Russell Sharp North Vancouver Realtor

North Vancouver may not seem an obvious choice for people when they are thinking of moving to Vancouver from another location. Even within Vancouver, North Vancouver is seen as ‘that place over the bridge’, and ‘that awful bridge is always jammed with traffic’, but I decided to give you ten great reasons to buy North Vancouver Real Estate.

1.     North Vancouver real estate is home to some excellent shopping. There are Malls like Park Royal, small intimate malls in Edgemont Village, Londsale Avenue.

2.     Post-secondary schools are plentiful and excellent. The University, Capilano, is nearby and you are a short distance from the downtown campuses of the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, by the scenic seabus. Seriously, take the seabus just for fun, it is invigorating first thing in the morning

3.     The cost of Vancouver Real estate can be huge so for firs-time-buyers North Vancouver offers affordable first time homes, and you can stretch the dollars to get you larger sized places. Larger lots and some great views also make North Vancouver real estate attractive to foreign buyers.

4.     If you are a jetsetter, having a home in North Vancouver means easy access to the airport via the seabus and then onto the skytrain. YVR flies to over 150 destinations and the Canada Line is 20 minutes from down town.

5.     Being on the North Shore you are close to one of the best ski resorts in the World, Whistler and Blackcombe. You are also ten minutes away from Horseshoe Bay where you can get ferries across to Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast.

6.     North Vancouver real estate offers a great investment because the supply/demand ration  here means that property values tend to stay stable or rise. An excellent choice for having a second home and a great investment in the long run.

7.     If you have children North Vancouver is a great place to call home. There are some top-notch schools as well as private and alternative schools too. There is much more of a community feel to North Vancouver than there is in other parts of Vancouver. I have personally lived downtown and in West Vancouver and I find that the sense of community in North Vancouver surpasses both of these places. It is definitely a place for having children and there are many parks and recreational centres set up for the family days out.

8.     North Vancouver has the lowest immigration count of any area of Vancouver. This means that there is stability in the neighbourhoods and low crime rates. Unfortunately, areas with high immigrant counts also tend to have high crime rates. North Vancouver remains multicultural but stable in comparison to other areas of Vancouver.

9.     North Vancouver is a peaceful and quiet place. You are minutes away from the hustle and bustle of Downtown Vancouver either by one of the two bridges or by seabus.

10.  Houses for sale in North Vancouver are the best value for a detached house in the whole of Vancouver. Many people are moving to North Vancouver from other areas in Vancouver to take advantage of the large detached houses for still ‘affordable prices’ in comparison to other areas of Vancouver.