FIND VICTORIA BC REAL ESTATE WATERFRONT HOMES HERELooking for a waterfront home, condo's or townhouse for sale in Victoria BC? Then you have come to the right place.Photo of Victoria's Fairfield neighbourhood and waterfront. To Find a current list and details of Victoria waterfront Listings Go here to find VICTORIA BC WATERFRONT HOMES For Sale. Look for the green number on the map and drill down for the location and details. You'll easily find the location of all the current waterfront homes, condo's and townhouses in Greater Victoria. Save the page link and come back often to find new waterfront listings in Victoria, BCSee the Map Example below you'll find when go to the link above.  Did you know It's easy to receive New Waterfront listings to your email inbox daily.Just go to my  Aut... 07/18/2015

FIND JAMES BAY HOMES FOR SALE ON THIS MAPUSING THIS EASY TO USE MAP SEARCH TOOLI created an easy to use  map showing current listings of  James Bay Homes for sale. The Map is live, so keep coming back as new listings show up on the map.Click on any of the numbers, they indicate the number of listing near that spot, then drill down on each button to see details on the home, townhouse or Condo for sale in Victoria's James Bay NeighbourhoodHere's a sample of the Map you'll see of homes for sale throughout James Bay in Victoria BC Go Here to my Live Map of homes for sale, save the link and come back often as new listings in James Bay will show up 24/7.PS: Call me about a New Listing Coming up in South Oak Bay-Possible Fixer Upper or Build a New Home. Google  Fred Carver James Bay FIND JAMES... 07/17/2015

FIND SOUTH OAK BAY HOMES FOR SALE ON THIS MAPUSING THIS EASY TO USE MAP SEARCH TOOLI created an easy to use  map showing current listings of South Oak Bay Homes for sale. The Map is live, so keep coming back as new listing show up on the map.Click on and of the numbers, they indicate the number of listing near that spot, then drill down on each button to see details on the home, townhouse or Condo for sale in South Oak BayHere's a sample of the Map you'll see of homes for sale throughout South Oak Bay in Victoria BC Go Here to my Live Map of homes for sale, save the link and come back often as new listings in South Oak Baywill show up 24/7.PS: Call me about a New Listing Coming up in South Oak Bay-Possible Fixer Upper or Build a New Home. FIND SOUTH OAK BAY HOMES FOR SALE ON THIS MAP US... 07/16/2015

FIND GORGE TILLICUM HOMES FOR SALE ON THIS MAPUSING THIS EASY TO USE MAP SEARCH TOOLI created an easy to use map showing current listings of Gorge Tillicum area Homes for sale. The Map is live, so keep coming back as new listings show up on the map.Click on and of the numbers, they indicate the number of listing near that spot, then drill down on each button to see details on the home, townhouse or Condo for sale in the Gorge Tillicum NeighbourhoodHere's a sample below of the Map you'll see of homes for sale throughout the Gorge Tillicum area in Victoria BC. Go Here to my Live Map of homes for sale, save the link and come back often as new Gorge Tillicum listings will show up 24/7. FIND GORGE TILLICUM HOMES FOR SALE ON THIS MAP USING THIS EASY TO USE MAP SEARCH TOOL 07/15/2015

FIND GORDON HEAD HOMES FOR SALE ON THIS MAP USING THIS EASY TO USE MAP SEARCH TOOLI created an easy to use  map showing current listings of Gordon Head Homes for sale. The Map is live, so keep coming back as new listing show up on the map.Click on and of the numbers, they indicate the number of listing near that spot, then drill down on each button to see details on the home, townhouse or Condo for sale in Gordon HeadHere's a sample of the Map you'll see of homes for sale throughout Gordon Head in Victoria BC Go Here to my Live Map of homes for sale, save the link and come back often as new Gordon Head listings will show up 24/7.Google Fred Carver Gordon Head FIND GORDON HEAD HOMES FOR SALE ON THIS MAP USING THIS EASY TO USE MAP SEARCH TOOL 07/14/2015

FRED CARVER'S GORDON HEAD REAL ESTATE NEWS If You are looking for a home in Gordon Head or Lambrick Park you have come to the right place, click here to see my map search tool to find homes for sale on my map showing all current Gordon Head and Lambrick Park listing for sale FRED CARVER has been working with home sellers and buyers in Greater Victoria for over 43 years. You know that when FRED tells a buyer that the Gordon Head neighbourhood has it all..... he knows what he’s talking about. Fred says, “All my Gordon Head potential buyers get told about the outstanding elementary schools, about Lambrick Park Secondary School and its great basketball and academic programs, about the Gordon Head Rec Centre, How about Sunday walks in Mt. Doug Park, about Lambrick Park baseball teams, and ab... 07/14/2015

FAIRFIELD BC REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT JULY 12, 2015 Wow... here it is already July in Victoria, BC Fairfield Real Estate Market Report for July 12, 2015 If you are Searching for a Fairfield home you have come to the right place. The Quality of Life in Fairfield is always in demand, even if you do not own a Fairfield single home, the life style is available to Condo & Townhouse owners too.Current Single Family Homes For Sale in the Fairfield neighbourhood in Victoria BC. Broken Down into MLS Listing Map Areas as follows:Rockland: 16Fairfield West: 8Fairfield East: 15Plus Currently There are 25 Homes For Sale Over a Million Dollars in all of these neighbourhoods in Fairfield. At the End of June there 1.65 months inventory of Single Family Homes For Sale. Definetly a Sellers Market. So fa... 07/13/2015

