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2012 Pender Island Assessments – A quick analysis

Most of us have received our 2012 assessments in the mail by now so I thought I would do a quick analysis of the trends these new assessments show.
To do this I looked at 10 random assessments in each property category from low price to high. It’s not a definitive analysis but is good enough [...]

2011 Pender Island Property Market report

PENDER ISLAND REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT FOR 2011
This has been a challenging year for the real estate market on Pender Island. Caught between the continuing hot market in Vancouver and the fluctuating but still healthy market in Victoria, we have seen almost no growth in the number of sales in 2011 compared to 2010. Depending [...]

Pender Island’s current market explained

Pender Island is currently deep into a buyer’s market, and has been since August 2008. What is a buyer’s market? Well, A real estate buyer’s market means that the economic principle of supply and demand make buying real estate more favorable than selling. In a buyer’s market, buyers have better bargaining power to [...]

New Listing – 9807 Spalding Rd. $360,000

OFFERED AT $360,000
WHAT A VIEW! Highly desirable acreage atop Oxbow Ridge on picturesque South Pender Island. With stunning SW ocean views, this 2 acre parcel provides a unique opportunity to build your dream island home. Drilled well and driveway to cleared and level build site already in place, plus all treework done to optimise view. [...]

A more balanced market for 2011?

According to the Victoria Real Estate Board’s (VREB) recent release, the market in 2011 will remain balanced.

“Dennis Fimrite, 2011 President of the Victoria Real Estate Board, says that balanced market conditions in the Victoria area housing market are expected to continue well into the coming year.  Fimrite noted that real estate sales have picked [...]

Dockside Realty Pender Island Market Update – Sept. 2010

Here is the Sept. 2010 Update for the real estate market on Pender Island, BC, from Howard Sanders and Dockside Realty:
Dockside September  2010 Update

There have been 43 Sales (86 Ends) Total all Pender since Jan 1, 2010 to Sept. 30, 2010
Dockside has had 35 Ends Next Company: 35 Ends Independent Agents: 16

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Dockside Realty’s new marketing tool

So how  do you like Dockside Realty’s new boat? With offices on Saturna as well as Pender, our galloping Managing Broker, Sherrie Boyte, has taken her Power Squadron qualification and now plies the high seas between the two islands on a regular basis.
Another usage for our slinky new craft is to better service our waterfront [...]

Get the Most for Your Money

March 17, 2010
by: Howard Sanders • Blog, Tips

Don’t Pay Too Much

February 10, 2010
by: Howard Sanders • Blog, Tips