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Recently Listed in Renfrew: 696 Rupert Street Asking $1,389,000 Lot Size 33′ x 122′ 4 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2,068 Sq Ft Perched on a lovely corner lot, this upgraded home sits in a tranquil pocket of Renfrew. This tree-lined section of Rupert is whisper quiet (@ Cassiar Connector) and walkable to fantastic amenities in Hastings-Sunrise. […]

Why Is A Rainscreen Important? You may have heard the term Rainscreened, especially while shopping for apartments in Vancouver or the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Realtors are quick to use the term as a sales feature on the listing, but why? We know we get a lot of rain in the area, but what […]

Thinking outside the box Co-housing is a concept that addresses two issues, ever growing in local importance – affordability & community building. Affordability has long been a hot topic in Vancouver, but now we see the collective urban consciousness trending towards the sharing economy in many areas of our lives as well. What if you could […]

Making Some Progress In tracking Metro Vancouver’s Electric Vehicle Registry, I am happy to report there has been a recent boost in new registrants. With the addition of new condo and townhouse strata buildings and widespread higher density zoning along our main transit nodes, we will inevitably see more and more charging options. Vision Vancouver has […]

When Homes Get Interesting If you have been looking at brand new homes, you will notice they all start to look the same. A sea of grey, white and beige. Wide-plank light floors, subway tiles and white stone counters in each one I see, no matter the neighborhood. I must admit they are beautiful, especially […]

Electrifying condos My aim is to become a specialist in this growing section of real estate. I can only imagine that as we continue our efforts to be a green city, we will see more and more demand for electric car charging in strata parking stalls. Even more so as electric vehicles become cheaper and […]

So the media says we’re down A lot of people seem to think the market is hurting and the media is quick to call it a downturn. Well we can tell you from our recent experience on the ground that the Vancouver real estate market is still moving. Many well-priced, well-marketed properties still sell within […]

Can you find me the stratas accommodating electric cars Vancouver? Our team has been tasked with finding a 2 bedroom townhouse that will allow the charging of a large electric vehicle. A Tesla SUV to be exact. As it turns out, this is no easy task! But we see this area of the market growing […]