Mark Ballard

Movaffagh Bashi is Good Luck in Farsi, the persian language.

There is a lot of talk and hype about the Mainland Asian and their wanting to buy here in Vancouver. It makes the news almost daily and for good reason, however an equally impactful buying group is the Persians from Iran. I have a lot of very good clients that are either immigrants from or are decendants of the Persian culture.

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“How’s the Market doing?” - I get this question a lot and in order to give the answer, the right direction, we need to go back to last Spring. The Spring of 2011 was very robust, coming out of the 2010 upgrade in our status in China, as a Friendly Nation. The Spring of 2011 was very energetic right through June. Then July and August were as if someone went into the Real Estate closet and flip ...

The Asian (mainland Chinese) buyer is very prevalent here in Vancouver and this buying group is responsible for a good share of the overall market for more reasons than just the properties that they are buying (direct demand), but also for two indirect areas that are arguable the strongly economically speaking. First, the sellers that are released from their homes are a large secondary demand ...

I just finished uploading this House for sale, 4719 PILOT HOUSE Road, West Vancouver, British Columbia

An aging West Vancouver estate built in the timeless Tudor style on a magnificent semi-waterfront lot. Ready to be rebuilt - value is all in the land. Fantastic location across the street from a beautiful waterfront park -- nothing stands between you and the ocean. Southeasterly views of Eng ...

I just finished uploading this House for sale, 3872 CALDER Ave, North Vancouver, British Columbia

Lovely family home on large lot, with some updates and very well-maintained. Impressive amount of outdoor living space with beautiful expansive outlook. Great hot tub on back deck with plenty of room for patio furniture. Fantastic location near all amenities and greenbelts and in a terrific catch ...

I just finished uploading this House for sale, 65 GLENMORE Drive, West Vancouver, British Columbia

Great family home on a completely level sun-drenched lot with views of downtown and Gulf Islands. Fully remodelled, featuring hardwood floors, high ceilings, open living room with gas fireplace, separate dining room, and large kitchen with eating nook. Private lot backs onto greenbelt, and offer ...

The stats tell us that we are in the third worst Autumn in the last 10 years. And although we had a very lack-lustre summer that followed an intense Spring, it had a real feeling of being a very typical Summer. We have had, however, a lot of atypical Summers of late. This traditional Summer is only retrospectively defined when we have the Fall resurgence in intensity. And this Autumn has been ...

I just finished uploading this Other for sale, M37 2002 Park Royal, West Vancouver, West Vancouver , BC

Locksmith Service, 28 years same location, only one in West Vancouver. REnt $3,300/month. New lease possible. Net $87,000. Mobile locksmith service, easy operation/open mall hours, priced to sell fast.

ReMax congratuates Mark Ballard for achieving #7 in Western Canada .  Based on the sales dollar volumes Mark is consistantly one of the top realtors in Western Canada.  Mark comments "my success is based on hard work and dedication to providing the very best customer service".

I just finished uploading this House for sale, 1452 DORAN Road, North Vancouver, British Columbia

An affordable, updated, 2200 + sq. ft. home in a family oriented cul-de-sac location. This south facing home boasts the original character of refurbished solid oak h/w flooring & crown moldings. Updates include s/s appliances, high efficiency furnace, wood stove insert, newer windows & w/d. On th ...