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Ryan Taylor Cell: 604.551.0401 Toll free: 1.888.840.2823 
I am proud to be a resident of this beautiful community and a continued sponser of the Dunbar Little League Baseball Team, "Taylor's Tigers". I have been fortunate to serve many clients in the Lower Mainland over the past 16 years. I have forged strong working relationships with my peers, an attribute I consider imperative to best serve the needs of my clients. I believe communication and attention to details define great business delivery; it's what I'm all about. I'm here to make a difference in your next sale or purchase. I look forward to hearing from you when the time is right.
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Email: ryan@ryantaylor.ca
This site is exclusive to all active listings, sales and community information for the Dunbar neighborhood of Vancouver.
Dunbar, centered on Dunbar Street between 16th Avenue and Southwest Marine Drive, is an attractive community of quiet, tree-lined streets, single-family houses, beautiful parks and the centrally located Dunbar Community Centre. Balaclava and Memorial West Park are favorites for families including of course, Pacific Spirit Park, a nature preserve of the B.C. Government located in the University Endowment Lands adjacent to the Dunbar neighborhood. The Dunbar-Southlands has a rich architectural heritage and, fortunately, a number of significant homes and buildings still remain from the area's early settlement days. Click here for current Dunbar activities.
Ryan Taylor's Updates...........June, 2010
The Number of Properties listed for Sale in Greater Vancouver Continues to Rise
At 17,492, the total number of property listings on the MLS increased 10% in May and is up 28.2% compared to this time last year. This is a great opportunity for buyers to make solid home purchase decisions and it brings more buyers to the market.
The Overall House Price Index Benchmark for all Residential Properties Increases
For Greater Vancouver the increase was 16.7% from $506,201 in May/09 to $590,662. Benchmark apartment increase was 13.9%. Benchmark attached increase was 14.8%. Benchmark detached increase was 19.1%.
The average price of a detached home in Greater Vancouver surpassed $1 million for the first time in the Board's history.
This created significant discussion about affordability in the region.
Heated discussion regarding B.C.'s current cap on rents continues.
The Residential Tenancy Regulation allows landlords to increase rent every 12 months at a rate of inflation plus 2%. This formula has been in effect since 2004. Research by the B.C. Apartment Owners & Managers Assoc. has proven that B.C.'s rent-control formula is insufficient to allow for the proper maintenance and repair of buildings and is inadequate to ensure the ongoing viability of B.C.'s rental stock.
Positive news about Canada.
The Canadian government, with a relatively small budget deficit of only 3.5% of GDP vs 9.7% in the US, is regarded as one of the most frugal in the Western world. Record amounts of capital are pouring into Canada to buy bonds; and this inflow is pushing up the Canadian dollar. Also, Canadian banks are widely acknowledged to be well-managed and Canadians are perceived to be the most conservative of investors. But the frugal Canadian consumer is spending enthusiastically on real estate pushing prices to record highs.
Eurozone Woes.
The EU and the ECB were pushed into action after markets showed deep disapproval over the initial plans to resolve the debt crisis. The trillion dollar package averted a global credit meltdown but can these measures stabilize the longer term sovereign debt and ease the feeling that the 11 year old Euro could break apart. The deficit crisis has also undermined the sustainability of the European standard of social welfare; generous vacations and early retirement, its national health care systems and extensive welfare benefits, contrasting it with the comparative harshness of American capitalism.
Chinese Government is shifting from expansionary stance to more neutral and focused on containing asset bubbles and inflation.
China's pace of growth peaked at 11.9% during the first quarter of 2010 and is expected to decelerate for the rest of the year and into 2011.
