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vancouver real estate: Vancouver Real Estate 30 Year Graph - 03/13/10 01:05 PM
The February graphs for Greater Vancouver real estate show the average price of Greater Vancouver homes, townhomes and condos are slightly above their last peak, having regained what they lost last year. Prices have been rising since March. The graph shows the houses on the top, townhomes (middle) and condos (bottom) average price from 1977 to present. The Vancouver market peaked in 1981, 1989,1993 and 2008. Vancouver real estate didn't appreciate much between 1994 and 2002 but they did between 2002 and 2008. Then it dropped about 20-25% and has now surpassed the highs of 2008.
Following are the stats for Vancouver West Side -
February saw listings down and … (0 comments)
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vancouver real estate: west end real estate analysis - 02/25/10 01:23 PM
West End real estate analysis saw January listings and sales up, compared to December, leaving the supply stable at less than 3 months. Listings and sales similar to Jan’09. The days on the market for condos that sold dropped from 41 to 28. The average selling price steady at $544,000. The sales under $500,000 up from 51% to 61% and the sales over $1M increased. The list price to sale price ratio is 98% . Listings - 162. 17 listed under $300,000 (including 1 under $200,000). 32 listed between $300,000 and $400,000. 30 listed between $400,000 and $500,000(up from 14 last … (0 comments)
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vancouver real estate: Vancouver's #1 Again! - 02/25/10 01:20 PM
No, we're not talking the 2010 Winter Olympics, though the city is electric and the most exciting I've ever seen it! Awash in red and Oh Canada is being sung everywhere!
The Economist has again voted Vancouver the World's Most Liveable City! Canada does exceptionally well in The Economist's Intelligence Unit Ranking due to its perfect scores in health care and education and achieving 98 out of 100 points. On a sunny and balmy 12 degrees in February, the mountains and ocean are certainly breathtaking.
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vancouver real estate: Vancouver, BC - Denman - Stanley park condo - 02/25/10 01:18 PM
Fifteen years ago i received a phone call from an owner of a condo West of Denman inquiring about the value. Although I have talked to him many times on the phone and more recently by email, we had not met until last Fall and when he emailed me a couple of days ago to meet again I guessed he was ready to sell his condo.
It's a bright and spacious 733sf l bedroom & den s.w. corner with insuite laundry and gas fireplace. Rentals permitted, 1 pet ok, and second one with permission. Engineered walnut floors. Features 2 balconies, s/s appliances, tiled … (0 comments)
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vancouver real estate: The History of Vancouver's Kitsilano - 02/10/10 07:36 PM
History: Named after a chief of the Squamish Nation Khahtsahlanough. Kitsilano has the distinction of being the second most recognized neighbourhood in Canada.
One of the area's first non-native settlers, Sam Greer, lived on Kits Beach, currently voted the world's third sexiest beach! In 1882 Sam, an Irishman, who had been an unsuccessful gold prospector in the Cariboo, claimed he bought 160 acres, bounded by lst Avenue, Trafalgar and the beach. He moved his wife and daughter into a small cabin at the present site of the Kits Beach bathhouse. His land claim was never recognized by the CPR. They began … (0 comments)
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vancouver real estate: Coal Harbour Real Estate Analysis - 02/07/10 04:25 PM
Coal Harbour real estate analysis in January saw sales down slightly and listings up by 35%, compared to December, and no sales over $2M for the secon consecutive month. (vs 5 in November). 80% of the sales were under $1M. The inventory doubled to 8 months. December was a low for number of listings, so we expect them to rise. Days on market dropped from 61 to 43. List price to sale price ratio increased to 98%, showing little flexibility on the part of sellers. We expect to see the inventory increase as listings come on at Fairmont Estates which has prices from $1800psf. Fairmont and Three Harbour Green are the … (0 comments)
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vancouver real estate: Coal Harbour's Condo "One harbour green" - 02/06/10 02:30 PM
Address: One Harbour Green, 1169 West Cordova, Vancouver, BC V6C 3T1, BC, Canada
Built - 2006
Architect - James Cheng Architects Inc.
