New housing starts in Canada were preliminary at the rate of 171,500 units in December 2010 measured as the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts

while conservative analysts say the decline in prices on the U.S. housing market will be no more than 7%, others suggest a decrease by at least 20%.

We have prepared BC Property Transfer Tax Calculator and large Frequently Asked Questions section, which should help you to asses your tax eligibility.

Beside galleries or museums, Prague offers also some modern and sophisticated spectacular buildings. The most famous one is called Dancing House.

According to CREA, national resale housing activity maintains its return to normal levels. In November 2010 it has risen for the fourth consecutive month.

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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.

After series of declines, the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts in Canada recorded solid growth in November, after reaching 187,200 units.

If you have house number ending up with 8, and you live in a part of Vancouver with higher concentration of ethnic Chinese, consider yourself lucky.

Many people have started to see own lifestyle into one of the most popular sports in the world – Golf, a sport presenting an unique elegance and royally ethic.

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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.

Regarded as one of the best art galleries in the whole of Canada, Ottawa’s National Gallery of Canada houses a simply enormous collection of paintings.

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We are happy and excited to announce the launch of a brand new Vancouver Golf Guide section of our JayBanks.ca website.

This golf guide serves as a place where Vancouver residents and our clients can find and exchange information about this noble game.  We are taking a user-friendly approach with the guide, trying to provide relevant information to recreational golfers and those of you who are planning to move to Vancouver.  We invite you to enhance the value of the Vancouver Golf Guide by contributing with your personal experiences from the fairways.

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Greater Vancouver home sales have remained steady over the past four months, indicating stability in the residential housing market. With the MLS® sales to active listing inventory ratio indicating a buyers’ market, properties appropriately priced are selling.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totaled 2,337 in October 2010, a decline of 36.9% compared to the 3,704 sales in October 2009 and a 5.3% increase compared to September 2010 when 2,220 sales were recorded.