Vancouver Real Estate

Vancouver’s newest and last remaining waterfront neighbourhood. the 2010 Olympic Village sits east of the Cambie Street Bridge and south of Science World. It’s buildings are LEED built and are all concrete and mid-rises. Some condos were pre-sold prior to the Olympics and some were sold at the beginning of 2011 and there are still some remaining. It is close the the 2nd avenue canada line and has many shops and grocery stores and restaurants at its fingertips.

Vancouver’s Olympic Village Plans Deep-Discount Condo Sale

by Maggie Chandler February 11, 2011 Latest News

Unlike Whistler, Vancouver’s Olympic Village condos have had a rough ride – poor sales, receivership, controversy over subsidised housing in this expensive waterfront neighbourhood and the Vancouver taxpayer being left on the hook.

The condos were pulled off the market last Fall when Millenium Water, the developer, went into receivership. The City also has been criticezed …

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UBC Study Reports the Effects of the Olympics on Real Estate Prices

by Maggie Chandler January 30, 2010 Olympic Village

Cities that win Olympic bids experience neither boom nor bust in their real estate prices, but gain construction jobs as they prepare for the Games.

We do not find support for the argument of host city backers that the Olympics delivers positive economic benefits, nor of the arguments made by opponents that there is some post-Olympic …

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Vancouver’s Olympic Village Now 60% Sold – Vancouver Homes for Sale

by Maggie Chandler October 19, 2011 Olympic Village

Real estate marketer Bob Rennie says the tide has turned

Vancouver’s once-troubled Olympic Village development has 75 per cent of units occupied.

But that number includes the project’s 119 rental homes, Rennie said; of the 737 condominiums for sale, 436, or about 60 per cent, have been purchased so far.

Rennie rejoiced Tuesday that sales of the Village’s …

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Vancouver Real Estate Update for False Creek – August 2011

by Maggie Chandler October 3, 2011 Olympic Village

How’s the real estate market in False Creek and the Olympic Village neighbourhood? Are prices up or down? What’s the average price? What’s the average days on the market? Is this area good value for waterfront property?

Generally developers do not list all their pre-sales on MLS and only some of the Olympic Village condos are …

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Opsal Reduces Prices – New Vancouver Condo

by Maggie Chandler September 16, 2011 Olympic Village

Buyers Love Price Reductions!

60 Homes under $379,000! Situated behind the Olympic Village , this super convenient location will make a great home of vancouver real estate investment

1 bedrooms WERE $ 347,900 – NOW starting from $315,900
2 bedroom view residences – NOW starting from $479,900

Presentation Centre located at 29 East 2nd Avenue. Open daily 12-5pm, closed Fridays

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Vancouver Real Estate Update for False Creek – June 2011

by Maggie Chandler August 3, 2011 Olympic Village

How’s the real estate market in the Olympic Village neighbourhood? Are prices up or down? What’s the average price? What’s the average days on the market? Is this area good value for waterfront property?

REBGV now calls False Creek the area east of Burrard Street, west of Ontario Street and north of 6th Avenue. Vancouver’s Olympic …

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Vancouver Real Estate Market Update for Olympic Village Neighbourhood

by Maggie Chandler May 3, 2011 Olympic Village

Dreaming about buying your Vancouver condo in the Olympic Village and living on the waterfront?

Well, the selection of condos is slightly better than it was a year ago. There are resales, many bought by investors and not occupied, there are condo buildings in the neighbourhood that aren’t part of the Olympic Village and there are …

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Vancouver Real Estate Condos

by Maggie Chandler April 4, 2011 Olympic Village

Looking for a Vancouver condo pre-sale?

Bastion Developments is keeping busy in the Olympic Village Neighbourhood. I just did a post on Opsal, the heritage site. Well, they are also offering a pre-sale one block away, on Ontario and 2nd Ave.

The Proximity high-rise tower will stand as a visible reminder of the Vancouver’s industrial history. The sleek …

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Vancouver Real Estate Condos

by Maggie Chandler April 4, 2011 Olympic Village

Looking for a Vancouver condo pre-sale?

I often drive by the Olympic Village and today I noticed a new condo pre-sale at Quebec and 2nd, by Bastion. The Opsal Steel Heritage Site is about to undergo a big change and will look quite different from what was built there in 1918. It was originally the Columbia …

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Vancouver Real Estatate Trends for Olympic Village

by Maggie Chandler March 24, 2011 Olympic Village

Dreaming about buying your Vancouver condo in the Olympic Village and living on the waterfront?

Well, the selection of condos is better than it was a year ago. There are resales, many bought by investors and not occupie, there are condo buildings in the neighbourhood that aren’t part of the Olympic Village and there are also …

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