This meticulously maintained home offers the upmost in flexibility and lifestyle. The main level features a spacious, renovated kitchen, hardwood floors, and a cozy gas fireplace, along with 2 bedrooms and 1 bath, ideal for comfortable everyday living. Downstairs offers a self-contained 1 bed, 1 bath suite, perfect for extended family or rental income, with flexibility to convert back to a single-family layout if desired. Set on a large, fully fenced lot with an entertainer´s backyard, two patio areas, and a hot tub, perfect for hosting or relaxing. Detached garage plus covered carport offers ample parking and storage, ideal for car enthusiasts or hobbyists. Close to parks, schools, shopping, and transit. Listed at $1,285,000.

Thinking of selling? Contact me anytime. I'll connect you with one of my trusted Realtor partners. All my client match-ups have been spot-on, with successful - and happy - outcomes for everyone! 

When Selling a Home, Start Packing Early

One easy way to get your home ready for showings after the home goes on the market, is to start packing now! If there are toys that your kids can live without, pack them right away and then keep the moving boxes in the basement or out of the way. This will remove a good deal of clutter from your home for the showing. Also pack out-of-season clothing and any other clothing items that your child isn't actively using. And if you have clothing and toys that your kids have already outgrown, now is the perfect time to donate them to charity or hand them down to a friend. Packing early will reduce both the clutter and heavy lifting when that moving day finally arrives.

Use Flexible Toy Storage

For any remaining toys and games that have not already been packed, invest in some storage bins. Selling your home and moving is not the right time to go for cutesy bookshelves and fancy art stations, but it is the right time to invest in some sturdy storage bins.Choose large bins made of clear plastic to make it easy for your children to see where their toys are -- and where they should put them back when they're done playing. Stack bins neatly in a closet or on a bookshelf for daily use. Of course the added benefit, is the toys will already be packed when it's time for the movers to come. 

Pack a Getaway Bag for Home Showings

Remember the bag you packed to be ready for a quick trip to the hospital when your baby was born? The same idea applies to getting ready to leave the house at a moment's notice for that last-minute showing. Keep an umbrella stroller and a diaper bag ready by the door for a quick exit. In addition to the usual diapering supplies, be sure to pack a few books or small toys, water bottles or juice boxes, plus healthy snacks just in case you find your away from home longer than expected. With your emergency bag ready, you can dash out the door for a quick walk to the park or a mini-road trip while your home is being previewed by prospective home buyers. 

Keep Your Home Clean & Tidy

With your getaway bag already packed, you will have time to spend a few minutes tidying-up before the showing. And to make it possible to clean your house in just five minutes, commit to some daily home maintenance before bedtime. Assuming they're old enough, enlist your children's help in cleaning up their own toys at the end of each and every day so the kiddie clutter doesn't get out of hand. This will also make them feel like they're an important part of the process -- consider making it a challenge or game.It's also a good idea to rotate your housekeeping as well. Instead of waiting until Saturday to do a major cleaning session, tackle just one room a day to keep everything clean and organized. A little bit of daily effort will make it much easier to stay on top of the mess and do a lightning-fast once-over before you make your escape.

Keep It Fun When Selling Your Home

Flexibility is the name of the game, especially on the days your Realtor calls with a last-minute house showing. With your house in order and your bag already packed, you'll have a bit more breathing room, so stay calm.Remember that children might be confused about what's going on, so take the time to answer their questions as you drive around the block waiting to see if those potential buyers have left your driveway and made their offer yet. So keep it fun and use the house showings as an opportunity to do something together as a family. With your house organized in a way that makes it easy to show to buyers, you will have a much easier time selling your home quickly — and hopefully for a great price.

(Parts reprinted with thanks from thelasvegasluxuryhomepro.com)

Located steps away from restaurants, shopping and of course the seawall, this lovely large condo features brick and exposed beams throughout. The oversized windows flood the open plan living space with beautiful light. An underground parking spot and generous storage locker are included with this home, all in a beautiful boutique brick building with architectural features throughout.

Thinking of selling? Contact me anytime. I'll connect you with one of my trusted Realtor partners. All my client match-ups have been spot-on, with successful - and happy - outcomes for everyone! 

