I feel like $4 million is a good amount of money to spend on a luxury home…That kind of money affords one a certain kind of lifestyle, I would assume (I have to assume because I don’t actually know!).
In Georgetown, Washington, $4 million buys you this mansion, which formerly housed the Field School (a distinguished prep school):
Photo by Beasly Real Estate
For those looking to buy a home in Vancouver, the season of spending every weekend getting in and out of your car and trudging through open houses has begun. I secretly loved this process when we were looking for our home, particularly the voyeurism of it – some homes were absolutely pristine and perfectly staged, while others were a den of hoarding, disrepair and grime.
Thank goodness I don’t have to go looking at open houses, but if I did, these are the ones I’d want to check out this weekend. Not necessarily to buy (I couldn’t afford most of them), but just to see a little bit more than what the images show (you can click on the photos to view the listings).
Located in the heart of Kitsilano, this home has 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. It is the “garden level” suite in this heritage conversion…I’d want to see it just to know what a $700K basement apartment looks like up close. Read more…
I was informed that there was an inaccuracy in last week’s Absurd Vancouver Property. Apparently, the photos I showed were merely “artists” renditions that had been placed in the online listing by the agent. Guess in a slow market, you do what you gotta do. Although, I can’t imagine why the prospect of a home that looks like Sigfried and Roy barfed all over it would appeal to any buyer…
I can do better than this. I’m going to show you a “rendition” of what this week’s property could look like. It’s located in East Vancouver and, by Vancouver standards, is a bargain at $550K.
A little (okay…a lot) of elbow grease, and you could have the home of your dreams… Read more…
The second most expensive mansion to ever be listed in Canada is situated in, you guessed it, Vancouver. Well, West Vancouver to be precise.
At $37.9 million, the home is being called a complete “tear down” with value only being in the land.
I can’t imagine why…it’s just so gorgeous!!
According to the latest Worldwide Cost of Living Survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit, Vancouver is the most expensive city to inhabit in North America ahead of Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. I wasn’t surprised to see Vancouver on this list, but didn’t expect it to come up ahead of these major U.S. cities.
According to the survey, there are 20 cities worldwide that are more expensive to live in than Vancouver. I thought it would be interesting to know what a million dollars would buy you in the top five most expensive cities…as we know in YVR it gets us a crack shack on a tiny pile of dirt.
5. Melbourne, Australia
Just over a million dollars will get you this charming half-duplex in sunny Melbourne:
With the recent drops in the Vancouver real estate market, I anticipated that it might be difficult to find an Absurd Property to feature. I wasn’t disappointed, however, there are still many homes listed with shocking price tags. I hovered around the $2.6 million dollar range, which in Los Angeles, could buy you the home of former Grey’s Anatomy alum, Katherine Heigl:
Believe me, it was hard to decide. So much absurdity and ridiculousness to choose from! I’ve narrowed down my Top Ten Absurd Vancouver Properties…let me know if I’ve missed any of your favourites!
With the “softening” Vancouver real estate market, it’s hard to believe there are still absurd properties out there…okay, who am I kidding? It’s Vancouver…there’s always a ridiculous multi-million dollar listing out there ripe for ridiculing. First things first, though. Let’s look at some $2 million + celebrity homes.
First up, the $2.3 million home recently put up for sale by “The Apprentice” alum, Bill Rancic and his wife Giuliana:
It’s Black Friday…and seemingly we’ve now adopted this tradition in Canada. I’m not sure when that happened, but we sure do like to copy what our pals down south are doing, so I guess it was just a matter of time. There are a few bargains happening in various markets – some decent celebrity abodes up for sale. Are you wondering if the same is applying up here in Vancouver? Seemingly our market is stagnating…great news if you’re a buyer who’s been patiently waiting and, hopefully, saving your pennies.
Check out this Silver Lake (L.A.) property recently put on the market by Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation).
Sold for just over a million dollars, the 2,171 square feet, 2 bedrooms, 1.75 bathroom home is stunning inside and out. Read more…
Last week, real estate marketing guru, Bob Rennie was speaking with Bill Good about a “new type of buyer” in Vancouver…or, rather, the type of buyers he advises developers to build for. Read more…
