Ah, the property ladder. A fine British term in reference to the steps many take from initial smaller property purchases to larger ones. Generally, the first step is considered the starter home/condo and as wages rise and mortgages are paid off the property owner is able to take on bigger and bigger debt/responsibilities with the [...]
TV Towers – 233 Robson and 788 Hamilton
Saturday, March 29th, 2008The old CBC Studios that take up a full block next to the iconic Central Branch of the Vancouver Public Library are getting some new neighbours. Economic woes for the CBC have got their creative juices flowing when it comes to raising cash and what better way than to sell off some prime real estate? [...]
A Walk through Coal Harbour
Thursday, March 27th, 2008Coal Harbour. What a name! Who would have thought such a place with a name that conjures up image of dirty black hydrocarbons mixed with water would go on to become one of the most beautiful places in all of Canada. And yet the name tells you of much of the area’s [...]
Kore in Kitsilano
Thursday, March 27th, 2008Just a bit behind schedule getting set up with and expected Fall delivery for launching sales, Kore is looking to start sometime soon. This is another development going into the hot end of town that is the 4th and Burrard Kitsilano area. Others which have recently launched and are in full construction phase [...]
Thanks for the Kudos, Vancouver Magazine
Thursday, March 27th, 2008Vancouver Magazine is out with their annual real estate issue. If you haven’t read it I advise you do. They have always done some very interesting features and this year is no different with an insightful interview with the King of Condos, Bob Rennie, and a story on what to do in the [...]
Do not take TD Canada Trust’s 7% Cash Back Offer!
Monday, March 24th, 2008TD CanadaTrust has been advertising pretty heavily on the radio (I’m in my car a lot) about their “great” new product – the 7% cash back mortgage. They make it sound so tempting. The pitch: Get a mortgage with TDCT and get 7% cash back up to $50,000 which you could [...]
Residences at the Hotel Georgia – 699 Howe
Friday, March 21st, 2008In a market crowded with towers, The Private Residences at Hotel Georgia offer something completely unique that could only happen in Vancouver. Marketed by Sothebys International Realty presales are on now with a planned completion for 2011. Originally built in 1927, the rejuvenated hotel, which has hosted some of the world’s biggest names, [...]
The Brava – 1155 Seymour and 1199 Seymour
Friday, March 21st, 2008I was in Toronto in October 2007 and there was a construction site starting to really get going at the corner of King and John. They were constructing a residential tower with a film festival theatre… with a tagline that it was the first of its kind. Wrong. Guess they hadn’t been [...]
earth hour
Thursday, March 20th, 2008If you’re reading this on Saturday, March 29th, from 8pm to 9pm then you must not be participating in Earth Hour. The Greater Vancouver region (most of it, far as I can tell) will be turning off the lights (except for essential services) in a show of support for the environment by reducing energy [...]
Firenze – International Village
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008The Firenze is comprised of two highrise towers and one midrise building on the corner of Abbott and Keefer. This latest addition by the Henderson Development Corporation added much needed residential units to the growing International Village.
A prime location just steps from the downtown core and centred in the crosstown area where so much [...]
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