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I have been fortunate to serve many clients in the Lower Mainland over the past 16 years.  I have forged strong working relationships with my peers, an attribute I consider imperative to best serve the needs of my clients.  I believe communication and attention to details define great business delivery; it's what I'm all about.  I'm here to make a difference in your next sale or purchase.  I look forward to hearing from you when the time is right.

Ryan Taylor
RE/MAX Real Estate Services

Cell: 604.551.0401
Email: ryan@ryantaylor.ca  

Toll free:  1.888.840.2823    

TESTIMONIAL

"Buying and selling a home can be stressful. For us, It could have been extra stressful since we were expecting our second child in one month, and living in a two-bedroom condo. Lucky for us, Ryan's expertise and calmness helped keep us focused and excited about our new adventure. He was patient with our continuous stream of questions, reliable and hard-working. We did find a wonderful new home thanks to Ryan. We strongly recommend him to anyone looking to sell or buy."

Carla and Michael

This site is exclusive to all active listings, sales, & community information in the Kitsilano neighborhood of Vancouver. 

Kitsilano is bordered to the north by two beaches, Kitsilano Beach and Jericho Beach on the shores of English Bay and extends south to 16th avenue.  It is bordered on the east by Burrard street and on the west by Alma street.  Kitsilano is home to two distinct commercial strips West 4th ave and West Broadway where residents enjoy shopping and unique dining.  See Kitsilano neighborhood blog.

Ryan Taylor's Updates........... August , 2010

Why I wouldn't mind being a first-time buyer right now

 Buyer's market improves opportunities at bottom of ladder; HST threshold unlikely to create stumbling block for real estate newbies

 By Peter Simpson, Special to the Sun

August 14, 2010

Real estate pundits are starting to announce -albeit somewhat apologetically, in some cases -that the Metro Vancouver real estate market is now leaning away from sellers in favour of buyers.

Hey, there's nothing wrong with a buyer's market. If market balance and sharper pricing allow more folks to climb on to the property ladder, bring it on. And history teaches us market conditions in Lotus Land-by-the-Sea can shift quickly. The buyer's market might be short-lived, a summer fling.

I have also noticed that real estate organizations believe the HST has caused some confusion among homebuyers, perhaps stalling their purchase decisions. These organizations want consumers to know there is no HST on resale homes. Hmm, I wonder if this messaging, given the increase in listings, is aimed at steering buyers to resale homes. That tactic would be way too obvious, wouldn't it?

That would be like me promoting, say, the many benefits of a brand new home: superior design and leading-edge technology, enhanced building and fire codes, energy-efficiency upgrades, health-related features, competitive pricing and the strongest warranty in North America. I would never do that.

And, besides, if the new home is priced lower than $525,000, the HST doesn't have a sizable impact. Higher than that, well, that's an entirely different story, one I have written many times in this space.

On Tuesday, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. announced its latest housing-starts statistics for Metro Vancouver. Not surprisingly, starts for the first seven months of the year are more than double from the same period in 2009, which was a horrid year for home construction.

During the January-to-July period, 8,005 housing starts were recorded. Surrey was responsible for a quarter of all Metro Vancouver starts. In fact, Surrey was such a runaway leader, it came very close to recording more detached starts than all other Metro Vancouver municipalities combined.

The Real Estate Investment Network has just released a list of the top 10 Canadian cities in which to invest. Surrey, ranked fourth, was cited for its two border crossings, links to five major highways, deep sea docks and four railways. Vancouver, by the way, did not make the list. You know Surrey has turned a significant corner when residents there are starting to tell Vancouver jokes.

The surge in housing starts this year has generated nearly 12,000 additional full-time jobs -both direct and indirect -providing a much-needed boost to the Metro Vancouver economy. With five months remaining in 2010, all fingers are crossed.

KITSILANO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

KITSILANO COMMUNITY PROFILE

4TH AVE. BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

KITSILANO FILM FESTIVAL

Kitsilano is home to a number of Vancouver's annual festivals and events:

• Every June, "Greek Days" is an annual street festival celebrating Greek culture and food in Greektown along several blocks of Broadway Street.

• The Vancouver Folk Music Festival is held at Jericho Beach Park each summer.

• Vanier Park at Kitsilano Beach is home to the annual Vancouver Children's Festival and "Bard on the Beach", the outdoor Shakespeare festival.