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Let me help you reach your goals in your Residential or Investment Real Estate in Vancouver. Do you need help selling your Vancouver home?

Do you know its current value? Do you need help finding a home as you wish to downsize? Do you need help getting into the Vancouver market as an investor? Do you need help buying your first home in Vancouver? How to get into the Vancouver market with very little down payment? Contact Anne Mainwaring and ask for her expertise! Cell: 604 787 8601
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10/15/2026

No need to buy new furniture: This condo can accomodate your house-sized furniture in Arbutus Village

📍111 2101 MCMULLEN AVENUE, VANCOUVER
$598,000
1 BED | 1 BATH | 878 sq.ft.

Welcome to sought-after ARBUTUS VILLAGE! Discover this spacious and inviting 890 SF, 1-bedroom 1-bathroom SOUTH-FACING home, nestled in a quiet concrete building surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens.

Ready for your renovation ideas, this home offers wonderful possibilities with generously sized rooms that easily accommodate house-sized furniture. Bathed in natural light, this lovely home offers a wonderful floor plan with generously sized rooms and an enclosed balcony/solarium, perfect for a cozy reading retreat or home office.

Roughed-in plumbing for in-suite laundry adds convenience and potential. Enjoy the outdoor swimming pool and the peaceful park-like setting that makes Arbutus Village so special. Ideally located just a 5 minute stroll from Safeway, charming shops, and everyday conveniences at the new Arbutus Shopping Centre. Complete with 1 underground parking stall and 1 storage locker. A wonderful opportunity to enjoy comfort, tranquility, and convenience in one of Vancouver's most desirable neighbourhoods!

Arrange a viewing.

Anne Mainwaring
Sotheby's International Realty Canada

📱 604.787.8601

10/14/2026

Ranking the 5 most underrated neighbourhoods in Vancouver, and why this fall is the time to look at them 🍁

5️⃣ Hastings-Sunrise
Character homes, a growing strip of cafés and restaurants along Hastings, and New Brighton Park on the water. It has a real neighbourhood feel without the East Van price tag of places people already know.

4️⃣ Marpole
The Canada Line, the Fraser River trails, and a quick trip to YVR and downtown. It keeps changing, and it's still flying under most buyers' radar.

3️⃣ Riley Park
The Main Street shops are close by, Queen Elizabeth Park is right next door, and the tree-lined streets are made for walking. You get the Main Street lifestyle one step removed from the rush.

2️⃣ Dunbar
Pacific Spirit Park is your backyard, and the village has a local bakery, a local bookshop and a local everything. It's one of the quietest, most family-friendly pockets on the West Side.

1️⃣ Kerrisdale
The village shops, the Arbutus Greenway and great schools, with a calm that's hard to find in a big city. People who live here rarely leave, and that tells you everything.

Why now? Across Metro Vancouver, listings are running about 26% above the 10-year average, and sales are down. Buyers who have been waiting for a way into neighbourhoods like these have more choice and less competition this fall.

Which one would you add to the list? Tell me in the comments, or send me a DM if one of these has been on your wishlist 👇

Anne Mainwaring
Sotheby's International Realty Canada

📱 604.787.8601

10/12/2026

Summer gets all the attention, but ask anyone who's lived here long enough, and they'll tell you October is when Vancouver really shows off.

The crowds thin out. The rain comes back, and honestly, we missed it a little. Streets that felt rushed all summer finally slow down enough for you to notice them again.

It's also my favourite season for showing homes. A wood-burning fireplace, a big kitchen window, a reading nook that catches the morning light. The little things that are easy to overlook in July suddenly become the reason someone falls for a place.

Save this one for the next dry Saturday. You'll thank me later 🍁
Anne Mainwaring
Sotheby's International Realty Canada

📱 604.787.8601

10/09/2026

Every time housing policy makes the news, the messages start coming in. Clients, neighbours, old friends from my years in Hong Kong and London, all asking some version of the same question: what does this actually mean for me?

The honest answer is that the headline rarely tells you. Policy moves slowly, it reads very differently depending on where you're sitting, and the fine print almost always matters more than the announcement.

I've watched other cities I once called home wrestle with this same debate. Each one landed somewhere different, and none of them got it perfect on the first try. Vancouver probably won't either, and that's okay. What matters is that we keep having the conversation.

So I'd love to hear from you. Are you watching this as a homeowner, a future buyer, or someone with family overseas who hopes to put roots down here one day? Tell me below, and if you want to talk through how it touches your own plans, my door is always open.
Anne Mainwaring
Sotheby's International Realty Canada

📱 604.787.8601

10/07/2026

Here's the secret: right now, buyers are the ones holding the cards in Vancouver.

Almost no one is saying it out loud, but the numbers are clear. There are about 26% more homes for sale across Metro Vancouver than the 10-year average, and sales are running about 20% below normal for this time of year.

