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09-20-2018, 07:14 AM
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#13226 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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09-20-2018, 10:17 AM
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#13227 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by Ch28  We thought about Queensborough, but a friend's buddy moved his family in there and said that traffic is nothing but a giant clusterfuck during rush hour  | Likewise. And that there are limited places to shop and dine in the area, without going across the bridge or into Richmond.
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09-20-2018, 10:22 AM
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#13228 | | I subscribe to the Fight Club ONLY
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Originally Posted by Liquid_o2 Likewise. And that there are limited places to shop and dine in the area, without going across the bridge or into Richmond. | When traffic is smooth, it takes <10 min to get to prime areas in Richmond via Hwy 91 East-West Connector.
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09-20-2018, 01:03 PM
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#13229 | | Old School RS
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Originally Posted by Traum When traffic is smooth, it takes <10 min to get to prime areas in Richmond via Hwy 91 East-West Connector. | So between 2am and 5am? 
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09-20-2018, 01:36 PM
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#13230 | | I subscribe to the Fight Club ONLY
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LOL it isn't anywhere close to being that bad, Mark. I've occassionally driven from Stewardson Way in NW, thorough Queensborough, and then onto Hwy 91 to Richmond during the workweek in the 4:00 - 5:30pm window. Going westbound on Hwy 91, there is volume, but the trip can usually be done in 15 - 20 min. So starting from Queensborough alone, it can't possibly take that long.
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09-20-2018, 04:51 PM
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#13231 | | i like gifs
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The drive from Queensborough into Richmond isn't that bad when it's outside of rush hour times and there aren't any accidents. Say goodbye to making decent time if there's an accident, though.
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09-20-2018, 06:55 PM
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#13232 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Got a call in regards to pricing for the Ovation in New West.
2 bed rooms starting in the 600s to the low 800s range.
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09-20-2018, 07:39 PM
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#13233 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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^ read Ovulation 
re: queensborough; i take 91 enough on the way to south surrey/usa (as well as 99 from working in Marpole) to know it suck balls for commuting
Monday morning with rain? factor in another 15-20min
i mean it's hardly surprising...just look at it geographically...a sliver of a penisula with a major artery north-south AND east-west...the adjacent crossings west is knight st and massey tunnel...nuff said
non-peak hour it's mostly non-issue, but ppl will still drive under speed limit in the left lane
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09-20-2018, 08:14 PM
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#13234 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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What's the trend on pre-sales? Still >$1k/sqfoot in Vancouver? I really like the brentwood park building.
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09-20-2018, 08:32 PM
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#13235 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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I'm on the same boat looking for at least a bed room plus den 2 bed well be ideal. I don't mind pre-sale.
Any other ideas besides surrey? I don't mind but I haven't heard of anything new come up Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerbs Where would you guys want to buy at if your budget was like $400 - 450k.
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09-20-2018, 08:47 PM
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#13236 | | reads most threads with his pants around his ankles, especially in the Forced Induction forum.
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Originally Posted by Gerbs What's the trend on pre-sales? Still >$1k/sqfoot in Vancouver? I really like the brentwood park building. | You are kidding right? Even lougheed pre sale is around $1000sq/ft try $1300+ for brentwood area.
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09-20-2018, 11:16 PM
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Why buy new when older buildings are so much cheaper?
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09-20-2018, 11:43 PM
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#13238 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by JDMDreams I'm on the same boat looking for at least a bed room plus den 2 bed well be ideal. I don't mind pre-sale.
Any other ideas besides surrey? I don't mind but I haven't heard of anything new come up | I would look at downtown Port Coquitlam as as the sole remaining community north of the Fraser where there is still an opportunity for appreciation. There's a new community centre coming online in a couple of years and you're not too far away from the Skytrain or the West Coast Express. Plus unlike Burnaby, Coquitlam, or Surrey, there is a historic and walkable core neighbourhood with older retail units that are ripe for gentrification.
I am personally bullish on the long-term economic development of Surrey, but I think the values for new construction aren't justified in the short or medium term as Surrey is in transition.
