Lance Phillips

Blog entry for Lance Phillips of Macdonald Realty, North Shore and Vancouver Real Estate Specialist, 604-926-6718 or 604-861-6767

1236 Ridgeway Avenue, North Vancouver, B.C.$699,000.005 bedroom, 3 bath, approx. 2700 sq. ft.

A masterfully renovated 1912 Edwardian Character Home. This renovation works beautifully with the 1912 character; extensive millwork, stained glass windows, warm, rich fir floors, period lighting and Benjamin Moore Heritage Collection paint used throughout the interior and the exterior. The renovation works fantastically for the 2005 family life. The Master suite is to die for; large seamless glass rainfall shower, restored claw

Blog entry for Lance Phillips of Macdonald Realty, North Shore and Vancouver Real Estate Specialist, 604-926-6718 or 604-861-6767

367 Tempe Crescent, North Vancouver, B.C.$679,000.005 bdrms, 3 1/2 baths, 2940 sq. ft.

West Coast Contemporary home in sought after Upper Lonsdale Location. Bright, open floor plan with large family room off kitchen plus decks with view. Three bedrooms up, three and a half baths, two bedroom suite in walk out basement. Private rear yard with hot tub. A great family home in top notch location.

568 Glenross Road, West Vancouver, B.C.$729,000.003 bdrm, 2 bath, 2,271 sq. ft.

Stunning 13,575 sq. ft. property

Blog entry for Lance Phillips of Macdonald Realty, North Shore and Vancouver Real Estate Specialist, 604-926-6718 or 604-861-6767

#1232 - 235 Keith Road, West Vancouver, B.C.$319,000.00850 sq. ft., 1 bdrm and den, 1 bath

Resort living in the heart of West Van. Bright south facing one bedroom plus den apartment. Treed ambience; spacious sundeck (16 1/2 x 6 1/2). Exceptional in-suite storage and closet space (plus storage locker). Two parking stalls - one near garage entry (#10) and another in the east parking lot (#73). All common areas currently undergoing a complete restoration and upgrading which is scheduled for completion mid-June. Building

Blog entry for Lance Phillips of Macdonald Realty, North Shore and Vancouver Real Estate Specialist, 604-926-6718 or 604-861-6767

When you’re buying real estate, especially for the first time, sometimes the professionals in the field assume you understand their “language”. And sometimes we pretend we do understand, even though often it sounds like someone is speaking to us with a mouth full of marbles. We try to look intelligent and informed, when inside our head’s we’re thinking, “I haven’t the slightest idea what this person just said to me, but I don’t want to look like an idiot, so I’ll just sit here nodding like one.”

So today, I’m going to

Blog entry for Lance Phillips of Macdonald Realty, North Shore and Vancouver Real Estate Specialist, 604-926-6718 or 604-861-6767

537 Palisade Drive, North Vancouver$599,000.001,896 sq. ft, 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath

Updated 4 level split home on extremely quiet cul-de-sac in sought after Canyon Heights. Dream kitchen with center island, perfect for entertaining. Large south facing living room with vaulted ceilings and floor to ceiling windows. Three bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths-one with a jacuzzi tub. Double glazed windows throughout, family room/home office down. Lovely mountain view-don’t miss this opportunity! Visit my website at www.lancephillips.com

Blog entry for Lance Phillips of Macdonald Realty, North Shore and Vancouver Real Estate Specialist, 604-926-6718 or 604-861-6767

My website has links to reputable Mortgage Brokers who I have used over the years and I rely on their expertise when writing the blogs about financing. Nazarina Di Spirito of HLC Mortgages supplied the information for my last financing blog and I will be borrowing an article from a booklet she supplied to me recently called “Mortgage Wise”. So without further ado:

As outlined in my April 29th blog on GDS and TDS ratios, figuring out how much you can afford to spend each month is only part of the equation when applying

Blog entry for Lance Phillips of Macdonald Realty, North Shore and Vancouver Real Estate Specialist, 604-926-6718 or 604-861-6767

1174 - 1178 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C.$1,550,000.002,850 sq. ft., 1 bdrm, 2 bath

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