Spring is in the air… and in my garden. The snow has finally cleared from the darkest recesses of the back yard and today some pink blossoms can be seen on yet another unknown plant in my front yard!. Things are definitely looking up on all fronts. As has been reported in local media, February saw an uptick in reported sales through the Vancouver Real Estate Board and further afield. Open homes continue to be very busy with an obvious consumer profile… first time buyer couples. With kids and pre-approved mortgages in hand, they’ve been beating the streets and banging on doors for the past few weekends. It’s exciting to finally see an opportunity for these first timers to get a piece of the action in Canada's most reported and previously unaffordable housing market.

Opportunities in this market are not only limited to the first timer… “Trading Up” is a term used for those who seize an opportunity to leverage the equity in an existing property and take...

North Vancouver is blessed with a convenient collection of small and bustling business centres dotted amongst the neighbourhoods of this friendly community. It is the Village of Edgemont that most accurately represents the uniqueness of North Shore  community.

Edgemont Village community works hard to retain the charm of earlier years with a collection of over 70 shops and services... most locally owned an operated, no big box retailer...

Vancouver city and surrounding metropolitan area is blessed by a diversity of neighbourhoods, cultures and geography. From the fertile farms of the Fraser Valley to the hip and happening urban enclaves of Yaletown, Granville St and Kitsilano. Few cities enjoy such a variety of lifestyle experiences within such a compact and visually stunning landscape. Although not exactly a secret to those of us who live on the North Shore but the recent developments at the foot of Lonsdale are changing the face of the North Vancouver’s waterfront and luring many new residents to the base of the north shore mountains. The Lonsdale neighbourhood stretches from lower Lonsdale at the harbours edge, through the business district of Central Lonsdale to the lofty heights of Upper Lonsdale where suburban view homes meet the giant cedars of the north Shore Mountains. The Lonsdale corridor is a hub of activity that truly represents all that is great about living in and around Vancouver.

The majority of new...