Real Estate News & Articles

Let's talk about enriching the character of our waterfront

2010-06-12

There are many ways to better showcase marine culture and enrich urban living Bob Ransford Sun When I wrote two weeks ago about Metro Vancouver's public waterfronts and my sense that they are boring and sterile, I expected I would get some …

Cornerstone 5655 210A Street, Langley

2010-06-12

Marcon wants people's first impression of its new development in Langley to be one of 'comfort and nature' Michelle Hopkins Sun The discovery centre of the Cornerstone condos in Langley, above. The presentation centre offers a sense of a ho…

BC Housing reaches deal in lawsuit against DERA, ending legal proceedings

2010-06-12

Anti-poverty group accused of using rent subsidy money to pay its own costs Darah Hansen Sun BC Housing has reached a deal in its lawsuit against the anti-poverty group, the Downtown Eastside Residents Association, the province confirmed Fr…

How homes really woo their owners

2010-06-11

Forget square footage, parking spots and conventional real-estate rules when selling a home. Some deals are sealed thanks to the quirkiest of features, as At Home reveals Mary Frances Hill Sun Robert McNutt's antiques in his old Mount Pleas…

House prices regained peak levels in April

2010-06-11

Derrick Penner Sun Metro Vancouver's new-home prices have followed the resale-home market upward to previous peaks during real estate's rebound, developers and consultants have noted. Statistics Canada reported on Thursday that by April the…

B.C. has paid $4.8 million to hold new site for St. Paul's

2010-06-11

Jonathan Fowlie Sun Renovating St. Paul's Hospital on its present site is more likely than moving it, Health Minister Kevin Falcon says. Photograph by: Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun, Vancouver Sun The B.C. government has paid about $4.8 million …

Luxury development set for Bowen Island

2010-06-11

Bid to preserve parkland dashed by approval of $118m plans Lena Sin Province Bowen Island. Photograph by: Handout, PNG A piece of pristine private property that was used for decades as a public playground for Bowen Island residents is now b…

Apps, maps and automobiles - Fords SYNC system can turn your car into a wireless hot spot

2010-06-11

The future of driving makes Bluetooth seem like the 21st century's horse-drawn carriage Andrew McCredie Sun AJ Vickery (left) and Mike Agerbo co-host the technology show GetConnected in their Vancouver studio. Photograph by: Wayne Leidenfro…

Foreclosure rate steadies in May; see state-by-state chart

2010-06-10

Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer USA Today WASHINGTON — The foreclosure crisis leveled off in May as the number of people facing foreclosure was nearly flat from a year ago, according to RealtyTrac , a private foreclosure listing ser…

New faces, tastes at Summer Night Market

2010-06-10

Look for Hurricane Potatoes and the Roaming Dragon food truck Mia Stainsby Sun Kwang Chul Lee, of Hurricane Potato, holds up a couple of them at the Summer Night Market in Richmond. Photograph by: Arlen Redekop, PNG, Vancouver Sun At a glan…

Bowen Island’s 59 lot (10 acres each) – 248 Hectar “ sub division to be developed by Edwin Lee’s Leeda Developments & Don Ho’s Trans City Group

2010-06-10

Development group to turn southwestern tip of island into expensive subdivision Derrick Penner Sun Bowen Island will soon have its own multi-million-dollar subdivision on this parcel of land. A Vancouver-based development group is proceedin…

Google collected WIFI Location Access while filming “Streetview” caught the attention of the privacy commissioner

2010-06-10

When ‘ oops’ doesn’t cut it: Web giant’s capture of information using Street View vehicles just latest privacy snafu VITO PILIECI Sun Street view in Metro Vancouver: Main and Hastings with the Carnegie Centre. Google…

Metro Vancouver starts ease along with market state

2010-06-09

Derrick Penner Sun The pace of new-housing construction in Metro Vancouver eased off in May from that of previous months yet remains at a level "in line with market conditions," Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reported Tuesday. The nation…

Forget market timing, buying a house is about life timing

2010-06-09

Homes are a long-term investment Garry Marr Sun 'You know, you're making the biggest mistake of your life. The housing market is going to fall." I got this great piece of advice from another journalist at the Financial Post, who has since l…

Modular housing is destined for rural seniors, disabled

2010-06-09

Vivian Luk Sun Modular units built at Britco’s factory in Agassiz are shipped to rural communities. A rendering of the modular housing units that will be built by various contractors under an affordable-housing program. Modular housin…

Housing starts across the Vancouver area showed healthy increases

2010-06-09

Huge hikes in Vancouver area while national figures falter Province Construction workers build new homes in Calgary where buyers currently are favoured over sellers. Decline in home building was most pronounced on the Prairies.Photograph by…

B.C. home sales expected to slow this year but rise in 2011: survey

2010-06-08

Improving economic conditions should counterbalance erosion in affordability Brian Morton Sun Residential sales across the province are expected to ease by three per cent this year to 82,350 units before increasing four per cent in 2011 to …

MS patients flying to Poland for contrivitional treatment

2010-06-08

'I feel like I've been cheated' Damian Inwood Province Jenna Machala is planning a class action over the fact she and other MS patients can't get access to new treatment in Canada. Photograph by: Mark van Manen, PNG, The Province Vancouver …

James 290 West 1st Avenue - Southeast False Creek project has a host of friendly advantages

2010-06-06

Why drive when you can walk? Mary Frances Hill Province The James homes will be in proximity to the seawall -- and include plenty of greenery, as this model of the project demonstrates. Photograph by: Nick Procaylo, PNG, The Province The sh…

Why strata minutes can be so important

2010-06-06

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: We are looking to buy a condo on Vancouver Island and find ourselves at a crossroads of information. Our agent told us we really only need two years' worth of minutes, but our lawyer suggested we ob…

Vancouver architects lead campaign to save an arboreal heirloom

2010-06-06

Yola Nde Cole Province This tulip tree, also known as a Liriodendron tulipifer -- standing in the gardens of a house on 1245 Harwood St. in the West End -- is believed to be the oldest planted deciduous tree in Vancouver. A local architectu…

Beware while travelling, - Worlds biggest street scams

2010-06-06

The unsuspecting tourist is always a target Province As weather gets warmer and travel season begins to ramp up, so do the efforts and imaginations of street criminals looking to part tourists from their money. Travel website VirtualTourist…

Take the plunge with Kodak's waterproof PlaySport Video Camera

2010-06-05

Gillian Shaw Sun PlaySport Video Camera, Kodak JustTheBill, JustTheBill.com CanoScan 9000F Colour Image Scanner, Canon Backflip, Motorola 1. PlaySport Video Camera, Kodak, $160 Waterproof up to three metres underwater and with full 1080p HD…

The Sovereign - where Gordon meets Broughton Street

2010-06-05

The Sovereign's four-storey car elevator is a first for the Island city Suzanne Morphet Sun The living areas in the Sovereign residences will have ample glazing, as these computerized renderings demonstrate. The 11-storey Sovereign project …