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Greater Victoria鈥檚 real estate market continued its relentless pace in April, with prices remaining strong and inventory low. Bidding wars are not uncommon and often end with a sale price that鈥檚 over the asking price.

Factors ranging from lack of inventory to historically low interest rates and an increase in people working from home have combined to turn the Victoria real estate market into a frenzied affair, where sellers are king and buyers have learned to poun

Homes across Greater Victoria are selling well above asking price 鈥� sometimes for hundreds of thousands more than they were listed for. Here are some examples. 2505 Florence Lake Rd.

A new listing on Bowen Island is causing a stir for its oceanfront land of 137 acres and its bucolic, working farm. It is the first time in nearly 60 years that the property, known as Endswell, has been for sale.

A dozen years after Dockside Green鈥檚 former owner announced it was taking a 鈥減ause鈥� in development, crews and heavy equipment are back on site to build three residential towers with a total of 365 units.

The total sales value of properties sold in one month through the Victoria Real Estate Board has leaped past the $1-billion mark for the first time.

A proposed 20-storey hotel featuring a slender triangular-shaped tower at the corner of Fort and Blanshard streets will head to public hearing following a vote by Victoria council members.

Police and property officials say elaborate scams using fake passports and deceptive online techniques have been used in attempts to sell property without the owners knowing 鈥� including a case in Oak Bay that was only thwarted by a curious neighbour

Greater Victoria鈥檚 housing market has a 鈥渕oderate鈥� degree of vulnerability as brisk sales, rising prices and limited inventories continue during the pandemic. In its latest assessment, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

VANCOUVER 鈥� 91原创 senior Arlene Gould was visiting her daughter and newborn granddaughter in Australia when COVID-19 hit. She meant to go for two months. But a year later, she鈥檚 still there.