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Colwood BC, Real Estate Single Family Homes

 Real Estate Market Update Jan.- Oct. 2011.

Peter and Linda Pfann, are Victoria, BC, Realtors assisting clients (both local and around the world) with buying, selling, investing and retiring in and around your Pfanntastic Greater Victoria, BC Canada Home since 1986 and we are pleased to provide you with the current market statistics for Single Family Homes in Colwood BC.

The Areas and Neighbourhoods Forming Colwood BC are :
     Colwood Lake, Gravel Pit, Hatley Park, Lagoon, Latoria, Royal Roads, Sun Ridge, Triangle, Wishart North, Wishart South, Colwood. 

Colwood BC is A Lovely Semi Rural Community about 20 Minutes from the Core of Greater Victoria Area on the Saanich Peninsula on Vancouver Island, with many Farming properties, the Saanich Fair Grounds, amazing Butchard Gardens, parks and Pfanntastic Places to call Home.

Summary Review of the Colwood BC Single Family Homes Graph's Provided:

• Compared to the same month Last Year (Slide 1) most Neighbourhoods in Colwood BC show that Median Prices are doing a bit of a flip flop dependent on the Neighbourhood. The Latoria area remains the highest median priced area in Colwood BC. (some areas did not report enough sales to be included in this information).
  
• The Spread between Average list and sales Prices in Colwood BC (slide 2) Year to Date, are relatively small for most areas indicating that the  sellers are really taking note of their Realtors value Recommendations. (a spread of 1 to 3 % is considered a typical and healthy spread between asking and selling price, anything more is really harming the efforts to sell.
• The 3 year list to sale price average review for Colwood BC in Slide 4, indicates that the Central Saanich sales prices averages have recovered somewhat, but have declined in the past few months and are keeping the asking prices in line so far. We caution sellers to not get to optimistic in their expectations (as the Graph also shows) higher asking prices do not result in higher sales prices.
• With slide 5 one can clearly identify the end of the boom period in in 2008 and the sharp increase of inventory and overall decline in number of sales in Colwood BC, this relatively high spread is keeping prices in line  in Colwood BC and although Real Estate is being sold in below typical numbers in the area, Inventory is remaining very high. (read Buyer Opportunities).
• The Last Slide Reviews the past 3 years listing inventory levels and projects the number of months worth of inventory available in Colwood BC. The Peeks and Valley seem to run almost parallel with the end of the month when most sales are recorded. With current inventory trends in Colwood we are nudging in a Buyers Market in Most of Colwood BC for single Family Homes at this time, However by the end of November Inventory will drop off substantially for the holidays, and we should return in to a balanced market for the area again.

   The Colwood BC, property information  included is very area specific, however we do not recommend to use this information to establish the value of your property, as there are just too many details that influence the value of any one property. We would encourage you to contact us for any specific Property Value Estimate Requirements you may have in Colwood BC.

 This Colwood BC Market Update Report only covers Single Family Homes, for information about Condominiums, town-homes, Duplexes, investment properties and or any other property or ownership forms, please contact Peter and Linda Pfann, and it will be our pleasure to provide with any required market update information or use our Pfanntastic (online) Free Market Snapshot Tool (see details below the market update information.

• How Good are the Local Schools, a School Report Card Index by the Fraser Institute
• If You are considering Buying, Investing, Selling, Relocating From or To Colwood, Please use our FREE Colwood MLS Market Update Service to Ensure you Receive timely accurate and complete Property and Market Updates from us at your finger tips.
• Current Greater Victoria Real Estate Board Statistical Reports (courtesy VREB)
• Colwood Resources (jobs, schools, health care, retire, properties,
• Getting to Know Colwood
• Talk To Peter and Linda and ask Real Estate Question in total Confidence.

 On our Live interactive map (at the bottom of this report) you will see some of the current Colwood BC properties for sale (this is just a snapshot and not intended to be a complete inventory). For a more complete available homes for sale index, we offer our Free Properties Search Services. 

Colwood BC, Real Estate Single Family Homes

Real Estate Market Update Jan.- Oct. 2011.

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Visit Amazing Esquimalt Lagoon, Colwood, BC.
Let us Introduce you to one of Greater Victoria's most beloved treasures........

Esquimalt Lagoon

• Esquimalt Lagoon, in Colwood BC, is within 20 min. to downtown Victoria BC.
• Is Approx.. 1850 Hectares of Beauty. 
• Esquimalt Lagoon is an Estuary enclosed by a natural barrier spit, with a dual tidal delta, sand dunes and limited tidal flushing.
• Bordered by what is now Royal Roads University (better know as Hatley Castle Park on its  565 acre) and Fort Rod Hill Park together these 3 amazing sites are worth visiting many times to fully appreciate their beauty, diversity and therapeutic features to anyone.
• Esquimalt Lagoon offers an area of rich wildlife, features many bird varieties, old growth Douglas Fir.
• Esquimalt Lagoon is one of the Least modified Shorelines in the region.
• Colwood, Bee and Selleck Creek flow into the Lagoon.
• Esquimalt Lagoon is an important stopover for birds migrating on the Pacific Flyway, a “bird highway” between North and South America.
• Many types of birds flock to feed on the mudflats at the mouth of Millstream Creek.
• The Lagoon host one of the few shorelines with coastal sand dunes around Victoria.
• We hope you will enjoy and appreciate our Esquimalt Lagoon as much as we do every time we visit.
• Please enjoy the short slide presentation of this amazing area below.
• If you have any Real Estate or Relocation questions about the Esquimalt Lagoon or any other area in the Greater Victoria, Please allow Peter and Linda Pfann to be of Service