Agent Will

Documenting Life and Real Estate in Vancouver
 

Downtown: You have Maybe Two Weeks to Sell

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Time is ticking.  Not just till the end of the year but until the city goes into Olympic lockdown.  Taking into account that the average “ready to go” condo buyer completes on an offer within four weeks and that it will be near impossible to get around downtown in February then you must get that [...]

2009: The Year No One Expected

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Where does the time go?  And what a difference a year makes! At the end of 2008 we were all panicking that a new depression was bearing down on us, retail sales were down, profits down, layoffs up, and no one who watched any mainstream news was out shopping for a home.  Prices had plummeted [...]

Honey for sale in Kits

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Honey for sale in Kits, originally uploaded by agentwill. It’s not everyday that you come across things for sale on a residential street but on a short walk today I came across flowers from a Garden and this booth selling honey at 2315 W6th. It’s from Markus Storhas, a third generation beekeeper.

Snowbirds Fly Over my House

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

Snowbirds Fly Over my Hoyse, originally uploaded by agentwill. It’s not everyday that the world famous snowbirds fly over your house in formation. Today was to celebrate the closing of the World Police and Fire Games.

Awesome Time Lapse

Monday, July 27th, 2009

I rarely talk about the weather unless it is to accentuate another activity. That said, we as a whole region got taken aback by the majestic display Mother Nature put on this past Saturday. The weather took everyone’s attention away from whatever they were doing and gave pause for the moment and events to come. [...]

Arthur Erickson’s Influence will not be Forgotten

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

A great architect who inspired not only the development of Vancouver but of many cities around the world passed away last night at the age of 84.  Thankfully his spirit will remain with us through the works he designed that dot our local landscape, shaping our daily lives in living, working, or socialising. The Vancouver [...]

Requiem for the Hype

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

One of the best blogs in the city documenting the madness of the real estate market, condohype.com, is closing its doors (or “going into foreclosure” as Hype puts it).  Why?  For one very simple and obvious reason; the hype is dead. There are few real estate blogs I enjoyed more than Condohype and that was [...]

Further Proof We’re Fun

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

I did a post about a month ago detailing all the cool things going on in Vancouver on one weekend which included the Cultural Olympiad, a charity event, and a social media conference along with an artsy light festival in Yaletown. Need further proof that Vancouver is fun (even in the rain)? How about Junofest? [...]

Who Says Vancouver is No Fun?

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

There are some people out there claim that Vancouver is “No Fun City”.  I’m not really sure who these people are but I get the distinct impression they aren’t really tied into the city and what’s going on.  Just take a look at the Georgia Straight any week to see all sorts of concerts, art [...]

Happy 5th Anniversary Ganache Patisserie

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Wow!  5 years already?  And my 4th wedding anniversary coming up in July.  What’s the connection?  Peter Fong created for my wife and I the best wedding cake we ever tasted.  We didn’t have a lot of money (wedding cakes can get really expensive) but he created something for us that blew well past our [...]