About Vancouver
Nestled between the Coast Mountains and the Pacific Ocean and sheltered by Vancouver Island, Vancouver is a leading city of the new century. Its region is home to over 2.1 million residents, blessed with one of the mildest climates in Canada, will play host to the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralymic Games. An internet search for Vancouver will yield many results with taglines stating "World's Most Livable City". This has been a claim to fame for quite some time now, being consistently ranked by various organization as having one of the highest qualities of life of any major city in the world. That's quite a title to hold, and if you spend some time here it does not take long to figure out why.
With all eyes turning towards Vancouver as the years move forward, the secret is out. First-time visitors to Vancouver are often surprised to find such a dense, diverse,modern, and multi-cultural metropolis here, and wonder why they hadn't pondered a visit here before. Many find themselves coming back for more, and often find themselves investing here, or migrating here to take in all the city has to offer. Moreso, Vancouver has an incredibly dramatic setting with mountains and the ocean, often compared to those more well-known cities such as Rio, Hong Kong, or Sydney.
Regardless of any ebs and flows in the real estate market, Vancouver has historically been a solid performer as a place to invest in real estate, not just in the last 5-10 years like so many other cities in the most recent housing boom. Vancouver has always found itself relatively insular to any dramatic swings in the market , and with increasing international attention focused on the city, and more and more people discovering its riches, many analysts predict demand for Vancouver's "brand" to only continue to increase on the world stage. While locals may at times complain about the high cost of housing here (the highest in Canada), the value that Vancouver still presents on an international stage is profound. For what Vancouver has to offer compared to its competitors around the world, Vancouver is an absolute bargain for international investors. That fact will continue to drive the real estate market here for years to come, as Vancouver continues to propel itself into the international limelight.
Known as Canada's crown jewel on the Pacific, Vancouver is just that, and does not fail to live up to any of its highly-regarded reputations. Vancouver really does have it all. How could you not love this place?!
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