Diane’s area of expertise is in Residential Real Estate, in the West Side of Vancouver (geographically West of Main Street).  If you are new to Vancouver, you will find that all the popular destinations you have heard of:  Kits Beach, UBC, Spanish Banks, English Bay, False Creek, Granville Island, Downtown, Yaletown, False Creek North, future Athlete’s Village for the 2010 Olympics, Queen Elizabeth Park, and Stanley Park, are all located within Diane’s area of expertise.

She deals with single family homes, condominiums, townhomes, and waterfront properties.  Most of Diane’s clients live in the following neighborhoods.

Cambie, Main, and Mount Pleasant West

The charming neighborhoods of Cambie and Mount Pleasant West are very popular with young families.  Once affordable neighborhoods, the invisible "price boundary" between East and West of Main Street has pushed further eastward as demand for inner city homes increased over the years.  Cambie is situated between West 16th and West 41st Avenues, and from Oak Street to Ontario Street.  It is characterized by mostly single family homes, a mix between character homes, and newly constructed homes.  Douglas Park is a magnet for locals.  Mount Pleasant West, located in proximity to City Hall has a uniquely Heritage feel, with many homes on the City’s Heritage designation, and older stately homes split up into strata suites.  Main, also known as Antique Row, is a fast-growing trendy neighborhood, with interesting curio shops, funky eateries and hip coffee bars.  Character homes dominate the area, and several new, loft-style condominium dvelopments have recently been built.  Look for much more re-development in this neighborhood.

Kitsilano, Fairview

Kitsilano, affectionately called "Kits" by locals, stretches from English Bay waterfront to West 16th Avenue, from Burrard Street to Alma Street.  Once a Hippie haven, Kitsilano is now home to the ultra-healthy, fashion-conscious, and fitness crazed.  This area offers a mix of low-rise rental apartments, condominiums, older character homes split into strata suites, and single family homes.  The average lot size is 33’ x 122’ and therefore, detached homes in Kitsilano usually reach a maximum of 2400 sq. ft.  Older, character homes are typically smaller and are on smaller lots.  Fairview, directly adjacent to Kitsilano, stretching eastward to Cambie Street, has gone from an industrial area to a tree-lined, inner-city neighborhood, with "The Slopes" overlooking the Vancouver skyline, North Shore Mountains and ocean.  Condos and townhouses are plentiful, many enjoying spectacular views.  Single family homes in Fairview are few and far between.  Because of the topography, one will find that townhouses are not traditionally row homes, but stacked, with multi-levels.

False Creek (South)

The South False Creek neighborhood lies between Granville Island and Cambie Bridge, from the waterfront to West 4th Avenue.  Predominantly condominiums, much of this property is Leasehold from the City of Vancouver, and offers a true waterfront lifestyle.  This neighborhood offers a mixture of market, and non-market housing, and is a distinct community within the city.  Trails for cycling and walking follow the beautiful oceanside False Creek Seawall, and are at the doorstep of many homes.  To the east of Cambie bridge, lies the last available waterfront development opportunity of Southeast False Creek, a sustainable "green" development, and home to the Athletes of the 2010 Winter Olympics.  Currently under construction, Olympic Village is a freehold master planned community, which will offer parks, a school, community centre, grocery store, drug store, and other shops and services.  Units are presently available on a pre-sale basis, with occupancy after the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2010.

Downtown, West End, Coal Harbour, Yaletown, False Creek North

Within walking distance of the Downtown business core, these are the most densely populated neighborhoods in the Lower Mainland.  Most housing exists in the form of condominiums and apartments, vastly ranging in price, depending on location, size and view.  Highrise views of the Burrard Inlet and the North Shore mountains command the highest prices.  Coal Harbour and False Creek North are Vancouver’s newest seaside communities and the West End is an older, established neighborhood, with tree-lined streets at the gateway to Stanley Park and English Bay.  The entire seaside of the Downtown peninsula including Stanley Park, offers miles of phenomenal seawall for cyclists, in-line skaters, walkers and joggers.  Robson Street is a popular, upscale shopping destination for tourists and locals alike.  Denman Street, next to English Bay, offers a more laid-back shopping and dining experience.

Point Grey (UBC), Dunbar, Southlands

Point Grey is one of the city’s most desired neighborhoods.  Consisting primarily of single family homes, it stretches from the waterfront to 16th Avenue and from Alma Street to the University Endowment Lands - a forested 763 hectare park on UBC property.  Most homes are on standard 33’ x 122’ lots, with the exception of West Point Grey, which offers some of the city’s finest homes and estates, many with beachfront living and spectacular views of the city skyline, Spanish Banks and North Shore mountains.  Fabulous, boutique shopping is located on West 10th Avenue.  Two distinct communities make up Dunbar-Southlands.  The area extends south from 16th Avenue to the Fraser River, and west to the UBC Endowment Lands.  Dominated by well kept older homes, and newer executive style homes, lot sizes are more generous than Point Grey, and therefore, homes are slightly larger.  The lower, southern portion of Southlands is a well hidden jewel, with riding stables, and large stately properties and homes.

Shaughnessy, Quilchena, MacKenzie Heights

The CPR developed Shaughnessy in 1907 as an exclusive community for company executives and local gentry.  Having stayed true to its roots, Shaughnessy is still dominated by large Heritage homes on generous, immaculately landscaped lots, and a price tag that corresponds.  Its winding tree lined streets branch out from Granville Street and stretch from 16th to 41st Avenues and from West Boulevard to Oak Street.  The neighboring areas of Quilchena and MacKenzie Heights are primarily single family residential areas, with some view lots.  Quilchena also offers a new, luxury condominium community near the Arbutus Shopping Centre, a popular development for the neighborhood empty nesters.