Mike Rampf & Shawn Anderson-
Vancouver Real Estate Marketing Done Right
Mike and Shawn have more than eight years experience in the Vancouver Real Estate market. They specialize in selling houses, condominiums, townhouses, in Vancouver all the way from Richmond to West Vancouver. Both Mike and Shawn have UBC commerce degrees and as a result, are able to provide an unparalleled range of real estate services. Mike has lead a team of Realtors selling over 250 homes in 2009 to present. Please read below for some of Mike and Shawn's Vancouver Real Estate Blogs as well as about some of their other interests.
Blog by Rampf Real Estate Group
January 5th, 2012
Balanced real estate market prevailed through much of 2011
The 2011 Greater Vancouver housing market began with heightened demand in regional hot spots and concluded with greater balance between seller supply and buyer demand.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that total sales of detached, attached and apartment properties in 2011 reached 32,390, a 5.9 per cent incre ...
Posted in Vancouver Real Estate
December 5th, 2011
Historically normal activity keeps the Greater Vancouver housing market in a balanced state.
The Greater Vancouver housing market saw relatively typical home sale and listing activity in November. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales of detached, attached and apartment properties on the region’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) reached 2 ...
Posted in Vancouver Real Estate
November 14th, 2011
Greater Vancouver at lower end of balanced housing market
With a sales-to-active property listings ratio of 15 per cent, the Greater Vancouver housing market continues to hover at the lower end of a balanced market and has been trending in that direction over the past five months.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales of detached, attached ...
Posted in Vancouver Real Estate
October 5th, 2011
Home listings continue to rise in the Greater Vancouver housing market
Consistent increases in property listings and fewer home sales over the summer months has helped move the Greater Vancouver housing market into the upper end of a buyers’ market.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales of detached, attached and apartment properties on the ...
Posted in Vancouver Real Estate
September 14th, 2011
Greater Vancouver home sales trend toward buyers’ market over summer
August marked the third consecutive month that home sale activity in Greater Vancouver was below the 10-year average for the month. In contrast, home listing activity in the region has exceeded the 10-year norm every month since the beginning of the year.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that reside ...
Posted in Vancouver Real Estate
August 11th, 2011
Active home sellers bring greater selection to the Greater Vancouver housing market
While the balance between home buyer and seller activity remains in an equilibrium range in the Greater Vancouver housing market, last month’s home sale total was below the 10-year average for July.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales of detached, attache ...
Posted in Vancouver Real Estate
July 6th, 2011
Summer housing market trends toward balance after an active spring season
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Home sellers outpaced buyers on Greater Vancouver’s Multiple Listings Service® (MLS®) in June, drawing the market back toward balance this summer.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales of detached, attached a ...
Posted in Vancouver Real Estate
May 12th, 2011
There seems to be a common thread among economists when it comes to deciding which rate is better, a variable or a fixed rate mortgage. You may be surprised to hear that the difference over the long run is likely to be minimal.
Moshe Milevsky, associate professor of finance at York University, studied mortgage rate data from 1950 to 2007 and found that choosing a variable rate mortgage would ...
Posted in Vancouver Real Estate
April 6th, 2011
Chinese money is flowing into Greater Vancouver Real Estate at a rate not seen since the early 1990s, when anxious citizens of Hong Kong bought property here as a safeguard against the impending handover.
What's driving investment this time around?
Sheer numbers, for a start: a new class of wealthy entrepreneur is emerging as China increasingly embraces a market system and generates formida ...
Posted in Vancouver Real Estate
February 3rd, 2011
The Greater Vancouver housing market remained in balanced market conditions in January, although higher levels of buyer demand were seen in some of the region’s largest communities.
The number of properties listed for sale and those sold on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) last month outpaced the 10-year average in both categories for January.
“There was a healthy balance between the nu ...
Posted in Vancouver Real Estate