Luxury Real Estate

Courtesy of Ursula Morel of Sea to Sky Premier Properties

OTTAWA – February 15th, 2011 – National resale housing activity climbed further in January 2011, according to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).

Seasonally adjusted national home sales activity rose 4.5 percent in January 2011 compared to the previous month, reaching the highest level since April 2010. Led by Vancouver and Toronto, seasonally adjusted sales activity posted monthly gains in more than half of all local Canadian markets in January. National sales activity has improved steadily since last summer, and now stands almost 25 percent above the low point reached in July 2010.

We anticipated the recent announcement of tighter mortgage regulations, which will come into effect this March, would pull forward sales activity into the first quarter of 2011, particularly in some of Canada’s more expensive housing markets,” said Gregory Klump, CREA’s Chief Economist. “The sharp rise in sales activity in Toronto following the announcement provides early evidence confirming this,” said Klump. More: http://creanews.ca/

Whistler/Pemberton Trends

Whistler/Pemberton also anticipate the recent announcement of tighter mortgage regulations, which will come into effect this March, would pull forward sales activity into the first quarter of 2011, connected to Vancouver’s more expensive housing markets. Take advantage of Whistler/Pemberton’s Buyers Market!

Whistler, BC, CANADA

Why Whistler over any other Canadian Ski Resort?

“Whistler has fantastic Olympics related infrastructure, like Callaghan Valley, the sliding centre, the road, and Whistler is positioned to recover stronger than any other ski destination in the world. And those benefits mean a better place to visit and to consider living full time or retiring. Regional volumes are strong and visitors from Asia-Pacific and Australia are a "bright shining light," with the number of Australian visitors alone up "in the triple digits plus new markets like China and India are emerging.”

Located in the spectacular Coast Mountains of British Columbia, and just two hours north of Vancouver, Whistler is Canada’s premier, year-round destination (Very important for destination travelers and for any investor to achieve high occupancy rates all year- round).

Consistently ranked the number one mountain resort in North America, Whistler features two majestic mountains, epic skiing and snowboarding conditions, four championship golf courses, more than 200 shops, 90 restaurants and bars, accommodations galore, hiking trails, spas and arguably the best mountain bike park in the world. In short, Whistler has everything you will ever need to have the time of your life—and so much more. More: http://www.whistler.com.

About the Author:

My name is Ursula Morel and I moved from Germany to Canada in 1978 and have lived in Whistler, British Columbia since 1983. I have chosen Whistler because of its beauty, the mountains, lakes and climate. I am fluent in English, French and German and, as a result, I have numerous international clients and assist them in any of their real estate needs at www.seatoskypremierproperties.com.

I worked during the Olympics with the Austrian Media Crew at the Sliding center and again found my passion and desire in our infinite possibilities on our 8,171 acres of ski-able terrain. Every Wednesday I pass on the experience of a lifetime to any guest coming to our Mountains as I am a part of Whistler Blackcomb Volunteer Mountain Host Program:
Come and ski with me- I would love to be your Mountain Host.
By the way, our tours are complementary….
http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/index.htm
See you on the slopes!

Ursula Morel www.seatoskypremierproperties.com CIPS,RSPS,CLHMS,TRC, President of FIABCI – Canada www.FIABCI.com

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Ursula is a member of The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing as a CLHMS, achievement of the Million Dollar Guild, recognized as an "exceptional agent" in the Wall Street Journal and Barron's and is on the Board of Regents for “Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate". She is fluent in English, French and German.