April 2012 - Posts

23 April 2012
March Real Estate Statistics for the Columbia Valley

are now available at http://statistics.rockieswest.com Read More...

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17 April 2012
Bank of Canada Interest Rate Decision April 2012

April 17, 2012 The Bank of Canada left its overnight rate unchanged at 1 per cent for the 13th consecutive meeting. In the statement accompanying the decision the Bank noted that economic momentum in Canada is slightly firmer than the Bank had forecast Read More...

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13 April 2012
No March Madness Repeat in 2012

Vancouver, BC – April 13, 2012. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that the dollar volume of homes sold through Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in the Kootenay area increased 8.9 percent to $37.4 million in March Read More...

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03 April 2012
B.C.'s HST Tax Rebate Sparks Market Rebound

reprint from The Calgary Herald - March 31,2012 By Joel Schlesinger Owning a recreation property in British Columbia is within closer reach for Albertans, thanks to changes in the province's tax scheme. The Harmonized Sales Tax, or HST, combined the Read More...

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