Geordie Moski

PREA Ranked Highest For Seller Satisfaction

 

By now you've probably heard that Prudential Real Estate ranked "Highest in Overall Satisfaction for Home Sellers among National Full Service Real Estate Firms" in J.D. Power and Associates' 2008 Home Buyer/Seller Study. Of course, we are very proud of this distinction, as it underscores the quality of our affiliate companies and their hard-working sales professionals. We also realize the extensive marketing opportunities presented by this distinction. Accordingly, we've negotiated complete marketing rights for the study and for our favorable ranking. Prudential Real Estate has exciting plans to promote this distinction in a variety of venues and media. Likewise, each Prudential Real Estate affiliate will be able to display the J.D. Power and Associates trophy and award language on their advertisements, websites, business collateral and much more. J.D. Power and Associates maintains strict standards regarding the use of its name, the trophy, the survey results, and our ranking in the survey, and it is imperative that we promote this honor in accordance with those standards. Marketing guidelines and a virtual toolbox of marketing materials and press communication customized for this announcement will be available on PREA Center Aug. 25. Until then, please refrain from creating any related marketing materials or otherwise communicating our survey ranking.

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News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Month-over-month housing prices retreat from record highs VANCOUVER, B.C. – Aug 5, 2008 – As property listings continue to outpace sales, Greater Vancouver housing prices have drawn back, the last two months, from the record highs experienced in early 2008. Since May 2008, housing prices, as calculated by the MLSLink Housing Price Index®, across each residential category have declined. Detached properties in Greater Vancouver declined 2.3 per cent through June and July 2008, while attached were down 1 per cent and apartment properties 2 per cent over the same period. The overall benchmark price for all residential properties in Greater Vancouver has declined 2.1 per cent since the end of May 2008, from $568,411 to $556,605 in July 2008. “We’re seeing more price reductions in properties listed on the market, which is having a levelling impact on the housing price increases experienced at the end of last year and into the first quarter of 2008,” said Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) president, Dave Watt. “There was a slight decline in the total active listings on the market in July compared to June, which is a welcomed departure from recent trends.” Residential property sales in Greater Vancouver declined 43.9 per cent in July 2008 to 2,174 from the 3,873 sales recorded in July 2007. New listings for detached, attached and apartment properties increased 24 per cent to 6,104 in July 2008 compared to July 2007, when 4,924 new units were listed. Sales of detached properties in July 2008 declined 44.2 per cent to 827 from the 1,483 units sold during the same period in 20070. The benchmark price for detached properties is up 5.4 per cent from July 2007 to $753,165. Sales of apartment properties declined 42.3 per cent last month to 966, compared to 1,674 sales in July 2007. The benchmark price of an apartment property increased 4.7 per cent from July 2007 to $381,687. Attached property sales in July 2008 decreased 46.8 per cent to 381, compared with the 716 sales in July 2007. The benchmark price of an attached unit increased 5.7 per cent between July 2007 and 2008 to $473,953.