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24 Jun 11

“The World is Yours” on Drummond Drive

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The prices of high-end Westside homes in Vancouver steadily keep rising like the price of Apple stock, year after year.  Last week a behemoth was listed for just shy of $24 million at  1398 The Crescent in Shaughnessy (that’s a 600% increase from what that house was purchased for in 2001!).

Well now you can live it up like Scarface (a.k.a. Tony Montana) if you’ve got 8 figures to throw down on this newly listed mansion in Point Grey (near UBC).

It was built 1990 and encompasses 11,000 square feet of living space on a 28,924 square foot lot that has tranquil ocean and mountain views.

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17 Jun 11

What $169,000 can get you in Westside Vancouver

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The dream of homeownership in Vancouver can seem impossible to many as real estate prices continue to spike year after year. What are the budget conscious buyers to do?

One possibility is to re-examine what homeownership actually means. These days an apartment for $169,000 in Kerrisdale may sound impossible… but it’s not.  It’s a co-op.

In a co-op you buy shares in the building, as opposed to buying or owning a unit outright, as is the case in a strata condominium.  So what’s the difference?  Simply put, co-ops have more rules; in this case: no kids, no pets, no rentals.

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16 Jun 11

Spectacular Views from Coal Harbour sub-penthouse

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In this luxurious apartment, you will experience the splendorous scenery that makes Vancouver one of the world’s most beautiful cities every time you look out your window.

The 270 degree view (north, south, and west) offered by this Coal Harbour sub-penthouse is nothing less than spectacular, and the apartment’s interior finishes are quite delectable.

Take a look for yourself below…

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04 Mar 11

Scholarly Villa in the Endowment Lands

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Do you cringe at the thought of ageing? Want to relive your youthful days of university?

Today’s fresh cut lives up to the dream. You get the chance to trade-up from the senior citizenry of Coal Harbour and walk side by side with the future academic and political elite of the city.

Steps away from UBC, this property breaks unto the market for the first time in years.

So gather 4 of your roomies and their finest funnels, and check out what your new “Animal House” will look like, after the break…
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22 Feb 11

Gilded luxury in the West End

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Do you enjoy marble floors, cherry wood millwork, leather-bound books and a condo that smells of rich mahogany?

We kid (as to the leather bound books and rich mahogany smell at least). But today’s Fresh Cut on Beach Avenue does have the feel of a property owned by someone who knows they’re very important.

Check out pictures and price details for this gilded truffle, after the jump…
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08 Feb 11

What’s being done with all the pricey west-side tear-downs?

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We’ve recently been featuring a bunch of hot-selling west side tear-downs. These homes have been drumming up bidding wars even with interiors that are at best bland and at worst unlivable.

So what’s the endgame for these homes? What happens after they sell?

Today we have before and after pictures from a Kitsilano lot where a newly listed custom home replaced an old tear-down bought in 2008.

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12 Jan 11

Southwest Marine mansion shoots for eight figures

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A seven figure asking price is almost a requirement for detached houses on Vancouver’s west side.

But an eight figure price is still a rarity, so today’s Fresh Cut on Southwest Marine piqued our interest.

It’s a new, mammoth and modern home on a sloping compound looking over the Fraser River.

Below, we’ve got a bunch of photos, pricing details and a look at the home that used to sit on the lot…
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05 Jan 11

Making an $8 million entrance in Shaughnessy

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Today’s Fresh Cut is a Shaughnessy mansion on the market for the first time (as far as we can tell).

And it doesn’t take entrances (to the market, or the front door) lightly.

Check out pictures and details below on this Fresh Cut with an asking price north of $8 million…
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22 Dec 10

We still get sticker shock sometimes…

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Ho Ho Ho… Hoodsurf is on a reduced posting schedule for the holiday season. We’ll return to our regular schedule in the new year.

We look at a lot of properties in Vancouver, and we’ve mentally adjusted to the lofty prices that are now the norm in the city.

But sometimes we still get a bit of a jolt at the prices that tiny older homes can yield here.

Check out one example below that made us realize just how far land prices have come in Vancouver over the past 10 years…
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15 Dec 10

The 1980′s preserved faithfully in a Kerrisdale home

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Ho Ho Ho… Hoodsurf is on a reduced posting schedule for the holiday season. We’ll return to our regular schedule in the new year.

Today’s Fresh Cut is a Kerrisdale mansion that’s captured an era in its design and architecture.

Walking in is like stepping back into the 1980′s, all that’s missing is some neon lighting and colourful leotards.

So travel back with us – lots of pictures and details, after the jump…
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