A Canadian Condo Boom

Downtown Vancouver is the most expensive housing market in Canada, according to a survey of 21 cities worldwide released last April by Century 21. The average sales price for a condo in Vancouver was around $419,750 in 2007, up 14.6 percent from last year, according to Royal Le Page Real Estate Services. The average sales price in Toronto, Canada’s largest city, was about $241,818, up 15.7 percent from last year, and in Montreal, $201,818, up 4.6 percent.

The city’s population has grown substantially as a result. In 2006, there were 36,321 more people living in Vancouver than in 2005, according to Statistics Canada, and 72 percent of the newcomers were immigrants.

The most expensive condo on the market in downtown Vancouver right now is a 7,000-square-foot waterfront penthouse listed for $18.2 million. The 38-year-old owner, an entrepreneur, said he bought the condo for $3 million four years ago, then sunk millions more into renovations. To read more Click Here.

By LINDA BAKER, The New York Times
Published: October 21, 2007

Homes of the brave?

British investors are staking their money on repossessed US homes

... the rising number of foreign investors buying properties through their businesses, in particular investors from the UK. The strong pound, depressed prices and the fact that bidders can take part in an auction live online has attracted British property investors. Part of the appeal may also be attributed to the large number of vacation properties – beach, mountain or lake homes – up for auction. To read more Click Here.

From The Times, Homes of the brave?
October 5, 2007

Steps On How To Use Our International Website

The Flow chart below shows the steps you will need to follow to use some of our services.

Below we have included a few steps on how to use our website and some of our services.

Open a Free Account (with an account you will be able to post listings, advertise, send email inquires, and list on land wanted)

1) Go to our International Homepage
2) Click on Open Account
3) Check the agreement box and click next
4) Choose the kind of Account you would like to open
5) Input your information and click Submit

Add Agents to your Group Account (If you have a group account you must add an agent in order to post listings)

1) Go to our International Homepage
2) Click on Edit Account
3) Input your email and password
4) Click on the button “Add/Edit Agents”
5) Input your agent’s information

Become a Member

1) Go to our International Homepage
2) Click on the Membership link
3) Input your email and password
4) Click the “Next” button to join our Advantage Membership
5) Now you can choose your preferred method of payment

Input a $10 Listing (you can input one listing on our database for only 10 USD; the listing will stay on our database for a period of three months)

1) Go to our International Homepage
2) Click on the button “$10 Listing”
3) Input your email and password
4) Click on the button “Listing for $10.00”
5) Input your listing’s information
6) Now you can choose your preferred method of payment

Advertise on our Website

1) Go to our International Homepage
2) Click on any of the links under Advertising
3) Input your email and password
4) Choose the type of advertisement you would like
5) Choose the advertisement period
6) Now you will need to upload an image or choose the listing you want to advertise
7) Now choose your preferred method of payment

Please let us know if you need any help using our website, or if you need further information about our services.