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Ladner and North Delta prices are poised to top seven-figure barrier
$797,000, however the board also lists an “average” price that shows North Delta houses Ladner and North Delta are going for $956,041, a 52 per cent poised to join Tsawwassen in the increase from last year. million dollar club. The Real Estate Board of According to the Real Estate Greater Vancouver notes resiBoard of Greater Vancouver, dential property sales in the figures for April show the South region increased by 14.4 per cent Delta real estate market continlast month compared to April ues to be red 2015, and hot, particularly were 41.7 per for detached cent above single-family the 10-year homes, while sales averFraser Valley age for the Real Estate month. Board figures “Home for last month buyer comreveal prices in petition FILE PHOTO remains North Delta are An unprecedented surge in skyrocketing. intense The “bench- demand has pushed house prices across the higher in South Delta and elsemark” price region,” said where in the region. for a typical board presihouse in Ladner dent Dan went up six per cent in April to Morrison. “Whether you’re a $971,500, a 35 per cent increase home buyer or seller, it’s imporfrom the same time last year. tant to work with your local The “benchmark” price in realtor to get the information Tsawwassen topped the million- you need and to develop a stratdollar mark last year, and after a egy that will help you navigate five per cent jump in April, now today’s market.” sits at $1.16 million, a 41 per He said while more homes cent increase from a year ago, have been listed for sale in the highest among any commurecent months, the supply is outnity within the Real Estate Board stripped by an unprecedented of Greater Vancouver’s coverage surge in demand. area. Fraser Valley real estate saw In North Delta, the “benchrecord-breaking numbers with mark” was listed by the Fraser April sales higher than any preValley Real Estate Board at vious April historically. SANDOR GYARMATI
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Mitch Berger gets animated during his keynote address at KidSport Delta’s Gift of Sport gala last Saturday at Tsawwassen Springs. The retired NFL punter and Super Bowl champion was among many celebrities from the sports world at the event. See story and more photos on Page 15.
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