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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/utility/FeedStylesheets/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en"><title type="html">Blair Smith, Vancouver Realtor.   "...The.BS.Report..."</title><subtitle type="html">Real Estate commentary and promotion of my clients' properties. www.blairsmith.ca
</subtitle><id>http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/atom.aspx</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/default.aspx" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/atom.aspx" /><generator uri="http://communityserver.org" version="2.1.61019.2">Community Server</generator><updated>2011-08-08T14:31:00Z</updated><entry><title>Open House in Yaletown on Saturday Under $415K </title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2012/02/09/7187197382774d27b80f4cf95906f417.aspx" /><id>http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2012/02/09/7187197382774d27b80f4cf95906f417.aspx</id><published>2012-02-10T00:54:00Z</published><updated>2012-02-10T00:54:00Z</updated><content type="html">
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		&lt;span id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Yaletown, Vancouver&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;We invite everyone to visit our open house at #1007-888 Hamilton Street on &lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span id="On"&gt;February 11&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span id="At"&gt;from 1-3:00 PM&lt;/span&gt;.
	&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;Leashed dogs welcome.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;
		&lt;a href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/Vancouver/British_Columbia/Homes/Downtown_West/Yaletown/Agent/Listing_52512859.html" id="ListingDetails"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;
	&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.blairsmith.ca/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1234741" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>186200</name><uri>http://www.blairsmith.ca/members/186200.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="For Sale" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx" /><category term="Open Houses" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Open+Houses/default.aspx" /><category term="Vancouver" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Vancouver/default.aspx" /><category term="First time home Buyer" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/First+time+home+Buyer/default.aspx" /><category term="Investors" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Investors/default.aspx" /><category term="Rentals allowed" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Rentals+allowed/default.aspx" /><category term="Downtown" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Downtown/default.aspx" /><category term="Yaletown" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Yaletown/default.aspx" /><category term="condo" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/condo/default.aspx" /><category term="Walk Score high" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Walk+Score+high/default.aspx" /><category term="Transit" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Transit/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>$414,800 1+ Condo, larger dogs allowed, rental friendly, all Downtown Vancouver. You can even BBQ on your balcony.</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2012/02/06/a81a511c63ba47ba8747e16a24519b49.aspx" /><id>http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2012/02/06/a81a511c63ba47ba8747e16a24519b49.aspx</id><published>2012-02-06T22:30:00Z</published><updated>2012-02-06T22:30:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;
		&lt;span id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Yaletown meets Robson, Vancouver&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;#1007-888 Hamilton Street, a&amp;nbsp; renovated 655 sq. ft., 1 bath, 1 bdrm + flex space. Insuite laundry, parking and external storage all included.&amp;nbsp; Now&lt;/span&gt;
		
&lt;span id="Price_r" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold;"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/span&gt;


&lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$414,800&lt;/span&gt;



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	&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/Vancouver/British_Columbia/Homes/Downtown_West/Yaletown/Agent/Listing_52512859.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/photos/blair_-_helping_you_make_all_the_right_moves_/picture369202.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://www.blairsmith.ca/photos/blair_-_helping_you_make_all_the_right_moves_/images/369202/thumb.aspx" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/photos/blair_-_helping_you_make_all_the_right_moves_/picture400196.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://www.blairsmith.ca/photos/blair_-_helping_you_make_all_the_right_moves_/images/400196/thumb.aspx" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Helping YOU Make ALL the RIGHT Moves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;604-313-8732 voice/text or homes(at)blairsmith.ca for personal attentive service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="http://www.blairsmith.ca/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1230919" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>186200</name><uri>http://www.blairsmith.ca/members/186200.