Rentals in the Tri-Cities," said Melanie Hajjar, general manager of the Vancouver-based rental service. "Lots of people have heard extremely bad stories about transit in the Tri-Cities-- how it's going to be fully packed and how it's going to be hard to get to downtown Vancouver, so most people are deciding to get places in downtown Vancouver so they can walk to events."

Hajjar said the company's most popular rental markets to date have been in downtown Vancouver, Whistler, Kitsilano, the south Granville corridor and in Richmond.

We are honest with the owners and let them know that there's a big chance that Their homes in the Tri-Cities won't be rented, so we do offer anyone in the Tri-Cities the service for free," Hajjar said, adding that she expects rental prices to drop in advance of the Games

In Port Coquitlam, no specific bylaws or regulations were enacted specifically for Olympic rentals.

"We were asked the question, gave it careful consideration, and decided it was not necessary for our community," said city spokesperson Kathleen Vincent.

If you have any questions feel free to give us a call

Doug or Sean

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Beginning Monday, Feb. 8, King Edward Street in Coquitlam will be closed for construction between

Lougheed Highway and Woolridge Street until the spring of 2011.

Access in Coquitlam to United Boulevard is from Lougheed Highway at Woolridge (near Ikea).

Access to Woolridge businesses in Coquitlam will now be via Lougheed at Schoolhouse Street or Lougheed at Woolridge.

The city of Coquitlam has asked motorists to note that left turns will neither be possible from Woolridge to King Edward or from King Edward to Woolridge.

If you have any questions on these closures in Coquitlam give us a call!

Doug or Sean

604-726-1023

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Westside detached supply lagged slightly this past week after posting two consecutive weeks of positive growth; we saw 79 new detached listings on the Westside (down a bit from the 84 new listings in the previous period). Dunbar again posted the strongest supply numbers with 12 new detached listings this week with Point Grey jumping in with 12 new detached listings as well. The supply-side continued to loosen in high-demand areas like Dunbar and Point Grey well neighbourhoods like Kitsilano and Mackenzie Heights remained quite stable. The higher supply numbers have resulted in less multiple offer situations as buyers have a greater degree of leverage.

The Westside neighbourhoods posted strong sales and listing numbers for the fourth consecutive week as we move towards the Olympics with firm market share on both the sales and supply side. Vancouver West saw 253 new attached listings (up from 213 in the previous week) as a whole with the Westside neighbourhoods contributing 108 new attached listings or roughly 43% of all new supply. The University, Kitsilano, and Fairview areas demonstrated strong supply numbers with 15, 27, and 18 new attached listings respectively.