Mike Andruff

     The Fraser sub-area of Vancouver is an area in transition like most sub areas of Vancouer. Older war era housing stock is changing to new and more spacious and practical contemporary editions.

     The boundaries of the area are Broadway on the north, Prince Edward on the west,   Windsor Street on the east, and East 49^th Avenue on the south.

     In 2008,  136 single detached properties sold in Fraser at an average sale price of $693,000 and 62 strata titled properties sold for $324,000 on average.

     At VancouverPropertyFinder.com, the best properties are at your fingertips. You can browse property listings, do a Google hybrid map search, or perform a customized search to find Fraser properties for sale that best meet your needs.           

     And please remember, Vancouver is host to 2010 Winter Olympics . We encourage the world to enjoy our wonderful city.

     The Main sub-area of Vancouver is an increasingly popular area among young home buyers. This is due in part to affordability of property relative to the Westside of Vancouver, and also to the ambience of the Main Street retail culture.

     The boundaries of the area are Broadway on the north, Ontario Street on the west, Prince Edward Street on the east, and East 49^th Avenue on the south.

     In 2008,  77 single detached properties sold in Main at an average sale price of $784,000 and 32 strata titled properties sold for $458,000 on average.

     At VancouverPropertyFinder.com, the best properties are at your fingertips. You can browse property listings, do a Google hybrid map search, or perform a customized search to find Main properties for sale that best meet your needs.           

     And please remember, Vancouver is host to 2010 Winter Olympics . We encourage the world to enjoy our wonderful city.

Coal Harbour 

     Coal Harbour is a new high density living area next to Stanely Park. The seaplanes fly in over Lost Lagoon and land on the harbor. I have a simple barometer of the health of British Columbia's economy - the frequency of seaplanes landing in the harbor.

     The City of Vancouver has also obliged with new infrastructure including another park, a school and a recreation centre. Everyone living down here is intoxicated with the view of the mountains and the park. But make no mistake, it'll cost you to live here. This is THE most expensive strata title living in the city.

     The boundaries of the area are Burrard Inlet on the north, Denman Street on the west, Burrard Street on the east, and West Georgia Street on the south.

      In 2008, 240 strata properties sold in Coal Harbour at an average sale price of $1,039,000.

     At VancouverPropertyFinder.com, the best properties are at your fingertips. You can browse property listings, do a Google hybrid map search, or perform a customized search to find Coal Harbour properties for sale that best meet your needs.           

     And please remember, Vancouver is host to 2010 Winter Olympics . We encourage the world to enjoy our wonderful city.

News Release

Hey, do we have a spring market starting here or what?

With sales up 94%, ninety-four percent!, over January sales in the Vancouver Real Estate Board, I'd say something is happening here. The spring market has arrived. A recent review of sales volume in the Dunbar subarea in Vancouver showed that compared to the last six years of sales volumes, it was on track with the previous spring experience.

"There are terrific opportunities out there right now, but with property listings continuing to decrease, those opportunities may be available only for a brief window of time," sats Dave Watt, president of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV).

Granted price levels are at 2006 levels, but the 2008 prices were unsustainable, even for the bourgeoisie.

Choose the links below to read or hear more from Dave Watt.

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     Real estate teams are common in the business today. How do you create a team? How do you manage a team? Newer realtors may be pondering these questions. Alternatively, seasoned realtors operating as sole practitioners, may be recognizing the value of human leverage. If you are considering the move to team real estate, the following video blog may be inspirational.

     Talking with other team leaders, I have found that no one team's structure is the same as the next. What works for me, may not work for you. You may be a master human relations expert able to make a team structure second to none. In any event, team real estate has numerous benefits for both the team members and our clients.

     Team Andruff is my team. If you are interested in my approach, or have questions, don't hesitate to connect.