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review Superior quality 1 and 2 bedroom homes AND a 1.9% mortgage* We are very happy homeowners. Home ownership wasn’t something we’d considered until Cornerstone came along. One look at the showhome (nice) and a conversation with their mortgage-savvy sales team, and we were sold. We walked in on a whim, thinking, “There’s no way we can afford this”, and walked out on top of the world. Our folks agree — Cornerstone is a smart decision. Marcon has a great reputation; they’ve been around as long as we’ve been alive. And the best part is we can still afford to go on vacation, thanks to our low monthly payment.
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*Visit Discovery Centre for details. This is not an offering for sale or financing. Available to qualified buyers only. Any such offering may only be made with a disclosure statement. The Developer reserves the right to make changes without notice. E.&O.E.
Open House Sunday 1-3 pm 5621 211th Street, Langley
A Must See! A DREAM COME TRUE! Over 2600 sq. ft. on over 10,000 sq. ft. lot on no thru road overlooking greenbelt. Brand new lvgrm & master suite with 18' vaulted ceiling. S.S. appliances. Dining room with built in bar. Entertainment centre & floor to ceil. closets in livingroom. BACKYARD FOR ENTERTAINING! Post & beam covered deck with gas fireplace. Garage currently used as studio. Hot tub, central air, R.V. parking. TOO MUCH TO LIST!
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769,900
Open House: Saturday, March 19 2:00-4:30pm
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If you live in a 3 or 4 bedManor Park! Cul de sac! This beautiful 5 room home in bdrm plus den, 4 bath home, with suite Fort Langley potential, boasts a gorgeous, private SE facing and are backyard, hand scraped hardwood flooring, thinking about new carpeting, s/s kitchen appliances and SELLING, please call much, much more. Immaculate and lovingly Lisa at maintained, this home in sought-after Manor 778 242 3616. Park will go fast! Call Lisa today for your Your home private viewing. www.lisayasuda.ca may be perfect www.lisayasuda.ca for my buyer!
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Personal Real Estate Corporation #1 in 2009 (FVREB 2 Team Member) With over 120 Sales G PRICED TO HUNTSFIELD E ICE TIN R RIC S P I SELL! GREEN P L Very popular This large well NEW EW NEW N “Huntsfield Green”. located 2 bdrm,
Beautiful & bright 2 storey & professionally $ finished bsmt in "Jeffries Brook". Open plan with 9' ceilings on main, island in kitchen with light Maple Shaker cabinets. 3 generous bdrms up, Mbdrm has full ensuite & walk-in closet, plus large laundry up. Fully self contained 2 bdrm unauth suite in bsmt with sep laundry. Don't miss out! 6960 201 St., Langley
509,900
2 LEVEL + BSMT Providence by Morningstar. Like new, 3 bdrm, 2 storey with unfin bsmt. $ Quiet street location with lane access, detached double garage & extra parking. Bright open plan with large light Maple kitchen & island, high ceilings and lots of windows. 3 Bdrms & laundry up, master has 4 pce ensuite & walk-in closet. This is a great home! 19849 69B Ave. Langley
479,900
HUNTSFIELD GREEN Very bright & updated adult oriented townhome in ever popular “Huntsfield Green”. $ All new laminate & baseboards & professionally painted, new furnace & more. Vaulted ceiling thru dining & living rooms with patio access & gas fireplace in living room. Master suite with walk-in closet & 5 pce ensuite. Well located with lots of visitor parking close by. Complex has a beautiful pool & hot tub & new roof through out. #106 19649 53 Ave. Langley
323,900
COLLEGE COURT Beautifully updated top floor, (2 parking spots) corner unit with Mt. Baker view in College Court. $ Bright 2 bdrm, 2 bathrm with vaulted ceiling in Livgrm, designer colours, refaced gas fireplace & laminate floors. Good size Mbdrm with walk-in closet, 4 pce ensuite, including soaker tub & new tile & pedestal sink. New high end, large capacity front load Maytag washer/dryer. Raised white kitchen, space saver micro & new dishwasher. #417 5765 Glover Rd. Langley
211,900
1 bath in “Monte Vista Villa” $ overlooking quiet park like setting from your elevated 1st floor sundeck. Well run, 45+ complex, close to everything. Maintenance includes heat & hot water, insuite laundry, underground parking. Immediate possession available. No pets & no rentals. #107 33369 Old Yale Rd. Abbotsford
Well located in the complex with S. exposed covered $ patio & quiet location. New furnace & hot water tank, upgraded flooring including tile entry & kitchen. 2 Bdrms & 2 bathrooms, vaulted ceiling in liv/rm & din/rm, large master with walk-in closet & 5 pce ensuite. This is a bright & very well cared for unit. New roof throughout the complex & beautiful pool, hot tub & club house. #33 19649 53 Ave. Langley
BSMT HOME/ 3 SHOPS/ 5 ACRES
