August 2009

New Listing at Bayshore Gardens, Coal Harbour

by Maggie Chandler August 16, 2009 Coal Harbour

1616 Bayshore Drive #1804. Sharply priced to sell! $1,078,000. 1257 sq.ft. s.w. corner

Welcome to Coal Harbour and Bayshore Gardens. Steps to the waterfront. Enjoy the magnificent ocean, mountain and Stanley Park views from this luxury S.W. corner 2 bedroom, featuring a large view patio. The kitchen has granite island and countertops, Bosch gas cooktop, oven, …

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Kitsfest!

by Maggie Chandler August 15, 2009 Kitsilano

Featuring the First Annual Kitsfest! August 14-16. Voted one of the sexiest beaches in the world by Forbes

Originally a First Nations Beach, Kitsilano was named after Chief Khahsalino and was know as Greer’s Beach in the late 1800s – after Sam Greer, an Irish settler who claimed the real estate which actually belonged to the Railway. …

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BC Housing Market Balanced

by Maggie Chandler August 14, 2009

Vancouver, BC – August 14, 2009. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the province climbed 53 per cent to 10,051 units in July 2009 compared to the same month last year. After six consecutive months of rising home sales and declining inventories, the province …

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Vancouver Real Estate Graphs for July 2009

by Maggie Chandler August 13, 2009

Above are the Vancouver real estate graphs for July for houses, townhouses and condos on Vancouver’s west side. The houses performed slightly different to the townhouses and condos.

Condo listings continue to decrease and are now less than 1500 from nearly 2500 a year ago. The monthly new listings are down slightly. Sales have increased every month since January and are …

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Wordless Wednesdays

by Maggie Chandler August 12, 2009 Wordless Wednesdays

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Vancouver Real Estate Analysis for Kitsilano, July 2009

by Maggie Chandler August 10, 2009 Kitsilano

Kits condo market inventory continues to drop to the lowest level since we started this analysis 18 months ago. Vancouver real estate market analysis for Kitsilano condos saw July sales up and higher than any of the last 18 months. Listings dropped to a low of 78, half of what they wee a year ago. Average price for solds increased from $421,000 to $460,866 and for the last 2 …

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4 Things You Should Know About Condo Building Envelopes

by Maggie Chandler August 7, 2009

Douville & Co are home inspectors who give a very useful Condo Manual to their clients when hired to do a condo building inspection.

The manual explains building envelopes and explains Wall systems which are classified as rainscreen, concealed barrier, face seal or mass wall.

The building envelope, also called the building enclosure or environmental separator, is the …

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Vancouver Real Estate Graphs for July 2009

by Maggie Chandler August 6, 2009

The average price of houses, townhouses dipped slightly in July, compared to June. Condo prices continued to climb. 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, 1990, 1995 and 2008. Vancouver condos didn’t appreciate much between …

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Greater Vancouver Real Estate Sales Strongest July Ever

by Maggie Chandler August 5, 2009

Just released from REBGV

The Greater Vancouver housing market gained further momentum in July with record sales levels and a continued strengthening of home prices.The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that the number of residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totalled 4,114 in July 2009, becoming the highest volume of sales ever recorded …

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What You Should Know About Vancouver Short-term Rental Bylaws

by Maggie Chandler August 4, 2009

From REBGV

With the 2010 Winter Olympics on the horizon, property owners may be wondering whether they can legally rent their property by the night, week or for a month.

If you are planning to rent your home for less than 28 days, you must first check with the local municipality. Renting space in your home may …

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