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Q: What do others say about living in Langford?
According to the Victoria Property Group, as of Feb. 16, there are 298 listings in Langford, the average price of those listings is $456,808, and the highest priced property is $4.2-million.
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GREATER VICTORIA MARKET UPDATE 禄 Month to Feb.16, 2015 COURTESY VICTORIA REAL ESTATE BOARD
禄 226 / 412 -- NET UNCONDITIONAL SALES/ TOTAL, FEB. 2014
禄 587 / 1,064 --NEW LISTINGS / TOTAL, FEB. 2014
禄 3,401 / 3,770 -- ACTIVE RESIDENTIAL LISTINGS / TOTAL, FEB. 2014
