2510 East 23rd Ave., Vancouver
Type: 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom detached
Size: 1,611 sq. ft.
B.C. Assessment, 2012: $708,400
Listed for: $773,888
Sold for: $773,888
Sold on: March 10
Days on market: 12
Listing agent: Mike Giesbrecht at Prudential Sussex Realty
Buyers agent: Kevin Xiao at Amex Broadway West Realty
The big sell: Believing in the value of your property is key in today’s real estate world. Such was the case for listing agent Mike Giesbrecht and his client when they listed this rancher in Renfrew Heights.
Approximately 100 people came through the first weekend of open houses, producing four offers, all below the asking price. Trusting that the home was worth the listed price, the seller declined the offers.
Another busy open house was held the following Saturday, which resulted in three additional offers being presented that same evening – including one that matched the asking price.
This house was built in 1948 on a 33-by-120-foot lot and had been neatly maintained. The main selling features?
According to Giesbrecht, these were the views of downtown and Grouse Mountain, the south-facing rear garden and the location, just two blocks from the Nanaimo SkyTrain station.
SOUTH SURREY HOME IS SPACIOUS INSIDE AND OUT
2902 146A St., Surrey
Type: 7-bedroom, 8-bathroom detached
Size: 6,063 sq. ft.
B.C. Assessment, 2012: $1.719 million
Listed for: $1.749 million
Sold for: $1.68 million
Sold on: Feb. 20
Days on market: 111
Listing agent: Suzanne Wheeler at Prudential Sussex Realty
Buyers agent: Janalee Barnes at RE/MAX Colonial Pacific Realty
The big sell: This eye-catching property in South Surrey’s Elgin Ridge neighbourhood was built in 2008 and provides spacious living in a quiet setting that backs on to Semiahmoo Trail. Despite housing a triple garage, a hot tub, an outdoor fireplace, a large patio for entertaining, and a flat expansive area for children’s playing, the private 0.32-acre lot easily accommodates the 6,000-square-foot home. Its interior includes a formal living and dining room, a two-storey family room, an office, a guest bedroom, and a gourmet kitchen with state-of-the-art appliances, high-end cabinets and an over-sized island. Upstairs, the master bedroom has a fireplace, private balcony, his-and-hers walk-in closets, and a double soaker tub, and three additional bedrooms. The lower level has a media room, games room, gym, and a one-bedroom family or guest suite.
NORTH VAN TOWNHOUSE ENJOYS SPACE AND PRIVACY
1188 Strathaven Dr., North Vancouver
Type: 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom townhouse
Size: 2,566 sq. ft.
B.C. Assessment, 2012: $839,900
Listed for: $868,000
Sold for: $860,000
Sold on: March 5
Days on market: 27
Listing agent: Holly Wood at RE/MAX Select Properties
Buyers agent: Holly Wood at RE/MAX Select Properties
The big sell: According to agent Holly Wood, this townhome with four bed-rooms and a den in the Strathaven complex had been meticulously cared for and presented in show-home condition. The floor plan creates a natural flow, due in part to the 10-and 20-foot ceilings. The main floor holds the principal reception rooms; there are two natural gas fireplaces, and a den that could be used as an office.
The upper level features new cork flooring, a master suite with attached five-piece bathroom and radiant heat, and two further bedrooms.
The ground floor has a large office/ bedroom with a convenient built-in Murphy bed, a three-piece bathroom, and its own separate entrance off the double garage.
There are three private patios, and evergreen views of the treed parkland setting from the majority of the rooms in the property.
The building has a new roof and is in a quiet location at the end of a cul-de-sac.
These transactions were compiled by Nicola Way of BestHomesBC.com and AssignmentsCanada.ca.
Realtors – send your recent sales to nicola@ besthomesbc.com