Mike Andruff's (mandruff) Blog

      The Hastings East sub-area of Vancouver has an older stock of homes. It is the north east corner of the city with views of Burrard Inlet. This area is the location of the Pacific National Exhibition.          The boundaries of the area are Burrard Inlet on the north, Nanaimo Street on the w...

     This is a great apartment in Vancouver's subarea of Fairview          The listings details say:       "Come and see this very bright west facing 2 Bedroom and Den end unit. Stylish living with great features including - walnut floors, neutral colors, open kitchen with granite counters, gas f...

The Renfrew sub-area of Vancouver is truly a happy place. We have families enjoying the good life of Vancouver. The PNE is a great summer event. The rest of the year is just great fun!     The boundaries of the area are Hastings Street on the north, Nanaimo Street on the west,   Boundary Street o...

     The Grandview sub-area of Vancouver is truly a happening place. Come to Little Italy (Commercial Drive) and eat, drink and watch football (soccer). Or go down to The Havana, Fetes, or numerous other restaurants for Sunday brunch. Grandview is an oldy subarea and a goody.          The boundar...

      The Knight sub-area of Vancouver is an area in transition like most sub areas of Vancouer. Older war era housing stock is changing to new and more spacious and practical contemporary editions. Additionally, the City of Vancouver has done a good job sharing parks and common areas among its t...

     The Fraser sub-area of Vancouver is an area in transition like most sub areas of Vancouer. Older war era housing stock is changing to new and more spacious and practical contemporary editions.      The boundaries of the area are Broadway on the north, Prince Edward on the west,   Windsor Str...

     I must admit that as a career realtor, I've got no business venturing into AlR's,  ActiveSEO group. You see I had this new website built about a year ago, to create all this new lead business, and I want it to be a first page searchable site (currently ranking on lowly page four, but climbin...

Coal Harbour       Coal Harbour is a new high density living area next to Stanely Park. The seaplanes fly in over Lost Lagoon and land on the harbor. I have a simple barometer of the health of British Columbia's economy - the frequency of seaplanes landing in the harbor.          The City of Vanc...

     This is a great family home in Vancouver's subarea of SW Marine.      The listings details say:      "There's character & charm at this address. On a 43.8x120 lot, this 5 bdrm home signs with "confort & joy". From the entrance way you are absorbed into the elegant living room of hrdwd flrs w...

News Release      Hey, do we have a spring market starting here or what?      With sales up 94%, ninety-four percent!, over January sales in the Vancouver Real Estate Board, I'd say something is happening here. The spring market has arrived. A recent review of sales volume in the Dunbar subarea i...