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Lynn Valley Real Estate Market Analysis – December 2023

December 2023 Sales Recap

Single Family Homes:

  • There were 5 detached homes sold in December with an average sale price of $1,898,800 (median = $1,849,000)
  • The average sale price achieved was less than list price by 0.19%
  • Detached homes that sold in December took an average of 13 days to sell (median = 5 days)

 

Apartments and Townhouses:

  • There were 2 attached homes sold in December with an average sale price of $965,000 (median = $965,000)
  • The average sale price achieved was less than list price by 1.48%
  • Attached homes that sold in December took an average of 79 days to sell (median=79 days)

Find out more about the Greater Vancouver December stats here

January 3, 2024 in Market Analysis

Lynn Valley Real Estate Market Analysis – November 2023

November 2023 Sales Recap

Single Family Homes:

  • There were 5 detached homes sold in November with an average sale price of $1,982,600 (median = $1,825,000)
  • The average sale price achieved was less than list price by 3.52%
  • Detached homes that sold in November took an average of 39 days to sell (median = 30 days)

 

Apartments and Townhouses:

  • There were 7 attached homes sold in November with an average sale price of $1,192,842,000 (median = $1,200,000)
  • The average sale price achieved was less than list price by 1.46%
  • Attached homes that sold in December took an average of 37 days to sell (median=31 days)

 

Find out more about the Great Vancouver November stats here

December 4, 2023 in Market Analysis

Lynn Valley Real Estate Market Analysis – October 2023

October 2023 Sales Recap

Single Family Homes:

  • There were 11 detached homes sold in October with an average sale price of $2,220,255 (median = $2,280,000)
  • The average sale price achieved was less than list price by 1.49%
  • Detached homes that sold in October took an average of 13 days to sell (median = 8 days)

Apartments and Townhouses:

  • There were 6 attached homes sold in October with an average sale price of $1,235,383 (median = $1,452,250)
  • The average sale price achieved was more than list price by 0.97%
  • Attached homes that sold in October took an average of 12 days to sell (median=7 days)

Find out more about the Great Vancouver October stats here

November 3, 2023 in Market Analysis

Lynn Valley Real Estate Market Analysis – September 2023

September 2023 Sales Recap

Single Family Homes:

  • There were 5 detached homes sold in September with an average sale price of $1,998,600 (median = $2,027,000)
  • The average sale price achieved was more than list price by 0.23%
  • Detached homes that sold in September took an average of 9 days to sell (median = 7 days)

Apartments and Townhouses:

  • There were 11 attached homes sold in September with an average sale price of $1,076,454 (median = $917,000)
  • The average sale price achieved was less than list price by 0.87%
  • Attached homes that sold in September took an average of 19 days to sell (median=7 days)

Find out more about the Great Vancouver September stats here

October 4, 2023 in Market Analysis

Family Fun Fair

The Lynn Valley Community Association is hosting the 2nd annual Lynn Valley Family Fun Fair on September 16th at Lynn Valley School Field. Festivities run from 10 am to 2 pm.

 

Family fun time

Come and enjoy a day of FREE Family Fun. Stop by to say hello to Jim and Kelly at the Old Fashioned Game area! Also, there will be a Cornhole Tournament, big games like Tic Tac Toe, face painting, and balloon twisting. Bring your family and have a great time!

 

The LVCA’s Gillian Konst is delighted that the event is back for its second year! In this fast paced world the Fun Fair offers a chance for families to spend time together with some simpler, old fashioned fun and games.  And there are no barriers to participation.  There is little to do as a family that doesn’t have a cost to it, and we’re very glad to be able to bring this to the community, together with our organizing partner Lynn Valley Services Society, and with thanks to the support of our sponsors and a grant from North Vancouver Recreation and Commission” (Full sponsors list at https://lvca.ca/family-fun-fair/)

The community is joining the celebration

Onsite you’ll find:

 

Performing throughout the day are musical guests:

 

The BBQ lunch will be hosted, by donation, by the Firefighters Charitable Foundation, starting at 11am.

