September 2009

Wordless Wednesdays

by Maggie Chandler September 30, 2009 Wordless Wednesdays

How is the Luxury Vancouver Condo Market?

by Maggie Chandler September 27, 2009

Vancouver’s luxury condo market has been slow to get going this year. Since April the sales have increased but the average $ pr sq ft remains the same, it takes longer to sell these luxury condos than it did at the beginning of the year and the list price to sale price ratio has not improved, however, …

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Vancouver Shangri-la Condos Selling Well

by Maggie Chandler September 26, 2009 Downtown

Vancouver’s Shangri-la Hotel/Condo building is located at 1128 West Georgia and at 61 storeys is the tallest building in Vancouver and the 11th tallest in Canada. It opened in November 2008.

The luxury boutique hotel only occupies the first 15 floors and is, of course, an international brand name. 16th to 45th floors are 227 live/work condos with a …

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Canada Real Estate Roundup

by Maggie Chandler September 25, 2009

The average Canadian real estate price in August saw the big cities of Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton lower than a year ago. But Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal prices are higher than a year ago, as are all the Maritime Provinces & Newfoundland. The following is a release by CREA, you can hold your mouse over a specific city or …

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Downtown Vancouver Real Estate Analysis for August 2009

by Maggie Chandler September 23, 2009 Downtown

Vancouver’s Downtown condo market has seen listings stabilize since April, sales stabilize since June and the average selling price unchanged since June. Monthly Sales remain the highest since Jan’08. Condos that “expired” and didn’t sell increased from 33 to 42 (vs. 78 in Jan) and only 7 got re-listed. Average days on the market for condos that sold dropped to 25 and are the lowest since Jan’08. The …

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Vancouver Real Estate Outlook

by Maggie Chandler September 21, 2009

Every Fall I attend Ozzie Jurock’s “Real Estate Outlook” . On Saturday it was held at our new Convention Centre, which is truly a beautiful and very impressive building on the waterfront in Coal Harbour.

This is a quick summary of what I heard from Ozzie and Cameron McNeill of MAC Marketing Solutions The outlook for Vancouver real …

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Wordless Wednesdays

by Maggie Chandler September 21, 2009 Wordless Wednesdays

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Vancouver Real Estate Analysis for West End, August 2009

by Maggie Chandler September 20, 2009 West End

Vancouver real estate in the West End saw August listings increase slightly to 169, having reached a record high of 281 last November. The days on the market for condos that sold dropped from 43 to 29, the lowest for the year. The average selling price up to $497,000. 71% of the sales were under $500,000 and 6.5% were over $1M, up from 3.5% last month. The …

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Best Priced View Condo on Bayshore Drive, Coal Harbour , Vancouver

by Maggie Chandler September 18, 2009 Coal Harbour

1616 Bayshore Drive #1804. Now $1,048,000. 1257 sq.ft. Welcome to Coal Harbour and Bayshore Gardens. This condo is the least expensive view 2 bedroom on the market.

Steps to the waterfront. Enjoy the magnificent ocean, mountain and Stanley Park views from this luxury corner 2 bedroom, featuring a large view patio. The kitchen has granite island and …

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Vancouver Real Estate Analysis for False Creek North Aug 2009

by Maggie Chandler September 17, 2009 False Creek North

Listings flat and sales in August were down from July. Vancouver real estate analysis for False Creek North saw listings down to 127. Sales dropped to 34 from the peak in May. Days on the market down to 42 and equal to a year ago. The average selling price up to $840,000 and the highest for the year. Average $ psf is up to $727 and also …

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