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Home ownership wasn’t something we’d considered until Cornerstone came along. One look at the showhome (nice) and a conversation with their mortgage-savvy sales team, and we were sold. We walked in on a whim, thinking, “There’s no way we can afford this”, and walked out on top of the world.

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LANGLEY GROVE ESTATE. This immacu-late double wide mobile home offers two bedrooms, two full baths (one with Jacuzzi tub and walk-in shower), family room, vaulted ceilings in spacious living room, open and bright kitchen with crisp, white cabinets. Home has lots of closet space, upgraded furnace and CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING. Huge, private pie lot in very quiet location BACKING GREEN SPACE. Lots of parking on driveway. Immediate Possession. Asking $121,900. $121,900

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LANGLEY • 2,195,00019865 3rd AvenueThis executive country home sits on the bluff in High Point with breathtaking Northshore Mountain and city light views. Builders own home is nearly 7000sqft w/unfi nished walkout basement. Quality of fi nishing is impeccable and features h/w fl oors, tile, marble/granite counter tops, soaring ceilings, and exposed timber framing. 4 bdrms & 4 baths including 2 master retreats (one on main) with luxurious 5 pc ensuites. Stunning open plan kitchen w/prof ss appliances, 2 fridges & built in wine cooler. Large covered patio has outdoor fi replace and bbq area with spectacular view. In addi-tion, the triple car garage has a games room above. The private 1/2 acre lot backs onto horse trails and features a detached cabana w/a recrm.

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LANGLEY • 799,00020120 8th AvenueNow Location comes fi rst! Across the street from Camp-bell Valley Park lies this 2.25 acre hobby farm completely set up for horses. 35x45 6 stall barn, riding ring fenced and cross fenced. Older but functional 2000 sqft rancher, plus detatched garage and carport. Fronts Campbell Valley Park and back onto High Point Equestrian Centre. Con-nected to city water.

LANGLEY • 223,900108 5556 201A StreetMichaud Gardens - Bright, west facing, 1058 sqft condo. Excellent open layout with bdrms on opposite sides. Looks onto park and features a large balcony. Move in condition and in a well managed building. Age restriction 19+. Pets allowed.

LANGLEY • 219,900120 20750 Duncan WayOpen plan ground fl oor condo with large patio. 2 bed, 2 bath, granite kitchen countertops, natural gas fi replace, king size master bedroom w/walk-in closet. Located on a quiet cul-de-sac and steps to Kwantlen College and many amenities. Two parking spots side by side and pets allowed with restrictions.

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LANGLEY • 679,00021031 43A AvenueCedar Ridge/Brookswood Glen 2 storey, 4 bedroom home on quiet family street, 3 blocks from Langley Fundamental Middle and Senior Secondary. Open plan with Games Room on main. Updates include hardwood fl ooring, 2 year old SS Appliances, fi xtures & paint. New 40 year roof, new gutters, new high effi ciency furnace and heat pump. Spacious & well kept in a fantastic location. Private yard and bonus 4 ½ foot crawl space.

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LANGLEY • 469,90020861 51 AvenueBasement entry 2,236 sq. ft. home on quiet no exit street, great location close to all amenities and schools. 4 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 fi replaces, fi nished basement, family room, workshop, garage, extra wide parking, large private fenced backyard with patio and a deck off of kitchen. Includes washer, dryer, dishwasher, fridge, stove, microwave, hood fan, window coverings, security system. Many new upgrades, very clean, move in ready. New furnace 2004, new vinyl windows 2008. Basement is city approved for legal suite.

LANGLEY • 829,00025220 76 AvenueLocated on a dead end street in Glen Valley bordering Ponder Park, is this 2800+ four bedroom, 2 storey home with south facing yard. Home is in very good condition, but needs updat-ing. This property could easily be converted to a small hobby farm and has an unfi nished 24 x 18 detached shop. Great for privacy seekers - one mile to Thunderbird Equestrian Centre.

LANGLEY • 529,9004680 197A StreetVery spacious 2800+ sq.ft. West Coast contemporary split entry in desirable Mason Heights. Large rooms, vaulted ceiling, huge master w/walk in closet, 3 pce ensuite. Basement partly fi nished, roughed in 3 pce bathroom, wet bar w/lots of cabinets. Bring your ideas. Great value for square footage.

