Vancouver is a city with no parallel.  Sitting on the northern half of British Columbia, Vancouver is the perfect mix of artsy and technologically minded, creating an interesting blend in home design and taste.

If you’re interested in buying a home in Vancouver, here are the top three types of homes you’re going to find in the city.  Although every house is its own and deserves its recognition, there would be no Vancouver without these cliches!

Boat Houses Floating by

Houseboats have been a fad since the 1960s when people started seeking out unusual ways to live and find privacy. So, although living on boats wasn’t new, outfitting crafts specifically to make them into hoes was!  

Vancouver has a long history of houseboats, allowing people to pay and dock year-round or come and go as they wish.  Houseboats are fun, quirky, and an incredible conversation starter, yet they’re also high maintenance.

Not only do you have to manage your sewage system, but the boat also requires engineers or help if anything goes wrong.  This can get expensive quickly. In addition, the physical labor needed to maintain and use the houseboat may outweigh the cute looks that entice so many buyers.

Modern and Tech-Driven

Since this city is a tech capital, it’s no surprise that Vancouver homes for sale would reflect that!  Many homes available for purchase in Vancouver have smart capabilities, perks that range from in-floor heating to a fridge that will tell you when you need to do another grocery run.  Although these hoes can be overwhelming to older generations who want every piece of furnishing to be usable right off the bat, for younger people who are house shopping, these can be fun perks to dig through and picture your life alongside.

Artsy and Fun Classic

Vancouver is often called the Hollywood of Canada because of how many movies are filmed here and the artsy attitude.  Fortunately, the artsy feelings are carried through in the architecture and design choices within most homes. So many spaces, from older homes to newer minimal designs, can be coated in beautiful hues, making the home itself a piece of art.  Sitting above the beautiful ocean water, the mountains at their backs, every home within Vancouver is as unique as it can get while still feeling like a comfortable and welcoming environment.

Vancouver is more than just a techy city an hour away from the skiing capital of the world.  Every house is a piece of art, from techy futuristic homes to cute and well-decorated houseboats; you’ll fall in love with every home that you get to come across.  

The prices in Vancouver can be obscene in some areas, so you’ll have to budget heavily and save up if you want to afford a home or get approved for a loan.  Although this hurtle may be large enough for many, the housing market is still wild here and can take some patience and work to get into.

Salam and hi. Today I will share with you some of my favorite verses of Quran.

It may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not know — Surah Al-Baqarah 2:216

Indeed, the first house [of worship] established for mankind was that at Makkah – blessed and a guidance for the worlds — Surah Ali ‘Imran 3:96

Do what is beautiful. Allah loves those who do what is beautiful — Surah Baqarah 2:195

And He has made me blessed wherever I am — Surah Maryam 19:31

And whoever puts all his trust in Allah (SWT), He will be enough for him — Surah At-Talaq 65:1-3

Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow that is a great attainment — Surah al-Buruj 85:11

If the sea were ink for the words of my lord, the sea would surely be consumed before the words of my lord are exhausted — Al-Kahf 18:109

Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the Day the account is established — Surah Ibrahim 14:41

And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, ‘If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, ‘My punishment is severe.’ — Surah Ibrahim 14:7

And verily the hereafter, will be better for thee. Than the present — Surah Al-Dhuha 93:4

You prefer the life of this world, while the hereafter is better & more lasting — Surah Al-A’la 87:16

And all will come to Him on the day of Resurrection alone — Surah Maryam 19:95

Allah (SWT) does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear — Surah Baqarah 2:286

So verily, with the hardship, there is relief. Verily, with the hardship, there is relief — Surah al-Inshirah 94:5-6

Did he not realise that Allah is watching? — Al-Alaq-14

What’s your favorite verse of Quran?