SPEECHLESS SUNDAY ALONG THE WATERFRONT IN OAK BAYEarly Morning along the Oak Bay Waterfront by the Oak Bay Marina.Are You Looking for a Home to Buy in Oak Bay? Then you have come to the right place, go here to find a map search tool showing you the location of homes for sale throughout the Municipality of Oak BayDo you get up early?...Here is an unexpected Foggy morning in Oak Bay looking toward the boats and sailing vessels moored at the Oak Bay Marina .When the cooler Ocean and warmer Air meet often Flog develops over the water. I like the Bench in the forefront of this photos.Enjoy your day walking along the Ocean In Oak Bay this Sunday Morning Are interested in What's Going on with Oak Bay Real Estate? Check my blog Oak Bay Real Estate News and or search Google Fred Carver Oak Bay. ... 07/12/2015

FRED CARVER OAK BAY REAL ESTATE NEWSReal Estate activity has been brisk this past Winter & Spring throughout Oak Bay.The mild warm weather may of had a positive influence on home Buyers shopping and buying their Next Home. Plus with the lower number of Oak Bay homes on the market this year has helped many Home Sellers Sell Quickly and For Top Dollar.Planing on Selling You Oak Bay Home Now or in the Near Future then you have come to the right place...Go here to get a current market analysis of your Oak Bay homeOak Bay is a Municipality located on the South East Side of the City of Victoria. Victoria is the Capital City of British Columbia located on the Southern tip of Vancouver Island off the west coast of Canada next to the Pacific Ocean.Oak Bay itself is made of several neighborhoods ... 07/10/2015

SAANICH STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL JULY 12/15 BEAVER LAKE PARK Sunday July 12 is the Annual Strawberry Festival at Beaver Lake Park Time:11am-3pm  730 Beaver Lake RdVictoria, BCThe Saanich Strawberry Festival  has blossomed into a grand event for everyone. Come and enjoy a variety of family activities, face painting, pony rides, arts and craft, a pie eating contest and more. Bring a blanket and enjoy a day at the Beaver Lake Beach while a variety of performers entertain on the stage.  Of course, the afternoon wouldn’t be complete without the traditional serving of Ice Cream and Fresh local Strawberries from 1-3pm for only .50 cents!!! Tickets can be purchased for the strawberries and ice cream from 11:00 am - 2:30 pm at the ticket booth near the main stage area .SAANICH STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL JUL... 07/08/2015

 FRED CARVER GORDON HEAD REAL ESTATE NEWS  LOOKING FOR A HOME FOR SALE IN GORDON HEAD? THEN YOU HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE  FIND GORDON HEAD HOMES FOR SALE EASILY HERE WITH MY LIVE MAP SEARCH TOOL  FRED CARVER has been working with home sellers and buyers in Greater Victoria for over 43 years. You know that when FRED tells a buyer that the Gordon Head neighbourhood has it all..... he knows what he’s talking about. Fred says, “All my Gordon Head potential buyers get told about the outstanding elementary schools, about Lambrick Park Secondary School and its great basketball and academic programs, about the Gordon Head Rec Centre, How about Sunday walks in Mt. Doug Park, about Lambrick Park baseball teams, and about the first class soccer program(known as Saanich Fusion Football Club). A... 07/07/2015

FOUR VICTORIA APARTMENT BUILDING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES APARTMENT BUILDINGS FOR SALE!58  DELUXE CONDO HIGHRISE APARTMENT INVESTMENT VICTORIA, BC Completed in 2011 this six story Concrete High-Rise makes for a trouble free and long lasting rental investment. The building was built to the latest Condominium Standards and has 58 separate titles(land registry strata). Currently operating as rental apartment building. www.victoriacommercialrealestate.com TANHILL FLATS DELUXE RENTAL APARTMENT  51 NEW CONDO CONCRETE HIGHRISE APARTMENT INVESTMENTVictoria, BC“The Waverly” is situated on the north section of the property comprising of 1.17 acres. The Waverly was completed and tenanted in 2015.The first phase of a two phase project of two concrete 6 story buildings.The second phase will be locat... 07/04/2015

VICTORIA REAL ESTATE MARKET HOT AS SPRING TREND CONTINUES INTO SUMMER. July 2, 2015, Victoria BC - The Victoria Real Estate Board (VREB) today released its report on Multiple Listing Service® real estate activity in the Victoria area for June 2015. A total of 910 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this June, a 33.8% increase compared to the 680 properties sold in the same month last year. "The Victoria real estate market has had another big month - and we continue to see consistent year over year sales growth," Victoria Real Estate Board President Guy Crozier says. "What's going on? Positive market conditions such as the low interest rate along with the diverse mix of properties and price points available have likely helped support this increase in interest in loca... 07/02/2015

