80-year-old home sells in six days in Vancouver

Type: 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom, detached

B.C. Assessment: $1.1349 million

Listed for: $1.39 million

Sold for: $1.35 million

Sold on: July 31

Days on market: 6

Listing agent: Linda Hale and Elizabeth Campbell Wride at Dexter Associates Realty

Buyers agent: Ryan Taylor at RE/MAX Real Estate Services

The big sell: this character house received multiple offers and sold in just six days, circumstances that suggest reports of a slowdown in sales recently have to be circulated and heard cautiously. It is not hard to see why this home's time on market was so short: this 1929 home has an expansive 46-by-148-foot corner lot, large principal rooms, oak hardwood floors, top floor bedrooms with walk-in closets, a basement with a recreation room and a southfacing back porch overlooking a vegetable patch and garage. Situated in the popular, family-oriented Riley Park neighbourhood, this property will be a prime candidate for a renovation or a new-build.

$30,000 OVER ASKING PAID FOR BUNGALOW IN BURNABY

Type: 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom, detached

B.C. Assessment: $602,900

Listed for: $680,000

Sold on: July 27

Days on market: 8

Listing agent: Tony Eng at Park Georgia Realty Ltd.

Buyers agent: Tony Eng at Park Georgia Realty Ltd.

The big sell: another home that's defying trends, this bungalow in South Burnaby Garden Village in original condition sold for $30,000 over the asking price in eight days. It benefits from being on the higher side of the street, and has mountain views. The property has a large lot, with a 60-foot frontage, and a southfacing private rear garden with fencing and lane access to an open double carport with a storage room. The basement has high ceilings and is partly finished with a bedroom, utility room and recreational space, and has a convenient separate entrance. Burnaby's ratio of park and to residents is one of the highest in North America, and Garden Village carries on this tradition with the newly constructed George McLean Park.

2-BED VIEW APARTMENT BOUGHT FOR $1.075 MILLION

Vancouver 1502 -- 1199 Marinaside

Type: 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartment

B.C. Assessment: $863,000

Listed for: $1.12 million

Sold for: $1.075 million

Sold on: July 24

Days on market: 75

Listing agent: Artem August at Sutton Group -- West Coast Realty

Buyers agent: Ryan Hawk at TRG -- The Residential Group Realty

The big sell: this is an apartment worthy of its unobstructed southfacing views overlooking Quayside Marina. Situated in one of the most desirable neighbourhoods in downtown Vancouver, Concord Pacific's Aquarius one building boasts a state-of-the-art fitness facility, an indoor swimming pool, hot tub and sauna. It is just steps from the seawall, Urban Fare, and the cafes and restaurants that line Marinaside Crescent. The suite is an end unit with hardwood flooring, a kitchen with dark granite countertops and designer cabinetry, two good-sized bedrooms, a den, a solarium and a balcony large enough to accommodate a table and chairs.

LAKE OKANAGAN PRE-SALE SELLS AFTER EIGHT MONTHS

Type: 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom apartment

Listed for: $481,000

Sold on: Aug. 5

Days on market: 247

Listing agent: Michele Wangler at SOPA Square Discovery Centre

Buyers agent: Michele Wangler at SOPA Square Discovery Centre

The big sell: with an anticipated completion date of spring 2013, construction on Kelowna's SOPA Square development is underway. Situated in the South Pandosy area and overlooking Lake Okanagan, the project is targeting a gold rating through its LEED certification and its heavy emphasis on sustainability. The development will house retail stores, restaurants and cafes on the street level, with townhouses and tower residences above. The demographic of the buyers so far? According to SOPA Square, baby boomers are snapping up the larger homes, with single professionals and retirees taking the smaller one-bedroom units.

These transactions were compiled by Nicola Way of BestHomesBC.com and

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Realtors -- send your recent sales to nicola@besthomesbc.com.

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80-year-old home sells in six days in Vancouver