My Out of Town real estate column in last weekend’s Vancouver Sun featured property sales in Whistler and Gibsons.

Vancouver Sun July 24, 2010

Whistler
8 – 4890 Painted Cliff Road

Type: 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom townhouse
Size: 1,001 sq. ft.
BC Assessment: $654,000
Listed for: $790,000
Sold for: $740,000
Sold on: May 14
Days on market: 100
Listing agent: John Ryan at The Whistler Real Estate Co. Ltd.
Buyers agent: Peter Dagg at RE/MAX Sea to Sky Real Estate Whistler

The big sell: This must be THE top of all skiers’ wish list: a mountainside home with full ski in/ski out accessibility at North America’s premier ski resort. This fully furnished two-bedroom townhouse meets that requirement perfectly. It is conveniently located next to the Wizard Express chairlift in the Arrowhead Point complex in Blackcomb’s Benchlands, just minutes from Whistler Village and the free shuttle bus. Its desirability is further enhanced with a private hot tub, a gas fireplace with river rock surround, two decks, vaulted ceilings, underground parking, exceptional valley views, and unlimited owner usage with the ability to rent it out on either a nightly or monthly basis. Built in 1994, this unit has one of the larger two-bedroom/ two-bathroom floor plans.

Gibsons
293 Harry Road

Type: 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom detached
Size: 2,085 sq. ft.
BC Assessment: $434,000
Listed for: $499,900
Sold for: $475,000
Sold on: April 30
Days on market: 24
Listing agent: Terri Murphy at RE/MAX Top 20 Realty
Buyers agent: Terri Murphy at RE/MAX Top 20 Realty

The big sell: Timing is everything in real estate and this sale worked out perfectly with the buyers’ downtown Vancouver condo selling just at the time that the sellers decided to put their Bonniebrook home on the market. Built in 1995 in one of Gibsons’ more affluent neighbourhoods, the property has many favourable attributes: a complete renovation to a one-bedroom ground floor suite with private entrance, newer appliances, custom crown work, inset lighting, a large 19-by-30-square-foot living room with propane gas fireplace and huge bay windows, an ensuite with Jacuzzi soaker tub, mature trees on a quarter-acre lot and ocean views. The property provides possibilities for a B&B or tenants.

Compiled by Nicola Way of BestHomesBC.com and AssignmentsCanada.ca.

Realtors – send your recent sales to nicola@besthomesbc.com
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Just listed for sale on BestHomesBC.com is a luxury 2-Bedroom, 3-Bathroom Condo at The Fairmont Pacific Rim Estates in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour.

This is the most desirable property listed at The Fairmont. A stunning NorthWest corner residence with forever water and mountain vistas from this gorgeous 2-bedroom, 3-bathroom waterfront suite at the most luxurious and sought-after address in Vancouver, The Fairmont Pacific Rim Estates.

Luxuries include a chef’s kitchen with Sub-Zero, Miele, Italian cabinets, and a gas cooktop. The open plan layout is perfect for entertaining.

The views from the balcony will leave your guests speechless. Spacious bedrooms with large ensuite spa bathrooms featuring the most spectacular stonework in the city. Technology package upgrade includes touch panel and remote control electric Lutron blinds, lighting, music and television.

Two parking, storage and the best amenities in the city: pool, hot tub, sauna/steam, gym and 24-hour room service.

Please follow this link, Fairmont Coal Harbour Condo for sale, to view the property’s details and to contact the Realtor, Shaun Kimmins of Century 21 In Town Realty, directly.

My Out of Town real estate column in last weekend’s Vancouver Sun featured property sales in Sun Peaks and Qualicum Beach.

Vancouver Sun July 17, 2010

Sun Peaks
#13 – 5000 Sun Peaks Road, Trail’s Edge

Type: 2-bedroom, 3-bathroom townhouse
Size: 1,461 sq. ft.
B.C. Assessment, July 2009: $388,000
Listed for: $429,000
Sold for: $409,000
Sold on: June 30
Days on market: 542
Listing agent: Liz Forster at Sotheby’s International Realty Company
Buyers agent: Lark Frolek-Dale at RE/MAX Alpine Resort Realty

The big sell: This six-year-old home is located in the Trails Edge townhouse development in Sun Peaks in a popular ski-in/ski-out community. The unit comes fully furnished with three levels, a TV/games room, a single garage, and two well-designed bedrooms on the upper floor with impressive mountain views. The interior features the sort of mountain home qualities one would expect: a stone-surround fireplace, wood trim, expansive windows and a balcony to breathe in that fresh pine air. Completing the picture is a relaxing private hot tub, a perfect antidote to all that outdoor recreation on your doorstep. This would make an ideal family getaway or revenue producer through holiday rentals.