LANGLEY • 519,9003938 200A StreetImmaculate 3 level split on quiet Brookswood Street. Spacious 3 bdrm/3 bath w/20x23 double car garage. Home features newer septic, furnace, paint, tile & windows. Very private fenced & landscaped yard. Best value in Brookswood & shows extremely well.

LANGLEY • 999,0005179 214th StreetCustom built 3840 sqft 2 storey home on private 1/2 acre in Murrayville. Covered area with Hot tub off main fl oor Master bedroom, plus 5 bedrooms up and large games room with full bathroom and access to exterior. Great for home offi ce or nanny's quarters. High end fi nishing throughout, with teak hardwood fl oors. Huge kitchen with high end appliances, granite counters and open plan. Covered patio off great room with outdoor fi replace. Excellent home for large family and entertaining. Home is fi nished to the highest of standards. There is a workshop/storage and the home backs onto greenbelt. Private, Peaceful and Perfect!

LANGLEY 579,0004638 198C St.Completely updated and modernized, nearly 2500 sqft 2 storey in desirable Mason Heights. 4 bdrms up including deluxe master w/walk-in closet and full ensuite. Main fl oor is open plan w/new kitchen featuring maple cabinets, granite and SS appliances. Oversized 24'10x20' double car garage. New paint, fl ooring, mouldings. Great curb appeal and freshly landscaped.

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Well folks, the new year is starting out a little strange. Josh and I are Farm specialists. We now have sold just about all our farms, yes I do mean sold, not just expired, and we have offers on our two grow ops. Maybe that is our new specialty? Anyway if you are thinking about going bigger or smaller, give us a call. We currently also have two townhouses, so the people can get going back to the farm. Note: open house at the Aldergrove one Sunday, 1-3 at 27272 32nd. Ave. Unit 93.

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28420 Ranch Ave. 5 acres tucked away at the end of a dead end rural rd., Good land, 3+ bedrms, and a delight to show. Good barn, and shop. only $859,000 and worth it.!!

2619 256 St., Langley. 10.7 acres of the most magnifi -cent land you can fi nd. 4 bdrm home, nice barn, cooler for those home grown veggies, and absolutely gorgeous home from the “Western Era”.

29166 Tamaric Ave. 8+ acres situated on one of the highest view points in all of Bradner, looking to the S.E. at Mt. Baker. This is gorgeous. The home is not. But certainly renova-tions can be done to return it to its condition. Three barns, and only $929,000.

43860 Vedder Mt. Rd., Chilliwack. 9.88 acres of beautiful rolling pasture, and tall trees. The view is of all the val-ley and river. Large open rancher with fabulous 3 bay garage, ideal for horses. $939,000

#415 - 2943 Nelson Pl. Corner unit in Edgebrook with amazing views from the huge patio to the North and Mt. Baker to the South. This high Quality unit is a pleasure to show. 2 baths, 2 bdrms, and 2 underground parking stalls. Immediate Posses-sion. $258,000

- Open House: Sunday, Jan. 23 1-3Open House: Sunday, Jan. 23 1-3#93 - 27272 32nd. 3-4 bdrms 4 bthrm townhouse, back-ing onto green area. Excellent location. Must be sold NOW. Asking $237,000 but will look at all offers.

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2 STOREY + BSMT SUITEBeautiful & bright 2 storey & profession-ally fi nished bsmt in "Jeffries Brook". Open plan with 9' ceilings on main, island in kitchen with light Maple Shaker cabinets. 3 generous bdrms up, Mbdrm has full ensuite & walk-in closet, plus large laundry up. Fully self contained 2 bdrm unauth suite in bsmt with sep laundry. Don't miss out! 6960 201 St., Langley

ORANGEWOODA true rancher cor-ner unit (attached only on one side & nobody above you) in beautiful age restricted (35 Plus) Orangewood development. 2 Bdrms, 2 bathrooms, oak kitchen, energy effi cient gas fi replace & more. Very private patio area with lots of green space between neighbours. This is a great unit. #206 21937 48 Ave., Langley

$$299,900299,900 $$216,900216,900

COLLEGE COURTBeautifully updated top fl oor, (2 parking spots) corner unit with Mt. Baker view in CollegeCourt. Bright 2 bdrm, 2 bathrm with vaulted ceiling in Livgrm, designer colours, refaced gas fi replace & laminate fl oors. Good size Mbdrm with walk-in closet, 4 pce ensuite, including soaker tub & new tile & pedestal sink. New high end, large capacity front load Maytag washer/dryer. Raised white kitchen, space saver micro & new dishwasher. #417 5765 Glover Rd. Langley

