This week all of the residence in the lower mainland were sent a 17 day guide to the 2010 Olympic games. In this guide there are 17 reasons to live in Vancouver or Buyer Real Estate here...It is fantastic and thank you to Derrick Penner for writing it!
Nestled at the foot of the Coast mountains on the edge of the Pacific Rim, Vancouver has been an attractive destination since Canada's aboriginal people first gathered on its shores to take in nature's bounty and bask in its favorable climate.
1-Location: Vancouver is Canada's gate wa to the asian Pacific, the country's bridge between Asia and the rest of North America.
2-Connections: Vancouver is a transportation hub, Canada's busiest port and airport with direct flights between 110 cities.
3- Climate: Warm Pacific currents deliver a temperate climate with winter high temperatures averaging 19C to 22C.
4- Quality of life: Vancouver consistentlyranks as a top livable city on many different rankings.
5- A growing population: Vancouver's metropolitan area is home to 2.3 million people with projections it will grow to more than 3 million by 2030.
6- Diversity: Forty percent of Vancouver residents were born somewhere else making it more muliticultural than Miami or New York.
7-Culture: From the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra to the Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver has ample cultural pursuits.
8- Stable property values: After ups and downs of market cycles, home prices have increased more than 160 persent over the last 30 years.
9- Constrained land supply: Tha Coast Mountains that offer Vancouver stunning vistas also help to hem its population in, along with a border, the ocean and protected farmland base, leaving limited space for new development.
10- Thriving development: The Olympic atheltes village, a showcase community of 1,100 homes, is an example of how the region is re-developing old industrial lands.
11- Adeveloping transportation network : There is a longterm, $14-billion plan to improve the Vancouver region's rapid transit.
12- Skiing: I Vancouver you are a day awa from 7 ski hills- including the Olyimpic venues of Whistler Blackcomb and Cypress Mountains.
13- Sport fishing: Charter operations take anglers out in search of some of the best sport fishing in the world, including some of the biggest salmon around.
14- Sailing: Vancouver's waterfront is dotted with marinas from which sailors venture out to islands and coves in Howe Sound or the Strait of Georgia.
15- Parks: Starting with Stanley Park, Vancouver has thousands of hectares of park and nature trails.
16- Golf: Vancouver's mild climate means near year-round opportunities to get out on the links.
17- Gardens: From the VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver to Minter Gardens in the Fraser Valley, there is a thriving gardening culture that beautifies the city.
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