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Great bsmt home with unauthorized suite & numerous out buildings on $ 5 acres. 20x28’ Shop with 11’ door, 40x20’ shop & 21x32’ with 13’ door all with power, plus some animal shelters. Beautiful property with pond on west side, large garden area and fenced & X fenced for animals, with 345’ footage and lots of parking. Lots of upgrades, 2 gas fireplaces, roof, recent furnace, hot water tank, deck & railing and drilled well. Very good opportunity here! 26556 62 Ave. Langley
Original owners are selling this beautiful custom & quality built home in a great CDS in Bakerview Heights. Oversized private $ fenced S. Facing yard with kids playhouse, storage shed, kennel area & easy care landscaping with I/G sprinklers. Professionally painted 2010, plus crowns throughout living & dining rms. Nice bright open plan, high ceilings & solid hardwood in entry. Oak kitchen open to bright fam/rm with f/place, den on main with closet. 3 Bdrms up, oversized master bdrm with W/I closet & 4 piece ensuite with separate shower & soaker tub. Easy access 5’ crawl for extra storage. This home shows as a “10”. 26878 24A Ave. Langley
RANCHER ON 4.92 ACRES
CUSTOM BUILT ON 2.35 ACRES
849,900
239,800
WHY RENT? #113, 27044-32nd Avenue GORGEOUS .95 ACRE-HOUSE AND Popular Bertrand Estates - 1278 INVESTORS/ 1ST TIME BUYERS - 3 SHOP! Fantastic split level home with bedroom rancher with detached sf 3 bedroom/3bath townhome great layout - 4 bdrms plus den, newer garage, 1/4 acre lot, new roof and - VACANT and MOVE IN READY roof, some renos incl open kitchen plan, carpets in 2008, driveway down off - freshly painted, lots of updates, private yard, 24 x 33 shop with high 200th provides completely private excellent quiet location in ceiling and 12' doors on 2nd driveway, setting! Price below tax assessed situated in exceptional quiet area on complex - quick possession - call value! Walk to Brookswood shops. today! a no thru road - A great family home !
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Like new 5 Bdrm 2 storey plus bsmt home in the “Vineyards” on a CDS lot. New solid Brazilian $ ¾” hardwood floors & new river rock fireplace in family room. Gorgeous maple kitchen with island large walk-in pantry & 9’ ceiling on main. 4 Bdrms up with large Mbdrm with walk-in closet, oversized shower & soaker tub in ensuite. Professionally finished bsmt with media rm, playroom, full bath, & bdrm. Oversized patio in fenced back yard with gas outlet for BBQ. This is a great package. Easy access to the new Adams Rd. Elementary. 18223 66A Ave., Cloverdale
536,900
COUNTRY ATMOSPHERE New windows, vinyl siding, roof & high efficiency furnace plus $ updated country kitchen make this an excellent home for a young family. Patio doors open to a new 20x16 sundeck overlooking large private yard. The corner lot allows for lots of parking. This bare land Strata development allows for affordable living in a country atmosphere. 1021 251A St. Langley
419,900
2 HOMES ON 4.76 ACRES
Private, parklike 2.35 acre estate property, with creek and towering $ evergreens in an area designated for business park. Custom built 2 level with walkout daylight basement, this gorgeous country home is over 6600 sq. ft. and accessed down a long winding driveway, over a creek to a super natural private setting. Separate shop with 200 amp service, and unauth suite at front of property. Lots of options with this rare property in a quiet setting minutes to Freeway & Golden Ears Bridge. 19676 86 Avenue, Langley
Custom built 4 bedroom 2,427 Sq. Ft. rancher on beautiful 4.76 cleared rolling acres with a second 2 bdrm home, shop & $ barn. Triple garage, gourmet sized solid ms Mbdrm has walk in & 4 piece oak kitchen & 3 full bathrms. walk-in ensuite with jetted tub & sep shower, plus patio doors that open to S. exposed rear deck , which is partially covered. Formal living & dining rooms, gas fireplace in familyrm which opens also to sundeck. 20x24 Shop with power. 2 Bedroom house has its’ own driveway & garage & small barn. Lots of frontage on this estate, main home sits well back with long paved driveway. 26194 28 Ave. Langley
HORIZON PLACE
MARBLESON COURT
Spacious and very bright (southern exposed) 1288 S/F age 55+, 2 bdrm 2 bathrm condo within walking distance to $ Mill Lake & Seven Oaks. The open floor plan features a bright kitchen overlooking the spacious living room which leads out to a large covered deck with separate storage. A flex room off the kitchen can be used as a separate dining room, TV and or family room. There is an additional storage room within the suite. Locker, secured underground parking and separate underground visitor parking add to a convenient life style. #204 33233 E. Bourquin, Abbotsford
Great 2 storey condo in the “Marbleson Court”. 2 Bedrooms, 2 $ bathrooms, crown mouldings and large sundeck. Nice small complex (13 units) within walking distance to everything. Nice open plan with new laminate on main and gas fireplace in living room. Large laundry area up, Master with cheater ensuite. Immediate occupancy no problem. #207 5464 201A St. Langley
MONTGOMERY GATE
Well Located (close to Fraser Hwy) 4.92 Acres, $ 5 yr old 26x24 shop plus lean-to. 4 Bdrm rancher with 5 yr old metal roof for $750,000. Several barns which are set up for an operational Pigeon Farm. (Pigeon business included in price). This is a great property at a great price. 23816 40 Ave.
