As expected, Lower Mainland Real Estate sales are up over 45% from Oct 2018. This represents the 4th consecutive month of sales growth. The active sales to listing ratio is now up to 29% ( well into a sellers market). Prices month over month are also up. The latest Vancouver rental rates show that an average 1 bedroom condo is now renting for $2200 month and 2 bedrooms are at $3175 a month. As I have been saying for the last 9 years on my blog .. if you're planning on living and working in Vancouver for the long term i.e. minimum 9 years or more. You need to be an owner not a lifetime renter.

We are proud to announce that this Nov 23rd, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at 313 2858 W 4TH AVENUE in the Kitsilano neighborhood, Vancouver West. This is an opportunity to visit this excellent Condo for sale in beautiful Kitsilano.Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of this Kitsilano 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

Are you on the sidelines with your deposit funds ready and your mortgage pre-approval in place? Or are you just angry and complaining because both, the Real Estate and the stock market have passed you by? If you want to achieve any type of financial success in life you're going to need a game plan. Complaining, pointing fingers and waiting for some big crash that will never materialize is NOT a game plan. You will only continue to fall further and further behind with this type of thinking.

We are proud to announce that this Nov 16th, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at 313 2858 W 4TH AVENUE in the Kitsilano neighborhood, Vancouver West. This is an opportunity to visit this excellent Condo for sale in beautiful Kitsilano.Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of this Kitsilano 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 that time of year when I’m attending a number of Vancouver Real Estate outlook conferences and seminars. In this blog I’m going to share with you some of the info/data from one of the best - and that's the annual Rennie Market Intelligence Meeting held this year at the Pan Pacific hotel a few weeks ago.

We are proud to announce that this Nov 10th, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at 313 2858 W 4TH AVENUE in the Kitsilano neighborhood, Vancouver West. This is an opportunity to visit this excellent Condo for sale in beautiful Kitsilano.Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of this Kitsilano 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

Time for one of my videos on the long term advantages of buying and holding your principal residence in Vancouver. The long term tax advantages, capital gains and stability that owning provides you as well as capitalizing on our current record low interest rates.