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		<title>The Specials and Their Big Come-Back!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katharine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s like the Michael Jackson of houses, who says old-school Specials can&#8217;t come back big and glam? Vancouver Specials were introduced in the Vancouver area in the 1960&#8242;s when new Canadians favoured an efficient way to buy their new first home. Usually the Specials have features like a balcone across the front of the house [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coldwell Banker sees growing trend in multi-generational homes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Developers take note: Canadians increasingly want homes large enough to house several generations. According to a June 8 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC survey of its professionals across Canada and the U.S., realtors in both markets reported that in the past year more home buyers are looking for properties that can accommodate more than one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outstanding renos on display at 17 locations around the region</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Annual Parade of Renovated Homes set for Sunday A few months ago, a renovation contractor asked me if I wanted to tour a Shaughnessy home where a complete makeover was nearing completion. Having viewed hundreds of renovated homes over the years, I wasn&#8217;t too keen to drive from Surrey to Shaughnessy just to wander through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luxury home sales soar: report</title>
		<link>http://victoreric.com/blog/archives/427</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Luxury homes in Canada sold briskly during the first three months of this year, shattering records for first-quarter activity in nine of 13 Canadian markets, a RE/MAX report says. The report called Upper End 2010 cites improved economic performance, increased personal wealth, immigration and foreign investment as catalysts in the sales surge. The recovery in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vancouver housing market: no logic</title>
		<link>http://victoreric.com/blog/archives/423</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Internet game, Crack Shack or Mansion?, may be the best indicator of a city’s out-of-control prices. Petr Pospisil, a frustrated Vancouver teacher, and his girlfriend Ola Rugula have scored a viral Internet hit with their homemade game Crack Shack or Mansion? The object of the exercise is to click through a series of house photos [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vancouver resale home market surges 252% in November over 2008</title>
		<link>http://victoreric.com/blog/archives/418</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vancouver led the Canadian housing market in November existing home sales with a 252-per-cent year-to-year surge. Victoria (+116 per cent), Toronto (+105 per cent) and Calgary (+67 per cent) followed close behind as Canada as a whole saw a 73-per-cent increase in existing home sales, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association. Prices were also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This spring’s fever? House lust</title>
		<link>http://victoreric.com/blog/archives/360</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring is here. Do you have a serious case of House Lust? This is a great little article by Sarah Hampson from Globe and Mail talking about the sometimes detrimental emotions of new house buying. Please click here for more Posted by: Sarah Hampson From Tuesday&#8217;s Globe and Mail Published on Tuesday, Apr. 06, 2010]]></description>
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		<title>New federal financing rules announced Feb. 16, 2010</title>
		<link>http://victoreric.com/blog/archives/235</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, the federal government announced the following changes to the rules for government-backed insured mortgages: All borrowers must meet the standards for a five-year fixed rate mortgage even if they choose a mortgage with a lower interest rate and shorter term. The maximum amount Canadians can withdraw in refinancing their mortgages will be 90 per cent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foreign buyers drive luxury real estate in Vancouver</title>
		<link>http://victoreric.com/blog/archives/229</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted by the National Post Published: Friday, February 12, 2010 &#8220;Foreign buyers are the primary force behind luxury real estate in this city,&#8221; says Manyee Lui, luxury home specialist with Macdonald Realty in Vancouver. In fact, the rate of Metro Vancouver luxury home sales in the second half of 2009 was almost double that of 2008, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GVHBA Green Policy Summary</title>
		<link>http://victoreric.com/blog/archives/216</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[City of Vancouver&#8217;s &#8220;Green Rezoning Policy&#8221; To download a copy of the PDF summary of GVHBA&#8217;s actions regarding the City of Vancouver&#8217;s Green Rezoning Policy, please click here  FEBRUARY 24 GVHBA Academy of HousingSocial Media 101 Workshop Executive Plaza Hotel &#8211; Coquitlam MARCH 23 GVHBA First-Time Home Buyer SeminarSheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel &#8211; Surrey MARCH 2 [...]]]></description>
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