$27 million Point Grey home sale is Metro Vancouver’s highest in years

Original article by vancouversun.com

In January, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were linked to the house by British tabloids. (They didn’t buy it.)

A luxury home sale on Vancouver’s Point Grey Road is Metro Vancouver’s most expensive sale recorded on MLS in over three years.

The 108-year-old mansion at 3019 Point Grey Road sold last Friday for $27 million. The buyers are local, according to Realtor Daniel Tan. The deal is firm and will complete in the new year.

The six-bedroom, five-bathroom, waterfront Kitsilano mansion might ring a bell, for many. In January, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were linked to the house by British tabloids, who turned a tongue-in-cheek prediction from a Postmedia reporter into a hot tip. These UK tabloid reports were then repeated by B.C.-based media, then international media, in a bizarre feedback loop that only ignited interest in a home that Meghan Markle never toured.

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