What up West End?

Look what we SOLD!

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:09:17 -0800

Opportunity! A gorgeous rare open view of English Bay is offered from this spacious North West corner suite. You can en

joy the fresh ocean air as this home offers a large balcony to entertain on and a second "Juliet" balcony off the bedroom. Location is second to none! English Bay is at your doorstep as is transit. Shopping,dining,Stanley Park and Downtown are all within easy walking distance. This "blank canvas" is ready for your decorating and renovation ideas. Investor and pet friendly-one cat or one dog under 33kg

Offerd @ $439,000 SOLD

Summertime in the West End...

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:41:02 -0800

...please come soon!

Some Open Houses for your A**

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:32:59 -0800

West End Open Houses

Every Thursday (by the end of the day) we will upload the Open Houses for the upcoming weekend with downloadable feature sheets. Open House in the West End are typically 2-4pm but times can vary so feel free to call us to confirm an Open House time. If your home is listed and you do not see you Open House here then it has not been put into the system on time. Tell your Realtor to make sure it is in by Thusrday 10am.

Important: If you can not make it to an Open House or want to get serious about finding your new home call Adam Knight at 604.916.9940 to arrange a private tour of West End Condos for Sale.

This Weekend's West End Open Houses

West End Open Houses Saturday March 3rd, 2012

West End Open Houses Sunday March 4th, 2012

Open Houses for you...!

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:43:01 -0800

West End Open Houses

West End Open Houses Sunday January 8th 2012

Just SOLD West of Denman!

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:14:00 -0800

Thought we would sneak one more in before the New Year!

#302-2088 Barclay Street (The Presidio) has now sold firm! Thank you to everyone that came by to have a look over the past few months and congrats to the new owners of this unique home just a stone’s throw away from Stanley Park.

A very Happy New Year from our West End family to yours, can't wait to see you in 2012!

Craig, Adam and the MyWestyEndCondo team!

Plan your Weekend Accordingly!

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:03:04 -0800

West End Open Houses

Every Thursday (by the end of the day) we will upload the Open Houses for the upcoming weekend with downloadable feature sheets. Open House in the West End are typically 2-4pm but times can vary so feel free to call us to confirm an Open House time. If your home is listed and you do not see you Open House here then it has not been put into the system on time. Tell your Realtor to make sure it is in by Thusrday 10am.

Important: If you can not make it to an Open House or want to get serious about finding your new home call Adam Knight at 604.916.9940 to arrange a private tour of West End Condos for Sale.

This Weekend's West End Open Houses

West End Open Houses Saturday December 3rd 2011

West End Open Houses Sunday December 4th 2011

West End Open Houses November 26th & 27th 2011

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:14:02 -0800

West End Open Houses

Every Thursday (by the end of the day) we will upload the Open Houses for the upcoming weekend with downloadable feature sheets. Open House in the West End are typically 2-4pm but times can vary so feel free to call us to confirm an Open House time. If your home is listed and you do not see you Open House here then it has not been put into the system on time. Tell your Realtor to make sure it is in by Thusrday 10am.

Important: If you can not make it to an Open House or want to get serious about finding your new home call Adam Knight at 604.916.9940 to arrange a private tour of West End Condos for Sale.

This Weekend's West End Open Houses

West End Open Houses Saturday November 26th 2011

West End Open Houses Sunday November 27th 2011

Why the heck isn't it selling?

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:11:41 -0800

2011 has been a fun year in Vancouver Real Estate...We had a Spring market full of multiple offers, I had one client that wrote 7 offers before we finally got them a townhouse in North Vancouver (that said the home they got was the best of the 8 we wrote offers on and they will freely admit this, but still slightly frustrating).

We had a somewhat normal summer (whatever normal means) buyers bought, sellers sold but coming into the fall things started to change. All of a sudden we had listing that weren't selling. They were priced right, marketed aggressively yet remaining on the market longer than anyone expected.

So why the heck aren't great properties selling? A few reasons come to mind:

There is currently little to no sense of urgency in the Vancouver Real Estate market. The bank of Canada has said they are in no hurry to raise interest rates; there is LOTS of product for buyers to look at with hundreds of doors opening across Greater Vancouver in the next 6-18 months as well as an abundance of pre-sale properties available.
The crazy-hot spring market did scare some buyers away as well as priced them out of the market in some cases.
People are waiting or the crash (btw...not coming).