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="For Sale" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx" /><category term="Buyer Information" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx" /><category term="Vancouver" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Vancouver/default.aspx" /><category term="First time home Buyer" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/First+time+home+Buyer/default.aspx" /><category term="Investors" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Investors/default.aspx" /><category term="Rentals allowed" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Rentals+allowed/default.aspx" /><category term="Downtown" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Downtown/default.aspx" /><category term="Yaletown" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Yaletown/default.aspx" /><category term="condo" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/condo/default.aspx" /><category term="gardens" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/gardens/default.aspx" /><category term="Walk Score high" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Walk+Score+high/default.aspx" /><category term="Transit" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Transit/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Vancouver West performance better than others.  Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver REBGV releases January 2012 Statistics</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2012/02/06/vancouver-west-performance-better-than-others-real-estate-board-of-greater-vancouver-rebgv-releases-january-2012-statistics.aspx" /><link rel="enclosure" type="application/pdf" length="750520" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/attachment/1230824.ashx" /><id>http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2012/02/06/vancouver-west-performance-better-than-others-real-estate-board-of-greater-vancouver-rebgv-releases-january-2012-statistics.aspx</id><published>2012-02-06T20:31:00Z</published><updated>2012-02-06T20:31:00Z</updated><content type="html">“Board statistics are so valuable because they truly are the best, most accurate real estate statistics out there,” Rosario Setticasi, Board president said. ...(&lt;a href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2012/02/06/vancouver-west-performance-better-than-others-real-estate-board-of-greater-vancouver-rebgv-releases-january-2012-statistics.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.blairsmith.ca/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1230824" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>186200</name><uri>http://www.blairsmith.ca/members/186200.aspx</uri></author><category term="Buyer Information" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx" /><category term="condo" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/condo/default.aspx" /><category term="Statistics" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Statistics/default.aspx" /><category term="REBGV" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/REBGV/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>*New Listing *Open House. King Sized 1 Bed+ Downtown Vancouver Condo For Sale $418,000</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2012/01/12/Just-listed-King-Sized-1-Bed_2B00_-Downtown-Vancouver.-Open-FRI-morning_2E00_.aspx" /><id>http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2012/01/12/Just-listed-King-Sized-1-Bed_2B00_-Downtown-Vancouver.-Open-FRI-morning_2E00_.aspx</id><published>2012-01-12T20:29:00Z</published><updated>2012-01-12T20:29:00Z</updated><content type="html">
	&lt;p style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;
		&lt;span id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Yaletown meets Robson, Vancouver&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;We invite everyone to visit our first open house at #1007-888 Hamilton Street, Friday&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span id="On"&gt;January 13/2012. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id="At"&gt;&amp;nbsp;10:00 AM to 12:00 PM&lt;/span&gt;.
	&lt;strong&gt;Leashed dogs welcome!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;
		&lt;a href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/Vancouver/British_Columbia/Homes/Downtown_West/Yaletown/Agent/Listing_52512859.html" id="ListingDetails"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;
	&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.blairsmith.ca/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1204789" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>186200</name><uri>http://www.blairsmith.ca/members/186200.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="For Sale" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx" /><category term="Open Houses" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Open+Houses/default.aspx" /><category term="Buyer Information" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx" /><category term="Vancouver" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Vancouver/default.aspx" /><category term="Investors" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Investors/default.aspx" /><category term="Rentals allowed" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Rentals+allowed/default.aspx" /><category term="Downtown" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Downtown/default.aspx" /><category term="Yaletown" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Yaletown/default.aspx" /><category term="condo" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/condo/default.aspx" /><category term="Walk Score high" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Walk+Score+high/default.aspx" /><category term="Transit" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Transit/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title> New Listing Open Saturday Jan 14. 655ft 1bd +den + balcony +parking +locker = $418,800</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2012/01/12/385a9e6e5ff543e8be62fca7f13cd425.aspx" /><id>http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2012/01/12/385a9e6e5ff543e8be62fca7f13cd425.aspx</id><published>2012-01-12T20:29:00Z</published><updated>2012-01-12T20:29:00Z</updated><content type="html">
	&lt;p style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;
		&lt;span id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Yaletown meets Robson, Condo for Sale,&amp;nbsp;Downtown Vancouver&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;We invite everyone to visit our open house at #1007-888 Hamilton Street on &lt;/span&gt;
		Sat. &lt;span id="On"&gt;Jan. 14&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span id="At"&gt;from 1 to&amp;nbsp;3 PM&lt;/span&gt;.