699,000
174,900
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244,900
1,099,000
Beautiful bright & open 2 bdrm & 2 bathrm unit in Montgomery Gate. Large $ Maple kitchen, completely painted throughout, crowns in livingrm & diningrm, and new light fixtures. Good size bdrms, master has 5 pce ensuite, oversized utility and S. exposed sundeck. Great building, great location with easy access to shopping & transit. #204 5450 208 St. Langley
224,900
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This 1800 sqft rancher has it all! 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths all on a 7991 sqft lot. Beautiful open concept kitchen with adjoining eating area and family room, raised island in kitchen with French doors leading to the patio and your fabulous private backyard with a 20x16 workshop with power, koi pond, inground sprinklers. Master is amazing with huge W/I closet and luxurious ensuite. Lots of room for a family or low maintenance for retirees. Close to dog park, rec centre, all levels of schools.
Charming Brookswood 2 storey home on over 10,000 sqft lot. This updated 2000+ sqft home with 4 bedrooms, den and 2 full bathrooms features a beautiful bright white kitchen with granite counters and French doors leading to the south facing fully fenced backyard with a huge cedar deck that is great for entertaining. Both bathrooms have been fully updated including granite counters. New carpet thru-out and paint. The 500 sqft workshop features 12’ ceiling, 110/220 power and 3 phase wiring. Close to schools, parks and shops. Call for a private viewing.
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4142 208th INVESTORS ALERT! Prime location in Brookswood! 1.25 acres with 2300 sqft house, detached guest cottage, detached 24x24 garage/workshop with 220 power and a roof top deck. The home has new s/s fridge and stove, tile in the kitchen, new real hardwood in the living room and dining room. Down has inlaw accommodation. House set far back from 208th street. Very private yard with mature landscaping. Feels like country living! Close to all levels of schools, rec. centre, shops, parks. Please don’t go on property without appointment as there are dogs.
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1639 256th TWO homes on 4.89 acres! The first home is a beautiful 2 year old rancher with 3 big bedrooms, master with full 4pc ensuite and the 2 other bedrooms share the other full 4pc ensuite, 3 full baths in total plus a den. Beautiful kitchen with maple cabinets, eating area and opening to the very bright and spacious sunroom. Second home is a 2000 sqft rancher with a 7’ basement, new paint and partially updated. Gorgeous fenced property with mature cedar hedges for privacy in front, young fruit trees, beautiful garden, very well maintained property. There is plenty of parking on the newly paved driveway. Older shop/barn with power. Great for berry farm, hobby farm the list goes on‌ Call for a private viewing.
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MARCH 17/2011
…Tweet, tweet. Twitter. Facebook. LinkedIn. Real estate marketer/branding specialist David Allison talks to a GVHBA U40 gathering about himself and how to best use social media… [ 3 ]
Vancouver leads housing markets as home sales increase in B.C. Residential sales in the province Cameron Muir. climbed five per cent in February from “Elevated sales activity in VancouJanuary 2011 on a seasonally adjusted ver’s pricier communities has pushed basis, reports the British Columbia Real average home prices higher than marEstate Association. ket conditions would suggest.” Compared to February Compared to February 2010, 2010, Multiple Listing Service the average MLS residential residential unit sales increased price in Vancouver has climbed eight per cent to 6,410 units more than 19 per cent, whereas and the average MLS residenthe benchmark, or typical tial price rose 18 per cent to home price has increased a $587,571 in February compared more modest four per cent, the Cameron Muir to the same month last year. BCREA says. “The surge in consumer Year-to-date, B.C. residential demand in Metro Vancouver continsales dollar volume increased 15 per ues to propel the provincial statistics cent to $6.03 billion compared to the higher,” says BCREA chief economist same period last year.