Developer - ASPAC
Features - floor to ceiling windows with UV protected solar blinds, pure wool carpeting and gas fireplace. Concrete construction with fibre optic communications and quiet central heating/air conditioning and ventilation system
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vancouver real estate: Greater Vancouver listings up, sales down in january - 02/06/10 02:20 PM
Diverse selection and favourable interest rates continue to drive demand in the Greater Vancouver housing market.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totalled 1,923 in January 2010, an increase of 152.4 per cent compared to January 2009 when 762 sales were recorded and a 23.5 per cent decline compared to the 2,515 sales recorded in December 2009.In terms of historical perspective, January ranked as an average month for number of residential housing sales over the past decade, with higher sales in January 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2006.Over the last 12 … (0 comments)
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vancouver real estate: The benefits of Canadian Citizenship - 02/06/10 02:18 PM
GUEST POST - Ryan Rosenberg is am immigration lawyer and partner with Larlee Rosenberg, Barristers & Solicitors, in Vancouver. Contact Ryan at 604-681-9887, Ryan.Rosenberg@larlee.com or visit his firm website
CANADIAN CITIZENSHIPWealthy global families are increasingly aware of the need for a well thought-out citizenship andtax residency strategy to protect their wealth and safeguard their freedom of movement,investment and multi-generational asset preservation. In today's uncertain world, prudentfamilies understand the importance of keeping their options open and having more than onepassport choice. Canada provides a safe and surprisingly tax-efficient alternative to many of the more well-known "offshore" citizenships. A summary … (0 comments)
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vancouver real estate: Staging Your Vancouver Home for a Better price - 02/06/10 02:16 PM
CTV new recently ran this video on staging your home and reports that you will get a higher price and a faster sale.
Staging encompasses many different forms. What's the first thing you notice when you walk into somewhere new? The colour of the walls? The furnishings? How the furniture is arrange? How does it flow? Buyers will decide in the first few seconds if they feel comfortable in this home. Stagers will help your home show better but decluttering it, re-arranging the furniture or suggesting new furniture, perhaps a change of wall colour. The end result will be that your … (0 comments)
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vancouver real estate: Featuring Fairmong Rim Estates, Coal Harbour Waterfront Condo - 02/02/10 07:00 PM
Fairmont Rim Estates at 1011 West Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC.,V6C OB8. One of 8 luxury waterfront condos on Coal Harbour's exclusive quarter mile of waterfront.
Built - 2010 and due to open end of February or early March
Architect - James Cheng
Developer - Westbank and Peterson Group. Developer's website. They built Shangri-la, Shaw Tower and Woodwards Redevelopment
Landscape Architect - Phillips, Farawaag Smallenberg
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vancouver real estate: Staging Your Vancouver Home Can Get You a Higher Price - 02/02/10 06:58 PM
CTV new recently ran this video on staging your home and reports that you will get a higher price and a faster sale.
Staging encompasses many different forms. What's the first thing you notice when you walk into somewhere new? The colour of the walls? The furnishings? How the furniture is arrange? How does it flow? Buyers will decide in the first few seconds if they feel comfortable in this home. Stagers will help your home show better but decluttering it, re-arranging the furniture or suggesting new furniture, perhaps a change of wall colour. The end result will be that your … (0 comments)
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vancouver real estate: The benefits of Canadian Citizenship - 02/02/10 06:55 PM
GUEST POST - Ryan Rosenberg is am immigration lawyer and partner with Larlee Rosenberg, Barristers & Solicitors, in Vancouver. Contact Ryan at 604-681-9887, Ryan.Rosenberg@larlee.com or visit his firm website
CANADIAN CITIZENSHIPWealthy global families are increasingly aware of the need for a well thought-out citizenship andtax residency strategy to protect their wealth and safeguard their freedom of movement,investment and multi-generational asset preservation. In today's uncertain world, prudentfamilies understand the importance of keeping their options open and having more than onepassport choice. Canada provides a safe and surprisingly tax-efficient alternative to many of the more well-known "offshore" citizenships. A summary … (0 comments)
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vancouver real estate: GREATER VANCOUVER LISTINGS UP, SALES DOWN IN JANUARY 2010 - 02/02/10 06:52 PM
Diverse selection and favourable interest rates continue to drive demand in the Greater Vancouver housing market.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totalled 1,923 in January 2010, an increase of 152.4 per cent compared to January 2009 when 762 sales were recorded and a 23.5 per cent decline compared to the 2,515 sales recorded in December 2009.In terms of historical perspective, January ranked as an average month for number of residential housing sales over the past decade, with higher sales in January 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2006.Over the last 12 months, … (0 comments)
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vancouver real estate: Canada Real Estate Roundup - 01/28/10 05:45 PM
The average Canadian real estate price in December 2009 saw the big cities of Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal all higher than a year ago. As well, all Provincial average prices were higher than December 2008, except for Prince Edward Island. Fredricton was the only exception to the rule, being a tad less than a year ago.
