Some of the readers of my blog may know I also have a blog on Blogger. Its called Real estate in Vancouver and beyond.http://littlerealestate.blogspot.com/

As a result of recent posts I was asked to meet developer Michael Geller. That exchange led to my being made aware of his upcoming Hollyburn Mews Developement which I believe is a great new development for West Vancouver. I was able to ...

Below is a page from the Government immigration website. What effect will this have on our Real estate market?
Investors

Note: The Federal Immigrant Investor Program is now closed as 700 complete applications have been received at the Centralized Intake Office.  This new annual cap was introduced through ministerial instructions, which came into force on July 1, 2011. The cap will reset on J ...

wow, I just listed a home that reminds me of times gone by. A beautiful .8 acre estate in lower  properties that has the wonderful feel of an english country estate. 1165 Chartwell. I should be thrilled but I am nervous. Not for the Canucks tonite  as i believe they deserve this win ( not just because i was an old Rota router in the 82 series, and thanks to Bob and Tom Larsheid got to see som ...

My husband and I spent a couple hours transporting and digging in a 10 foot apple tree from a friends yard. They were having some landscaping done and had no place for this big tree. My husband has been busy painting and reflooring our basement and questioned the logic of getting this tree NOW, when we could go and buy one when we were ready for it.

The truth is, The tree had a story. We had ...

Boomers and Boomerangs

http://www.amblesidenow.ca/  This is a quick video of West Vancouvers past 100 years. What we need to decide now is which direction we will go for the next 100.

Do we want high rise towers to increase the tax base and supply smaller scale housing? Or perhaps we want to keep developing up the mountain until the wilderness is gone? Personally I would rather go to sensitive density increase. We ...

so its been almost 1 year that North Vancouver stated allowing coach houses. The take up has been very slow, the process arduous and confusing and the numbers speak for themselves

Eight enquiries have progressed to formal applications. 

Coach House Applications Received

Coach House Typology	Existing Main House	New Main House
Level-A	3	2
Level-B	3	0

 

Of the eight r ...

New lending rules scheduled to take effect next month are stimulating housing sales, according to local mortgage brokers.  first-time home buyers are trying to arrange financing for 35-year mortgages.

The federal government’s decision to reduce the maximum amortization period for government-insured mortgages from 35 to 30 years, effective March 18  will reduce affordability, particularly for ...