Mike Andruff's (mandruff) Blog

     We've just listed a real sweet two bedroom condo in The "I". What I like about this property is its brightness and gleaming harwood floors. It has great convenience as you can walk to parks, shops and resaurants . Here is the information from the listing:      "This is a GEM! Quiet bright 2 ...

     My team associate Christine Hay, has listed an outstanding Marpole townhouse in the MODA. What I like about this property is its clean lines and use of brick and wood finishes. It has great convenience as you can street park with your groceries mere steps to the kitchen. Here is the informat...

The Mount Pleasant is also an older settled area of Vancouver. It has large portions of area dedicated to marshalling yards, warehousing, and industrial sites.                 The area also features wonderful vistas of the North Shore and Downtown areas. The boundaries of the area are Hastings St...

            The Hastings is an area of mixed use. It has a strong component of light industrial, especially surrounding the port, and a mixed residential area located more toward its eastern boundary.                 Hastings is also used as a thoroughfare for east/west transit to the suburbs. Th...

          The Downtown Eastside is an old part of Vancouver. It's origins go back to the days of the railroad coming to Vancouver. This is a small area geographically speaking.                 The area is also infamously known as a place where there are an abundance of low cost housing called SRO...

          The West End is a high density, people friendly place to live. You don't need a car to live in the West End. If you work in the Downtown core, you can easily walk to work.                 The famous Stanley Park and English Bay are just steps from you front door. The shopping is abundan...

          Downtown is a high density living area geared to young professionals. A recent strong growth period has seen a substantial reformation of the area. Many of the buildings have complete recreational facilities for the owners to enjoy.                 The City of Vancouver has also obliged...

           False Creek North is the former Expo '86 World Exposition site. Concord Pacific has done an outstanding job of transforming the site into one of the most attractive areas of Vancouver. In fact, many of the city fathers of the Expo days have located in the area, attesting to its desirab...

             False Creek (Fairview Slopes) has little, if any, single detached properties. Additionally, over half of the attached dwellings are leaseholds in favor of the City of Vancouver. (This means one has the long term use of the property, however at the conclusion of the lease term, the ow...

             Fairview is a special area of Vancouver. Many of the residences are three and fourplex strata titled properties. Coach houses are common here. Fairview has numerous north/south and east/west transportation connectors for commuters.             Single detached properties comprise les...