Steve Burgess

Address: 6177 Nelson Avenue, West Vancouver Price: $4,490,000 Listing: R2356395 The skinny: Four-bedroom, four-bathroom, 3,926-square-foot house of doom on a 32,668-square-foot waterfront lot in West Vancouver The bling: It's nice to be admired. Though maybe not so much if you’re a turkey and Christmas...

Address: 4488 Ross Crescent, West Vancouver Price: $6,999,000 Listing: R2420024 The skinny: Tommy Chong's four-bedroom, five-bathroom, 4,022-square-foot home in West Vancouver The bling: Tommy Chong of Cheech & Chong fame is selling his place. It's quite a joint: $7,000,000 gets you four bedrooms, five bathrooms and as many bong rooms as you want. No need...

Address: 698 Westhyde Place, North Vancouver Price: $4,288,000 Listing: R2399325 The skinny: Six-bedroom, seven-bathroom, 5,446-square-foot neoclassical palace on a 9,690-square-foot lot in North Vancouver The bling: This six-bedroom palace has been certified by Built Green Canada. But it isn't green. It's white. Really, really...

Address: 7115 Nester's Road , Whistler Price: $4,200,000 Listing: R2309320 The skinny: Eight-bedroom, eight-bathroom Bavarian-style B&B on nearly an acre of land in Whistler The bling: Have you always longed to be a slumlord? No, wait, that's not what the write-up says—it says “Have...

How much would you pay for the Lions Gate Bridge? Assuming, you know, you were in the market? Stanley Park, too. You’ll want to have a nice setting for your new toy. First, remember to examine the credentials of the sellers.

Address: 8596 Squilax Anglemont Road, St. Ives Price: $3,895,000 Listing: 10177717 The skinny: Four-bedroom, four-bathroom, 5,860-square-foot house on Shuswap Lake The bling: You may recall the old riddle: As I was going to St. IvesI met a man with seven wivesEvery wife had seven sacksEvery...

Address: 8200 Kalavista Drive, Coldstream Price: $11,500,000 Listing: 10183262 The skinny: Six-bedroom, nine-bathroom (plus three powder rooms), 9,585-square-foot house on Kalamalka Lake in Coldstream The bling: So here’s a mansion on the shores of Kalamalka Lake, south of Vernon. It’s big and impressive. Add...

Address: 4611 Pendlebury Road, Richmond Price: $4,198,000 Listing: R2398063 The skinny: Five-bedroom, six-bathroom, 3,906-square-foot house with a resort-like yard in Richmond The bling: Do you like golf? How about marbles? Either way this Richmond unit has you covered. There's a little pitch-and-putt green in...

Address: #4, 180 Sheerwater Court, Kelowna Price: $10,988,888 Listing: 10183174 The skinny: Five-bedroom, nine-bathroom, 11,496-square-foot lakefront home in Kelowna The bling: Would like to get away from it all, in a rustic cabin by the lakeshore? How much would you pay for such a...

Address: 2707 Point Grey Road, Vancouver Price: $17,800,000 Listing: R2351412 The skinny: Four-bedroom, five-bathroom, 5,269-square-foot waterfront home in Kitsilano The bling: How many fireplaces do you need to get by? In a pinch? Could you manage with, say, four? Couldn’t that lead to hypothermia...

Address: Cielo Coal Harbour, #1802, 1205 West Hastings Street, Vancouver Price: $4,450,000 Listing: R2377581 The skinny: Three-bedroom, three-bathroom, 2,300-square-foot condo in Coal Harbour The bling: This is a development called Cielo, which is Spanish for “sky.” It also comes from the root word for...

Address: #4303, 1151 West Georgia Street, Vancouver Price: $4,290,000 Listing: R2360750 The skinny: Three-bedroom, three-bathroom, 1,603-square-foot condo in downtown Vancouver The bling: This Trump Tower condo is amazing, the best. It has 10,000 square feet. Probably the biggest condo ever. The listing says 1,603 square...