The Whistler real estate market has been a busy place this past week with a number of new listings and sales occurring. Although my prediction of a large number of new listings coming to market at the first of the month didn’t materialize to the extent that I expected, I am pleased to say we had 31 new listings this past week giving us a grand total of about 69 new listings since May 1. We ...
I trust this finds everyone well and off to a great start for the week! This past weekend the sun was out, people were smiling and a distant sigh could be felt on the breeze that summer is on its way. This said, there is still lots of snow in the mountains so come on up and get some spring skiing in!
We had 38 new listings this past week accompanied by 11 price reductions and 13 sales. Th ...
Whistler received some disappointing news today as global media giant ESPN announced that the X-games would not be coming to town in 2013. Favouring expansion into 3 cities (Barcelona, Munich and Foz do Iguacu, Brazil) for summer X-games, the decision put a damper on the efforts that Whistler Blackcomb, Tourism Whistler and the Municipality of Whistler had taken.
Of course, the current plan ...
This past Sunday marked the unofficial end of our winter season, with another great Telus Festival completed. Last week treated audiences to both great sporting events and photo/film events. I always look forward to the Festival and the spectacle it brings (and the free beef jerky is ok too). Officially the winter season on the mountain has been extended to May 28th. If you have a chance ...
The Telus World Ski & Snowboard Festival kicked off this past weekend. The base of Whistler Mountain was the place to be on Saturday as a good gathering of people braved the chilly evening to watch the Snowboard Big Air, with the Skiers taking to the air next Saturday. Throughout the week, visitors and locals alike will be treated to a great mix of sports, art and culture. This year may ma ...
We had another good long weekend here in the mountains and the conditions did not disappoint – good snow and clear skies were in full effect. I was also pleased to see a large number of prospective Buyers through my Sunday open house at 94 Glaciers Reach. The majority were from the lower mainland but I did have some visitors from further parts of the globe. I always enjoy talking to visito ...
March 31 ended our 1st quarter of the year and this prompts me to compile a quick 2012 Q1 YTD review compared to the sales figures we saw during the same time in 2011. Please note that the figures in brackets are the average sale price for the quarter.
Total Whistler sales 137 ($716k) compared to 127 2011 ($640k)
24 chalet (1,636k) compared to compared to 21 2011 ($1,197k)
43 Condo ($443k) c ...
Ask any Realtor in Whistler what question they are getting asked the most, and they would probably reply with “What do you think the market is going to do in the next (fill in # months here) months?”.
As many people know, there is currently a large amount of inventory available in the Whistler market, but in the past 3 months we have also seen Buyer activity pick up. Although some vendors ar ...