Vancouver Real Estate

Kits, as its known, is one of Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhoods, named after an Indian Chief Khatsahlano of the Squamish tribe, who moved there in the early 1800s to work in the sawmills. Bordered by Burrard, Alma, 12th avenue and the water to the north. Kits Beach has been voted one of the sexiest beaches in the world and used to be know as Greer’s Beach, named after the notorious Irishman Sam Greer, whose daughter was the first white baby to be born in the Cariboo during the gold rush days. She married the first Notary Public in BC and they built Killarney Manor on Cornwall Avenue.The neighbourhood has shops, restaurants, public transportation and a variety of homes. It is popular with the UBC crowd, as it has easy access to the university. In the ’60s it was the home of the hippies and in the ’80s it became the home of the yuppies. No hirise condos in Kits , only mid-rises.

The Parks of Kitsilano

by Maggie Chandler March 27, 2009 Kitsilano

The Vancouver Parks Board lists 16 parks in Kitsilano. This wonderful neighbourhood possibly has the most parks in the City, except for Downtown.

Do you know who Almond Park was named after? Named for Alderman Henry Elston Almond, Almond Park exudes a feeling of tranquility. The park offers a fantastic display of flowering shrubs and magnificent old …

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Kitsilano Demographics

by Maggie Chandler November 24, 2006 Kitsilano

In this video clip, I lay out the boundaries of the Kitsilano neighbourhood, discuss a little Kitsilano history (from campsite to rooming houses to hippies to yuppies) and end with the current demographics.

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Everything I Love About Kits

by Maggie Chandler June 15, 2006 Kitsilano

In this blog I’ll be sharing with you all the reasons why Kitsilano is one of Vancouver’s most sought-after neighbourhoods.

The nearness to the beach is big on this list, but also the vital community, the character houses, and the treed streets. New developments reflect the desire of so many Vancouverites to live in Kits, and …

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How are Vancouver Real Estate Prices in Kitsilano?

by Maggie Chandler May 11, 2012 Kitsilano

Vancouver’s waterfront neighbourhood of  Kitsilano saw April real estate prices mixed, with houses falling a whopping 25% compared to a year ago, townhomes up 10% and condos up 5.5%.  House sales were up 40%, townhomes dropped 30% and condos dropped 30% from a year ago.  Listings dropped 12% for houses and increased  22% for condos …

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How is the Vancouver Real Estate Market in Kitsilano?

by Maggie Chandler April 23, 2012 Kitsilano

Vancouver’s waterfront neighbourhood of Vancouver’s Kitsilano saw a mixed real estate market in March, house prices jump 14% over the last year, townhomes up 1.3% and condos up 2.5%. House and condo sales in Kits saw a drop in March of 18% vs a year ago, townhomes dropped 30%. Listings increased 13% for houses and …

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What’s the Average Price Per Square Foot for Vancouver’s Kitsilano?

by Maggie Chandler March 26, 2012 Kitsilano

The average pr sq ft for Kitsilano condos in Feb’12 was $619.

It peaked in Dec’11 at $651 (an all time high), in Mar’08 at $648 and in Dec’10 at $631

Average Price Per Square Foot for VW-Kitsilano.

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How’s the Vancouver Real Estate Market in Kitsilano?

by Maggie Chandler March 9, 2012 Kitsilano

How’s the market in Vancouver’s waterfront neighbourhood of Kitsilano? Are prices up or down? What’s the average days on market? What’s the average sale price? Are listings and sales rising or falling? Is it a Buyers or Sellersmarket? Search for Kits homes, find home values, local real estate news.

February saw listings and sales spike, compared to January.

Sales …

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What is the Average Sales Price for Vancouver’s Kitsilano Real Estate?

by Maggie Chandler February 13, 2012 Kitsilano

Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver has delivered new graphs for us! As well, they have recalculated the HPI (home price index0 for Vancouver real estate.

This one shows the average price for Vancouver’s Kitsilano for homes, townhomes and condos for Jan’10, Jan’11 and Jan’12, in addition to the average price for those three dates and …

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How’s the Vancouver Real Estate Update for Kitsilano? – Condos for Sale

by Maggie Chandler February 3, 2012 Kitsilano

How’s the market in Vancouver’s waterfront neighbourhood of Kitsilano? Are prices up or down? What’s the average days on market? What’s the average sale price? Are listings and sales rising or falling? Is it a Buyers or Sellersmarket? Search for Kits homes, find home values, local real estate news.

January  saw listings up and sales down, compared to …

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How is the Vancouver Real Estate Market in Kitsilano?

by Maggie Chandler January 18, 2012 Kitsilano

How’s the market in Vancouver’s waterfront neighbourhood of Kitsilano? Are prices up or down? What’s the average days on market? What’s the average sale price? Are listings and sales rising or falling? Is it a Buyers or Sellersmarket? Search for Kits homes, find home values, local real estate news.

December saw listings and sales down

Listings flat and sales dropped …

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