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Victoria BC Dog Days of Summer Real Estate Values Throughout The City in August

Victoria BC Real Estate Dog Days of Summer...August 2008

Dog Days of Summer with Real Estate in Victoria


Typical Slower time of year for real estate sales as people enjoy their Summer vacations.
A total of 517 homes and other properties sold in August through the Victoria Real Estate Board's Multiple Listing
Service® (MLS®) compared to the 616 sales in July. There were 846 sales in August of last year.

  • August 2008 Victoria Single Family Home Sales
  • Lets look at the Real Estate Market in Each District of Victoria

  • Oak Bay saw 12 home sales with an average selling price of $789,125
  • Current Active Listings of Single Family Homes 81
  • Victoria saw 36 home sales with an average selling price of $567,492
  • Current Active Listings of Single Family Homes 120
  • Saanich West saw 35 home sales with the average selling price of $500,397
  • Current Active Listings of Single Family Homes 130
  • Esquimalt saw 7 home sales with the average selling price of $450,186
  • Current Active Listings of Single Family Homes 28
  • Saanich East saw 41 home sales with the average selling price of $624,775
  • Current active Listings of Single Family Homes 262
  • Central Saanich saw 12 home sales with the average selling price of $613,250
  • Current Active Listings of Single Family Homes 81
  • North Saanich saw 5 home sales with the average selling price of $541,900
  • Current Active Listings of Single Family Homes 108
  • Sidney saw 12 home sales with the average selling price of $511,700
  • Current Active Listings of Single Family Homes 57
  • Colwood saw 20 home sales with the average selling price of $503,508
  • Current Active Listings of Single Family Homes 81
  • Langford saw 31 home sales with the average selling price of $504,764
  • Current Active Listings of Single Family Homes 159
  • Highlands saw 1 home sales with a selling price of $ 495,000
  • Current Active Listings of Single Family Homes 19
  • Sooke saw 18 home sales with a selling average price of $428,961
  • Current Active Listings of Single Family Homes 171
  • Waterfront(all districts) Home Sales throughout Greater Victoria totaled 3 home sales with the average selling price of $ 760,667
  • Current Active Listing of Single Family Lake and Ocean Waterfront Homes 149
      • Greater Victoria Single family home Sales for August showed an average selling price of $549,119, the medium selling price was at $512,000, The Median selling price is almost unchanged from August 2007 with a median then of $515,000. single family home Sale Prices as expected slowed throughout the region this Summer. See July Market update

There were 160 Condominium's Sold in August throughout Victoria with an average selling price of $302,200

There were 53 Townhouses Sold in August throughout Victoria with an average selling price of $413,994


Original Blog: www.victoriahomesandproperties.com
Stats Source: VREB

Copyright © 2008 By Fred Carver All Rights Reserved "Victoria BC Real Estate Dog Days of Summer...August 2008"

This Guy Just Gets The Job Done...by Saying "I Can Sell Your Home!"


Imagine a Client calling you to ask if you can "Sell Their Home".....rather than ....."Now How Much Is Your Commission."

Russell  Shaw was recently interviewed on Bloodhoundhog Event 2008
...about Discount Brokers Going Broke..

You have to Love Russell..... he tells it like it is, Plus Russell is always giving back to the Industry he loves...Real Estate

Enjoy!
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Victoria's Saanich Peninsula Real Estate Market Review

Saanich Peninsula Real Estate Review

We here at Fred Carver Real Estate Marketing Re/Max Camosun continuously monitor local real estate statistics to keep our clients informed and ahead of the real estate trends. Below you will find Saanich Pensinsula ( includes N. Saanich, Sidney and Central Saanich) area of Victoria real estate review Sept 9, 2008.

Saanich Peninsula

Current Listings: homes,condo's and townhouses on the market= 421

Number of Total pending sales= 54

New Listings this week: 39

New Pending Sales this week: 8

New Pending Sales over the Last 30 days = 28

Number of Sold's this week (completed sale)= 11

Average Single Family Home Selling (pending sales) price this week: $586,000 (-12% change over YTD) Average Days on Market= 62

Average Condo/Townhouse Selling Price this week: $353,500 Average Days on the Market = 40

Number of homes and condo's listings expiring this week = 4

Average SF Selling Price (460 homes) YTD: $661,378 Average DOM 51

Average Condo/Townhouse Selling Price (235 homes) YTD: $416,674 Average DOM 56

Note: Currently the 12% gains for 2007 appear to be gone, we are back to a balanced market, pricing is important when Selling, with great choices if you are Buying. CMHC is forecasting around a 3% gain for house prices for 2008.