 

Since its establishment in 1911, the LVCA has been dedicated to supporting community-driven initiatives. With over 100 non-political volunteers, they aim to foster community pride, encourage involvement in neighborhood and community development, and act as a liaison for information between the district, residents, and businesses of Lynn Valley. Find more information on the LVCA and how to join on their website at https://lvca.ca

Looking for more?

There’s always something fun and exciting happening in Lynn Valley. Check out our Community Events Calendar or learn more about Local Activities, Mountain Biking or Hiking and Walking Trails.

September 8, 2023 in Uncategorized Comments (0)

Lynn Valley Real Estate Market Analysis – August 2023

August 2023 Sales Recap

Single Family Homes:

  • There were 5 detached homes sold in August with an average sale price of $2,239,400 (median = $2,320,000)
  • The average sale price achieved was more than list price by 1.74%
  • Attached homes that sold in August took an average of 10 days to sell (median = 8 days)

Apartments and Townhouses:

  • There were 5 attached homes sold in August with an average sale price of $923,400 (median = $840,000)
  • The average sale price achieved was less than list price by 1.70%
  • Attached homes that sold in August took an average of 18 days to sell (median=13 days)

Find out more about the Great Vancouver stats here

September 7, 2023 in Market Analysis

Pre-hibernation bear awareness

With the summer gardens we love coming to an end, there is no doubt it will be attracting wildlife prior to hibernation. In this season of harvest in Lynn Valley’s forests and yards becoming more bear aware will help you and our furry neighbours. 

Preventing backyard bears

The North Shore Black Bear Society has some tips to make your yard less attractive to bears and other wildlife.

  • Pick fruit promptly
  • Clean fallen fruit from the ground
  • Ask for help if can’t tackle the fruit yourself

If residents are unable to pick the fruit on their property for some reason – being away at the time the fruit matures or being unable to climb a ladder, or other reasons ask friends and neighbours if they’d like to share the bounty.

Bear encounters

The North Shore Black Bear Society is at the forefront of human-animal interaction education. They partner with government organizations at all levels to improve our cohabitation with bears. It will also place Bear-in-Area signs, answer questions, make home visits, and canvass areas where bears are reported.

If you see a bear in your backyard, remember that it is in your territory so do what you can to safely discourage the bear.

Here are some ideas:

  • Give the bear lots of space, and go inside with your pets.
  • If the bear is eating –  let it finish as eating is its number one priority.
  • From a safe vantage point, shout loudly, bang pots or throw water balloons and wave your arms to let the bear know it is not welcome. Remember to accompany the unwelcoming experience with your voice.
  • When the bear has left, remove all attractants from yard. Keep in mind that it will likely return several times to check for the same source of food that it found before.
  • Let your neighbours know about the bear and tell them to remove attractants.
  • Report your sighting.

If you see a bear up a tree, give it some space by leaving the area or going inside if you are at home. A black bear will climb a tree because it is anxious and stressed. Let the bear come down in its own time. It may wait until nightfall. Do not bring extra attention to the bear by inviting friends and neighbours.

NSBBS recommends if you see a bear leaving a tree, from inside your home shout, make loud noises or use noisemakers to reinforce that it is not welcome.

Bear and attractant sightings can be reported to the North Shore Black Bear Society at:

If you personally encounter a bear in your yard or on a trail, these are the NSBBS’s tips on how to handle the situation:  

Remember the four S’s:

  • Stay calm
  • Stand still – Do Not Run!
  • Speak calmly  
  • Slowly back away

Green bins and garbage carts

The NSBBS has been working with the District of North Vancouver to help establish best practices with garbage bins and green bins to ensure our neighbourhoods are not attractive to bears and other wildlife.

Lockable carts are bear-resistant, not bear-proof. Therefore, people who store their carts outside should not have odorous food scraps in their carts. The odours attract wildlife and can lead to property damage.

The DNV and the NSBBS recommend that:

  • odorous food scraps (especially meat and fish scraps) be kept frozen until the morning of collection
  • other food scraps should be wrapped in newspaper to reduce odour and mess and layered with yard trimmings
  • carts should be washed out periodically to keep them clean and as odour-free as possible
  • no carts, including those containing only yard trimmings, should be placed at the curbside before 5:30 a.m. on the designated collection day.

