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Visiting Luma: Polygon’s new highrise development in Burnaby

Our team got an invitation for a blogger’s event to get a sneak preview of the new Luma Condos in Burnaby just prior to the opening of public registration, so Laura and I decided to check it out. Polygon is one of Vancouver’s dominant developers, having worked on several developments in the Lower Mainland amounting to over 18,000 homes. This is a pre-sale event and therefore the building... [Read more]

Will staging my home impact how fast my home sells?

The short answer? Absolutely (well, in many cases). Do you ever recall walking into a home, whether you were in the market to buy or looking for an apartment, and thinking “I can never live here” , “I would LOVE to live here!”, or even “Where will everything go”? What do you think brought on those thoughts? It all has to do with presentation. You can walk into a... [Read more]

Yaletown Video Tour with Amy & Laura

Add us on Twitter! @AmyKizaki & @LauraHowren Last week Laura Howren from our team and I decided to share a piece of Yaletown with those of you who aren’t familiar with the area, and even those of you who are! Obviously we couldn’t visit EVERY store, but we did hop into places that caught our little eyes…Yaletown is FULL of these types of boutiques & shops, you can spend a... [Read more]

Kits Fest 2009!

Every summer for a few days in August, locals in Vancouver flock to Kitsilano Beach (nicknamed Kits Beach) to cheer on independent sport teams competing for good, old-fashioned, FUN! Kitsilano as a community is a huge advocate of healthy living and outdoor sports, and KitsFest is a perfect event for all to appreciate their enthusiasm and dedication…whether you’re one of the really tall... [Read more]

Vancouver Real Estate Sales break records in July

And we thought June was a great month for the Vancouver real estate market. The Vancouver Sun reported a couple of days ago that both the Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley real estate boards reported record home sales for the month of July. Below are the juicy details (aka the numbers)!! July Sales for Vancouver Real Estate 4,114 sales in Metro Vancouver (via MLS) –> 89% increase from... [Read more]

Go Canucks!

Yes yes, I know, hockey has nothing to do with Vancouver real estate…but it sure has a lot to do with Vancouver’s culture! With the ‘Nucks doing so well in the playoffs right now, I had to post a video I made a few games back actually before the playoffs, when they were playing St. Louis. Canadians are notorious for being hockey fanatics and Vancouverites are no exception. With a... [Read more]

Granville Island

Granville Island is a small island and shopping district in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is located in False Creek directly across from Downtown Vancouver’s peninsula, under the south end of the Granville Street Bridge. The island is now more or less connected with the mainland so it is not technically an island. Granville Island was once an industrial manufacturing area, but is now... [Read more]

Gastown Area Info

Gastown is an area of Vancouver, British Columbia, located at the northeast end of Downtown adjacent to the Downtown Eastside. Its historical boundaries were the waterfront (now Water Street and the CPR tracks), Columbia Street, Hastings Street, and Cambie Street, which were the borders of the first townsite survey, the proper name and postal address of which was Granville, B.I. (“Burrard Inlet”).... [Read more]

False Creek Area Info

False Creek is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. It separates downtown from the rest of the city. It was named by George Henry Richards during his Hydrographic survey of 1856-63. Science World is located at its eastern end and the Burrard Street Bridge crosses its western end. False Creek is also spanned by the Granville Street and Cambie Street bridges. False Creek is home to the major sporting... [Read more]

Chinatown Area Info

Chinatown in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is the Western Hemisphere’s second largest Chinatown in area (after San Francisco), and third largest in population (after San Francisco and New York City). Centred on Pender Street, it is surrounded by Gastown and the Downtown Financial and Central Business Districts to the west, remnants of old Japantown and the Downtown Eastside to the north,... [Read more]

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