	&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leashed Dogs Welcome &lt;/strong&gt;at Rosedale Garden. See you all soon.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;
		&lt;a href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/Vancouver/British_Columbia/Homes/Downtown_West/Yaletown/Agent/Listing_52512859.html" id="ListingDetails"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;
	&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.blairsmith.ca/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1204790" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>186200</name><uri>http://www.blairsmith.ca/members/186200.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="For Sale" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx" /><category term="Open Houses" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Open+Houses/default.aspx" /><category term="Buyer Information" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx" /><category term="Vancouver" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Vancouver/default.aspx" /><category term="First time home Buyer" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/First+time+home+Buyer/default.aspx" /><category term="Investors" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Investors/default.aspx" /><category term="Rentals allowed" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Rentals+allowed/default.aspx" /><category term="Downtown" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Downtown/default.aspx" /><category term="Yaletown" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Yaletown/default.aspx" /><category term="condo" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/condo/default.aspx" /><category term="gardens" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/gardens/default.aspx" /><category term="Walk Score high" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Walk+Score+high/default.aspx" /><category term="Transit" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Transit/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Coming Soon. Rare North Burnaby Bachelor by Bosa</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/12/30/coming-soon-rare-north-burnaby-bachelor-by-bosa.aspx" /><id>http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/12/30/coming-soon-rare-north-burnaby-bachelor-by-bosa.aspx</id><published>2011-12-31T00:06:00Z</published><updated>2011-12-31T00:06:00Z</updated><content type="html">...and it is brand new, with storage locker and parking! And rentable. Hint: Affinity with a Mt. Baker view. Let me know if you would like more information when it becomes available early in 2012. -Blair 604-313-8732...(&lt;a href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/12/30/coming-soon-rare-north-burnaby-bachelor-by-bosa.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.blairsmith.ca/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1196218" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>186200</name><uri>http://www.blairsmith.ca/members/186200.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="Investors" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Investors/default.aspx" /><category term="Rentals allowed" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Rentals+allowed/default.aspx" /><category term="New development" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/New+development/default.aspx" /><category term="condo" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/condo/default.aspx" /><category term="Burnaby" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Burnaby/default.aspx" /><category term="Brentwood " scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Brentwood+/default.aspx" /><category term="Transit" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Transit/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Social media great for a rainy day!</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/12/28/social-media-great-for-a-rainy-day.aspx" /><id>http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/12/28/social-media-great-for-a-rainy-day.aspx</id><published>2011-12-28T21:51:00Z</published><updated>2011-12-28T21:51:00Z</updated><content type="html">So, if you are expanding your horizons, playing with some new techno toys, and you want to interact or just be a voyeur:...(&lt;a href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/12/28/social-media-great-for-a-rainy-day.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.blairsmith.ca/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1194474" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>186200</name><uri>http://www.blairsmith.ca/members/186200.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="Technology" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Technology/default.aspx" /><category term="Buyer Information" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx" /><category term="Seller Information" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Seller+Information/default.aspx" /><category term="Community Information" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Community+Information/default.aspx" /><category term="First time home Buyer" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/First+time+home+Buyer/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Crosstown Price Change</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/11/02/crosstown-price-change.aspx" /><id>http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/11/02/crosstown-price-change.aspx</id><published>2011-11-02T20:21:00Z</published><updated>2011-11-02T20:21:00Z</updated><content type="html">Vancouver Downtown West November Special, New Price on $469,900 . Call or Text me 604-313-8732 almost anytime! http://www.blairsmith.ca/Listing/VirtualTour.aspx?ListingID=45474698 Helping You Make All The Right Moves....(&lt;a href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/11/02/crosstown-price-change.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.blairsmith.ca/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1149055" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>186200</name><uri>http://www.blairsmith.ca/members/186200.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="Buyer Information" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx" /><category term="Vancouver" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Vancouver/default.aspx" /><category term="Investors" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Investors/default.aspx" /><category term="Rentals allowed" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Rentals+allowed/default.aspx" /><category term="Downtown" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Downtown/default.aspx" /><category term="condo" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/condo/default.aspx" /><category term="Crosstown" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Crosstown/default.aspx" /><category term="Walk Score high" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Walk+Score+high/default.aspx" /><category term="Transit" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Transit/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>October 2011 REBGV Real Estate STATISTICS, Greater Vancouver</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/11/02/october.aspx" /><link rel="enclosure" type="application/pdf" length="559951" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/attachment/1149023.ashx" /><id>http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/11/02/october.aspx</id><published>2011-11-02T19:20:00Z</published><updated>2011-11-02T19:20:00Z</updated><content type="html">As always I am of the opinion that statistics are tools to tell us what HAS happened, and to help us understand what MAY happen in the future. There is a wealth of information in the attached file for your perusal.