What the heck do we do? A couple different approaches we can take in a market like this:

Take the property off the market until the New Year. This is a hard decision to make as you really never know when the buyer is going to come along however by taking the home off the market for a while it gets a chance to 'cool down' and you have the opportunity to bring it back to the market in the New Year and expose it to new, excited buyers.
Slash the price and sell the thing...this is not always a popular option but is sometimes the right thing to do. Remember sometimes the right decision is the hard decision.

MOST IMPORTANTLY: Do not lose faith or give up hope. Trust your Realtor and the plan you have come up with together. However; if there isn't a plan, you're screwed!

CR
604.505.6503

West End Open Houses November 12th & 13th 2011

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:16:38 -0800

West End Open Houses

Every Thursday (by the end of the day) we will upload the Open Houses for the upcoming weekend with downloadable feature sheets. Open House in the West End are typically 2-4pm but times can vary so feel free to call us to confirm an Open House time. If your home is listed and you do not see you Open House here then it has not been put into the system on time. Tell your Realtor to make sure it is in by Thusrday 10am.

Important: If you can not make it to an Open House or want to get serious about finding your new home call Adam Knight at 604.916.9940 to arrange a private tour of West End Condos for Sale.

This Weekend's West End Open Houses

West End Open Houses Saturday November 12th 2011

West End Open Houses Sunday November 13th 2011

West End Open Houses October 29th & 30th 2011

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:05:46 -0700

West End Open Houses

Every Thursday (by the end of the day) we will upload the Open Houses for the upcoming weekend with downloadable feature sheets. Open House in the West End are typically 2-4pm but times can vary so feel free to call us to confirm an Open House time. If your home is listed and you do not see you Open House here then it has not been put into the system on time. Tell your Realtor to make sure it is in by Thusrday 10am.

Important: If you can not make it to an Open House or want to get serious about finding your new home call Adam Knight at 604.916.9940 to arrange a private tour of West End Condos for Sale.

This Weekend's West End Open Houses

West End Open Houses Saturday October 29th 2011

West End Open Houses Sunday October 30th 2011

2nd annual GREAT PUMPKIN GIVE AWAY hosted by CENTURY 21 In Town Realty with all donations going to Easter Seals's Send a Kid to Camp

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:18:01 -0700

CENTURY 21 In Town Realty’s Great Pumpkin Give Away is back!!!

That is right…..tell your Family, Friends, Kids, Neighbours and Charlie Brown that the 2^nd annual GREAT PUMPKIN GIVE AWAY is happening again on October 22^nd from 12:00pm to 5:00pm down at the CENTURY 21 In Town Realty office located at 421 Pacific Street in Vancouver, we are right at the corner of Homer Street and Pacific Street in Yaletown. This is our 2^nd annual pumpkin drive to support the Easter Seal’s Send a Kid to Camp program, so every pumpkin we give away we would like you to give us a donation to support this great program. Last year our pumpkin drive brought in $1600 that help send one child to camp so this year we hope to double that amount with your help. Please do us one favour more than just coming down to select your pumpkin, would you please pass this message on to everyone you know so we can make this event bigger! Please contact me if you have any questions.

If you can not make it down to our event and would still like to donate to our year long effort then please donate by clicking here.

Thank you for your support!

Adam Knight

CENTURY 21 In Town Realty
604.916.9940
www.AdamKnight.ca
adamknightrealty@gmail.com
www.MyWestEndCondo.com

Building Blog: C & C

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:44:12 -0700

C & C; Comox & Cardero (freehold)
1556 Comox Street, 1558 Comox Street, 1560 Comox Street, 1562 Comox Street, 1060 Cardero Street, West End, Vancouver
Year Built: 1997
Stories in building: 3
# of units: 5

Floorplans available at the C & C website

From the website (www.comoxandcardero.com)

"C & C is located in the heart of the West End! A perfect melding of 2 classic Heritage Homes into 5 unique executive City Homes with exquisite contemporary finishing and top of the line fixtures + appliances including Fisher Paykel 5 burner stoves, built-in Blomberg fridges & dishwashers, Grohe Faucets, Toto dual flush toilets. White Oak flooring, Nuheat heated tile floors, HVAC air exchange & On demand hot water systems. This bright, spacious single level home offers 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, extra high ceilings and its own porch area. This area is a walker's paradise as everything surrounds you!"

