Archive for May, 2008
What to do on a Sunny Saturday in Vancouver?
May 31st, 2008 Categories: Vancouver Events, Vancouver Real Estate
My favourite summer entertainment is Bard on the Beach, the colourful tent in Vancouver’s Vanier Park.
Bard on the Beach runs from May 29th-Sept 27th and is a Shakespeare Festival and has been indulging us with wonderful summer theatre for almot two decades. The main tent holds 520 people. Get there early for a good seat.
This season includes Twelfth Night, King Lear, The Tempest and Titus Andronicus.
Join a special event, such as Bard BBQ & Fireworks (during the Celebration of Light - another Vancouver summer delight) or Young Shakespeareans workshop.
Check out the schedule. Say hi if you see me there! I try to see them all.
What’s your favourite Bard? Do you attend the event and how many do you see? Have another favourite Vancouver event you’d like to share with us?
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What Vancouver Investors Should Know Before They Rent Their Condo
May 30th, 2008 Categories: Real Estate News, Vancouver Real Estate
Understanding the Landlord Tenancy Act before you rent your Vancouver condo
Did you know? One third of all home owners in British Columbia rent their home.
Did you know? Secondary suites, including illegal suites, are covered by the same residential tenancy law as apartments in large buildings.
“Landlord Guide: Information for Landlords in BC” provides valuable information on the many legal and financial obligations of landlords, who are considered business owners and are bound by both provincial and municipal laws, bylaws and regulations. These include the BC Residential Tenancy Act, the Fire Code and the Building Code, as well as municipal bylaws covering secondary suites, smoke detectors, safety and even cleanliness. Read the rest of this entry »
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Here’s a Quick Way to Sell Your Vancouver Property
May 29th, 2008 Categories: Real Estate News, Vancouver Real Estate
How do you sell your Vancouver property when the supply of listings is up?
There are more listings on the market and fewer buyers. It seems to me that some of the buyers are confused by having so much choice, so they keep looking at more listings rather than view the ones which meet their criteria, shortlist one or three, view them for a second time and make a decision.
If you are a buyer you should always have a priority list and number it one to ten. If you are a couple, you should have two lists, then amalgamate them into one. This way you will be focused on what is of most importance to you in selecting a property. Read the rest of this entry »
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Wordless Wednesdays
May 28th, 2008 Categories: Vancouver Real Estate, Wordless Wednesdays
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Who’s Your City? Vancouver? Nanaimo? San Francisco?
May 28th, 2008 Categories: Real Estate News, Vancouver Real Estate
I recently saw an interview on CBC with “author, speaker, researcher, thought leader” Richard Florida, talking about his new book “Who’s Your City?”
Florida did a study of US cities and his ideas are thought provoking. The following is a description of the book from amazon.com
How the Creative Economy is Making the Place Where You Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life.
It’s a mantra of the age of globalization that where you live doesn’t matter: you can telecommute to your high-tech Silicon Valley job, a ski-slope in Idaho, a beach in Hawaii or a loft in Chicago; you can innovate from Shanghai or Bangalore. Read the rest of this entry »
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Vancouver’s Gastown Heritage Program On Hold
May 27th, 2008 Categories: Downtown, Vancouver Real Estate
City Hall has placed Vancouver’s Gastown heritage revitalization program on hold.
I did a post on this recently and thought I’d follow it up with City Hall’s explanation. So here it is.
Here is an excerpt from Vancouver’s City Hall report recommending freezing the program:
An oversupply of banked density could affect the value of the density leading to even larger bonuses, and could potentially undermine the viability of the bank as a heritage incentive. This would affect both current as well as future heritage projects.
Therefore, it is prudent to pause and review the bank’s capacity, the density bonusing formula, and other possible heritage incentives to mitigate the current size of bonuses being generated by heritage projects to ensure the bank remains a viable heritage revitalization tool. Read the rest of this entry »
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Power Smart tips for energy efficient use of home appliances
May 26th, 2008 Categories: Green Condos, Real Estate News
Power Smart tips for energy-efficient use of home appliances
When using your household appliances, there are various, simple energy-efficient habits to implement that will help to reduce your monthly energy bills, as well as be more environmentally friendly.
When cooking, keep preheating to a minimum, and the oven door closed during use. You lose 20 per cent of the heat each time you open the oven door. You can usually turn the heat off about five minutes before the cooking time is up, allowing you to save energy by cooking food with residual heat. Read the rest of this entry »
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Featuring Harbour Green II on Coal Harbour’s Waterfront
May 24th, 2008 Categories: Coal Harbour, Coal Harbour Buildings, Vancouver Real Estate
Harbour Green II at 1139 West Cordova, is the second of three Harbour Green waterfront condo buildings in Vancouver’s prestigious Coal Harbour neighbourhood.
Due for completion shortly, Hillsboro Investments Ltd are the owners of the 3 Harbour Green condo buildings. You can pre-register for Harbour Green 3 Ledcor is the builder and James K. M. Cheng Architect Inc. and BBA Consultants designed it. The building is 32 storeys high with 3 levels of underground parking featuring 66 suites and 9 townhomes.
There are two suites per floor running north to south the ‘01′ suites are 3 bedrooms 3600 sq.ft. on the west side of the building and the ‘02′ suites are 2 bedrooms 2400 sq.ft. Read the rest of this entry »
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CMHC’s Current Predictions for Vancouver’s Real Estate Market
May 23rd, 2008 Categories: Real Estate News, Vancouver Real Estate
Metro Vancouver’s housing market moderates in 2008 and 2009 , says the current release by Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation.
Strong economic and demographic fundamentals, steady job growth and population growth, along with continuing low mortgage rates – will support demand for new and resale housing. However, softening consumer sentiment and high mortgage carrying costs will temper the effects of these positive factors, dampening home buyer demand.
New home construction and MLS®1 sales will dip slightly, but stay high from a historical perspective for the remainder of this year and through 2009. Home prices will rise, but at a slower pace than in the past few years, as an increasing supply of both new and existing homes for sale give buyers more choice and more time to make their purchasing decision. Read the rest of this entry »
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Downtown Vancouver’s Latest Pre-Sale Condo Project
May 22nd, 2008 Categories: Downtown, New Developments, Vancouver Real Estate
Vancouver’s Downtown has a new pre-sale on Richards
I drove by a couple of days ago and the sign is up! 1000 block Richards, where the Richards on Richards nightclub was for decades and the infamous Madam Cleo’s massage parlour is going to be a condo project with suites priced from $399,000. Does that transalate to one bedrooms 500 sq.ft., if the cost is $800 pr sq ft or higher? Fill out my contact form if you’re interested in purchasing.
The Aqualini Group own the land. Remember my recent post on this site? Some of us thought they should call the new building Cleo’s! What do you think they should call it? Roqandroll ….
There aren’t many site left for the deveopers Downtown Vancouver. What would you like to see built here? What suite size? What special amenities could the building have? Pre-viewing will commence in June. No doubt completion will be after 2010.
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