Quality builder. Quality homes. Purchasing a new home pays off with the right company:
Lakewood offers more at Madison
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ove your brand-new home at Lakewood Management’s Madison, a townhome development that is underway in a central, convenient Metro Vancouver location that is close to all conceivable amenities. “(Homebuyers) love the location, the price, the quality and the style of these homes,” says Lakewood sales representative Ken Hoyt. TRICIA LESLIE
Branch of BC housing
GVHBA’S 17TH ANNUAL
Surrey is B.C.’s fastest-growing municipality, with a population that is expected to outnumber Vancouver’s within the next 10 to 20 years. Finding a brand-new home that is close to all amenities and major transportation routes while remaining removed from it all may seem an impossibility in such an expanding city, but it is possible at Madison. Build by Lakewood Management, SEE PAGE 2... a local company with more than 40 years experience in the construction industry, Madison features new townhomes near 64 Avenue FEATURE and 144 Street in Surrey. Ranging in size from 1,423 to more than 1,500 square feet, the stylish townhomes are offered in a variety of floorplans in two designer-co-ordinated colour schemes, each designed to maximize the living space while allowing as much natural light inside as possible. A park and the Bell Centre for Performing Arts are both just across the street; the Newton Wave Pool is a short bike ride away and the Canada-U.S. border is an easy drive. Ken Hoyt, a Lakewood sales representative who has been working with the company for 25 years, says the homes speak for themselves. “Lakewood is a high-quality builder and the homes are quality-built,” Hoyt says. “There’s a lot of attention to detail. (Homebuyers) love the location, the price, the quality and the style of these homes.” All Madison homes come with two-car garages
Lakewood’s Madison offers new homes in a great location.
as well as patio and/or porch space; some floorplans have garden-level patios. Architecturally, the homes are a mix of contemporary with traditional, with homes featuring nine-foot ceilings, large windows and mood-adjustable fireplaces. Open-plan kitchens feature granite countertops, full-height ceramic tile backsplashes and a continued on page 2
March 22, 2011 FIRST-TIME Tuesday, Sheraton Vancouver
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Attendees are invited to arrive at 6 p.m. to get a wealth of information on new-home developments, mortgage information and other homebuying information.
Although the seminar is free to attend, GVHBA encourages attendees to bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the Surrey Food Bank.
Register for this seminar online at www.gvhba.org or call 778-565-4288
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Make mine Madison
Homebuyers line up Saturday.
Buyers line up at Kinfield Rainy spring weather couldn’t keep potential homebuyers away from a Polygon Homes development on the weekend. Despite the soggy forecast, excited new-home buyers lined up for a chance to purchase one of Polygon’s new townhomes at Kinfield, located in the masterplanned community of Westerleigh in West Abbotsford. Polygon notes that this was the first time the B.C.-owned-and-operated company has attempted a launch in Abbotsford, and “the response was overwhelming.” “We were excited to be introducing Kinfield to the market as our company had been looking for a large-scale development opportunity in Abbotsford for a considerable amount of time,” says Polygon president and CEO Neil Chrystal. Kinfield features affordable two- and three-bedroom townhomes designed in a charming Arts and Crafts style on the exterior, while more contemporary interiors are bright, open and welcoming. “These homes are designed to appeal to first-time buyers and young families looking for good value and that is exactly who we saw on the weekend with 21 homes sold on opening day,” Chrystal says. Kinfield is the first collection of townhomes in Westerleigh; when complete, the master-planned community will comprise more than 550 new homes, a new community park, trails and Club West, a residents-only clubhouse featuring 9,800 square feet of resort-style amenities. Homes in the new neighbourhood start from $259,900.
Podmore awarded A well-known Vancouver real estate industry magnate has been recognized by a local magazine as B.C.’s Residential Construction Person of the Year. David Podmore, chairman and CEO of Concert Properties, won the honour for 2010. With more than 30 years experience in the real estate business, Podmore co-founded Concert Properties with Jack Poole, the notable Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games chair, in 1989. “I just love the residential development business. And, in B.C., we have the best industry in the country,” Podmore said in a BC Homes Magazine – the publication behind the annual awards – release. Podmore will be honoured by his colleagues at an awards luncheon in Vancouver on April 8.
