vancouver neighbourhoods

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

Kitsilano’s Yorkville Condos – Vancouver Condos for Sale

by Maggie Chandler August 22, 2011 Kitsilano

Yorkville North and South in Vancouver’s Kitsilano, at 1888 York, corner of Cypress

Built in the mid ’90s and consisting of a concrete buildings 8 storeys high. Mostly one bedrooms, starting at 580sf and some have extra large patios. All condos have high ceilings, floor to ceiling windows,secured underground parking and open hallways.

The north facing suites …

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Vancouver Real Estate Update for Coal Harbour’s Bayshore Drive – July 2011

by Maggie Chandler August 19, 2011 Coal Harbour

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How’s the Market for Bayshore Drive condos, in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour?

Are prices up or down? Are listings increasing? Are sales up or down? What’s the average days on the market? What’s the average price? How do prices compare to a year ago. How flexible are sellers on their list price?

Sales are up in …

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Vancouver Real Estate Market Update for West End – July 2011

by Maggie Chandler August 19, 2011 West End

How’s the market in Vancouver’s waterfront neighbourhood of the West End? Are prices up or down? What’s the average days on market? What’s the average sale price? Are listings rising or falling?

July saw a small drop in listings and a small uptick in sales

resulting in a good market for buyers in this Vancouver West End …

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Vancouver Real Estate Market Update for Kitsilano – July 2011

by Maggie Chandler August 17, 2011 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 rising or falling?

July saw a small drop in listings and a 30% drop in sales in Vancouver’s Kitsilano condo market, resulting in a good market for buyers. 65% …

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Vancouver Real Estate Market Update for Coal Harbour – July 2011

by Maggie Chandler August 15, 2011 Coal Harbour

How’s the market in Vancouver’s waterfront neighbourhood of Coal Harbour? Are prices up or down? How long does it take to sell a Coal Harbour condo or townhouse? What’s the average sale price? Are listings increasing or decreasing? Is it a Buyers or Sellers market? Search for luxury coal harbour homes, find home values, local real …

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Vancouver Real Estate Market Update for Yaletown July 2011

by Maggie Chandler August 12, 2011 Yaletown

How is the Vancouver real estate market in Yaletown? Are sales up or down? Have listings increased? What’s the average price? How long does it take to sell a Yaletown property? What are prices doing? Are they higher or lower than 90 days ago? What price range is selling the best?

The Yaletown market now strongly …

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Vancouver Condo Info – Understanding The 4 Different Types of Ownership

by Maggie Chandler August 8, 2011 Neighbourhoods

When you decide to buy a suite in a Vancouver condo development, be sure you understand the four different types of ownership.

Strata Title

The majority of Vancuver condos are strata titled and are governed by the BC Strata Title Act. When you own a strata condo you can go to the bank and mortgage the property …

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Featuring 999 Seymour – New Vancouver Condo

by Maggie Chandler August 5, 2011 Downtown

Coming soon to Downtown Vancouver is 999 Seymour on the corner of Nelson, with about 150 homes and less than 20 storeys high.

Acton Ostry Architects is bringing something new to the Vancouver landscape.

With ground floor shops it will integrate perfectly with its surround neighbourhood, on the edge of Yaletown.

The building will feature balconies the full …

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Vancouver Real Estate Update for Fairview for June 2011

by Maggie Chandler August 5, 2011 Fairview

How’s the real estate market in Vancouver’s Fairview? Are prices up or down? What’s selling best? What’s the average sale price? What’s the days on the market?

June saw listings up, sales down and inventory increase to 3.9 months. Market favours buyers.

You can buy a studio condo from $260,000. A one bedroom condo from $285,000 and …

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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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