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'1N 3H? bers iie (soe) 368 965-4790 PROFESSIONAL 3 Phone.365-3222 © H&M. © All Work Guaranteed Textured: cherie SHOP AROUND And, ‘Walter - ‘Tymofievich, sales “ associate. with « + And the story. is the | same everywhere, With, layoffs * . @ Lat Both realtors say ‘the Castlegar housing market has’ been very: sone inthe P. rho, has been in the real estate business h d last é ’ : The survey; ‘conducted several times a year, follows the progress ‘of three archetype dwellings — the itive home with four . bedrooms. — were < year. “Wet ve never had ‘ big. balloon ‘before +++ people who!: ‘bought’a House at whatever price, could ‘usually sell them at the same price, Now they are selling them for less than: what_they: bought them.” in over 50 townhouses, the three bedroom bungalow and an mmunities across the country. It points out that the most dramatic market changes ‘occurred in Vancouver, where houses in both the city and suburbs recorded lower prices since February of this year, In the suburb of Kerrisdale, for example, the three “+ -But-T did not ,the. same real estate Fasc as elsewhere in the province - because ‘there were few developers in the area with enéugh money ie buy up: “property for. subdivisions,: He: explained: that’ people'‘are now. selling their y houses for leas then it would cost to rebuild them because; he of-a lack of confidence in‘the market. He says a house that was built for $50 a square foot and would cost $60 to rebuild; is now going for 40 a ¢ people can't |. square foot. But B.C. isn't’ the only province facing a housing’ stump - according to. a) recent. cross-Canada . survey, > interest rates are so Met and’ un, G certain: i d by. The Permanent: The Permanent reports” that it’s a buyers’ market virtually right across Canada, would cost the buyer plummet Pat O'Connell has had 80 lots for sale in the Tamerlane Subdivision off Forest Road in Castlegar since last year. So far about 21 lots have sold. And although O'Connell says developers expect property to be on the market for two years before all lots are sold, he adds, “Anybody who is sitting on that kind of property in this kind of market, has‘no reason to be happy.” O'Connell is now selling his lots for $7,500 below their $28,300 development cost. He says he has about six $145,000 in June. Had it been purchased in February, it “would have sold for $185,00. But while houses in Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver recorded. signee sestoes: they are also we =a e is selling’ for. reaanan ‘in ‘Toronto at $176,000, ' ia in Calgary at. $196,000. Ottawa has the most stable real estate market In the “country, and housing prices increased only’ slightly. Prices also rose in parts of Regina. But if-h with huge v6 and the ‘possibility of losing their job in the near future are worried, so are developers. d buyers but people are cautious because of high interest rates. He said he put his lots on the market last year just before the dramatic rise of interest rates. “I feel they would have gone last year except that.” ‘interest rates were hitting three or four weeks after they came on stream,” he said. ‘But realtors in Castlegar are optimistic about the future of the housing market, because of the proposed Murphy Creek Dam construction which is expected to: bring prospective homebuyers into the area. Dale Bradley, sales agent with Century 21 Big Rock Realty, is in the process of purchasing the company. continued on pege A2 | benefit from the move and .