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            <author>info@sothebysrealty.ca (Sothebys International Realty Canada)</author>
            <title>2012 Canadian Market Outlook</title>
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        2012 Canadian Market Outlook 
           CMHC Predicts Stability in Housing Starts, MLS&reg; Sales &amp; Resale Prices
          The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has predicted stability in Canadian housing starts, MLS&reg; sales and resale prices in 2012, citing low interest rates, stabilizing employment rates, as well as balanced real estate market conditions a... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:07:28 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>info@sothebysrealty.ca (Sothebys International Realty Canada)</author>
            <title>Fall Market Update</title>
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        Fall Market Update
          
           Canadian Housing Market Insight
          According to the latest Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) statistics released in September 2011, the national housing market stayed firmly entrenched in balanced territory in August, setting the tone for what is expected to be a stable market into the fall.
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            Sales activity... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:48:41 -0500</pubDate>
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            <link>http://www.sothebysrealty.ca/blog/steve-laver-coo-of-sothebys-international-realty-canada-talks-about-the-luxury-realty-market-his-new.html</link>
            <author>info@sothebysrealty.ca (Sothebys International Realty Canada)</author>
            <title>Steve Laver, COO of Sotheby&amp;#8217;s International Realty Canada, talks about the luxury realty market, his new role, and his move from Intrawest.</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ It&rsquo;s been a dramatic few years in the real estate business, particularly at the luxury end of the spectrum. For Steve Laver, former president of Intrawest ULC&rsquo;s Playground Destination Properties, the roller coaster of the recession was made even steeper and faster by the fact that it followed Intrawest&rsquo;s 2006 blockbuster sale to Fortress Investment Group LLC, a deal he helped craft. Now at Sotheby&rsquo;s in Vancouver, he is focused on a new batch of big deals, this time as the... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:45:55 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>info@sothebysrealty.ca (Sothebys International Realty Canada)</author>
            <title>Greater Vancouver Real Estate Upswing</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[                               &nbsp;                      &nbsp;        Greater Vancouver Real Estate Upswing                     Spring Housing Market Insight           The Greater Vancouver housing market strengthened in March 2011 as the number of listed and sold homes reached near-record levels. Residential sales of detached, attached and apartment properties in Greater Vancouver increased to 4,080 (a 31.7% increase over March 2010) and the benchmark price for all residential properties incr... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:11:50 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>info@sothebysrealty.ca (Sothebys International Realty Canada)</author>
            <title>Sizzling Spring</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[                                                       &nbsp;        Sizzling Spring           Canadian Market Insight          Is the Canadian real estate market sizzling this spring? Statistics released on March 15, 2011 by The Canadian Real Estate Association indicated that while the national average price for homes sold in February 2011 rose 8.8% year-over-year to $365,192, national resale housing activity ran close to the five-year average for the month. With both sales activity and new supp... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:55:46 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>info@sothebysrealty.ca (Sothebys International Realty Canada)</author>
            <title>Luxury condo market favours buyers</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ $12M penthouse sold in a few monthsIt took about two years to sell the $15-million penthouse, taxes included, at the storied Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Yet the top penthouse at the Chateau Maplewood, listed at $12 million plus taxes, has sold in just a few months.Liza Kaufman, listing agent for both luxury condo projects, wouldn't disclose the exact price for the Maplewood penthouse, a 6,000-square foot condo with an expansive terrace and 12-foot-high ceilings in the former mother house of the Soeurs d... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:42:54 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>rreid@sothebysrealty.ca (Roxanne Reid)</author>
            <title>Property transfer tax should be phased out</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Re: Red tape boosts price of some homes by $100,000, Sept. 28We were pleased to hear Housing Minister Rich Coleman speak at the Union of B.C. Municipalities conference about his commitment to improving housing affordability by reducing taxes, but we disagree with some of his assertions.The amount of property transfer tax (PTT) paid on the purchase of a new home valued at $500,000 is actually $8,000, not the $5,000 he claims. In fact, when you add the harmonized sales tax to the transaction, the ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:46:25 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>info@sothebysrealty.ca (Sothebys International Realty Canada)</author>
            <title>Metro News: 5 Minutes With Ryan Deluca</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Ryan DeLuca, a realtor with Sotheby&rsquo;s International Realty Canada, answers some of his client&rsquo;s most frequently asked questions about B.C.&rsquo;s HST and real estate.&nbsp;If GST was only charged on new properties and not resale properties, does this still hold true for HST?In short, yes. But remember that while HST is not charged on the purchase price of most resale properties, you will still be paying HST on the services you are provided through the deal such as realtor commission... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:33:36 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>info@sothebysrealty.ca (Sothebys International Realty Canada)</author>
            <title>Historic King Eddy 94% Sold out in 10 days</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ The Project:Opening May 11, 1903 The King Edward Hotel, which quickly became known more colloquially as simply the &ldquo;King Eddy&rdquo;, was &ldquo;the place to see and be seen&rdquo; in Toronto. Over the coming decades it would host many of the world&rsquo;s rich, famous &ndash; and notorious &ndash; and serve as the glamorous backdrop for endless anecdotes about their comings and going, their hi-jinks and escapades.Under the new ownership of King Edward Realty Inc. &ndash; whose partners in... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:58:44 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>info@sothebysrealty.ca (Sothebys International Realty Canada)</author>
            <title>House Hunting in ... Vancouver</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ A ONE-BEDROOM TWO-BATH APARTMENT WITH HARBOR VIEWS IN THE HISTORIC GASTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD $998,000&nbsp;The apartment is in on the seventh floor of the Alexis building, a former industrial building converted to apartments in 1997. Renovated in 2006, it is equipped with a built-in audiovisual system.The layout is circular, with the entryway giving onto the kitchen and the bedroom, both of which also open into the living and dining space. The space has an open plan, with floor-to-ceiling windows ove... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:39:50 -0500</pubDate>
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