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MLS® stats show more sales, fewer property listings in November

2010 11 REBGV Stats Package
2010 11 REBGV Stats Package

Greater Vancouver 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 the 10-year average for that month.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totaled 2,509 in November 2010, a decline of 18.6% compared to the 3,083 sales in November 2009 and a 7.4% increase compared to October 2010.

How To Free From Car Lease

Oh this is where I left my hover car by boltron
Oh this is where I left
my hover car by boltron

Good financial situation is key factor for any mortgage seeker, especially in BC real estate. Automobile is usually the second biggest investment after your home, so having a car leasing properly planned is important. If you ever needed to acquire a car, you may have learned that leasing a car is in many ways superior to buying it. Few of us have the funds to afford the full price of a car, and so we are left with two financing options – a consumer loan from a bank or a credit union, or a lease contract with the dealer.