If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this or another neighborhood, and would like more information about the Saanich Peninsula or would like to be the first to know about HOT new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at: 250- 598-2963

Fred Carver Associate Broker

35 years experence does help!

Promise Made ...Promise Kept!

Fred Carver Real Estate Marketing with Re/Max Camosun

Calling from out of town? Call toll free 1-800-663-2121

Copyright © 2008 By Fred Carver "All Rights Reserved" Saanich Peninsula Real Estate Review

In Case You Missed The Annual Saanich Fair...Welcome to the 141st Fair

On The Labour Day Weekend we went to the 141 st Annual Saanich Fair,Saanich Fair Rides it is Western Canada's Oldest Continuous Agricultural Fair.


The Local News Paper indiacted there would be 60,000 people in attendance over the three day weekend. it was held at the Saanich Fairground, I'm sure they were right.

Large Crowd at Saanich Fair again this year

The saanich Fair Grounds is located 1528 Stellys Cross Road, Saanichton, Victoria BC visit the Saanich Fair Grounds Web Site


Check out the...Ice Cream Eating Competion...some how We missed the Entry Form,

On Your Mark Get Set...Go!

Ice Cream Contest Start



Here's the Winner..."What.... No More!"

Winner in the Ice Cream Contest

Lots of actvities for the whole familyLots of Rides at the Fair

Lots of Food and More.."Gotta Have Me Some of That!"Ice Cream and Black Berries at the Saanich Fair

Competion for the Best of Everything from the Garden is a big event check out this Prize Tomato....1st place tomato
/Tomato Contest  Entries

A Little Humor with Buggs and Elmer
One of the Veggie Contest Winners

Veggie Display Contest entry

More fun....Who Do you think the Couple are?

Ma and Pa

Flower Competion was Colorfull..Flower Entry at Saanich Fair

And The Winners Are...

Class Winner

Class Winner

See These and More Photos uploaded in Google Photos

See our Video on YouTube with one of the Dogs Lots of Fun was had by all the Dogs doing their routine's and the Fair Spectators watching the Dog Sports put on by the Capital Comets Dog Sports Club

Copyright © 2008 By Fred Carver All Rights Reserved "Annual Saanich Fair...Welcome"

Source: My original Blog Post on this Post

Fairfield Victoria Real Estate August Market Update

We here at Fred Carver Real Estate Marketing Re/Max Camosun continuously monitor local real estate statistics to keep our clients informed and ahead of the real estate trends. Below you will find Fairfield Victoria real estate statistic for August 21, 2008.

New listings homes, condo’s and townhouses New to the market in July & August= 49

Current Active listings of homes, condo’s and townhouses = 79

Number of new pending sales= 29

Number of Sold’s (completed sale last 30 days)= 24

Number of homes expiring last 30 days= 4

Current Pending Sales -Average days on the market= 46

Year to-date (08/21/07 to 08/21/08) Activity: Solds = 289 Total Pending = 29 (Pending Average Days on the Market= 46)

Average Current Pending Selling Price's in Fairfield :

Single family homes in August = $675,014 (median $633,000) from 7 new sales DOM 37.

Condo & Townhouse in August= $296,600 (median $330,000) from 5 new sales DOM 76

Go Here to find the value of your home

If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this neighborhood, and would like more information about Fairfield or would like to be the first to know about HOT new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at: 598-2963

Fred Carver Associate Broker

Promise Made…Promises Kept !

If you are thinking of Selling call or email me.

Fred Carver Real Estate Marketing with Re/Max Camosun

250-598-2963, Calling from out of town? Call toll free 1-800-663-2121 email fredcarver@remax.net

Find Hundreds of homes for sale throughout Victoria

Copyright © 2008 By Fred Carver All Rights Reserved "Fairfield Victoria Real Estate August Market"