For the first time in almost 100 years Lower Lonsdale's waterfront is now open to the public. On Saturday the pier which was once home to the North Vancouver shipyards was open to the public. The concrete pier has been converted into public space, allowing visitors and residence alike to walk 211 meters out over the Pacific Ocean.
The re-opening of the landmark pier stimulated quite the even ...
On the edges of the Pacific Ocean on Vancouver's North Shore it is an understatement to say that 'residential' is replacing 'industrial' real estate. With changes in the means of production in conjunction with rapid increases in real estate prices in the Greater Vancouver Area - heavy industry is being moved to the periphery. On thing for is shure, the dilapidated warehouses and waterfront sp ...
It may be early in terms of getting cameras set and preparing 'Olympic Village', but there is a buzz on the local front with the up and comming Olympic games and it is on real estate and what the Olympics are going to do for housing values.
Despite the expanding condo market increasing supply, there is clear indicating that as we move forward to 2010, values will continue to inflate. It is f ...
Last week North Shore realtors got to experience another yearly sales record. With 32 sales in a day (75 in the week) it is fair to say that things are getting a little 'frenzied'. Of the sales at my Re/Max office I counted that 46% of the sales were 'over asking price', a clear indication of 'multiple offers'.
In response to this change there has also been a number of new l ...