If you would like more "drilled down" stats that pertain to your specific needs, such as neighbourhood, condo building etc, please just ask, - I am happy to do that and help interpret the information for you to make informed decisions to meet your goals. -Blair...(&lt;a href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/11/02/october.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.blairsmith.ca/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1149023" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>186200</name><uri>http://www.blairsmith.ca/members/186200.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="Market Conditions" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Market+Conditions/default.aspx" /><category term="Buyer Information" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx" /><category term="Seller Information" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Seller+Information/default.aspx" /><category term="Vancouver" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Vancouver/default.aspx" /><category term="Statistics" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Statistics/default.aspx" /><category term="REBGV" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/REBGV/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Open House in Downtown West on Sunday. Crosstown 2 bedroom +++.</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/10/19/0e2420a3411a4967af2b2f561151bda0.aspx" /><id>http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/10/19/0e2420a3411a4967af2b2f561151bda0.aspx</id><published>2011-10-19T20:39:00Z</published><updated>2011-10-19T20:39:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Downtown West,&amp;nbsp;Crosstown&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;We invite everyone to visit our open house at 706-111 West Georgia on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id="On"&gt;October 23&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="At"&gt;from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM&lt;/span&gt;. Or call for your private appointment to view beforehand. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/Vancouver/British_Columbia/Homes/Downtown_West/Agent/Listing_45474698.html" id="ListingDetails"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.blairsmith.ca/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1139926" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>186200</name><uri>http://www.blairsmith.ca/members/186200.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="For Sale" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx" /><category term="Open Houses" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Open+Houses/default.aspx" /><category term="Vancouver" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Vancouver/default.aspx" /><category term="Investors" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Investors/default.aspx" /><category term="Rentals allowed" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Rentals+allowed/default.aspx" /><category term="Downtown" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Downtown/default.aspx" /><category term="condo" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/condo/default.aspx" /><category term="Crosstown" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Crosstown/default.aspx" /><category term="Walk Score high" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Walk+Score+high/default.aspx" /><category term="Transit" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Transit/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Just Listed, Only OPEN House Friday 14th 10-12. $225K</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/10/13/dfe398187d924b2598e9470e8b5c211f.aspx" /><id>http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/10/13/dfe398187d924b2598e9470e8b5c211f.aspx</id><published>2011-10-13T21:08:00Z</published><updated>2011-10-13T21:08:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p style="float:right;margin-left:10px;"&gt;&lt;table class="Calendar" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" rules="all" title="Calendar" border="1" style="border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;
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	&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;th align="center" abbr="Sunday" scope="col"&gt;Su&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th align="center" abbr="Monday" scope="col"&gt;Mo&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th align="center" abbr="Tuesday" scope="col"&gt;Tu&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th align="center" abbr="Wednesday" scope="col"&gt;We&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th align="center" abbr="Thursday" scope="col"&gt;Th&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th align="center" abbr="Friday" scope="col"&gt;Fr&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th align="center" abbr="Saturday" scope="col"&gt;Sa&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;25&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;26&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;27&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;28&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;29&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;30&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;3&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;4&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;6&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;7&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;8&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;9&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;10&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;11&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;12&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;13&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="color:White;background-color:Silver;width:14%;"&gt;14&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;15&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;16&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;17&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;18&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;19&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;20&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;21&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;22&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;23&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;24&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;25&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;26&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;27&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;28&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;29&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;30&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;31&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;3&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;4&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" style="width:14%;"&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Downtown West,&amp;nbsp;Vancouver&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;We invite everyone to visit our only open house at #106-1333 Hornby on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id="On"&gt;October 14&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="At"&gt;from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM&lt;/span&gt;. Perfect investment condo, office, pied-a-terre.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/Vancouver/British_Columbia/Homes/Vancouver_West/Downtown_West/Agent/Listing_46763707.html" id="ListingDetails"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.blairsmith.ca/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1135321" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>186200</name><uri>http://www.blairsmith.ca/members/186200.