So why do people choose to sell or buy, even if the reported sales activity is slowing? Here’s a sampling of my clients’ motivations over the past while:

Need more space, need less space, having kids, kids moving out, new job in a different area, getting married, getting divorced, move from condo to house, move from house to condo, move to smaller condo (second stage downsize), retiring, lower mortgage costs, children attending nearby college, suburbs to downtown, sell house and have condo in city and home in small town, funds release for a business, leaving BC, moving to BC... I could go on. But the point here is that these reasons would exist regardless of the level of sales activity now, 6 months from now, or a year from now. 

Suffice to say, buyers and sellers will always have motivations above and beyond the state of the market, the economic outlook, interst rate trends and so forth. If you're thinking of selling or buying, do what's right for your personal situation, at this time. Feel free to contact me anytime. 

The organizing committee has put together a number of activities celebrating our unique West Coast Modern Architecture, culminating in the annual West Coast Modern Home Tour on July 13, (tickets go fast for this one!) with a special Concert the following day.

Details for all the happenings can be found on the Museum's Events page, here. If any of the events and activities interest you, plan to grab your tickets on May 10th! Most have sold out pretty quickly in past years.

From a 1913 Arts and Crafts church in Arbutus Ridge and a Dutch Colonial Revival home in Marpole to a stunning Mid-Century modern home and 1925 Tudor Revival Style house in Kerrisdale, take a peek inside a selection of eight unique heritage properties and learn about their history, architecture, and design. Find full information on the Heritage Foundation's web page, here.

A limited number of tickets are available; if you might be interested, don't delay. And if you have a special interest in West Coast Modernism, mark your calenders for the West Vancouver Museum's West Coast Modern Week. This quick-to-sell-out event includes talks, exhibitions, socializing, and a unique Home Tour offering access to local, architecturally-significant homes. Save the date! West Coast Modern Week 2024 will take place from July 9 to 14.

You — and ALL persons on title — each need to complete an online form exempting yourselves from the tax. Failure to do so by March 31, 2023 will automatically trigger a tax charge, which could amount to thousands of dollars added to your annual property tax bill. 

All owners on title should have each received mailed instructions. Find out more information on this BC government web page: https://bit.ly/39N6IU3

Note that this tax is separate from the City of Vancouver’s Empty Homes Tax. Due date for that declaration was February 2, 2024. See City website for more information https://bit.ly/2NdpPil

Due date is Feb 2, 2024. Simple instructions and the online declaration form can be found on this City of Vancouver web page: https://bit.ly/2Ndp

Please share this with deserving Grade 12s whom you may know. It's a great opportunity for help with post-secondary fees. And it may be good practice for post-secondary entry essays or interviews. 

Due date for entries is March 13, 2024. More info, and the application form, can be found here. 

As we say good-bye to another year I do want to take a moment to thank my clients, friends, family and colleagues for your support over these many years. I'm thrilled to be able to help you in all things real estate, and I do appreciate your trust and confidence. Call, text or email me with questions, queries, feedback, or, just to chat and catch up. I’d love to hear from you!

Once again, all the best for 2024.

Opening night November 9th features screening of the film We Start With the Things We Find: an important documentary on sustainability. This event will take place at the Hollywood Theatre, and will feature a Q+A with the architect Giuseppe Lignano and the filmmaker Thomas Piper in attendance. 

The remainder of the festival continues from Nov 10-12th at the VIFF Centre (1181 Seymour St). Highlights include a 20th anniversary digitally remastered version of My Architect; three South Asian films focused on the work of Le Corbusier in Chandigarh, Geoffrey Bawa and B.V. Doshi; The Dyde House about a “lost” Arthur Erickson house on the outskirts of Edmonton; Skin of Glass, a Brazilian documentary about the housing crisis in São Paulo; and Best in the World, which looks into the city planning policies in Copenhagen which some say have had unintended consequences. Many other great films on such diverse topics and designers such as the radical art and architecture movement in Florence in the 1960s, Soviet Bus Stops, Rem Koohaas, Mies van der Rohe, Eliot Noyes, Herzog & De Meuron, and Toshiko Mori, along with Q+As and panel discussions. Check the full schedule at adfilmfest.com.  Tickets are selling quickly So best not to delay.