VICTORIA BC CANADA DAY JULY 1st HOLIDAY On July 1st Canada Celebrates it’s 147th Birthday, Known as Canada Day! The National Day of Canada originally known as Dominion Day.   Victoria BC is the place to be on this Canada Day Holiday. Here are just a few Canada Day Activities to enjoy in Victoria. Victoria Celebrates Canada Day 2015 is pleased to announce an exciting line-up of family-friendly events, main stage performances, fireworks, and A Flavour of Canada, all set to take place on  July 1st, 2015! Returning this year will be A Flavour of Canada, an international food village with family-oriented events, including multiple activity tents presented by Canada Day sponsors. However, A Flavour of Canada will move to the intersection of Government and Belleville Streets to be closer to th... 07/01/2015

TIRED OF RENTING? NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT TO BUY A HOME If you are tired of renting and have always wanted a home of your own, now is an excellent time to take the home ownership plunge. Attractive mortgage interest rates, government incentive programs and an excellent supply of homes for sale are making the dream of homeownership possible for more would-be buyers.  Consider Using Your RRSPs You may want to take advantage of the RRSP Home Buyers’ Plan. The program allows you to use your Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) contributions (up to $20,000 per person, $40,000 per couple) to buy or build a home. You must be a first-time buyer or at least not have owned a principal residence for four consecutive calendar years following the sale of a home in order to qualify under the pl... 06/30/2015

VICTORIA HOMES FOR SALE-CHECKLIST FOR HOUSE HUNTING If you are thinking of buying a home  in Victoria in the near future, I can provide invaluable help in finding the right home in the right price range in the area you want to live. Through access to the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) I can give you a customized list of homes for sale that match your needs and wants and budget.  A house hunting checklist will help you keep track of the advantages and drawbacks of each home. Ensure the checklist includes the basic information regarding location, asking price, annual property taxes, mortgage terms and any applicable zoning restrictions.  Exterior Jot down your impressions of the exterior of the home, noting the lot size and shape, position of the home on the lot (facing north, south, ea... 06/26/2015

VIEW OF GORDON HEAD IN THE DISTANCE-SPEECHLESS SUNDAY Yesterday while out with my Dog on Mount Tomie In Saanich, I took a picture to the North of One of Victoria's Favorite neighbourhoods..GORDON HEAD, Off to the left is Mount Douglas.Why Do People Live here?The Gordon Head is a beautiful neighbourhood of single family homes that is conveniently located just 2 miles outside of Downtown Victoria by bike, car or bus. It's not uncommon to see neighborhood kids playing the streets of this quaint little oasis in the suburbs during the summer and sledding down snow covered streets in the winter. It's far enough from the main hustle and bustle of the city that residents don't feel like the urban center of Victoria is knocking on their door. Looking for a home in the Gordon Head area?Interested... 06/21/2015

 FRED CARVER GORDON HEAD REAL ESTATE NEWS FRED CARVER has been working with home sellers and buyers in Greater Victoria for over 43 years. You know that when FRED tells a buyer that the Gordon Head neighbourhood has it all..... he knows what he’s talking about. Fred says, “All my Gordon Head potential buyers get told about the outstanding elementary schools, about Lambrick Park Secondary School and its great basketball and academic programs, about the Gordon Head Rec Centre, How about Sunday walks in Mt. Doug Park, about Lambrick Park baseball teams, and about the first class soccer program(known as Saanich Fusion Football Club). And Our World Famous University of Victoria, known as UVic. Oh, and of course, there’s the great University Heights Shopping Centre’s Home Depot and Canadian T... 06/19/2015

Summer 2015 Greater Victoria Home Price UpdateFriends, clients, and colleagues – Here’s an update for you on the price of your Victoria home. Look at these recent CNBC real estate news headlines…  “Seattle housing sees spring surge”-Video “New home sales, prices rise strongly in April”And More...“Home prices in 20 metro cities rise 5% in March”“7 major housing markets now overvalued”“Housing stocks set to double – here’s why”“US housing starts, permits surge in April” Local: “Victoria BC is now in a Sellers Market” The Victoria housing market is back and in full swing in summer 2015!  We’re seeing more millennials buying homes, consumer confidence is up, and interest rates are still hovering around 2.5% so mortgages are very affordable. And get this - in some Victoria neighborhoods we’... 06/15/2015

EARTHQUAKE & OTHER IMPORTANT CHANGES TO YOUR INSURANCE. Our home Fire insurance is up for renewal...Earthquake Coverage is over 50% of our insurance premium $342 for Earthquake Dwelling Building and $115 Earthquake personal property... Plus a new $2,000 Deductible dealing with Sewer backup/water indorsement  Total Annual Fire Insurance Premium $867. Which includes discounts for me being Old and with No Claims, credit union membership, belonging to a Block WAtch Program, Home is less that 10 years old, Total Discounts $466, real total premium $1,167 per year. Do You Have earthquake coverage, I have not seen a major destructive earthquake in Victoria in over 70 years. Included in our Fire Insurance premium notice the following information:    IMPORTANT CHANGE TO YOUR INSURANCE  EARTHQUAKE... 06/15/2015