Category Archives: Kitsilano Real Estate

Bosa Properties Builds in False Creek

False Creek is the only neighbourhood in Vancouver to actually straddle both east and west sides.  Recently the area has received a face lift with new developments like Bosa’s Lido Development.  The project is called LEED-gold Lido and is located … Continue reading

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New Addition to Boathouse Restaurant

The Kitsilano area will soon have a much needed outdoor patio to call its own.  The Vancouver Park Board voted recently to allow the Boathouse Restaurant to build a new, 56 seat, rooftop outdoor patio. The new patio was voted … Continue reading

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Sales Down in the Fraser Valley

While across the country sales of homes are up by 2.5 percent from February to March, the Fraser Valley is facing lower sales.  In many places lower prices are spurring more sales. Prices are down about 0.5 percent across the … Continue reading

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Bidding Wars can Jeopardize your Financing

In certain markets like those in Vancouver or Toronto for instance, bidding wars are fairly common.  When we see a sellers market in terms of real estate, bidding wars become pretty standard. However as a buyer, it is important to … Continue reading

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New Survey Suggests many BC Buyers Unwilling to Enter Bidding War

In a recent survey conducted by the Bank of Montreal it was found that BC residents, alongside their Québécois and Atlantic Canada counterparts are the most unwilling to enter into a bidding war. According to the survey, only 22 percent … Continue reading

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Kitsilano Beach Area

Kistsilano is one of the most desirable neighborhoods to live in.  The Kitsilano Beach area is home to a slew of amazing community events as well as offering some of the best scenery in the Greater Vancouver Area. Kitsilano Beach … Continue reading

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Ontario Students enter U.S. Competition for best Solar Powered Home

Students from Algonquin College, Carlton University and Queen’s University are teaming up to build a solar-powered home in hopes of winning a prestigious U.S. competition. The competition, called the Solar Decathlon, has been around for ten years now and has … Continue reading

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Kitsilano Property goes for $150,000 more than Asking Price

Though real estate experts and Vancouver realtors are talking about a more balanced market as of late, Vancouver homes and condos continue to fetch prices well above their original asking price. The latest in this trend involved a Kitsilano condo … Continue reading

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Kitsilano Home Sells for $210,000 above List Price

A two-story Kitsilano house has recently sold for over two hundred thousand above the asking price.  After two open houses, three competitors placed bids for the Vancouver home for sale. The bid that was accepted was $210,000 dollars over the … Continue reading

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Metro Vancouver Market Balancing Out

According to recent analysis, the Metro Vancouver real estate market is beginning to balance out.  Although housing prices are almost 9 percent higher than a year ago, the ratio between sales and listings is beginning to even out. According to … Continue reading

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Vancouver Rent Most Expensive in the Country

Well as it turns out not only are Vancouver property prices beyond anything found in the rest of Canada, but so too are Vancouver rents.  According to the most recent data, the average rent for a rental unit in Vancouver … Continue reading

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Greater Vancouver housing market sees typical spring activity in April

VANCOUVER, B.C. – May 3, 2011 – Greater Vancouver saw a typical, solid month of residential home sales on the MultipleListing Service® (MLS®) in April, in contrast to the near record pace witnessed in the two preceding months.

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Home buyers and sellers enter the housing market at near record pace in March

Activity in the Greater Vancouver housing market continued to strengthen in March with both the number of homes sold and added to the region’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) reaching near record levels.

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Creating decor with the touch of an app

Do you look forward to seeing the cover of your favourite home and décor magazine every month? Do you drool over design and stand in awe of architecture? Is your small talk about big ideas for your house? If you … Continue reading

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The 10 most expensive streets in the world – and how Vancouver compares

How does Vancouver’s high real estate prices compare with the most expensive addresses in the world? According to data compiled by Financial News, we’re still well off the top 10.

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Vancouver’s luxury home sales surge, largely due to influx of offshore money

Mainland Chinese buyers a major factor, but European, U.S. purchasers also attracted to city.      

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British Columbia- home sales to climb 8% in 2011

Vancouver, February 23, 2011 – The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its Housing Forecast for the first quarter of 2011 today. BC Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales are forecast to increase 8% from 74,640 units in 2010 … Continue reading

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A few of The Westside’s cheapest homes…..

Here are some pictures of Vancouver’s Westside’s cheapest Homes. All around the 1 Million mark……

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A Sellers Dream….

A Sellers Dream…… I took my buyers with me the other day to present an offer on a very unique heritage townhouse in Kitsilano. Weve been looking for awhile and it was exactly what they’ve been looking for. I presented … Continue reading

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Home sales remain steady in Greater Vancouver

Greater Vancouver home sales have remained steady over the past four months, indicating stability in the residential housing market. With the MLS® sales to active listing inventory ratio indicating a buyers’ market, properties appropriately priced are selling. Continue reading

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