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RANCHER ON 4.92 ACRESWell Located (close to Fraser Hwy) 4.92 Acres, 5 yr old 26x24 shop plus lean-to. 4 Bdrm rancher with 5 yr old metal roof for $750,000. Several barns which are set up for an operational Pigeon Farm. The successful business can also be purchased from retiring seller. This is a great property at a great price. 23816 40 Ave.

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7.99 ACRES INVESTMENTOPPORTUNITYWow! 7.99 Acres SR-1 zoned, not in ALR, with 1258 Ft of road frontage, plus large bsmt home, shop, barn & other out buildings. Langley Twp says can be subdivided. Absolutely beautiful property in super location. Fenced & cross fenced with numerous fi elds/pastures and nicely treed for character. Large family setting among lots of fruit trees, old barns/out buildings. Very rare property!6309 240 St., Langley

GLENMONTPARKVery popular and rarely available, this beautiful 2 bdrm, 2 bathrm updated 1220 S/F condo age 55+. New stove, dishwasher, washer, & dryer. All new fl ooring, lino in kitchen & bathrooms & high end laminate thru living areas. Completely repainted thru-out, huge West facing sundeck overlooking inner courtyard, and over sized storage on same fl oor. Gas, electric & hot water included in maintenance. Amenities include guest suite, exercise room, plus there is RV parking available. #210 5375 205 St. Langley.

2 STOREY + BSMTCustom built 2 storey plus full bsmt. Open bright fl oor plan, lots of detail, large windows & 2 inch blinds, and high end laminate on main. Gourmet Maple shaker kitchen with island, gas stove, W/In pantry and more. Separate din/rm & den on main. 3 Large bdrms up incl. master with luxurious 5 pce ensuite with heated tile fl oors, granite counter and W/I closet. Library/computer area and games room up. Full bsmt with separate entry. This is a stunning quality built home. 2782 Bernadotte St., West Abbotsford

$$564,900564,900

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MURRAY’SLANDINGBetter than new (no HST) executive townhome in “Murray’s Landing”. Barely lived in home in great location. 4 Baths, 4 bdrms, 9’ ceilings on main with crowns, oversized windows, with 2 inch blinds, make this a very bright open plan. Stunning gourmet kitchen including S/S ap-pliances, dark maple shaker cabinets, island with breakfast bar, and solid granite counters. 3 Large bdrms up, master has W/I closet, & oversized ensuite shower & 2 sinks. Lower level has street/yard ac-cess and has a 3 pce bath, recrm & bdrm. #7 22225 50 Ave., Langley

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HUNTSFIELD GREENAdult oriented Huntsfi eld Green age 55+ featuring beautiful pool & hot tub plus new roof throughout. 2 Units available both one level rancher style with 2 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms & gas fi replace. Call Gary to view either #106 or #33, 19649 53 Avenue, Langley.

$$364,900364,900

CEDAR CRESTBeautiful 2 bdrm 2 bathroom rancher in Cedar Crest. Very bright & roomy plan. Excellent location across the pond, green space & has a private patio & yard. All new roofs & paint. This is a great retirement home & complex.#7 21848 50 Ave., Langley

eautiful property in super location

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HORIZONPLACE Spacious and very bright 1288 S/F (age 55+), 2 bdrm 2 bathrm condo within walking distance to Mill Lake & Seven Oaks. Open fl oor plan features a bright kitchen overlook-ing the spacious living room which leads out to a large covered deck with separate storage. A fl ex room off the kitchen can be used as a separate dining room, TV and or family room. There is an additional storage room within the suite. Locker, secured underground parking and separate underground visitor parking add to a convenient life style. #204 33233 E. Bourquin, Abbotsford

rage A fle room off the kitchen

$$187,900187,900

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NEW LISTING BAKERVIEWHEIGHTS Original owners are sell-ing this beautiful custom & quality built home in a great CDS in Bakerview Heights. Oversized private fenced S. Facing yard with kids playhouse, storage shed, kennel area & easy care landscaping with I/G sprinklers. Professionally painted 2010, plus crowns throughout living & dining rms. Nice bright open plan, high ceilings & solid hardwood in entry. Oak kitchen open to bright fam/rm with f/place, den on main with closet. 3 Bdrms up, oversized master bdrm with W/I closet & 4 piece ensuite with separate shower & soaker tub. Easy access 5’ crawl for extra storage. This home shows as a “10”. 26878 24A Ave. Langley