For buyers, that means:
→ More choice than we've seen in years
→ Less competition and fewer bidding wars
→ Time to think, instead of deciding in a weekend
→ Real room to talk about terms

Sellers have to plan more carefully in this market. A home that's priced right, presented well and marketed well still stands out, because well-prepared listings are the ones getting attention.

Whichever side you're on, this fall isn't a time to wait and see. It's a time to plan.

Thinking about a move? Send me a DM and let's talk about what this market means for you.

Anne Mainwaring
Sotheby's International Realty Canada

📱 604.787.8601

10/05/2026

I've never won the lottery, but I've watched so many families walk into a home and just know. That moment is the closest thing to a winning ticket I can think of.

It doesn't happen by luck, though. When I work with buyers here in Vancouver, I always tell them to look past the staging and pay attention to what can't be changed. Notice where the light falls at different times of day. Walk the street on a weekday evening, not just during a Sunday open house. If it's a condo, read the strata minutes before you fall in love. And ask what's being planned for the neighbourhood, because the view you're paying for today should still be there in ten years.

That's the kind of guidance you can expect when you work with me. Nearly thirty years in Vancouver real estate, a Point Grey neighbour since 1998, and someone who will always tell you the honest answer, even when it isn't the easy one.

Thinking about buying? Send me a message and let's find your winning ticket together.
Anne Mainwaring
Sotheby's International Realty Canada

📱 604.787.8601

10/03/2026

That’s not an exaggeration.

According to the BCREA, approximately 610,000 additional homes will be needed in BC by 2035 to restore housing affordability to 2019 levels.

To assist with adding supply to the market, David Eby announced 2 housing tax proposals on Friday, September 25, 2026:

1) Increasing the Speculation and Vacancy Tax
2) Adding A new tax on unsold strata units increasing by 1% every year they go unsold.

The proposed tax on developers holding completed, unsold homes is meant to push housing onto the market. But here’s why this attempt to boost housing supply will likely backfire:

🔹Developers aren't hoarding homes: Unsold inventory isn't sitting empty on purpose. Homes are taking longer to sell because buyers are facing intense affordability constraints and sticky mortgage rates.

🔹It makes building less viable: Taxing developers for unsold units adds massive holding costs in an already tough market. When costs go up, developers delay or pull the plug on future housing projects entirely. Less construction means fewer homes in the long run.

🔹Future buyers pay the price: Added developer taxes get passed directly along to the next buyer.

🔹Tax policy is already bloated: BC already layers the Foreign Buyer Ban, Foreign Entity Property Transfer Tax, and Vancouver’s Empty Homes Tax. Adding another tax without reviewing how they interact just creates more friction.

Instead of creating new housing supply, adding extra penalties to builders in a down market will likely stall future construction and shrink supply even further.

Anne Mainwaring
Sotheby's International Realty Canada

📱 604.787.8601

10/02/2026

Every October, someone asks me if I should list my home now because activity is slower. My answer? Partially true, the market can get slower, but it can also work in your favour.

Fewer people are booking viewings for fun, so the buyers still out there mean business.

Sellers who priced their homes too high in spring are starting to rethink their numbers with their realtors.

There's more space to negotiate conditions and actually talk things through.

Swipe through for what this season really changes, and why I think it's one of the better times to start looking.

Thinking about a move this fall or next year? Send me a message. I'm always happy to talk it through over coffee.
Anne Mainwaring
Sotheby's International Realty Canada

📱 604.787.8601

09/30/2026

It's nearly impossible to sell a 1-bedroom condo in Vancouver right now 🫠 Here's the truth about why.

THE DATA: 1-bedroom condos in Greater Vancouver are down 7% to 9% year over year.

Investor buyers, once a major source of condo demand, are far less active in 2026. For many buildings, carrying costs are now higher than rental income, and some owners who bought between 2021 and 2023 are facing negative equity.

THE PSYCHOLOGY: Many sellers are anchored to what they paid or what their property was assessed at. Neither number necessarily reflects today's market.

The first step to selling successfully is understanding where the market is today. This is why I always consult my clients to provide the most comprehensive update for their specific market.

✅ WHO SHOULD SELL

If you need to move because of a new job, relationship change, upsizing, or another life decision, selling now is still possible with the right strategy.

Condos in desirable buildings and walkable neighbourhoods like Coal Harbour, Yaletown and Kitsilano are still moving when they are priced correctly and presented well.

⏸️ WHO SHOULD WAIT

If you're selling purely for investment reasons and can comfortably hold for another 2 to 3 years, waiting may make more sense.

Vancouver's long-term fundamentals still point toward potential recovery, and rental yields can work for owners who aren't heavily leveraged.

❌ WHAT NOT TO DO

Don't list too high, sit on the market, and then slowly chase the price down.

That's one of the worst outcomes in any market, and it's especially common in the condo segment right now.

If you're thinking about selling your Vancouver condo, DM me and let's get results with Anne on your side.

Anne Mainwaring
Sotheby's International Realty Canada

📱 604.787.8601

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