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Vancouver, BC is a city located in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is named after Captain George Vancouver, an English explorer. Vancouver has a population of 587,891, while its metropolitan region, the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), has a population of 2,180,737 (2006 estimate). Vancouver Average House Price is about $740,000. Real Estate in Vancouver, BC is very expensive.

Greater Vancouver is the largest metropolitan area in western Canada and the third largest in the country. It is also the largest city in the Pacific Northwest and is the second-largest metropolitan area (second to Seattle). Vancouver is ethnically diverse, with more than half of its residents having a first language other than English. The city is growing rapidly, and the GVRD population is projected to reach 2.6 million by 2020. Vancouver Apartment Condos

Vancouver, BC is consistently ranked one of the three most livable cities in the world. In 2007, it was ranked the 89th most expensive city in which to live among 143 major cities in the world, and the second most expensive in Canada after Toronto. Vancouver tied with Vienna as having the third highest quality of living in the world, after Zurich and Geneva.

The 2010 Winter Olympics will be held in Vancouver and nearby Whistler.

Things to do in Vancouver :

  • Walk around Stanley Park on the sea wall
  • Go flightseeing above the city and local mountains
  • Take the ferry to Granville Island (5 minute ride) - Ski 30 minutes from downtown at Cypress, Grouse or Seymour Mountain
  • Fly to Victoria by float plane & visit Butchart Gardens
  • Ride the Gondola to the top of Grouse Mountain
  • Visit the Capilano Suspension Bridge
  • Fish for Salmon or Halibut from downtown Vancouver
  • Kayak in the local rivers or the local ocean

VANCOUVER, BC ARTICLES

vancouver, bc real estate - Google News
Updated : Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:59:13 GMT

BC rec property price increases slowing: survey - Vancouver Sun

CTV.ca

BC rec property price increases slowing: survey
Vancouver Sun,  Canada - Jun 26, 2008
VANCOUVER - Like the primary-residence side of real estate, recreational property markets are moderating, according to a report by the realty firm Royal ...
Millionaire's Handbook: When one cottage just won't do CanadianBusiness.com
Growth, sales slow for recreational property Vancouver Sun
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Publ.Date : Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:26:16 GMT

British Columbia entrepreneurs raising the bar on business success - Canada NewsWire (press release)

British Columbia entrepreneurs raising the bar on business success
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - Jul 3, 2008
Peter C. Dupuis, Sid Landolt S&P Destination Properties Vancouver www.sprealestate.com International full-service real estate company. ...

Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:47:54 GMT

Cottage country woes: BC - National Post

Cottage country woes: BC
National Post, Canada - 18 hours ago
Combine a subprime mortgage-fuelled tumble in the value of US resort real estate -- those Arizona golf resorts have seen 15% declines -- with the massive ...

Publ.Date : Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:29:34 GMT

BC real estate agents forgo safety system - Globe and Mail

BC real estate agents forgo safety system
Globe and Mail, Canada - Jun 27, 2008
VANCOUVER — Nearly five months after Victoria real estate agent Lindsay Buziak was found stabbed to death inside an empty house she was showing, ...

Publ.Date : Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:03:32 GMT
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