TONY NEWS photo Neil Lucents lf Course on Fri- day, Feb. 12. He was part of 3 50-person seminar on hazardous trees who gathered on the course for some field work. _ Housing markets firming up MAJOR REAL estate mar- kets across the country con- tinue to show. signs that they are on the mend, In recent months, Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton and Montreal have had increases in home buying activity compared to the same period a year ago. Nationally, in 1992, buying activity in the resale housing market was up more than 5% over 1991, “The signs are starting to point in the right direction, but it will be a while before most markets are considered active and healthy,’ comments Royal LePage Senior vice-president Gino Rormanese. “in many areas, . the number of homes listed for sale remains relatively high. : “As long as buyers have a to from which to choose, there’s lit- tle’ reason for prices ic rise,'' says Romanese. According to the quarterly Survey of Canadian House Prices, released by Royal LePage, s are-up,. but prices remain soft in many areas, particularly Eastern Canadian markets such as Toron- to, Montreal and Halifax. Summary of Major Markets @ The Toronto market experi- enced a prolonged spike in buyer activity in the dast half of 1992, However, the number of listings is still high and selling prices con- tinue to be soft, particularly in the higher price ranges. @ Montreal is still rated as a buyer's market, although sales are up close to 15% in the past year. Montreal has more homes listed for sale than Toronto and Van- couver combined. 6 In Vancouver, sales appear to have recevered from the mid-year Jull. Although Vancouver is one of Canada’s healthiest real estate markets, with 10% to 20% in- creases in selling prices in the past year, housing values have drifted downwards since peaking — lost Spring. ® in Calgary and Edmonton, heme buying activity tapered off in che last pact of 1992. Prices were mixed, with lower-priced homes rising between 1% and 6% in value, and larger homes drop- ping marginally. @® Despite. a 10% increase in home buying. activity, there have been few changes in Ottawa area house prives in the past year. ® Winnipeg's — resale housing {1’S RRSP TIME! INVESTMENT SEMINAR ARE YOU LOSING INTEREST IN YOUR BANK’S RRSP? Nancy Farran & Kathy Sager of Midland Walwyn Capital Inc. and Bob Costigan, Vice President of Fidelity Investments Canada INVITE YOU TO JOIN US FOR A BREAKFAST SEMINAR “HOW TO MAKE YOUR RRSP “PERFORM BETTER” An Overview of the Best Places to Invest in 1993 and Beyond Date: Saturday, February 20, 1993 Time: 9:00 to 11:00 a.m, Place: Park Royal Hotel 540 Clyde Ave., W.Van. There is no charge for the seminar, but seating is limited. Please call: 640-6500 wae wpe crm tae Soe MEW Heit amt SN Wee NEN AEN NNT eH GWE HEY CORE We se SE SORE Lam unable to atrend this seminar but would appreciate receiving materials on: D Fideliry Investments __ 1 Retirement Planning __ 0 Future Seminar Date __. Name: Address Bus. Phone Res. Phone Return to: K. Sager /N, Farran clo Midland Walwyn Capital 1400-666 Burrard St., Vancouver, B.C. V6C 37 market experienced one of its strongest years in recent memory in 1992. Home buying activity jumped 20% over 1991 levels, but house prices remained stable. @ Despite a sharp increase in housing sales, fueled by first-time buyers, most house prices in the Halifax/Dartmouth area fell slightly during 1992, Wednesday, February 17, 1993 - North Shore News ~ 64 Artropolis seeking public art B.C. ARTISTS at all stages of their careers are invited to take part in this year’s Artropolis. Work in all media will be con- sidered. The theme for this year's premier art exhibition is public art and art about public issues. They Tilley Endurables Nerth Vancouver 1194 Marine near Pemberton 987-6424 Open 10 - 5:30 Ey tern inc,. Barbera and John Tilley. independent retailers. Monda For details, artists should send a self-adressed envelope to: Artropolis 93, Box 3294, Van- couver, V6B 3X9. Up to 100 artists will be selected for the October show. 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