Mike Giesbrecht

  You probably don't think buying a lighting fixture for a room is all that complicated. It isn't. However, it does require you to consider which types of lighting you may need. According to the Lighting Association, there are three types: General lighting. By far the most common, this is the type of lighting that is designed to create a functional brightness that spreads throughout a room. ...

There are currently 360 condominium apartment homes for sale in North Vancouver, ranging in price from $169,000 for a 677 square-foot 1-bedroom home in Lower Lonsdale, to $3,220,000 for a 4-bedroom, 2,500 square-foot penthouse with sweeping harbour views and a 1,000 square foot roof-top patio, also in Lower Lonsdale. There have been 144 sales in the last 90 days, with the average sale pric ...

There are currently 209 single family homes for sale in North Vancouver, ranging in price from $229,000 for a 4-bedroom 1,300 square foot water-access-only house in Brighton Beach, to $15,488,000 for a 4- bedroom, 7,200 square foot waterfront estate on Beachview Dr. There have been 183 sales in the last 90 days, with the average sale price during that time coming in at $1,401,495 and the m ...

  People will often ask me, "How much for a one-bedroom condo in this area?"  Or, "How much for a two-bedroom condo in that area?"  What I have done for a number of areas around the Downtown Core is list the current lowest priced one-bedroom, current lowest priced two-bedroom, the lowest sale price for a one bedroom so far this year, the average and median sale prices for one-bedrooms this y ...

Sometimes we don't have much choice about selling our home and buying another. Circumstances, such as a job relocation, may have made that choice for us.  However, most often the decision to move is discretionary. Sometimes people move simply because they think it's a good idea. They feel that "now" is the right time to find their next dream home. So how do you make that kind of decision?  T ...

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There are unwelcome guests that most homeowners dread. They come into your house, eat, sleep, make a mess, and never leave willingly. Each one has at least six legs and sometimes flies.  They are, of course, insects. They’ve been freeloading in homes since homes were invented. Here are some practical ways to keep these unwelcome guests out:  Find out how they got in. Look for gaps around ...

There are currently 319 single family homes for sale in West Vancouver, ranging in price from $348,000 for a 1-bedroom cabin situated on Passage Island to $22,800,000 for a 7-bedroom, 13,000 square foot mansion on a 2-acre estate in Caulfeild. There have been 139 sales in the last 90 days, with the average sale price during that time coming in at $2,580,955 and the median sale price being ...

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