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$$529,900529,900

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Walnut Grove's popular Woodbridge! Rare 3 level unit offers 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, master on main, double garage & a full unfi nished basement with roughed in bath and plenty of room to expand. Enjoy the complexes best location backing onto a private greenbelt & a great location only minutes from schools, shopping and everything else you need. With new paint & fl ooring this home will shine!

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Walnut Grove's popular Hyland Ridge! Bright End Unit offers 3 bedrooms, den (can be 4th bdrm), 2 baths, large island kitchen & gorgeous private/fenced yard. The updates will WOW you, there's new designer paint, engineered maple hardwood, carpets, crowns, bboards, light fi xtures, bathrooms & more. this home SHINES! Walk to school, shopping, rec center from this prime location!

Willoughby's popular AMBERLEIGH! Desirable 2 bedroom townhouse features spacious room sizes, 2 full bathrooms with his and her sinks in the ensuite, a unique street entrance onto the main level from a fully fenced yard, plus a sunny south facing deck off your kitchen, great for your BBQ. Double tandem garage offers plenty of room and there's bonus parking on your driveway. Friendly complex featuring outdoor swimming pool, outdoor hot tub, billiards, exercise room, plus more!

#15 - 20540 66 Ave, • $299,000 #68-8890 Walnut Grove Dr. • $302,900

Walnut Grove's popular Country Crossings! Impeccable, quality built, traditional plan offers 3655 SF, 4 spacious bedrooms up, 4 baths & main fl oor den. The bright/island/maple kitchen joins your large family room overlooking your private low maint yard with fi sh pond & a gardeners paradise. The basement is perfect for the inlaws with a large family room & kitchen, 2 bedrooms and separate laundry. Enjoy quality fi nishing with crowns, accents, 2 fi replaces, tile roof, heat pump/AC, irrigation system, central alarm/vac and a great location.

9202 202B Street, • $709,000#103 - 20453 53 Ave, • $244,900NEWNEWLISTING

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Countryside Estates! Bright & spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo on ground fl oor with large/private covered patio. Enjoy updated fl ooring & kitchen, new bathroom fi xtures & fi replace and 2 secure underground parking spots. Amenities include a workshop, billiards, fi tness room, events room, beautiful gardens and ground with lots of visitor parking. Located in the heart of Langley, only minutes from everything you need!

Walnut Grove's Finest! Custom built dream home located in the prestigous "SHAUGHNESSY WOODS". The spacious great room plan offers over 4400 sf, a stunning gourmet kitchen with walk in pantry, den, 4 bedrooms (all with hardwood fl oors), 5 baths, 1 bedroom legal suite & a fully soundproofed theater that is to die for! The 7000 sf lot is tucked away at the back of a CDS, siding onto greenspace. The extended triple car garage and large driveway has room for all of your toys! There are too many bells & whistles to mention, please call/email me for all the details.

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Mosaic Homes’ Westwood project in Coquitlam offers brand-new, three-level Georgian rowhomes built with Mosaic’s excruciating attention to detail. Situated in a desirable Metro Vancouver neighbourhood that is well-placed in the Lower Mainland, Westwood also offers attractive pricing.

Mosaic Properties has set themselves an extremely worthy goal: to be the best builder of rowhomes and townhomes in British Columbia.

Th e company believes that great ar-chitecture combined with the effi cient use of space will allow people to live in a neighbourly, civilized and respectful manner.

Mosaic’s Westwood project in Coquitlam features exquisite classic Georgian three-level rowhomes that are ideal examples of the company’s com-mitment to excellence. Th e location is

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“Westwood is a very well thought-out and well-defi ned space.”

With every new home project, Mosaic tries to fi nd out what it can be doing better. Th e company revisits ho-meowners aft er six to 12 months to fi nd out what is working in their new home and what is not, in a process called the

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Cameron Muir

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“At last, we’ve got room to grow.”Erin, Kent and Reid

Now that young Reid has arrived, the family is moving from a Yaletown condo to a bigger townhome in Polygon’s Kensal Walk at Windsor Gate in Coquitlam. It’s a perfect fit in a great location.

