400 acres on Salt Spring Island...yes, that's Seattle in the distance!

May 29, 2012 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

Looking for spectacular land? Amazing ocean and islands and mountain vistas? Here it is! Pastoral areas, forest areas...and several exceptional building sites. Very unique! Excellent sun exposures...very private! Many level areas...create your estate, here! Horses? Sheep? Farming? Create a family compound? Put together a corporate retreat investment?

Spring into Summer in Pacific Northwest Coast!

May 29, 2012 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

Sliding into Summer? In spirit, for sure! This La Nina year has delivered a mixed bag of unusual weather patterns, globally. On the Pacific Northwest Coast, we seem to have been through a long late Fall...grey, rain events, windstorms, needing Fall weight clothing, even in May. Every now and again, a high builds in...inviting bursts of true late Spring, with sun, warmth, and definite beach weather! Then the lows, sweeping across the Pacific, track in again. Gardens like this sun-rain-sun-rain cycle...a very lush Spring surrounds us! But Summer weather in February in the Prairies? Something's askew! Meantime, enjoy those sunny days when they gift us...al fresco dining on decks & patios, beachcombing at Fernwood, sunset enjoyment at Vesuvius Beach, picnics at Ruckle Park...discover the amazing Burgoyne Bay Park...ease into real Summer! Just keep the rain squall jacket handy!

Illa del Mar – The best views in front of Barcelona city seafront

May 28, 2012 — Guifré Homedes Amat, Amat Luxury

Just one year ago we started to sell Illa del Mar flats. Illa del Mar is an exclusive residential complex in the Barcelona city seafront. It is placed in the Diagonal Mar quarter. Diagonal Mar is a newly built quarter of Barcelona, it was created due to the celebration of the Forum de les Cultures in 2004. Its name comes from the enlarging of the main avenue which crosses Barcelona city, Avinguda Diagonal, to the Mediterranean sea.  It is a residential area based in residential complexes facing the sea. This area is surrounded by a public green park called Diagonal Mar, designed by the known architects Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue. It is the third bigger green area in Barcelona city. Diagonal Mar also belongs to 22@ district, where several TIC, Media and Design companies are based. We can also find other unique design buildings like Torre Agbar and Centre de Convencions.

Townhouses: it's all you—for better and for worse.

May 27, 2012 — Julia Hoagland, Julia Hoagland of Compass

Townhouses: it's all you—for better and for worse. There are 1,869 single-family townhouses in Manhattan. This is less than 1% of the total 290,517 Manhattan non-rental housing units (co-ops /condos /cond-ops /townhouses), and less than 0.002% of the approximately one million total Manhattan housing units (including rentals).

July 3rd, A Star Spangled Fund Raiser Celebration with the Promontory Foundation

May 26, 2012 — Promontory Club, Summit Sotheby's International Realty

Get Ready for a Star Spangled Celebration as Promontory’s Foundation gears up for another sell out event! Join us for what is sure to be the party of the summer with a salute to the legendary band The Bee Gees. Break out your leisure suits, dancing shoes and party to the sounds of the band the New York Times called “Amazing.” From traditional Bee Gees’ songs like “Night Fever” and “More Than A Woman,” the authentic look and falsetto vocals will take you back to re-live those great memories of the ‘70s. Take a trip down memory lane and experience the amazing new Shed Amphitheater! After the performance, continue to dance into the night with ’70s hits spun by “DJ Pauly.”   Click here and see our easy click registration on our main page!

Where can you ski or snowboard, bike & golf in one day-Whistler

May 25, 2012 — Ursula Morel, RE/MAX Sea to Sky Real Estate

Where can you ski or snowboard, then bike and golf in one day? Right here in Whistler where spring skiing lasts until May 28: http://www.whistler.com/skiing/ Let's plan to go up on Blackcomb Mountain one more time this Saturday have a little Picnic on the top of the Mountain or visit my open house at 8293 Valley Drive between 3-5PM for Après! More info below!

Oceanfront estate on special Salt Spring Island!

May 25, 2012 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

Superlative 5+ acre point, with easy access oceanfront, private coves and bays, warm ocean swimming, dramatic & panoramic views, dock in protected bay, sunrises and sunsets...this truly is the very best waterfront opportunity on special Salt Spring Island! Beautiful home, the best of the country home design ethic, an Osborne & Clark imagining of an authentic country property retreat. Be inspired by the interior charm, by the ocean, islands, & mountain vistas offered from all principal rooms...a lovely blurring of interior and exterior spaces...this appealing home says "welcome", immediately! Dream kitchen, welcoming living with inglenook style feature stone fireplace, country dining, casual lounge with a forever view, cosy den/library (could be a guest bedroom, if desired), and a wonderful private master "suite", in it's own tranquil wing...enjoy shimmering water, wide angle sky, mountain frame...forest & meadow privacy...ahh...breathe in the perfection of a true retreat! Beautifully sited guest cottages, positioned at seaside, splendid panoramic views, sunrise and sunset locations...five guest spaces, self-contained for the privacy & pleasure of visiting family and friends. Games "cabin", studio, separately sited garage, dock (keep your boat at home), private trails through your own forest, patio spaces that follow the sun, adirondack chairs discovered in special places, inviting one to sit & ponder & to experience true relaxation...a lovely winding drive off a very quiet country road introduces you immediately to peace, beauty, ocean delights.... The word retreat is an interesting one...it implies not an escape but rather a restorative and energizing experience...that is what this unique waterfront estate offers you. With the allure of a private island, and yet with the connections of a location on special Salt Spring Island, the largest & best serviced of the Canadian Southern Gulf Islands, this gem enjoys a calm appreciation of our natural world. Welcome to your Island retreat home! (48 hour notice for all viewings).

Swiftsure Sailing Race this weekend, in Victoria...enjoy!

May 25, 2012 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

This coming weekend is the U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend...and it's been the weekend of the Swiftsure Race, out of Victoria, for the past several years. This dramatic & challenging annual race is looked forward to by serious racers, on both sides of the border. Onlookers throng the Victoria Inner Harbour and out Ogden Point way to watch the beginning of the race. The Round Salt Spring Sailing Race, this past weekend, is often treated as the shakedown for the crews/boats that plan to take part in the following weekend's famed Swiftsure Race. This weekend is a great time to consider a daytrip to our near neighbour, Victoria. Watch the start of the sailing race, meander the shops along Government Street, treat yourself to High Tea at the Fairmont Empress, or wander the inspiring Butchart's Gardens (rose season!) & take tea there...have fun! Everything is so close...go one way (Fulford to Swartz) & return another (Crofton to Vesuvius)...or vice versa. The Circle Route is an easy one! Wave, if you see me!

Truly Telluride: People. Places. Properties.

May 24, 2012

Courtesy of Telluride Properties Upon first glance, visitors are immediately enchanted with the breathtaking setting of the historic town of Telluride. While the grand snowcapped peaks of the San Juans and imposing Box Canyon waterfalls ensnare the senses, the real allure of Telluride lies much deeper than scenic beauty – in the warm embrace of its community.

Congrats to our friend Sara Werner Costa 30 under 30 class of 2012

May 23, 2012 — Colleen M. and Connor Olson, Arizona Best Real Estate

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