Mike Andruff's (mandruff) Blog

     This is a great family home in Vancouver's subarea of SW Marine.      The listings details say:      "There's character & charm at this address. On a 43.8x120 lot, this 5 bdrm home signs with "confort & joy". From the entrance way you are absorbed into the elegant living room of hrdwd flrs w...

News Release      Hey, do we have a spring market starting here or what?      With sales up 94%, ninety-four percent!, over January sales in the Vancouver Real Estate Board, I'd say something is happening here. The spring market has arrived. A recent review of sales volume in the Dunbar subarea i...

     Real estate teams are common in the business today. How do you create a team? How do you manage a team? Newer realtors may be pondering these questions. Alternatively, seasoned realtors operating as sole practitioners, may be recognizing the value of human leverage. If you are considering th...

     We've just listed a real sweet two bedroom condo in The "I". What I like about this property is its brightness and gleaming harwood floors. It has great convenience as you can walk to parks, shops and resaurants . Here is the information from the listing:      "This is a GEM! Quiet bright 2 ...

     My team associate Christine Hay, has listed an outstanding Marpole townhouse in the MODA. What I like about this property is its clean lines and use of brick and wood finishes. It has great convenience as you can street park with your groceries mere steps to the kitchen. Here is the informat...

The Mount Pleasant is also an older settled area of Vancouver. It has large portions of area dedicated to marshalling yards, warehousing, and industrial sites.                 The area also features wonderful vistas of the North Shore and Downtown areas. The boundaries of the area are Hastings St...

            The Hastings is an area of mixed use. It has a strong component of light industrial, especially surrounding the port, and a mixed residential area located more toward its eastern boundary.                 Hastings is also used as a thoroughfare for east/west transit to the suburbs. Th...

          The Downtown Eastside is an old part of Vancouver. It's origins go back to the days of the railroad coming to Vancouver. This is a small area geographically speaking.                 The area is also infamously known as a place where there are an abundance of low cost housing called SRO...

          The West End is a high density, people friendly place to live. You don't need a car to live in the West End. If you work in the Downtown core, you can easily walk to work.                 The famous Stanley Park and English Bay are just steps from you front door. The shopping is abundan...

          Downtown is a high density living area geared to young professionals. A recent strong growth period has seen a substantial reformation of the area. Many of the buildings have complete recreational facilities for the owners to enjoy.                 The City of Vancouver has also obliged...