“We’re near schools, shops and parks,” says Kent, “So we can walk to everything, just like we did in Yaletown. Our townhome has a backyard, stainless steel appliances and a third bedroom that’s a home office for now. We’ll be in the Clubhouse pool in the summer, and the guest suites will be great when friends and family come to visit.”

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On the exterior, they can make for a rich and elegant design if carefully placed; in the interior, the availability of natural light is highly desirable but cannot be manufactured. Mosaic takes the greatest care to carefully and symmetrically line up windows on one fl oor with the windows on the fl oors below

and above, with adjacent sills and sashes, always ensuring the exterior works well

with the interior.“We are relentless perfectionists,

(something) people will notice when they visit the site,” McGavin says.

“Th ere is a defi nite sense of design and proportion on the exterior of the

home – this evokes a feeling of ‘this just feels right.’”

Inside Westwood homes, the feeling is of an open, contemporary living space.

Th e main level boasts nine-foot ceil-ings, hardwood laminate fl oors throughout, three-inch wood casings around windows and doors, custom drywall features to defi ne space and thoughtfully placed art niches for displaying the sentimental to the priceless.

Kitchens are large and sophisticated, some with central islands, with sleek cabinets.

Bathrooms sport deep soaker tubs and, in select homes, an oversize shower.

Overall, Westwood projects substance, elegance and community, making it a great place to purchase a new home.

Homes are priced from $319,900.Visit www.mosaichomes.com for more

information.

It’s 2011: a brand-new year. Out with the old, in with the new. New homes, that is.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corpo-ration reports that 2010 ended on a strong note in the Vancouver Census Metropoli-tan Area’s new-home construction sector, with 1,715 housing starts in December.

And home prices reached a record high of $505,178 for an average home in B.C. in 2010, according to the B.C. Real Estate Association

While record highs or lows are not pre-dicted for 2011, local experts seem to agree that the Metro Vancouver housing market

will likely remain fairly stable this year.

“In general, the outlook for 2011 – the economy and the hous-ing market – is similar to what we saw in 2010, close to 26,500 home starts, which is a good year,” says Carol Frket-

ich, CMHC’s B.C. regional economist.“It’s not quite our 10-year average but it’s

close to the 10-year average.” Besides, the forecast for 26,500 has been

revised from a previous forecast of 25,900, she notes.

Th e housing market is in balanced con-ditions locally, and looking ahead, Frketich sees continued balance.

Both she and BCREA chief economist Cameron Muir see mortgage interest rates as remaining relatively stable for the fi rst half of 2011 as well.

Muir also agrees the Vancouver-area housing market is balanced, but says the Interior market is currently tilted in favour of homebuyers.

Overall, however, home sales in the province should see an increase.

“In general terms, we expect to see improvement in sales activity, around six to eight per cent improvement,” says Muir. “Prices are likely to stay fairly fl at.”

Th e record-high average B.C. home price set last year had more to do with the distribution of sales, Muir says, noting there were more luxury homes for sale at the end of 2010.

New mortgage lending rules introduced Monday by the Bank of Canada may have a slight eff ect, in that they will likely erode some purchasing power, he says.

Local mortgage broker Jamie Moi notes the changes, which include mortgage amortization periods being reduced from 35 to 30 years and the maximum amount Canadians can borrow to refi nance mort-gages will go from 90 to 85 per cent, don’t aff ect the down payment on a home.

“You can still make a fi ve per cent down payment,” she says.

With Finance Minister Jim Flaherty targeting home-equity loans and lines of credit because some Canadians have been using that money for consumer goods such as boats, cars and fl at-screen TVs rather than to build equity into their homes, Moi says the new lending rules are more about reducing Canadian consumer debt.

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Mosaic’s Westwood rowhomes, located in Coquitlam, offer open and contemporary living areas with thoughtful details and spacious kitchens.

…off the front: “Westwood is a very well thought-out and well-defi ned space ... we learn from every project and are searching for constant improvement. We are relentless perfectionists, (some-thing) people will notice when they visit the site (at Westwood, in Coquitlam).” Jenniefer McGavin, Mosaic Homes

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