Just added this listing: "Welcome to award winning 501! Rarely available, most sought after, one bedroom and den surrounded by floor to ceiling windows. This impressive view suite boasts an efficient open floor plan with bright South/East/West exposures and spectacular views of False Creek, English Bay and Vancouver Island. In excellent condition with such features as granite countertops countertops in the kitchen, tile and new wood floors, double sided gas fireplace, stainless steel appliances ... Full Article...

Vancouver has announced a fantastic new program called Laneway Housing. Check the site at www. Vancouver.ca/ecodensity This program was adpoted in July 2009, if your home is in the areas the city has granted (check web site) and has the appropriate zoning RS1, RS5 and your home has a lot 33' wide and an open lane access you can apply! This is great news for families, investors wanting to add a secondary, source of living for say a relative, office space and parking. On a 33'ft lot you could add ... Full Article...

As BCREA chief economist Cameron Muir states, " As Olympic athletes from around the world prepare to go for gold at the 2010 Winter Games, the B,C, Real Estate Association is anticipating a 'silver" housing market for 2010. Personally, this sounds quite good for our local Vancouver market, as a retired professional basketball player in Europe, there were many times myself and my teammates, and coaches finished 2nd. We all want to win however, someone has to be second. Although residential sales ... Full Article...

Hello and welcome to my new web page! I will be writing weekly blogs concerning Vancouver’s ever increasing real estate market. In this week’s blog let’s start by talking a little bit about what’s going on at this moment. Canada’s housing market, and especially, the Metro Vancouver market, weathered a tumultuous storm well during 2009. Office vacancy rates didn’t show much impact at all in the first part of 2009, which gave us a good idea of how strong our ma ... Full Article...