| Vancouver Off-Topic / Current Events The off-topic forum for Vancouver, funnies, non-auto centered discussions, WORK SAFE. While the rules are more relaxed here, there are still rules. Please refer to sticky thread in this forum. |
 | | 
05-08-2013, 08:59 PM
|
#1 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 8,858
Thanked 2,420 Times in 669 Posts
Failed 530 Times in 136 Posts
| Vancouver's most sensational homes up for grabs
Some highlights: Quote: 
Designed by architect Bob Turner, this residence is situated on a gated estate, offering ocean and island views. The home is made of concrete, steel, zinc, natural stone and glass on three levels of living. The four-bedroom 5,200-sqare-foot residence offers a dramatic, open plan of living with a warm ambiance and includes a sparkling outdoor infinity-edge pool & hot tub, sun-drenched patio space, casual lounge areas surrounded by lush rock gardens and panoramic ocean and coastline views of Vancouver's Inner Harbour. $7.498 million.
| Quote: 
Luxury oceanfront home directly on the beach, private terrace, swimming pool and spectacular views. $9,875,000, 4367 Erwin Drive, Cypress, West Vancouver.
| Quote: 
Stunning home with sweeping ocean and island views in White Rock, featuring a floating pool (with outdoor fireplace), wine cellar, triple car garage. Yours for $6,488,000. 1755 Ocean Park Rd, Crescent Beach.
| Quote: 
A luxurious private estate on 1.6 acres of land, with crystal chandeliers, private courtyard, chef's dream kitchen, home theatre, steam room and more. $6,280,000, 17371 Fedoruk Road, East Richmond.
| Quote: 
A magnificent estate in North Vancouver above Indian Arm's cliff and rock formations. We're talking coastline views, home theatre, bar, wine cellar... the works. Listed at $7,990,000, at 2888 Panorama Drive, Deep Cove.
| Quote: 
A luxury 3,280-sq-ft condo in Coal Harbour with 270-degree views, a 290-sq-ft terrace with outdoor fireplace, 3 ensuites and family room. Priced at $7,990,000. #3002 277 Thurlow St.
| Quote: 
This condo has "wow view" factor, located on Coal Harbour waterfront, with its huge landscaped deck, home theatre and sophisticated fixtures. It will only set you back $5,800,000. At $1901 1077 W Cordova St.
| moar at: Bizarre and breathtaking: Vancouver's most sensational homes up for grabs
__________________
2014 Honda Civic Si | 
|  | |
05-08-2013, 09:16 PM
|
#2 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: surrey
Posts: 2,585
Thanked 4,578 Times in 934 Posts
Failed 554 Times in 127 Posts
| Quote: |
Stunning home with sweeping ocean and island views in White Rock, featuring a floating pool (with outdoor fireplace), wine cellar, triple car garage. Yours for $6,488,000. 1755 Ocean Park Rd, Crescent Beach | thats actually in Surrey
| |
| | |
05-08-2013, 09:42 PM
|
#3 | | I don't get it
Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 403
Thanked 248 Times in 90 Posts
Failed 170 Times in 18 Posts
|
I remember in 2004, when my family was living in Kits (5th and Alma) and houses in the area were starting to hit the $1.5 million mark, I asked my dad why house prices were so high. And he told me "supply and demand". So many people want to live on the west side, but there isn't enough land; as a result for some properties the land is worth more than the house. We moved to Burnaby in November 2009, at that time the RE bubble was at its peak. I remember plots of land in Dunbar and Point Grey selling for $2-2.5 million. The bubble squeezed my family out of Vancouver and now we live in subsidized housing. (For the record,
And before anyone says Asians are buying up homes. people of all creed and colours do it, either for the lifestyle, to settle here or to get rich. It's people born and raised here, from the Interior, from the Island, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, the US, Europe, Australia...the demand to live here comes from people worldwide.
Now, I'm one of those curmudgeons who thinks that a house is a home-a place to help you raise a family, to plant roots, to develop a career-and less of an investment or status symbol. But my way of thinking is not the way of the future, at least in Vancouver. S'okay. I'm alive, I'm healthy, I have family. I'll survive.
