Rick Simpson, Vancouver Realtor

OPSAL BUILDING WEBSITEYesterday May 11th I had the opportunity to attend the 1st opening for realtors for the Opsal Building at the corner of E 2nd and Quebec Street.  The fact that this development is a part of a piece of Vancouver's industrial heritage (THE OPSAL), adds a unique flavour.  I was pleasantly surprised at what I found to be very reasonable pricing.  Affordable and many will hav ...

What I love about the Sydney building at 2065 W 12th Ave in Kits, is that not only is it a concrete and steel constructed building, (which is amazing in itself considering that normally you only get wood construction on a 4 storey building like this), but it also has a gorgeous brick exterior.   It's not just brick on the front and then stucco on all the other sides.  It's brick all the way a ...

Sales of commercial real estate in Vancouver hit close to $2 billion in 2010.  A new record. Yes, a large portion of that amount came from Asia but according to the article in the Vancouver Sun posted on my facebook recently, there was a large content of European buyers as well.  What this says to me is that although local Vancouverites might worry about prices being high and contemplate whet ...

Went to the re-opening of the Olympic Village condo sales event last Friday here in Vancouver.  There were a lot of really nice units in a large variety of price ranges.  I felt that they were well priced now and represent good value.  It's an amazing village-like atmoshpere and it's right by the water.  Easy access to downtown.  Walk to Granville Island, take a water taxi across to Yaletown. ...