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="For Sale" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx" /><category term="Open Houses" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Open+Houses/default.aspx" /><category term="Buyer Information" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx" /><category term="Vancouver" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Vancouver/default.aspx" /><category term="Rentals allowed" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Rentals+allowed/default.aspx" /><category term="Downtown" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Downtown/default.aspx" /><category term="West End" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/West+End/default.aspx" /><category term="Yaletown" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Yaletown/default.aspx" /><category term="condo" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/condo/default.aspx" /><category term="Patio Space" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Patio+Space/default.aspx" /><category term="Walk Score high" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Walk+Score+high/default.aspx" /><category term="Transit" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Transit/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>New Listing, Corner 2 Bedroom Suite with everything you ask for.</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/09/19/a50b39162e6e4f4cb15c9e0be5b55458.aspx" /><id>http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/09/19/a50b39162e6e4f4cb15c9e0be5b55458.aspx</id><published>2011-09-19T22:04:00Z</published><updated>2011-09-19T22:04:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p align="center" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/Vancouver/British_Columbia/Homes/Downtown_West/Agent/Listing_45474698.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.point2.com/p2a/listing/06a6/785d/956f/8866ffbbb588b9edef9c/w475h356wm.jpg" class="Photo ListingPhoto" alt="Welcome Home" border="0" style="border:black 1px solid;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class="cutline"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pride of ownership shows throughout.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;815 sq. ft.,&amp;nbsp;2 bedroom plus Flex&amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;Quiet NW Corner&amp;quot;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;-&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_r" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold;"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$488,800&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="dateline" id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Downtown West,&amp;nbsp;Vancouver&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Here&amp;#39;s your new home featuring 2 bedrooms and an office space at the centre of it all in downtown Vancouver. Mere blocks from the seawall, transit, fine dining and funky shopping. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/Vancouver/British_Columbia/Homes/Downtown_West/Agent/Listing_45474698.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.blairsmith.ca/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1110839" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>186200</name><uri>http://www.blairsmith.ca/members/186200.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="For Sale" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx" /><category term="Vancouver" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Vancouver/default.aspx" /><category term="Rentals allowed" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Rentals+allowed/default.aspx" /><category term="Downtown" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Downtown/default.aspx" /><category term="condo" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/condo/default.aspx" /><category term="Crosstown" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Crosstown/default.aspx" /><category term="Walk Score high" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Walk+Score+high/default.aspx" /><category term="Transit" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Transit/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Labour Day Long Weekend</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/09/02/labour-day-long-weekend.aspx" /><id>http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/09/02/labour-day-long-weekend.aspx</id><published>2011-09-02T23:23:00Z</published><updated>2011-09-02T23:23:00Z</updated><content type="html">Please take the time to be safe on the roads this weekend, wherever you are. Whether you are hanging around home, heading to Jazz Fest at Whistler, wine country in the Okanagan, or ferrying to Victoria - I sincerely hope that you have a great time, and don&amp;#39;t encounter or become a statistic. Be courteous to fault, drive - bike - walk defensively, and have fun. Looking forward to hearing from you and seeing you soon, I am here in Vancouver and available for you, cheers. _ _ Helping YOU Make All...(&lt;a href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/09/02/labour-day-long-weekend.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.blairsmith.ca/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1099653" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>186200</name><uri>http://www.blairsmith.ca/members/186200.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="Community Information" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Community+Information/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Links to Updated Info for First Time Home Buyers in BC. </title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/08/11/links-for-updated-info-for-first-time-home-buyers-in-bc.aspx" /><id>http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/08/11/links-for-updated-info-for-first-time-home-buyers-in-bc.aspx</id><published>2011-08-11T21:27:00Z</published><updated>2011-08-11T21:27:00Z</updated><content type="html">Keep up to date on Government Policies and Procedures. 
This information was received from the Provincial Governement today, August 11, 2011
This is notification of a document revision.
Document: The First Time Home Buyers' Program
Source: Property Taxation Branch

...(&lt;a href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/08/11/links-for-updated-info-for-first-time-home-buyers-in-bc.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.blairsmith.ca/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1080378" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>186200</name><uri>http://www.blairsmith.ca/members/186200.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="Announcements" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx" /><category term="Buyer Information" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx" /><category term="First time home Buyer" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/First+time+home+Buyer/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Kits Point 1 bedroom condo Priced To Sell. $325,000</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/08/08/96a5ca7317c049a380efc420b7ba58cd.aspx" /><id>http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/2011/08/08/96a5ca7317c049a380efc420b7ba58cd.aspx</id><published>2011-08-08T22:31:00Z</published><updated>2011-08-08T22:31:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Kits Point, Kitsilano Vancouver West&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;Announcing a price reduction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on 202-1450 Laburnum, a 563 sq. ft., 1 bath, 1 bdrm single story. Now&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_r" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold;"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$325,000&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;- New price August 11th. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blairsmith.ca/Vancouver/British_Columbia/Homes/Kitsilano/Kits_Point/Agent/Listing_41975970.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.blairsmith.ca/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1076679" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>186200</name><uri>http://www.blairsmith.ca/members/186200.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="For Sale" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx" /><category term="Vancouver" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Vancouver/default.aspx" /><category term="Investors" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Investors/default.aspx" /><category term="Rentals allowed" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Rentals+allowed/default.aspx" /><category term="Kitsilano" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Kitsilano/default.aspx" /><category term="condo" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/condo/default.aspx" /><category term="Transit" scheme="http://www.blairsmith.ca/blogs/blair_smith/archive/tags/Transit/default.aspx" /></entry></feed>