Last edited by BurnoutBinLaden; 05-08-2013 at 09:54 PM.
| |
| | |
05-08-2013, 09:50 PM
|
#4 | | My homepage has been set to RS
Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 2,308
Thanked 825 Times in 341 Posts
Failed 203 Times in 77 Posts
|
wow where the hell is that richmond one lol...kinda random
| |
| | |
05-08-2013, 09:58 PM
|
#5 | | I am Hook'd on RS
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: vansteredam
Posts: 52
Thanked 313 Times in 13 Posts
Failed 7 Times in 3 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by BurnoutBinLaden  I remember in 2004, when my family was living in Kits (5th and Alma) and houses in the area were starting to hit the $1.5 million mark, I asked my dad why house prices were so high. And he told me "supply and demand". So many people want to live on the west side, but there isn't enough land; as a result for some properties the land is worth more than the house. We moved to Burnaby in November 2009, at that time the RE bubble was at its peak. I remember plots of land in Dunbar and Point Grey selling for $2-2.5 million. The bubble squeezed my family out of Vancouver and now we live in subsidized housing. | And now you're suffering in the far-off burbs of Burnaby. Oh the horrors!
| |
| | |
05-08-2013, 10:04 PM
|
#6 | | I don't get it
Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 403
Thanked 248 Times in 90 Posts
Failed 170 Times in 18 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Dickson_Top And now you're suffering in the far-off burbs of Burnaby. Oh the horrors! | I hope I did not sound ungrateful. It's a 10 minute bus ride to SFU and I live in an area surrounded by greenery. And it's so quiet, we would always hear emergency vehicles screaming down 4th, and rip roaring Harleys in the summer. Burnaby is awesome.
| |
| | |
05-08-2013, 10:36 PM
|
#7 | | Marcosexual Fan Club, CEO
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: US Bush-country
Posts: 7,741
Thanked 823 Times in 284 Posts
Failed 236 Times in 113 Posts
|
Not sure why anyone would pay over $2M to live in White Rock or Surrey.
__________________
Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
| |
| | | This post thanked by: | adambomb, dinamix, El Bastardo, ilvtofu, josayeee, maxx, nack, Noir, Razor Ramon HG, spyker, StylinRed, xilley | |
05-08-2013, 11:12 PM
|
#8 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 5,542
Thanked 652 Times in 346 Posts
Failed 128 Times in 52 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco911 Not sure why anyone would pay over $2M to live in White Rock or Surrey. | It's waterfront property with a nice view. For some, 2 million is just spare change.
| |
| | |
05-09-2013, 12:53 AM
|
#9 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: van dutch
Posts: 344
Thanked 360 Times in 58 Posts
Failed 49 Times in 14 Posts
|
i thought britsh properties would be on this list
| |
| | |
05-09-2013, 05:09 AM
|
#10 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Vancouver DT
Posts: 4,322
Thanked 2,797 Times in 916 Posts
Failed 1,257 Times in 270 Posts
|
pfft,7 million?  Look what 3 million bought me  
__________________
Fly Your Own Flag.
| |
| | |
05-09-2013, 06:42 AM
|
#11 | | Waxin’ Punks
Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South Surrey
Posts: 7,241
Thanked 6,119 Times in 2,120 Posts
Failed 215 Times in 113 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by BurnoutBinLaden So many people want to live on the west side, but there isn't enough land; as a result for some properties the land is worth more than the house. | In the GVA, land is pretty much ALWAYS worth more than the house. You invest in the land, not the structure. Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco911 Not sure why anyone would pay over $2M to live in White Rock or Surrey. | Ignorance is bliss.
__________________
If you drive like an asshole, you probably are one. Quote:
Originally Posted by MG1 punkwax, I don't care what your friends say about you, you are gold! | Quote:
Originally Posted by mikemhg What do your farts sound like then? | | |
| | |
05-09-2013, 06:59 AM
|
#12 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 38,772
Thanked 15,661 Times in 6,331 Posts
Failed 2,134 Times in 728 Posts
|
That deep cove place is very nice you can see it from the water easy but no way I'm paying that price to have people walking around my place all day long, almost no privacy there
Posted via RS Mobile | |
| | |
05-09-2013, 07:01 AM
|
#13 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 38,772
Thanked 15,661 Times in 6,331 Posts
Failed 2,134 Times in 728 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco911 Not sure why anyone would pay over $2M to live in White Rock or Surrey. | Through friends I know that a few former CEO's of very large local companies live around the water front in between the strip and crescent beach, I'm assuming they choose to go there because you can actually purchase privacy as opposed to the north shore where your looking into your neighbors kitchen for 15m Posted via RS Mobile | |
| | |
05-09-2013, 08:26 AM
|
#14 | | My homepage has been set to RS
Join Date: May 2005 Location: #604
Posts: 2,267
Thanked 2,454 Times in 813 Posts
Failed 146 Times in 72 Posts
|
^^ Abit of an exaggeration, 15mil in North Shore could definitely get you privacy.