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09-21-2018, 06:31 AM
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#13239 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by Traum Why buy new when older buildings are so much cheaper? | As someone who has had special assessments multiple times in the last 5 years, I can tell you buying new and not having a special assessment for 10 or more years might be worth it for a lot of people.
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09-21-2018, 07:21 AM
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#13240 | | RS controls my life!
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Originally Posted by Mr.HappySilp You are kidding right? Even lougheed pre sale is around $1000sq/ft try $1300+ for brentwood area. | Some general trends
Vancouver East - $1,000/ft at min for highrise concrete. $800-850/ft for lowrise woodframe buildings
Vancouver West - $1400-1500/ft usually
Downtown Vancouver $1400-2500/ft depending on level of luxury finishes
West Vancouver - $1200/ft
North Vancouver - $1100/ft + cheaper than West Van
Burnaby
Metrotown - $1100-1200/ft
Brentwood - $1100+/ft
Holdom/Gilmore - $1000/ft
Richmond $1000/ft to start
Surrey central - $900-1000/ft highrise with skytrain access
Surrey lowrise $800-850/ft
Langley $550-650/ft lowrise condo
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09-21-2018, 07:34 AM
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#13241 | | reads most threads with his pants around his ankles, especially in the Forced Induction forum.
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^^ any idea about Coq?
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09-21-2018, 08:40 AM
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#13242 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Was at Steveston in Richmond the other day and out of pure curiosity the wife and I walked into the Wembley presale centre and looked at their 4 bedroom townhomes with 2 car garages by No5 and Cambie and was pretty shocked at the prices. roughly 1600 sq starting at just under 1.1 mill coming in at around $650/sq foot.
Yes, it backs off to a highway but unless I'm missing something that's pretty damn cheap no? TOtally drooled over the 2 car garage since the new townhome we moved into this year in Van doesn't even have a garage but I would never live in Richmond.
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09-21-2018, 09:04 AM
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#13243 | | private modder
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Originally Posted by Traum Why buy new when older buildings are so much cheaper? | We bought new and can't wait to move in. New appliances, new floors, new cabinets, new fixtures, and most likely some new furniture, we are incredibly excited.
Yes buying new isn't perfect and comes with risks but we are ok with that.
The one reason why I might tell someone NOT to buy new is having to pay GST. It's the worst.
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09-21-2018, 09:26 AM
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#13244 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Steveston is so fucking far from everything. Unless your whole life is in Richmond it's an hour or more to get anywhere
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09-21-2018, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer Steveston is so fucking far from everything. Unless your whole life is in Richmond it's an hour or more to get anywhere | He was in Steveston for the day, but where he was looking is 5 and Cambie... but you are totally correct, I grew up on the Steveston corner of Richmond and I moved away for the very reason that no matter where you want to go you spend 15-20 minutes crossing Richmond first.
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09-21-2018, 11:58 AM
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#13246 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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Any realtors on here that would able to send sales history, past 1 year, all of south surrey?
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09-21-2018, 12:00 PM
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#13247 | | reads most threads with his pants around his ankles, especially in the Forced Induction forum.
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Originally Posted by nismodrifter Any realtors on here that would able to send sales history, past 1 year, all of south surrey? | Don't think they will do this unless you are their client.
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09-21-2018, 12:23 PM
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#13248 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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Originally Posted by Mr.HappySilp Don't think they will do this unless you are their client. | This should be made public knowledge on a government website. We need more transparency so citizens can form their own decisions and rely less on the realtor cartel.
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09-21-2018, 12:33 PM
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#13249 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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You can see the sales history on individual addresses on the E-assessment site. It won’t show the most recent transactions until January but it will show anything in the last 3 years
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09-21-2018, 12:38 PM
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#13250 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer You can see the sales history on individual addresses on the E-assessment site. | Yes thats what I am doing but going through each property in the area to see sale date etc is a pain. Would help if I could get all recent sales listed in a document (Excel or PDF).
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