Questions about household waste storage and collection can be forwarded to District staff at 604.990.2311. Information is also available at DNV.org/bear-aware or from the North Shore Black Bear Society.

 

(Most images courtesy of North Shore Black Bear Society)

September 7, 2023 in Blog, Eco-Awareness & The Great Outdoors Comments (0)

Community invited to Creekside Commons

Lynn Valley is blessed with hiking trails, canyon walks, and mountain adventures – but not everyone has the time, the energy, or the physical ability to take part in rugged recreational opportunities. So St. Clement’s Anglican Church set out to offer the community an inclusive natural retreat for rest and relaxation, close to but secluded from the hustle and bustle of the town centre.

 

Grand Opening

The newly created Creekside Commons is having its grand opening on the afternoon of Sunday, September 17 and everyone is welcome to take part in the celebration. St. Clement’s (known for the giant anchor in its front yard!) is located at 3400 Institute Rd.

While a great deal of energy had been devoted to other parts of the church property over the years, including the addition of community garden boxes in the front of the church and certified wildlife habitat creation on the banks of the salmon-bearing Coleman Creek at the back, the unused north side of the church had become overgrown with thorny brambles. Access was further impeded by a crumbling cinder-block wall and a decaying, ivy-covered stump.

A vision come true

When indoor gatherings were put on hold thanks to COVID-19, the church membership used the opportunity to create a vision for the overgrown land that would offer a welcome to passers-by as well as parishioners. The Anglican Foundation of Canada provided grant money to help ensure Creekside Commons was inclusive from the ground up, including consultation with Indigenous elders on choosing native plants for a healing garden, installing crushed-limestone pathways for the highest standard of accessibility, and building raised community garden boxes for use by people in wheelchairs. Hundreds of volunteer hours were put in over the pandemic years, giving church members an uplifting goal to focus upon as well as an outdoor activity that people could do together safely.

 

A Tree of Life memorial mural was painted on the church wall, offering community members a place to remember departed loved ones by having their names painted on a leaf on the vining branches. Seating provides rest for people walking the neighbourhood, picking up children at the nearby schools or Lynn Valley Park across the street, or just looking for a peaceful destination to sit and let their thoughts wander.

All welcome to gather

People will begin to gather for the grand opening of Creekside Commons at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 17, with a welcome and addresses beginning at 11:45. Music, children’s games, and food will follow. Please visit St. Clement’s church website for more info.

Looking for more?

There’s always something fun and exciting happening in Lynn Valley. Check out our Community Events Calendar or learn more about Local Activities, Mountain Biking or Hiking and Walking Trails.

September 5, 2023 in Blog Comments (0)

Lynn Valley Real Estate Market Analysis – July 2023

July 2023 Sales Recap

Single Family Homes:

  • There were 11 detached homes sold in July with an average sale price of $2,030,727 (median = $2,000,000)
  • The average sale price achieved was more than list price by 1.29%
  • Attached homes that sold in July took an average of 9 days to sell (median = 7 days)

Apartments and Townhouses:

  • There were 8 attached homes sold in July with an average sale price of $889,125 (median = $837,000)
  • The average sale price achieved was more than list price by 2.28%
  • Attached homes that sold in July took an average of 9 days to sell (median=8 days)

 

Find out more about the July Greater Vancouver stats here

August 4, 2023 in Market Analysis

Lynn Valley Real Estate Market Analysis – June 2023

June 2023 Sales Recap

Single Family Homes:

  • There were 12 detached homes sold in June with an average sale price of $2,204,583 (median = $2,110,000)
  • The average sale price achieved was more than list price by 0.61%
  • Attached homes that sold in June took an average of 9 days to sell (median = 7 days)

 

Apartments and Townhouses:

  • There were 14 attached homes sold in June with an average sale price of $941,806 (median = $928,750)
  • The average sale price achieved was more than list price by 2.35%
  • Attached homes that sold in June took an average of 10 days to sell (median=7 days)

Find out more about the June Greater Vancouver stats here

July 4, 2023 in Market Analysis