Qualicum Beach
2125 Widgeon Road

Type: 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom detached
Size: 2,524 sq. ft.
B.C. Assessment, July 2009: $864,000
Listed for: $1.399 million Sold for: $1.2975 million Sold on: May 10 Days on market: 432
Listing agent: John and Teresa Sandiford at Royal LePage Realty Qualicum
Buyers agent: John and Teresa Sandiford at Royal LePage Realty Qualicum

The big sell: This is an impressive waterfront estate on 5.27 acres with picture-postcard ocean views. The main house features hardwood flooring, a river rock fireplace, vaulted ceiling and a newly designed media room. The master suite takes up the whole upstairs, comprising a separate office area, a 21-by-15-foot bedroom with five-piece ensuite, and a walk-in closet. Guests can enjoy the convenience of their own one-bedroom log cottage, complete with wood stove, and everybody can enjoy the 940-square-foot family room housed above the three-car carriage house. A bricked front and back courtyard and entryway provide ample space for outdoor furniture from which to sit and enjoy the private, treed outlook. A meandering trail provides access to the beach below for a bracing ocean dip.

These transactions were compiled by Nicola Way of BestHomesBC.com and AssignmentsCanada.ca

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Just listed on AssignmentsCanada.ca is a condo assignment in The Beasley in the popular Yaletown district of downtown Vancouver. This prestigious building, The Beasley, is located at the very centre of Downtown Vancouver at 888 Homer Street. This condo has floor plan A – one of the largest two-bedroom plans at 930 sq.ft. – and includes two bedrooms, a walk-in closet, a den, two bathrooms (one ensuite) and a balcony from which to enjoy some of Downtown Vancouver’s finest views.

Yaletown’s Beasley development represents the finest in Vancouver architecture, combining sustainability with contemporary design and unique features: Heated Tile Floors. Gleaming Hardwood. Stone Slab Countertops. KitchenAid Appliances.

This 33-storey condominium tower contains 211 units and seven levels of underground parking. The project also has a heritage building on the site “The Homer” built in 1913 (current location of the Homer Cafe) This will be transformed into a high end lounge and restaurant. The building is named after former Vancouver City Planner Larry Beasley. The project will be mixed use including the lounge & restaurant, four other commercial units on the ground floor of the Beasley Tower, and two floors for office space. The ground floor of the tower will have 3 elevators, a fully equipped gym, party room with a pool table, kitchen and dining room and a garden terrace. Also on the 8th floor will be a 2000 sq.ft. terrace dedicated to dogs’ physical fitness.

Please follow this link, The Beasley Yaletown condo assignment, to view the property’s details and to contact the Realtor, Darin Chamberlain of Sutton Group WestCoast Realty, directly.

Just listed on BestHomesBC.com is this Skaha Estates bi-level home with captivating panoramic west-facing views of Skaha Lake.

The owners spent over $300,000 in extensive renovations. What’s new? Everything – living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, interior/exterior from top to bottom all on more than a third of an acre.

It doesn’t stop there … the lower level comes complete with a family room, kitchen, wine bar, two bedrooms, five piece bathroom and a private entrance; perfect for guests or holiday rentals.

Two decks, one patio and landscaped gardens complete the package for this unique property.

Please follow this link, Okanagan property for sale – Skaha Lake house for sale, to view the property’s details and to contact the Realtor, Folk Cramer of RE/MAX Penticton Realty, directly.

Metro Vancouver’s real estate market saw fewer sales in June – down 30 per cent – than the same month last year, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV). However, the Fraser Valley housing market had a better time of it with increased June sales – up 23 per cent from May but down just eight per cent compared to June 2009.

The full REBGV report can be read here, Metro Vancouver real estate market report for June 2010, which contains interesting stats and benchmark prices for different property types and areas.

Just listed on BestHomesBC.com is this gorgeous timber frame Naramata home with many signature details including salvaged, post and beam Douglas fir timbers, a European fireplace, and a master suite featuring a beautifully finished ensuite and open loft.

