The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) housing market update for May 2011 with REBGV president Rosario Setticasi. More news and statistics at http://www.rebgv.org … [Read more...]
More on why you need professional management…
Here is a story that was recently circulated by a colleague of ours. They were managing a suite and after hours on a weekend they received a call that there had been a leak (this in itself is a fairly common scenario) Normal procedure was followed, a restoration company was dispatched to clean up the mess and to take stock of the situation and determine if extra measures needed to be taken (i.e. removing carpets, furniture or having to remove some dry wall if it had become to wet). Once inside … [Read more...]
RIP old Documents

A fitting farewell to old documents, the downtown suites shredder is decorated for Halloween. In fact, the whole office is festooned with ghosts and goblins, Halloween goodies, jack-o-lantern and spider. See more photos on the Downtown Suites Facebook Page - oooooo - scary! … [Read more...]
2010 Olympics
With the 2010 Winter Olympics just around the corner, we've been asked many times just what is the policy at Downtown Suites. And in our recent email to our owners, we gave them this brief outline: Please be advised we do not have a program for Olympic short term accommodations next February. We are involved in long term rentals and this short term two week window is not something that we wish to deal with. To acquire furnishings and equipment for a suite for such a short period is really … [Read more...]
Vancouver Sunset on a Wordless Wednesday
Last week we showed a sunrise; today it's a typical sunset over English Bay. Image by SqueakyMarmot … [Read more...]
February News Release from REBGV
Property listings decrease, as February sales improve Residential housing sales in Greater Vancouver rose 94 per cent in February compared to the month before, with 1,480 sales registered in February compared to 762 sales in January, which was the slowest month for housing sales in 25 years. Over the past 10 years, February sales have typically surpassed January by an average increase of 53 per cent. At the same time, new MLS® listings for residential properties continued to decrease for the … [Read more...]


Condo Rental Management
The Downtown Suites approach to condo rental management in Vancouver. Discussion and anecdotes from Nicholas Meyer, president. … [Read more...]