I just finished uploading this House for sale, 7611 LEDWAY Road, Richmond, British ColumbiaBeautiful and Elegant custom build luxury home with 18' high ceilings has an extensive use of polished limestone in the foyer, kitchen area, steam shower, wet bar media rooms, office, 2 kitchens with solid maple cabinets, energy saving heating and air-conditioned system, HRV system, electric gate, nice landscaping with lawn sprinkler, CAT-5 cable and sound systems, video security system granite countertops in kitchen and all 6 bathrooms, solid hardwood floors in dining and family room, covered porch in front & backyard has connected to gas BBQ stainless steel appliances. New exterior paint. Close to Mackay Elementary, Burnett Secondary, Thomps ...

I just finished uploading this Condo for sale, 214 8860 NO 1 Road, Richmond, British Columbia"APPLE GREENE" UP-GRADED 2- BEDROOM, 2- BATHROOM APARTMENT. MAJOR RENOVATIONS APPROX. 6YEARS AGO CONSISTING OF NEW KITCHEN CABINETS, BATHROOMS, HERITAGE DOORS, LIGHT FIXTURESAND MORE. 1032 SQ. FT. INCLUDING THE GLASSED IN BALCONY. GREAT RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WITH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOLS AND LOUNGES. SHORT WALK TO SEA FAIR SHOPPING CENTRE, SCHOOLS AND TRANSIT AT THE DOOR. THIS IS EXCELLENT VALUE.

We are proud to announce that this Sep 30th, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at 8760 NO 1 Road in the Boyd Park neighborhood, Richmond. This is an opportunity to visit this excellent Condo for sale in beautiful Boyd Park.Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of this Boyd Park Condo for sale.As always please do not hesitate to give me a call at 604 889-1118 if I can answer any questions before the open house, or if you would like to book a private showing.Owen BiglandMacdonald Westmar

It's a question that we hear in the real estate industry all the time. The answer is simple: It's the right time to buy when (1) you want to, (2) you have a long-term view, and (3) you can afford to.Buying patterns are dictated by a multitude of factors, but they mostly have to do with changes in life circumstances: moving out of your parents' house, getting married, having a baby, getting transferred for work, and becoming an empty nester are all strong incentives for changing your living situation. Sprinkled into this decision are thoughts on what is going to happen to the real estate market.But what is going to happen to the real estate market?Take this headline from the Globe and Mail: 'Housing Market has Cracks'. The article, ...

Vancouver's new housing affordability initiative is only going to increase the value of single detached homes even more, in my opinion. The price appreciation gap between detached single-family homes and condos has been increasing for the past 20 years. Back in 1977 there was very little difference in the average price of a condo compared to a single family home. Now that gap is huge!  The average detached home is worth almost 3 times that of the average condo. This new initiative will help developers cut red tape and allow them to build denser housing projects faster and will result in more applications to rezone existing single family homes into multi family strata condos and townhomes. The math is quite simple if you redevelop m ...

Vancouver's new housing affordability initiative is only going to increase the value of single detached homes even more in my opinion. The price appreciation gap between detached single family homes and condos had been growing the past 20 years. Back in 1977 there was very little difference in the average price of a condo compared to a single family home. Now that gap is huge!  the average detached home is worth almost 3 times that of the average condo. This new initiative which will help developers cut red tape and allow them to build denser housing projects faster which will  result in more applications to rezone existing single family homes into multi family strata condos and townhomes. The math is quite simple if ...

We are proud to announce that this Sep 15th, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at 8860 NO 1 Road in the Boyd Park neighborhood, Richmond. This is an opportunity to visit this excellent Condo for sale in beautiful Boyd Park.Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of this Boyd Park Condo for sale.As always please do not hesitate to give me a call at 604 889-1118 if I can answer any questions before the open house, or if you would like to book a private showing.Owen BiglandMacdonald Westmar

If you talk with a condo owner who has had the unfortunate experience where their building has required major remedial work, like in the case of a leaky condo where the entire exterior of a building needs to be replaced or repaired, they will tell you how expensive this can be and the steep special levies and assessments they have been hit with to get the building fixed. Even more unfortunate is the fact that when the owners decide to sell their unit they rarely ever get the money spent fixing the problem back from their selling price. I have seen 20 year old units where the owners have just spent $50,000 fixing a leaker  - sell the unit for the same price as the 20 year old unit in the building next door. Now, with all the depreci ...

We are proud to announce that this Sep 15th, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at 6813 HAMBER Street in the Terra Nova neighborhood, Richmond. This is an opportunity to visit this excellent House for sale in beautiful Terra Nova.Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of this Terra Nova House for sale.As always please do not hesitate to give me a call at 604 889-1118 if I can answer any questions before the open house, or if you would like to book a private showing.Owen BiglandMacdonald Westmar

It should be no surprise that rectangular buildings or square shaped condo towers tend to make for much better floor plans. Recently I've noticed some developers and architects have been experimenting with unusual shapes to the exteriors of their buildings by using round shapes or sharp angles that jet in and out. Now, don't get me wrong I'm all for architects and developers FINALLY starting to get a bit more adventurous with their designs. Just drive around downtown Vancouver and you'll see that most of the condos look pretty much the same. Often when I'm working with clients from out of town that is the first thing they will say to me..."they all look the same". However, some of these developers have not given much consideration ...