July 2008

You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet

by Maggie Chandler July 20, 2008 Downtown

You don’t need to be all that old to remember when the Marine Building and Hotel Vancouver nominated the Vancouver city skyline.

Now you need sharp eyes to find them as they’re buried behnd the sea of hirise towers that have gone up in the Vancouver Downtown core The largest and tallest of them all is …

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Vancouver’s Downtown Market Analysis June 2008

by Maggie Chandler July 19, 2008 Downtown

Vancouver’s Downtown market in June saw an increase in sales and listings compared to May. The days on market was the same and so was the average price. 75% of the sales were under $500,000.

Listings – 740 (vs 669 in May). 430 listed under $500,000. 264 listed between $500,000 and $1 million. 40 listed between …

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What Does Vancouver Expired Listings Mean?

by Maggie Chandler July 17, 2008

I didn’t understand the meaning of the term “expired listing” when i first became a Vancouver realtor in 1981. “Had the listing died” I asked myself. Then I discover that it hadn’t died, it just didn’t sell and the listing contract terminated!

Prior to the hot sellers market in Vancouver, that started to gain momentum in …

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Wordless Wednesdays

by Maggie Chandler July 16, 2008 Wordless Wednesdays

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Vancouver’s West End Market Analysis June 2008

by Maggie Chandler July 15, 2008 West End

Vancouver’s West End neighbourhood saw a drop in listings and sales in June compared to May but the days on the market increased. The average $ pr sq ft increased. The average price was down slightly. Market levelling?

Listings -235 (241 in May) 76 had price reductions and one had a price increase.

138 West End condos are …

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Vancouver’s False Creek North Market Analysis June 2008

by Maggie Chandler July 14, 2008 False Creek North

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Vancouver’s Coal Harbour Market Analysis June 2008

by Maggie Chandler July 10, 2008 Coal Harbour

Vancouver’s Coal Harbour statistics for June show listings up from 175 in May, sales flat, days on market up and average price down slightly.

Listings 192 – 36 under $500,000. 34 listed between $500,000 and $1 million, 51 listed between $1 and 2 million, 28 listed between $2 and $5 million and 10 listed over $5 …

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Vancouver’s Kitsilano Market Analysis June 2008

by Maggie Chandler July 8, 2008 Kitsilano

Vancouver’s Kitsilano condo neighbourhood saw sales for the month of June drop from 45 to 35 and listings increase from 145 to 157.

Listings 157 – of those 57 have had price reductions. 92 are listed under $500,000. 57 listed under $1 million, 5 listed between $1 and 2 million and 1 over $3 million.

Sales 35 …

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Vancouver Market Analysis for June 2008

by Maggie Chandler July 7, 2008

The REBGV reports that residential attached, detached and apartment property sales in the Greater Vancouver area totalled 2,425 in June 2008, a decline of 42.9% from June 2007 and down from 2,999 in May 2008

New listings for detached, attached and apartment properties climbed 18% over a year ago, to 6546.

Although housing prices, on a year …

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HSBC Celebration of Light

by Maggie Chandler July 5, 2008

One of my favourite Vancouver events – HSBC’s celebration of light at English Bay. Watch the fireworks!

July 23, 26, 30 and August 2nd at 10pm . A wonderful half hour of entertainment.

Apparently 1.5 million Vancouver residents show up for the four nights of this spectacular event, presented by the Vancouver Fireworks Festival Society.

It is an …

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