But regardless, there's tons of properties worth TONS of money in the GVRD that people probably don't know of. In my area of Central Burnaby, I know of afew houses that are worth about $7-10million for house & property. (And thats in Burnaby)
For reference, we sold my grandmas house in Vancouver about 5 years ago. It was on 8th Ave, just West of Vine. The house was bought in 1955 for $55,000. 5 years ago the property (old shitty house) sold for around $1.4million. The house was estimated at about $100,000. Thus the property alone was worth $1.3mil. Just to give an idea of the crazy RE market and inflation locally.
__________________ Quote: | [17-03, 09:23] Amuro Ray is it normal for my dick to have things growing on it? | Quote: [15-05, 13:34] FastAnna You guise are like diet coke and I am the mentos
[15-05, 13:34] FastAnna Incredible. How easy it is. | Quote:
Originally Posted by murd0c I'm scared of spiders... When I see one I toss my cats at it | | |
| | |
05-09-2013, 09:14 AM
|
#15 | | Banned By Establishment
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New West
Posts: 3,998
Thanked 2,982 Times in 1,135 Posts
Failed 284 Times in 109 Posts
|
I don't look at those as all that extreme.
You are telling me that I'm entering a Vancouver mansion for 13 times the base price for a detached house on nowhere street in New West?
That doesn't describe real estate extremism to me. The fact that the crap shack on a postage stamp sized lot dwarfed by apartment buildings across the street from me is $450k...THAT's the problem in real estate.
| |
| | |
05-09-2013, 09:23 AM
|
#16 | | Head Moderator
Join Date: Dec 1982 Location: Great White Nor
Posts: 22,661
Thanked 6,462 Times in 2,081 Posts
Failed 98 Times in 51 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco911 Not sure why anyone would pay over $2M to live in White Rock or Surrey. | And I don't understand why some people are willing to spend that much on a shoebox of an apartment to live in downtown Vancouver.
It's all about preferences. I would way rather live in White Rock/Crescent Beach than most other cities in the GVRD.
| |
| | |
05-09-2013, 09:26 AM
|
#17 | | Marcosexual Fan Club, CEO
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: US Bush-country
Posts: 7,741
Thanked 823 Times in 284 Posts
Failed 236 Times in 113 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by willystyle It's waterfront property with a nice view. For some, 2 million is just spare change. | Yeah but you're out in the boonies. It's like an hour to the nearest Louis Vuitton store.
__________________
Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
| |
| | |
05-09-2013, 09:34 AM
|
#18 | | Marcosexual Fan Club, CEO
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: US Bush-country
Posts: 7,741
Thanked 823 Times in 284 Posts
Failed 236 Times in 113 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Lomac And I don't understand why some people are willing to spend that much on a shoebox of an apartment to live in downtown Vancouver.
It's all about preferences. I would way rather live in White Rock/Crescent Beach than most other cities in the GVRD. | Are you serious? If you rather live in White Rock/Crescent Beach, you should also consider moving to Tofino. It's nice enough for a weekend, but anything longer and YAWN! Is there even a Whole Foods out there yet?
If you've made enough coin to own a property over >$2M, you probably want to be near nice dining, high-end shopping, entertainment, commercial offices and live in a neighbourhood with similar demographics.
BTW, 2M will get you a fairly nice apt downtown and nice home for a family in North Van, so there's absolutely no reason to live about 70 km from civilisation.
__________________
Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
| |
| | |
05-09-2013, 09:56 AM
|
#19 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 5,090
Thanked 2,629 Times in 1,185 Posts
Failed 81 Times in 54 Posts
|
^ Unless, you need the space to store your stable of sports cars. There are not many mansions in Vancouver that have sufficient extra space for say 5-6 cars.
I know of a fairly rich person who chose to buy property in south Surrey. Rich people don't become rich by spending more money than necessary.
Posted via RS Mobile | |
| | |
05-09-2013, 11:33 AM
|
#20 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Nanaimo
Posts: 16,918
Thanked 8,029 Times in 3,761 Posts
Failed 1,511 Times in 649 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco911 Yeah but you're out in the boonies. It's like an hour to the nearest Louis Vuitton store. |
Not every person wants to dress like your favorite rapper. There are lots of multi millionaires that shop at walmart and don't own a $200 pair of jeans.
