Real Estate News & Articles

Facebook, privacy advocates square off over what's public and what's protected

2010-05-01

Has the social networking site gone too far? Outrage over its recent moves suggest that's the case Gillian Shaw Sun Imagine that a picture of you shows up in an online ad for "hot singles." And you find out about it when your husband signs …

Convention centre investment is paying off

2010-05-01

Thousands of delegates will spend millions of dollars over four days, Tourism Vancouver says Jeff Lee Sun [caption id="attachment_6657" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="For the first time, the Vancouver Convention Centre is host to a …

Rush is on to claim first-time home buyers tax credit

2010-04-30

Stephanie Armour USA Today After breaking up with her longtime boyfriend and finding a job she loves in Denver, Quinn Kelsey decided last Friday to take advantage of the home buyers' tax credit. She found a condo she liked in her neighborho…

New tech, old tech revitalized

2010-04-30

Lowell Conn Sun Pioneer mechless effort: The new MVH-P8200BT multimedia AV receiver is the first mechless receiver we've seen from Pioneer Electronics. For readers not yet acclimatized to the brave new world sans optical lenses, mechless re…

Kore: the arrival of Kitsilano's new landmark

2010-04-29

[caption id="attachment_6590" align="alignnone" width="440" caption="NOW OPEN: Kore is complete, offering great value in Kitsilano. The Kore presentation centre is open every day except Friday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 1808 West 3rd Ave. (at…

First-time buyers jump into housing market

2010-04-29

New lending rules, market conditions have little effect on consumers' intentions, say experts Derek Sankey Sun Nicole Dyck rented with friends and dreamed of buying her own home until the day it suddenly seemed right to make her move. "Livi…

Watch and record TV on the computer

2010-04-29

Gillian Shaw Sun 1 EyeTV Hybrid, Elgato , $ 150 US More from the just-in-time TV department. A tiny TV tuner stick, this receives both digital and analog signals, including HDTV, to turn your PC or Mac computer into a digital video recorder…

End of an era - Mortgage- rate rise marks last of rock- bottom loans

2010-04-29

DERRICK PENNER Sun The era of rock-bottom mortgage rates ended with a crush of work for mortgage brokers and bank-loan officers. It started Monday with a flood of homebuyers looking for last-minute approvals to sneak in under the wire befor…

Hiding money not as simple as it was

2010-04-29

'If you just want to avoid creditors, use a saftey deposit box' Andrew Allentuck Sun It is not hard to hide money where no one -- creditors, former spouses or tax collectors -- can find it. Writing manuals on how to do it is a cottage indus…

casino, second time around

2010-04-29

[caption id="attachment_6593" align="alignnone" width="599" caption="The proposed entertainment complex planned for the property beside B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver would include a 110,000-squarefeet, 24-hour casino, two international ho…

Flat-fee commission firm aims to open range of services

2010-04-29

Derrick Penner Sun So far, Surrey-based realtor Mayur Arora has one client and the hope of establishing a flat-fee based business in real estate services that capitalizes on the Canadian Real Estate Association's relaxation of its rules for…

What is the MLS?

2010-04-29

Sun Realtors compete with each other for your business, but at the same time cooperate to help you buy or sell property. That unique concept of cooperating while competing lead to creation of the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in 1950 by th…

The iPhone's assault on the English language

2010-04-29

Janice Kennedy Sun Language demons, again. My iPhone is out to get me. True, I'm crazy about the compact little devil, the newest gizmo in my life -- but I believe it wants to destroy my reputation. It wants me to commit a sin. It's trying …

The iPad could become ultimate in-car entertainment system

2010-04-29

Aftermarket industry pioneers are already finding ways to make the iPad a vehicle's primary info-tainment source Melissa Guillergan Sun The Apple iPad , today's newest must-have gadget, has inevitably found its way from user's hands and des…

Investment properties now require 20% down

2010-04-29

Jim Pellerin Sun I'm confused about recent announcements by the federal government that make it more difficult for people to purchase real estate as an investment. The major change is that banks can now lend a maximum of 80 per cent of the …

Here are some ways to make the new Casino work

2010-04-29

Backsliding aside, here are some ways to make a new casino work for the community Gordon Price Sun I well remember the gambling issue when Steve Wynn's Vegas-style casino proposal came before city council in the 1990s, when Philip Owen was …

House prices start to falter

2010-04-29

Still higher than 2009, but signs of deceleration setting in Financial Post Province Canadian housing prices continue to gain when measured against the lows experienced during the economic downturn of 2009, but month-to-month comparisons sh…

Facebook spreads its influence

2010-04-29

Mitch Joel Sun For a long while, the consensus was that Facebook was the place where high school and university students go online to hangout, hook up, post drunken photos of themselves and act mischievous until the harsh realities of a col…

B. C. developers rush to join iPad revolution

2010-04-29

Apple’s latest device is driving lucrative demand for applications that take advantage of its larger screen GILLIAN SHAW Sun A gold mine or a lottery? That’s the question as British Columbia developers join the rush to deliver applications …

Todos Santos: all you want in a Baja getaway

2010-04-29

Small and sleepy, there is plenty of atmosphere and not a lot of action— the way people like it CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS Sun Pelicans and other birds enjoy the deserted beach at La Cachora Beach near downtown Todos Santos. TODOS SANTOS, Mexico …

Financial advisers warn of looming housing bubble

2010-04-28

John Morrissy Sun Canada 's housing market is beginning to show signs of being in a bubble, leading the investment firm Edward Jones to caution Canadians about putting money into housing and suggesting they prepare for the impact of a downt…

Living 'above the store' is now catching on

2010-04-28

Concept received a boost with more mixed-use developments Garry Marr Sun [caption id="attachment_6606" align="alignright" width="191" caption="RioCan CEO, Edward Sonshine, admits there is still a negative connotation to living above a store…

Garden City looks toward Fraser for growth

2010-04-28

City unveils plans for largest development in its history, a 2,600-unit community Derrick Penner Sun [caption id="attachment_6603" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="River Green, Aspac Development Ltd.'s master-planned community on …

Canada faces housing-price setback

2010-04-28

Bubble forming around easy credit and fast-rising prices, 'bust' not expected John Morrissy Province Canada 's housing market is beginning to show signs of being in a bubble, leading Edward Jones to caution Canadians about investing in hous…