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West End Open Houses September 17th & 18th 2011

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:45:24 -0700

Every Thursday (by the end of the day) we will upload the Open Houses for the upcoming weekend with downloadable feature sheets. Open House in the West End are typically 2-4pm but times can vary so feel free to call us to confirm an Open House time. If your home is listed and you do not see you Open House here then it has not been put into the system on time. Tell your Realtor to make sure it is in by Thusrday 10am.

Important: If you can not make it to an Open House or want to get serious about finding your new home call Adam Knight at 604.916.9940 to arrange a private tour of West End Condos for Sale.

This Weekend's West End Open Houses

West End Open Houses Saturday September 17th 2011

West End Open Houses Surday September 18th 2011

West End Open Hosues September 10th & 11th 2011

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:55:31 -0700

Every Thursday (by the end of the day) we will upload the Open Houses for the upcoming weekend with downloadable feature sheets. Open House in the West End are typically 2-4pm but times can vary so feel free to call us to confirm an Open House time. If your home is listed and you do not see you Open House here then it has not been put into the system on time. Tell your Realtor to make sure it is in by Thusrday 10am.

Important: If you can not make it to an Open House or want to get serious about finding your new home call Adam Knight at 604.916.9940 to arrange a private tour of West End Condos for Sale.

This Weekend's West End Open Houses

West End Open Houses Saturday September 10th 2011

West End Open Houses Sunday September 11th 2011

West End Open Houses August 27th & 28th 2011

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:11:08 -0700

Every Thursday (by the end of the day) we will upload the Open Houses for the upcoming weekend with downloadable feature sheets. Open House in the West End are typically 2-4pm but times can vary so feel free to call us to confirm an Open House time. If your home is listed and you do not see you Open House here then it has not been put into the system on time. Tell your Realtor to make sure it is in by Thusrday 10am.

Important: If you can not make it to an Open House or want to get serious about finding your new home call Adam Knight at 604.916.9940 to arrange a private tour of West End Condos for Sale.

This Weekend's West End Open Houses

West End Open Houses Saturday August 27th 2011

West End Open Houses Sunday August 28th 2011

West End Open Houses August 13th & 14th 2011

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:51:26 -0700

Every Thursday (by the end of the day) we will upload the Open Houses for the upcoming weekend with downloadable feature sheets. Open House in the West End are typically 2-4pm but times can vary so feel free to call us to confirm an Open House time. If your home is listed and you do not see you Open House here then it has not been put into the system on time. Tell your Realtor to make sure it is in by Thusrday 10am.

Important: If you can not make it to an Open House or want to get serious about finding your new home call Adam Knight at 604.916.9940 to arrange a private tour of West End Condos for Sale.

This Weekend's West End Open Houses

West End Open Houses Saturday August 13th 2011

West End Open Houses Sunday August 14th 2011

West end Open Houses July 30th & 31st 2011

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:50:41 -0700

Every Thursday (by the end of the day) we will upload the Open Houses for the upcoming weekend with downloadable feature sheets. Open House in the West End are typically 2-4pm but times can vary so feel free to call us to confirm an Open House time. If your home is listed and you do not see you Open House here then it has not been put into the system on time. Tell your Realtor to make sure it is in by Thusrday 10am.

Important: If you can not make it to an Open House or want to get serious about finding your new home call Adam Knight at 604.916.9940 to arrange a private tour of West End Condos for Sale.

This Weekend's West End Open Houses

West End Open Hosues Saturday July 30th 2011

West End Open Hosues Sunday July 31st 2011

REBGV June Stats are out - Summer market is heading towards balance

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:18:01 -0700

Summer housing market trends toward balance after an active spring season

Home sellers outpaced buyers on Greater Vancouver’s Multiple Listings Service® (MLS®) in June, drawing the market back toward balance this summer.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales of detached, attached and apartment properties reached 3,262 in June, a 9.8 per cent increase compared to the 2,972 sales in June 2010 and a 3.4 per cent decline compared to the 3,377 sales in May 2011.

New listings for detached, attached and apartment properties in Greater Vancouver totalled 5,793 in June. This represents a 4.5 per cent increase compared to June 2010 when 5,544 properties were listed for sale on the MLS® and a 2.3 per cent decline compared to the 5,931 new listings reported in May 2011.

Last month’s new listing total was 9.8 per cent higher than the 10-year average for June, while residential sales were 7.3 per cent below the ten-year average for sales in June.

