The Hotel Vancouver is one of Vancouvers most elegant buildings in Downtown Vancouver. Built in 1939, the Hotel Vancouver has hosted many huge celebrities as they visited town. And now, its said to be the home of a ghost most commonly known as the "Lady in Red" as shes always seen wearing an elegant red dress commonly worn in the 1940s. The Lady in Red Ghost was only known to be seen in two ...

The Old Spaghetti Factory on Water Street has a long history, even before its doors opened in 1970. Previously, it was the home of a grocery wholsaler since the building was built in 1912, and known as the Malkin Building. The ghost tales from the Old Spaghetti Factory talk about 4 ghosts that are popularly seen including a young boy who runs playfully from one part of the restaurant to anot ...

Vancouver's most popular Haunted Spots part 1: The Vogue Theatre.The Vogue theatre is a popular downtown landmark which opened its doors in 1941. Today, the Vogue is still used as a theatre for many different performing arts. Many articles about ghost sightings in the vogue theatre claim to have seen the same ghost in the working areas of the Vogue theatre by different individuals, from the t ...

Here's a fun Halloween project tied in with Real Estate. As part of our social media, we're doing a series of 5 popular haunted places in the Vancouver area.   So, here we go.  1. The Vogue Theatre. 2. The Old Spaghetti Factory Downtown 3. The Hotel Vancouver 4. Waterfront Station5. Hycroft ManorHappy Halloween!richmond realtorrichmond real estaterichmond townhomesrichmond homes for sa ...

On September 6, 2022, we hosted our third client appreciation event at City Central Fun Park. The event was dubbed "Family Game Night."  This was definitely an exhaisting project that was 2 months in the making.  However, since our last event in 2019, this was a lot easier as the planning template was a copy and paste since the last event.   At the same time, I was really happy to be br ...

Want to prepare for your child's school year?  Here is your Ultimate Back to School Checklist! Organizing 1. Organize your closets Empty and clean your closets, dividing clothes and shoes into separate “donation” and “keep” piles. Kids outgrow their clothes quickly and chances are, their closets are filled with clothes they no longer wear. Emptying your closets will also give you ...

Another family first moment awaits.   Last week I listed a home of peers that I have known for a number of years...ever since Nora was born to be exact.  This is the home of Nora's best friend and her family.  As long as we known them, we watched their family grow from their first child all the way to their third.  And now its time for a move to be made as the family (as well as the children ...

Every year, the fam and I are at steveston for the annual Salmon Festival hosted on Canada Day.  I'll be participating in helping the Richmond Ravens booth (my daughter's hockey association)  This year, the parade is taking another year break as the festival resumes after a 2 year break, but many booths and vendors from many various organizations will be present.  Here's a look at other th ...

A little person thing about myself, is that I live in the Ironwood area.  This is the area where I was born, and 30something years later, i bought a house literally 100 feet from where I was born.  I had great neighbours as a kid, and I have great neighbours now.  When we bought our home, we made friends with a few neighbours and now we all have kids in the same age range.  Its been a great f ...

In March, we always do our March Madness Real Estate recap in the Spring.  Its always a fun project as we use a sports theme to follow the March Madness NCAA hype to create our video.  This year, we introduced it with  a post card that got sent to my farm area  (whether or not this may help my personal marketing is uncertain, but I hope it helps!)  So, the March Madness project starts aroun ...