__________________
Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter. | |
| | |
05-09-2013, 11:53 AM
|
#21 | | I don't get it
Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 403
Thanked 248 Times in 90 Posts
Failed 170 Times in 18 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Manic! Not every person wants to dress like your favorite rapper. There are lots of multi millionaires that shop at walmart and don't own a $200 pair of jeans. | I can confirm this, I went to high school with a guy whose dad is a very high profile doctor at VGH, and their family also has oil wealth. They are not the kind of family to be flashy or conspicuous, the guy's first car was a Taurus.
| |
| | |
05-09-2013, 01:42 PM
|
#22 | | My homepage has been set to RS
Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: AB/BC
Posts: 2,235
Thanked 1,213 Times in 390 Posts
Failed 26 Times in 10 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by melloman ^^ Abit of an exaggeration, 15mil in North Shore could definitely get you privacy.
But regardless, there's tons of properties worth TONS of money in the GVRD that people probably don't know of. In my area of Central Burnaby, I know of afew houses that are worth about $7-10million for house & property. (And thats in Burnaby)
For reference, we sold my grandmas house in Vancouver about 5 years ago. It was on 8th Ave, just West of Vine. The house was bought in 1955 for $55,000. 5 years ago the property (old shitty house) sold for around $1.4million. The house was estimated at about $100,000. Thus the property alone was worth $1.3mil. Just to give an idea of the crazy RE market and inflation locally. | I might be wrong but that's about 6% per year return not including inflation, not too crazy. But when you see $55000-$1400000 it looks crazy without factoring 50+ years.
Inflation from 55-70's approx 2%
From 70's to mid 80's approx 6%
Mid 80's to early 90's approx 4%
90's to current approx 1-2%
If your grandma bought a brand new 1955 chevy nomad for $2500 and only drove it to church it would have the same rate of return as the house/property.
__________________
They/them
69 Camaro LS/T56
| |
| | |
05-09-2013, 03:41 PM
|
#23 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
Join Date: May 2002 Location: Surrey
Posts: 3,236
Thanked 828 Times in 290 Posts
Failed 282 Times in 75 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco911 Are you serious? If you rather live in White Rock/Crescent Beach, you should also consider moving to Tofino. It's nice enough for a weekend, but anything longer and YAWN! Is there even a Whole Foods out there yet?
If you've made enough coin to own a property over >$2M, you probably want to be near nice dining, high-end shopping, entertainment, commercial offices and live in a neighbourhood with similar demographics.
BTW, 2M will get you a fairly nice apt downtown and nice home for a family in North Van, so there's absolutely no reason to live about 70 km from civilisation. | I live near white rock and I'm assuming you haven't been there lately. There has been massive development in the retail sector there. Big name stores have moved in. To say White Rock is in the boonies is a pretty stupid statement and one that has no factual basis.
| |
| | |
05-09-2013, 03:45 PM
|
#24 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Richmond
Posts: 1,355
Thanked 1,776 Times in 444 Posts
Failed 195 Times in 67 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco911 Are you serious? If you rather live in White Rock/Crescent Beach, you should also consider moving to Tofino. It's nice enough for a weekend, but anything longer and YAWN! Is there even a Whole Foods out there yet?
If you've made enough coin to own a property over >$2M, you probably want to be near nice dining, high-end shopping, entertainment, commercial offices and live in a neighbourhood with similar demographics.
BTW, 2M will get you a fairly nice apt downtown and nice home for a family in North Van, so there's absolutely no reason to live about 70 km from civilisation. | No offense, but if I made enough money to drop $2MM plus on a property, I wouldn't buy it anywhere in the Lower Mainland.
| |
| | |
05-09-2013, 07:04 PM
|
#25 | | Marcosexual Fan Club, CEO
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: US Bush-country
Posts: 7,741
Thanked 823 Times in 284 Posts
Failed 236 Times in 113 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Tapioca ^ Unless, you need the space to store your stable of sports cars. There are not many mansions in Vancouver that have sufficient extra space for say 5-6 cars.
I know of a fairly rich person who chose to buy property in south Surrey. Rich people don't become rich by spending more money than necessary.
Posted via RS Mobile | Priorities. Most wealthy people value being near the core downtown area for the reasons I listed than far out from the city.
__________________
Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
| |
| | | |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
All times are GMT -8. The time now is 06:31 PM.
|
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!
The banners on the left side and below do not show for registered users!
