I received this email from Smallworks today. I am really impressed with this company; they are doing very cool and creative things with small spaces. --- "At about half the price of our full-sized Laneway Houses, our new single-level Laneway Cottages have only marginally less living space and retain most of the amenities. Our building time is reduced by half and the municipal fees are ...
Posted by Craig Rushton
on February 11, 2011
Yesterday someone told me to "keep my negativity to myself" I quickly apologized and our conversation ended. Afterwards I was thinking if I had been overly negative about her situation. I by no means consider myself a negative person; I have been known to get stressed out once and a while and bang my fist on my desk with excitement but I am always positive about our market, my profession and life ...
Posted by Craig Rushton
on February 11, 2011
I received an email this morning regarding a great new condo project by Intergulf Development Group in Kits. Stay tuned for more info. Dear Craig, KITS360 is coming soon and we want to let you know first about the amazing qualities of this soon-to-be coveted community:
Spectacular views of downtown, False Creek, English Bay, the North Shore Mountains and beyond Prime Kitsilano location ...
Posted by Craig Rushton
on February 11, 2011
2010 was an interesting year at the Pier. We saw new neighbours to the South, had a few debates over maintenance fees and recreation facilities and had a property manager resign...who needs TV? We also saw some very strong sales figures and a renewed confidence in the project. Here are your in depth sales stats for 2010: 100 East Esplanade # of sales: 1 Average Price per Square Foot: $805 Highest ...
Posted by Craig Rushton
on January 8, 2011
East Vancouver is becoming a more and more popular place for people of all demographics to purchase Real Estate, both a place to live and an investment property. Here are my top 5 reasons you should consider East Vancouver for your next Real Estate purchase:
Room for growth. Unlike areas like Yaletown which has reached the proverbial ceiling as far as potential to increase in price East Vancouver ...
Posted by Craig Rushton
on January 8, 2011
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) is one of Vancouver's oldest organizations. In fact, we celebrated our 90th birthday in 2009! Vancouver boasts the formation of Canada's first real estate board in 1888. While that organization lasted only a short time, the Board has been in continuous existence since 1919. That year, 10 local real estate brokers came together and ...
Posted by Craig Rushton
on January 8, 2011
A quick videos from the 2011 Vancouver Polar Bear Swim...Enjoy!
Craig Rushton, C 21 in Town Realty, 604.505.6503, craig@craigrushton.com www.craigrushton.com
Posted by Craig Rushton
on January 8, 2011
The Greater Vancouver residential housing market entered three distinctive phases in 2010. Continued buoyancy from the post-recession recovery began the year, followed by a summer lull and, throughout the fall, a sustained period of stability.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that total sales of detached, attached and apartment properties in 2010 reached 30,595, ...
Posted by Craig Rushton
on January 8, 2011
You have heard the horror stories: You parents friend who bought a condo and had to pay $100,000 because it was leaking, your cousin’s boyfriend who unknowingly bought a grow-op, the dude you went to high school with who mortgaged more than he could actually afford and ended up in foreclosure, that guy in the paper who decided he didn’t want to complete on his presale condo and thought ...
Posted by Craig Rushton
on December 12, 2010
Greater Vancouver residential home sales improved in November compared to the previous four months, with the number of sales posted on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) coming in slightly higher than the 10-year average for that month. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that the number of residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totalled 2,509 in November ...
Posted by Craig Rushton
on December 10, 2010