Walk to the Naramata Elementary school from this central location located on almost an acre of view property overlooking Okanagan Lake.

The main floor features expansive west-facing views in a full, open floor concept with gourmet kitchen including stainless appliances, wine cellar and pantry. Tile and 5″ plank hardwood flooring throughout the main compliment the use of natural materials visible everywhere in the home while a bold and centrally-located stone fireplace provides a strong accent to the living room.

The open floor plan is an entertainer’s dream. Walk into a spacious foyer to be greeted by the natural stone fireplace. The vaulted ceiling living room has sliding patio doors that lead onto a huge wrap around deck with views of Okanagan lake and the mountains.

Please follow this link, Okanagan property for sale – Naramata house for sale, to view the property’s details and to contact the Realtor, Maria Peters of Sotheby’s International Realty Canada – Okanagan Collection, directly.

Just listed on BestHomesBC.com is an award-winning, custom built log home estate on 10 acres in the prestigious Carrs Landing community of Lake Country, BC.

Located only 10 minutes from Kelowna International Airport, this Great Canadian Northern homestead has both a rustic and modern appeal with 200 degree Southwesterly views of the mountains and spectacular Lake Okanagan. Located on a sloping, 10 acre parcel with endless development possibilities which could include a tennis court, gardens, swimming pool, or for the adventurous connoisseur, starting your very own vineyard, made possible by the dedicated irrigation lines rarely available on a cleared property of such potential.

Constructed of sixteen-inch hand hewn logs this original, energy-efficient 3-bedroom, 4-bathroom log home is 6,700 sq.ft. of state-of-the-art living with distinguished accents throughout. The home received a Georgie Award under the “Best Single Detached Home built in British Columbia in 2003″ in the category of over 4,000 sq.ft..

Please follow this link, Okanagan property for sale – log home in Lake Country, to view the property’s details and to contact the Realtor, Maria Peters of Sotheby’s International Realty Canada – Okanagan Collection, directly.

Just listed on BestHomesBC.com are 160 Acres of prime real estate development land on Kelowna Mountain.

Kelowna Mountain is centrally located in the Upper Mission, minutes away from the neighbouring Village of Kettle Valley – voted Best Community in Canada. Lot A is a parcel of 160 acres in size with unstoppable views facing west towards the lake, valley and downtown Kelowna, and that stretch south past Peachland and north past Lake Country. It is of impact in its undeveloped state and with its RU1 zoning has major potential for the future. The property has frontage onto Chute Lake Road which is the backdoor access to the charming wine region of Naramata. Immediately adjacent to the right the property is currently being developed as the Kelowna Mountain Suspension Bridge Winery and is sure to become an attraction.

Lot A is an exceptional holding and development property that due to the nature of its size, proximity to downtown Kelowna and the popular Lakeshore district and impressive character is certain to become an invaluable piece of real estate.

Please follow this link, Okanagan property for sale, to view the property’s details and to contact the Realtor, Maria Peters of Sotheby’s International Realty Canada – Okanagan Collection, directly.

Just listed on BestHomesBC.com are these ski condos in Sun Peaks Resort’s Delta Residences. Four Diamond resort living at a world class, year-round destination just 45 minutes from Kamloops, BC. Own a fully-furnished family sized 1 or 2 bedroom mountain condominium for a quarter of the price.

Attached to the award-winning Delta Sun Peaks Hotel, each mountain condominium is fully-furnished to the Delta’s Four Diamond standard including gourmet kitchens and full access privileges to all Hotel amenities such as room service, health club, ski concierge, pool and hot tubs.

Quarter Ownership allows you to invest and enjoy in world class recreational property in a manner that best matches your busy lifestyle. It’s perfect. After all, most people only use their vacation homes about one week per month, on average.

The suites are maintained, managed and cleaned by the Delta hotel. Quarter ownership allows buyers to enjoy the year-round activity without the hassle of second home maintenance.

Sun Peaks has emerged as a world class, year-round destination resort – a perfect mix of sun and snow: more than 2,000 hours of sun a year, along with 220 inches (5.6 metres) of Champagne Powder.

This is Sun Peaks’ premier location, 100% ski-in/ski-out.

Please follow this link, Sun Peaks Resort Ski Development – Delta Residences, to view the project’s details and to contact Peter Nixon of S. P. Valley Developments Ltd. Partnership directly.