Charlie Kiers

 Year after year, Vancouver continues to post average to above-average increases in property values. A two-storey home is already nearing $650,000 — 35% above the average price of a comparable home in Toronto and almost twice as expensive as the national average this year. That’s good if you already own a rental property, but not so good if you’re looking to enter the market as either a landlord or a homeowner. Still, Vancouver continues to be a strong seller’s market, with solid employment growth last year backing it up. RBC is predicting a 7% gain in home prices this year.

 

Source: Canadadian Business

I just finished uploading this House for sale, 16 KOOTENAY Street, Vancouver East, British Columbia

Gorgeous heritage home offering great curb appeal on tree lined street w/city, water and mountain views! This 5 bdrm (4 up, 1 down) 2 bath home is fully updated, great open floor plan on main level for family living, orig. fir floor up, maple floors down, top of line appliances, lovely terraced back yard w/ponds, apple/pear trees, stone path, wood decking. (This is the one you have been waiting for!) Perfect for the family to come home to...with room for the nanny, student or in-laws. Close to city and N.S. just across the bridge. First showing

  elly Sinoski

Vancouver Sun

Sunday, April 06, 2008

CREDIT: Steve Bosch/Vancouver Sun

A busker on Commercial Drive in Vancouver.

VANCOUVER - House prices in Vancouver's Commercial Drive area have tripled in the past decade, drawing yuppies to the now-million-dollar homes, yet some of the grittier problems in the city's vibrant urban village remain.

Homeless people sleep in alcoves. Crack dealers deal openly on street corners. On the periphery

We are proud to announce that this Sunday, April 6, 2008, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at 1220 PENDER Street in Mount Pleasant VE, Vancouver East. This is an opportunity to visit this excellent Condo for sale in beautiful Mount Pleasant VE. Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of this Mount Pleasant VE Condo for sale. As always please do not hesitate to give me a call at 604-988-8000 if I can answer any questions before the open house, or if you would like to book a private showing. Charlie Kiers Remax Crest Realty

I just finished uploading this Condo for sale, 203 1220 PENDER Street, Vancouver East, British Columbia

Smart designed "Workshop Studios" Live/Work Loft w/16' + ceiling. Well finished 2 bdrms + den w/flexible live/work uses. Huge 12' windows. Open plan w/living room, dining room & kitchen with a view to the city & N. Van. Mountains. Separate loft upstairs for bdrm and office. Custom kitchen & bathroom. Steel clad building in super location.

   

Canada's current housing boom is the strongest and longest in the country's history, and is still "remarkably buoyant," says Adrienne Warren, chief economist at Scotiabank. Despite the housing downturn in the United States, last year Canada set an all-time record for resale home sales. Most economists don't think 2008 will match those levels, but the market continues to be healthy across the country.

"Between 1998 and 2007, average inflation-adjusted home prices have soared some 65 per cent, easily besting the 32 to 65 per cent appreciation of the prior three housing cycles of the 1960s, 1970s