NEWS photo Terry Peters

THE NEW developments of the Dollarton area and the now defunct Matsumoto Ship-
yards can be seen In this aerial photograph.

Offshore buyers fuel market

OFFSHORE INVESTORS 1989 are a strong local the changes in estimated
and people from other pro-  eccnomy and relatively low year-end 1988 statistics.
vinces moving (to British unemployment levels,”’ says Strong housing activity in
Columbia when they retire Jackman. ‘‘Healthy con- late fall resulted in the revi-
are expected to continue to sumer confidence levels sion of the 1988 forecast.
fuel the residential real estate should also play a major role Residential resale units are
market in Vancouver in in the housing market in now expected to rise 25 per
1989. 19389."” cent over fast year’s level,
Residential unit sales in while the average price of
“The influx of these two Vancouver are expected to homes in Vancouver is
groups during 1988 has con- climb four per cent over forecast to rise 21 per cent to
tributed greatly to Van- 1988 levels, while the annual $160,000, compared to the
couver’s active housing average price of homes in 1987 figure of $132,658.
market,’" says Jerry the city is predicted to rise Nationally, Canada is ex-
Jackman, Senior Vice Presi- ten per cent, topping the pected to experience an in-
dent and Divisional General 1988 figure of $160,000 by crease of six per cent in
Manager, Royal LePage $16,000. housing sales by year end
Residential Real Estate Ser- The 1989 forecast for res- 1989. Overall selling prices
vices. idential real estate in Van- of homes across the country
“Other factors expected to couver has been revised up- are expected to increase eight
influence potential buyers to ward from earlier Royal per cent, rising to $139,000
enter the housing market in LePage forecasts to reflect in 1989.

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