“With sales below the 10-year average and home listings above what’s typical for the month, activity in June brought closer alignment between supply and demand in our marketplace,” Rosario Setticasi, REBGV president said. “With a sales-to-active-listings ratio of nearly 22 per cent, it looks like we’re in the upper end of a balanced market.”

At 15,106, the total number of residential property listings on the MLS® increased 3.1 per cent in June compared to last month and declined 14 per cent from this time last year.

The MLSLink® Housing Price Index (HPI) benchmark price for all residential properties in Greater Vancouver over the last 12 months has increased 8.7 per cent to $630,921 in June 2011 from $580,237 in June 2010.

“The largest price increases continue to be in the detached home market on the westside of Vancouver and in West Vancouver,” Setticasi said. “Since the end of May, the benchmark price of a detached home rose more than $147,000 on the westside of Vancouver and over $80,000 in West Vancouver. Detached home prices in Richmond, however, levelled off slightly, declining $25,000 in June.”

Sales of detached properties on the MLS® in June 2011 reached 1,471, an increase of 29.1 per cent from the 1,139 detached sales recorded in June 2010, and an 11.8 per cent decrease from the 1,667 units sold in June 2009. The benchmark price for detached properties increased 13.4 per cent from June 2010 to $901,680.

Sales of apartment properties reached 1,266 in June 2011, a 0.6 per cent increase compared to the 1,258 sales in June 2010, and a decrease of 29.3 per cent compared to the 1,790 sales in June 2009. The benchmark price of an apartment property increased 3.5 per cent from June 2010 to $405,200.

Attached property sales in June 2011 totalled 525, an 8.7 per cent decrease compared to the 575 sales in June 2010, and a 34.5 per cent decrease from the 802 attached properties sold in June 2009. The benchmark price of an attached unit increased 6 per cent between June 2010 and 2011 to $522,424.

Download the complete stats package by clicking here

Changes to the Bank Of Canada's Qualifying Rate

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:26:27 -0700

Qualifying Rate

Mortgages with variable rates or fixed terms under five years typically require that you qualify at a higher rate (called the “qualifying rate.”).

For example, if you apply for a 2.25%, 5-year variable mortgage, the lender might make you qualify at their posted 5-year rate (5.54% for example).

Qualifying rates are used to ensure borrowers can handle their payments if rates go up.

In practice, lenders use the qualifying rate to calculate your debt service ratios. Lenders then check to ensure your debt ratios are low enough to meet their guidelines.

Here are a few things to keep in mind:

Your payments are typically based on the contract rate (i.e., the regular rate you are quoted), not the qualifying rate.
As of April 19, 2010, all insured variable and 1- to 4-year fixed mortgages over 80% loan-to-value must be qualified using the posted 5-year fixed rate, as published each week by the Bank of Canada.
Some lenders also apply the Bank of Canada qualifying rate to uninsured mortgages, and mortgages with a loan-to-value of 80% or less.
Other lenders allow lower qualifying rates if the loan-to-value is 80% or less (e.g. they use a 3-year discounted fixed rate instead of the posted 5-year fixed rate).

Posted by Jeff Trounsell - Centum Pacific Mortgages inc

Celebrate Vancouver 125 Summer Live Free concert series at Brockton Point July 8th to July 10th

Craig, Adam & the MyWestEndCondo Team — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:53:04 -0700

Hello Vancouverites

Looking for something fun and exciting to do this weekend down in the West End of Vancouver, well really it’s in Stanley Park J, then head down to the Brockton Point and Oval for a weekend full of free music and events. That is right, starting today Friday July 8^th at noon and going until Sunday July 10^th till 11pm there will be 3 stages of music featuring big names like Mother Mother, Kyprios, Neko Case, Said The Whale and Spirt of the West everyday all day. There will also be a family stage with family music and kid zone with crafts to keep everyone in the family happy and entertained.

All the events will be taking place at Brockton point and on the cricket oval, this event is asking people to go green to this event so please walk, ride your bike (they will have 2 huge bike storage areas to park) or take the bus to the park, they will have a water front station shuttle as well as a inner park shuttle to help move people to the event quicker. This is a totally FREE event and is part of CelebrateVancouver125.ca celebrations gong on all year long to celebrate Vancouver’s 125^th Birthday.

So come on down to the West End and Stanley Park this weekend and enjoy in the FUN!!

All details and event schedule can be found at www.CelebrateVancouver125.ca

Or just click HERE to get a printable map and schedule.

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