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

Vancouver Real Estate Analysis for West End

by Maggie Chandler March 16, 2011 Neighbourhoods

Dreaming about buying your West End Vancouver condo? Well, the prices rose 0.6% last year, so your timing is good.

February had a tight market with just over three months of inventory. 200 listings and 61 sales.

The sales had an average of 35 days on the market and the sellers only moved 3% from their List Price, with an average of $588psf. The average sale price clocked in at …

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Vancouver Real Estate Analysis for Downtown – February 2011

by Maggie Chandler March 14, 2011 Downtown

Dreaming about buying your Downtown Vancouver condo? Well it’s not getting any cheaper for you!

February had a tight market with only three and a half months of inventory. 509 listings and 144 solds.

The solds had an average of 41 days on the market and the sellers only moved 2% from their List Price, with an average of $650psf. The …

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Vancouver Real Estate Analysis for Coal Harbour – Feb 2011

by Maggie Chandler March 10, 2011 Coal Harbour

bayshore drive

It’s a great buyer’s market in this luxury waterfront neighbourhood. Vancouver real estate stats for Coal Harbour in February saw listings up 20% to 193. The sales were flat at 14, which is consistant with the last 90 days.

Only one sale of $1.5M and 78 condos listed over $1.5M . Where are the luxury condo …

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Vancouver Real Estate Analysis for Kitsilano – February 2011

by Maggie Chandler March 6, 2011 Kitsilano

Kits condo sales remained a strong market in February.

Listings down and sales up.

Current inventory only 3 months.

First time buyers rushing in under the old mortgage rules.

Find your dream home in Kitsilano from $270,000 for a cute studio condo

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Fairmont Pacific Rim Estates, Coal Harbour – Deal of the Month

by Maggie Chandler March 3, 2011 Coal Harbour

DEAL OF THE MONTH! This luxurious hotel/condo building is now a year old and sits on the corner of Cordova and Burrard. In my opinion it is Vancouver’s most luxurious condo building with amazing attention to detail.

3202-1011 W. Cordova is 1800sqft 2 bedroom boasting fantastic views of the water and mountains. Enjoy all the concierge services …

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St. Paul’s Church, West End Vancouver

by Maggie Chandler February 22, 2011 Neighbourhoods

I was driving by the other day and thought the church looked rather smart – a new paint job perhaps. So I stopped and took a photo. It has the Heritiage designation on the front door and was designed a Gothic Revival Church.

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In Chinatown, Residents Group Rejects Proposed Condos

by Maggie Chandler February 22, 2011 Downtown

It’s taken the old Expos’86 lands about 15 years to be developed into a Downtown residential neighbourhood and few lots now remain.

As the Most Liveable City in the World looks for more sites, it is moving east and Chinatown is front and centre, as the City decides on Historic Area Heights Review, determining which buildings merit …

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Vancouver Real Estate Analysis for West End – January 2011

by Maggie Chandler February 13, 2011 West End

Vancouver real estate analysis for the West End in january 2011, saws listings at 173 and sales at 49 , resulting in a tight market with 3.5 months of inventory.

Average days on market for solds was 47.

A whopping 73% of the sales were under $500,000.

Sellers moved an average of 3% from their list price.

Average sold …

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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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Vancouver Real Estate Analysis for Kitsilano – January 2011

by Maggie Chandler February 10, 2011 How's The Market

Kits condo sales remains a strong, tight market with stable sales over the last 120 days and current inventory of 4 months and remains the best value of any Vancouver waterfront condo neighbourhood.

The New Year saw listings up to 135 and sales at 30 (equal to October and November and higher than December) , average days on market for solds …

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