Sales increase in March

RISING INTEREST
niles and anticipation: that
the provincial budget
would bear bad news for
potential home buyers
contributed to a busy
market for the month of
March with residential
sales jumping 23% over
February and 13% ahead
of the same time last year,
according fo the Real
Estate Board of Greater
Vancouver (REBGY),

“Sales are certainty active

and tear of the unknown was
prohably the deciding: factor
for niany purchasers.” said
REBGY President Ronald W,
Downey. “Many of those
fears were likely dispelled
with the provincial govern-
ments climination of the
PVE for first-time buvers.”
There were 4.224 residen:
lial units sold on MILLS last
month thal together totaled
$1,.234,772.442 compured to
3721 sales in February fora
total of SO19 464,234,
The majority of residential
real estate purchases last
month were sald under the

sinplistic average price ol
$292,323.

This vear to date SUC
(4.587) of the single-family
detiched, townhouse and
apartment units have sald for
under $280,000, the cap level
lor first-time buyers in the
Lower Mainland who will net
pay the PET.

isthe Sirs! quarter. apart
ments continued to be the
most affordable bousing
aption with YOC (2.257) units
purehased for fess than
$250,000, follawed by town-
houses at 77% (1,019) and
detached units at 24%,

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ROYAL LEPAGE
SAE 111101001

Park & Tilford

ANNE JUNKIN
988-2022

Enjoy this spacious 3
bedroom executive
rancher with its warm
welcoming feeling, special
touches and = much
updating. The south-
facing, sunny garden
backs onto the golf course,
has a large deck and in-

NEWS photo Mike Waketietd ground pool.

A SEAGULL sits atop a street light to get a better view of its surroundings.

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ROYAL LEPAGE
OSS 1041018
1221 Lonsdale

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| Park & Tilford
| #710-333 Brooksbank Ave.

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1702 CHESTERFIELD

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IRENE MANDZUK;
988-2022

218 WEST 24TH STREET

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Recent updates 1,800 sc ft
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