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In this section you can find information on Vancouver’s neighbourhoods, including listings, local issues, latest news and how’s the market information

How’s Vancouver’s Kitsilano Real Estate Prices?

by Maggie Chandler June 17, 2013 Kitsilano

The question everyone asks me these days is how’s Vancouver’s Kitsilano real estate prices? May 2013 stats show Kitsilano’s houses have corrected the most, they peaked in Dec’10 at $3,131,000, then peaked again in Jan’12 at $2,829,000 and again in Mar’13 at $2,444,000 and now sit at $1,727,000.

Kitsilano townhomes are performing very well, benefiting from …

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Grab This Coal Harbour Condo – Price Slashed Again! 1103-1680 Bayshore Drive

by Maggie Chandler June 14, 2013 Coal Harbour

There are many great buys in the current Vancouver real estate market. Many sellers are not motivated and have priced their properties above market value. Hire an experienced Vancouver Realtor with hyper-local knowledge and seek out the best buys. One of those is 1103-1680 Bayshore Drive! Price slashed again by $50,000, now listed at $953,000. …

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What’s Special About This Vancouver West of Denman Condo with Water Views?

by Maggie Chandler June 5, 2013 West End

West of Denman the best real estate in Vancouver’s West End and Haro Street is one of the most beautiful. You’ll love living in the tastefully renovated s.e. corner 2 bedroom with wonderful views of English Bay and a block from Stanley Park and steps to Denman and its transportation, coffee shops, groceries and restaurants.

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What’s a West End Co-op and How Do They Work?

by Maggie Chandler June 1, 2013 West End

What’s a West End co-op and how do they work? Vancouver’s West End has a number of co-op buildings that can be owned and they occupy the best locations. Built in the 1940s and ’50s before there was a Strata Title Act in BC, the only way to own an apartment was to form a …

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Selling Our Community – Vancouver’s Kitsilano – I Know It, Love It and Live In It!

by Maggie Chandler May 29, 2013 Kitsilano

Selling our community – Vancouver’s Kitsilano – I know it, love it and live in it! Our beautiful waterfront neighbourhood offers so much entertainment – Bard on the Beach, Children’s Festival, Fireworks Celebration, Greek Days, Kits Steamboat, music fests, food trucks, a large variety of coffee shops and restaurants, farmers market, 17 parks including six …

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Vancouver’s Coal Harbour Waterview Condo Price Slashed 5%

by Maggie Chandler May 29, 2013 Coal Harbour

Vancouver’s Coal Harbour waterview condo price slashed 5%, to $998,000 at 1103-1680 Bayshore Drive. Welcome home! I’m an 1130 sf rare n.w. corner 2 bedroom and den condo, plus insuite storage and a storage locker, as well as 2 parking stalls. I have unobstructed water and mountain views. My seller says sell!

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What’s Up with West End Real Estate?

by Maggie Chandler May 22, 2013 West End

What’s up with West End real estate? Based on the current average sales price graph prices bottomed in February, rose in March and dropped again in April and are at par with September’09, with a sale to active listings ratio of 16%. Listings continue to climb and sit at 246. It’ll take an average of 68 …

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Are Vancouver’s Downtown Condo Prices Still Trending Up?

by Maggie Chandler May 20, 2013 Downtown

Many of Vancouver’s neighbourhoods saw real estate prices bottom in December 2012. Vancouver’s Downtown is no exception, condo prices in April are still trending up, for the fourth consecutive month. The average sale price now sits at $504,273 and first reached this level in October 2009. The peak was $584,689 in Sept’12.

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Kitsilano House Prices Tumble 30% From Two Years Ago

by Maggie Chandler May 17, 2013 Kitsilano

Vancouver real estate prices are a little confusing because they haven’t dropped off the cliff the way they did in 2008, instead they’re see-sawing but the trend is definitely downward. Current Kitsilano house prices tumble 30% from two years ago with an average sale price at $1,544,452, down from $2,168,655 in April 2011. In April …

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Drop By and Admire My View At 1103-1680 Bayshore Drive, Vancouver

by Maggie Chandler May 1, 2013 Coal Harbour

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Coal Harbour is Vancouver’s most luxurious waterfront neighbourhood and Bayshore Drive was the beginning of Coal Harbour converting from a ship building to residential condo buildings back in the mid 1990s. Bayshore Drive is nestled next to Stanley Park on the quiet east side of Coal Harbour, with easy access to the …

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