Homes at Madison are designed to offer plenty of space in open, airy floorplans that let plenty of natural light inside.
…off the front: “You’re so close to everything here. Everything is handy ... the homes are quality-built. There’s a lot of attention to detail." Ken Hoyt, Lakewood Management continued from page 1
stainless steel appliance package. Ensuite bathrooms have double sinks, more granite countertops and designer faucets, while designer lighting fixtures and a high-efficiency gas-forced-air heating system round out just some of the highlights of all Madison homes, no matter what floorplan. The location is a huge attraction for many of the families purchasing Madison homes, Hoyt notes. “You’re so close to everything here. Everything is handy,” he says. Local parks, the Newton Community Rec Centre, the Newton Arena and the Tong Louie YMCA are all nearby, along with a family golf centre. The shops, businesses and recreation offered in South Surrey and White Rock – not to mention Crescent Beach, White Rock Beach, Blackie Spit, Mud Bay, South Surrey Athletic Park and the Serpentine Wildlife Management area – are also close (about a 10 minute drive). Homes are priced starting in the $300,000s. Visit www.madisonhome.ca for more information. Lakewood’s Madison features granite countertops and stainless steel appliances as well as patios and two-car garages in every home.
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Allison talks social media at U40 event TRICIA LESLIE
David Allison remembers when he was the boss who banned Facebook in the workplace. But he – like many others – soon realized it was futile to fight the evolution of social media and other Internet tools, and embraced the online revolution. “Now, in the Monday morning meetings, you get in trouble if you’re not tweeting enough,” he said to a group of young professionals at Friday’s Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association “I think we’re U40 mentorship breakfast. “I remember when we got at a time our first fax machine at work now that is ... but the way people tell stobigger than the Gutenberg ries is changing. I think video is the new text.” Press or the Allison, who is president Internet. I and co-founder of Braun/ think we’re on Allison Inc. – a Vancouverthe edge of a based real estate development cliff here.” branding and communications company – said that in this day and age of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and QR codes, it is that much easier to be findable, which is crucial for any business’s success. While Allison admitted it can be hard to limit the time spent online to update social media, he added with focus, it can be done. “I probably spend 30 minutes a day, at most. It doesn’t take as long as you think,” he said. The key to using social media is not necessarily to promote a business or a development or sales, Allison noted. “The goal with social media should always
Braun/Allison president and co-founder David Allison speaks at a Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association U40 (under-40) mentorship breakfast at the Vancouver Club. Martin Knowles photos
be, ‘How can I make my customers’ lives better?” he said. “Just start talking. And be excited. Be passionate. If you own a bike store, don’t be passionate about bikes. Be passionate about biking. Build a movement and look at (social media) as a tool.” Braun, who earned a degree in journalism, has been in the business of providing strategic and creative services since the early 1980s, and has worked throughout Canada, from Winnipeg to Calgary. He started his own company in 1992 and, after 12 years as a consultant working for the
largest advertising and marketing firms in Western Canada, Allison joined forces with Marcus Braun in January 2005 to form Braun/ Allison Inc. Allison said he loves waking up every day to do a job he loves, and encouraged everyone to do the same; find a career they can be enthusiastic about, and let that excitement show in all forms of social media. He noted the Gutenberg Press revolutionized how people were able to share information in the 1400s, then the Internet did the same thing upon its inception. “I think we’re at a time now that is bigger
than the Gutenberg Press or the Internet. I think we’re on the edge of a cliff here,” Allison said. The old method for business was for company bigwigs to sit around a conference table, decide what they should tell people to buy, then purchase a newspaper ad telling them to buy that product. Today – especially since consumers are much more educated than ever before, thanks to the Internet – companies are having conversations with the consumer, instead of lecturing them and telling them what to do. “Now, companies are listening to what people are saying they want,” Allison said. “It’s no longer, ‘How do I make a buck?’ Now, it’s ‘How do I make a buck and make peoples’ better?’” As for advertising, Allison emphasized that “you’ve got to do both” print and online, and noted a recent Ipsos-Reid poll shows newspaper ads are “by far, still number one” as to where people will look for real estate-related information. The only thing that’s changed is the content in the ads, he said. In the ‘old days’ the newspaper ad would be chock-full of all the information the reader might need. “Now, all you’re trying to do is get them to go to your website,” he said.
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