Life

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Welcome home Allen family!

You may recall that we recently asked for your help to get these former “Lynn Valleyites” back into the community.

Great news! We found them an awesome home within walking distance of Lynn Valley Village. Let’s keep an eye out for them early in the New Year and greet them warmly back into the neighbourhood.

Click here to learn more about what the Allens thought about their home buying experiance.

A big LynnValleyLife thanks to conscientious carriers

It takes a village to raise a child, they say, and we’ve found the very same philosophy applies to a new business.

So we wanted to thank some of the young people in our village who have helped us spread the word about the launch of LynnValleyLife, our community website and real estate partnership.  Read more in our post about these young men who do what they say they will do…

What a renovation!

Hastings Manor restoration unveiled – From the desk of Jim Lancot

I was out walking my kids to school one morning in mid-December when I stopped to look at the renovations just finishing up at Hastings Manor, across the street from Lynn Valley Elementary. Like many people in the neighbourhood, I had wondered what had been happening underneath the blue tarps over the preceding number of months…

Spring sees surge in sellers

The traditional springtime surge in the housing market is well under way in Lynn Valley, where there has been a nearly 40% upswing in listings compared to the last quarter of 2011.

Although average house sale prices tipped the $1 million mark last month, there are still many options for those wanting to get into the market in the $800K range.  Read on to learn more about what sold in our community in the first quarter of 2012.