The following is a release by CREA, you can hold your mouse over a specific city or province and view the current average price and the average price one year ago. Read the latest summary.
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vancouver real estate: New Vancouver Condos - 01/28/10 05:42 PM
Looking for a new condo to purchase? Here are a few suggestions for you
1) Lumen at Granville Island. Completed and ready to move in. Lowrise concrete building. Starting at $339,000. A limited selection (36) of studios, l bedrooms, l & dens and 2 bedrooms remain. Grand Opening January 30th from 12 noon
2) Pinnacle Living on Broadway. (Kits) Presale. lowrise concrete building. Pre-register now available
3) Ginger @Main & E. Georgia (Chinatown) Ready to move in. Most condos are under $400,000
4) Kore (Kits). Now pre-selling for completion April 2010. Lowrise concrete. Starting at $348,000
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vancouver real estate: Five Things Buyers should know about Stigmatized Properties - 01/26/10 09:35 PM
from REBGV
When selecting a property to buy, most often the physical appearance of a property and location will be obvious. However, consumers may have other areas of concern that would cause them to avoid a property, such as stigmatized properties.
The term is sometimes applied to a property that has had some circumstance occur in or near it, but which does not specifically affect the appearance or function of the property itself.
Examples in a residential context might include - a) a sexual offender is reported to live in the neighbourhood b) a former resident was suspected of being an … (3 comments)
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vancouver real estate: Bank of Canada sees no Housing Bubble Yet - 01/26/10 09:32 PM
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada Monday dismissed talk of a housing bubble in Canada as "premature," warning that calls for higher interest rates now in an effort to temper real-estate markets would be akin to "dousing" the economic recovery with cold water.It delivered this message through a speech in Edmonton, and marked the first time the central bank tried to address directly myriad concerns that the country's real-estate market is appreciating too quickly, too soon."Recent house price increases do not appear to be out of line with the underlying supply-demand fundamentals," David Wolf, an advisor to the governor, Mark Carney, … (0 comments)
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vancouver real estate: 2009 Best Year for Vancouver Luxury Real Estate - 01/26/10 09:29 PM
Surprisingly 2009 has been the best on record for luxury sales of homes and condos, with a total of 143 sales over $3 million. Of those, 24 were condos and the remainder houses. Five condos sold over $5 Million, one in Shangri-la and the remainder on the Coal Harbour waterfront. The highest sale price was in The Shaw Tower at $6,500,000 ($1625psf) but Three Harbour Green fetched the highest $psf at over $2000psf for the n.e. corner.
Properties sold over $3 million - 2005 had 35 sales. 2006 had 83. 2007 had 100. 2008 had 93 and this year has had 126 … (0 comments)
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vancouver real estate: Canada Immigration and Tax - 01/26/10 09:22 PM
Currently on the table at City Hall are two staff reports pertaining to 1) the future of the city's 27 view corridors and whether they should be retained. The second pertains to the Historic Area Height Review (Gastown, Victory square, Chinatown and Main/Hastings).
Brent Toderian, Chief City Planner, reports that in recent years many buildings have been permitted to intrude into the view corridor space, breaking the promise of Eco-Density and allowing developers to have exceptions.
In a recent survey 53% of the public told the city they'd accept a higher building policy and City Staff has proposed 4 possible buildings … (0 comments)
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