Category Archives: For Buyers

Detailed and Useful Information on Buying Property in Vancouver, BC, Canada from a Top Vancouver Realtor, Mike Stewart specializing Residential Real Estate.

How to Buy a Pre-Construction Condo 2 | Advantages for Owner/Occupiers

Presale Condos in Vancouver – Advantages for Owner/Occupiers?

In Episode 1 of How to Buy a Pre-Construction Condo in Vancouver, we discussed the advantages of Presale Condos for Investors. Today, we’re going to discuss the advantages pre-construction or off plan condos have for Buyers who intend to live in the property once its completed.

As with investors buyers, presales are not for every Buyer who intends to occupy the property, but they can very good for many buyers.

6 Advantages of Presale Condos for Owner Occupiers -

  1. Selection & Customization – For owner occupiers, the pre-construction purchase Continue reading
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November 2011 Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Statistics Package

November 2011 REBGV Stats Mike Stewart

Historically normal activity keeps the Greater Vancouver housing market in a balanced state

The Greater Vancouver housing market saw relatively typical home sale and listing activity in November.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales of detached, attached and apartment properties on the region’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) reached 2,360 in Continue reading

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Collection 45 Vancouver Presale Condo PRICING & Floor Plans

Collection 45 Presale Condo in Mount Pleasant

Collection 45 is a 6 level concrete pre-construction condo development or presale in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. There will be 45 residential condos and 5 ground level commercial/retail spaces. Expect roof top decks for some of the two-level “scissor suites” with clam shell door/skylight access. All the suites will have balconies except for studios with enclosed balconies.

Pricing for Collection 45 in Mount Pleasant

Studios start at $309,900 and range in size from 452-624sf with larger Continue reading

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Jameson House Fully Automated Parking Garage at 838 West Hastings Street

Jameson House Automated Parking Garage in Action

I found this very cool video of the automated parking garage at Bosa Properties new Jameson House condo at 838 West Hastings Street in Continue reading

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1082 Seymour The Freesia Condo in Downtown Vancouver

Vancouver Condo Buildings I Like!

The Freesia at 1082 Seymour Street in Downtown Vancouver.

This is the first in a series of video blog posts on Vancouver Condos I Like.

The Freesia at 1082 Seymour Street is a personal favourite of mine. I like it so much that I even built an entire website dedicated to 1082 Seymour Street, complete with Listings, Floor Plans, and Strata Information.

Why Do I Like 1082 Seymour Street?

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October 2011 Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Statistics Package

October 2011 Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Statistics Mike Stewart

Greater Vancouver at lower end of balanced housing market

With a sales-to-active property listings ratio of 15 per cent, the Greater Vancouver housing market continues to hover at the lower end of a balanced market and has been trending in that direction over the past five months.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales of detached, attached and apartment properties on the region’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) system reached 2,317 in October, a 1 per cent decrease compared to the 2,337 sales in Continue reading

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