I just listed this house for sale, 6771 Juniper Dr, Richmond, BC

Unique designed family home in desirable Woodwards area. The private home has large family room, open kitchen, study 4 Bedrooms, 3 and a half baths, laundry room and more. Private backyard with Japanese garden landscaping design. Updated wood and tile flooring. showings by appointment only

I usually restrict this blog to the Vancouver real estate market or issues of interest to those who are in this market or things that may be of interest to those in this market.  Only rarely do I feel compelled to discuss totally unrelated issues-like the amazing service at Mario's coffee shop-which is in fact somewhat related given that real estate is a service industry and we also strive to ...

Well it depends on where you are buying-in most developed countries, we would connect you to a reputable agent there to assist you.  If you are looking at Nicaragua-well it's the wild west of real estate so I think you need to be more aware and do your own due diligence.  As I have told a few of my friends who bought down in Nicaragua with me, they cannot rely on me for any comfort as t ...

Short answer-yes of course it is-especially when you are buying south of the USA (in my opinion)...which is why it is a lot cheaper than if you were buying here.  As our friend David said about our recent complicated land purchases "if you were buying in France or the USA it would be a lot easier-but this is Nicaragua.....it is harder which is why it is so much cheaper".  David is ...

Thank goodness the interest rates are low! It is funny that I just received this today as I was talking to a couple of people yesterday about the rates back to 1960.  I was also explaining that when I bought my first house in the late 80s, it cost me over $1100 per month to pay my mortgage payment on every $100,000 borrowed.  So while property values in Vancouver may have doubled ( ...

Interestingly, it seems that most of the major waterfront projects in Nicaragua have a Vancouver connection.  Vancouverites appear to be going down in droves and at least 3 of the projects we have seen are the work of Vancouver investors in Nicaragua.  These projects are all different and are at different stages of development.  Each will be attractive to different end users or inv ...

My prior trips to Nicaragua have all been great experiences, including the food and accommodation.  This trip, we decided to finish the trip off by staying at what was supposed to be one of the best resorts in the country-and the only all inclusive.  Now I admit that I am not a huge fan of all inclusives and when staying at them, I tend to choose the more expensive ones in order to maxim ...

This was my third time to Nicaragua in less than a year but I stayed longer than usual (a week this time instead of an extended long weekend) and saw a lot of the country.  This trip, we even went to what is supposed to be the "touristy" San Juan Del Sur.  I have to say, given its reputation and given the recent press actor Matthew McGonigle received as a result of his recent surf vo ...

Well I just spent a week in sunny Nicaragua -thinking that by the time I got home, Vancouver would be lovely-it is the end of July after all...but no such luck-the forecast is for at least 3 days of rain in the coming week,,,,,sigh! Nicaragua is still great-and the more time I spend there, the more I agree with the articles I read about how those investing there really are getting in ...

The World Food Agency, the UN agency in charge of ending famine, is concerned that the rapidly increasing market demand for biofuel may become a contributing factor to world hunger.  As the market demand for biofuel increases and farmers sell their crops to ethanol plants the food supply is decreasing, which in turn is driving food prices up.   The International Monetary Fund is ...