etached WV market nan upward swing Freon page 43 can conclude that detached home prices have gone up about 30% since 1991, In terms of the future, you can see that the price index has a definite upward trend going into the year 2000. This, combined with the fact that the number of active list- ings for West Van detached homes is at its lowest level in almost three years, would sug- gest that prices will continue to rise and should return to 1997 levels by the end of the vear. Looking at the bottom line on the graph, it appears the price of the typical West Van apartment has been increasing quite rapidly over the last nine months or so. Supply is also very tight in this market with only 65 listings for sale at the end of December, which is the lowest fevel in many v result, prices should continue to increase in this market in the vear 2000. — Trent Appelbe is a real estate agent and an economist with Re/Max Crest Realty. He can be reached at 988-4797 or by e-mail at