Real Estate News & Articles

Meat Whistler restaurant's new specialty

2010-04-01

Four Seasons eatery serves aged Alberta prime beef cooked on an infrared grill Mia Stainsby Sun Knee-deep in his work is Scott Dolbee, executive shef at Tour Seasons Whistler, were the restaurant, Fifty Two 80 Bistro, will be changing to a …

Average price of Metro Vancouver home now almost $663,000, above pre-recession levels

2010-04-01

Derrick Penner Sun Metro Vancouver's cheap-mortgage-fuelled real estate market has overshot its previous peak for prices with indications it will keep going, albeit more slowly, before cooling with the rise in interest rates. February saw t…

The real estate websites you need to know about

2010-04-01

Sun Before embarking on a home buying or selling journey, be sure to educate yourself about all of the information and services available to you. Here's a rundown of some of the key real estate websites: www.realtor.ca Formerly mls.ca ,this…

Real estate research results indicate buyer/seller opinions and preferences

2010-04-01

Sun A range of forces affect conditions and behaviour within a housing market, such as economic activity, legislative changes, technological innovation and evolving social awareness, as seen in the affordable housing or green/sustainable bu…

Developers turn back on need for affordable units

2010-03-31

Housing struggles Financial Post Province The need for affordable housing in Canada is being ignored by developers and largely left to governments, those least able to do the job effectively, according to a Conference Board of Canada study …

Consumers might have loophole in new federal mortgage rules

2010-03-31

How rate is calculated will be key to qualifying Garry Marr Sun There is a small loophole in the new federal mortgage rules that could make it easier for the banks to loan out money to first-time buyers. The federal government announced las…

Canadians struggle with high housing costs, report finds

2010-03-31

Key mortgage rate for five-year fixed plan edges up at last of nation's major banks Derrick Penner Sun Some 67 per cent of Metro Vancouver households struggle with the high cost of housing, the Conference Board of Canada reported Tuesday, a…

Canadian mortgage rates start climbing

2010-03-30

Tim Shufelt Province Mortgage rates are on the upswing in Canada, signalling an end to historically low rates and an indication that the country's housing market is poised to cool off. Royal Bank, TD Canada Trust and Laurentian Bank announc…

HST a factor in price paid for resale homes

2010-03-30

Costs will increase for realtors' fees, inspections, experts say Brian Morton Sun While the harmonized sales tax (HST) doesn't directly apply to the selling price of a resale home as it does with new homes, that doesn't mean buyers of resal…

Mortgage rates creep up as RBC, TD get ball rolling

2010-03-30

Move will make hot housing market less appealing to buyers who could only afford to pay rock-bottom rates Tim Shufelt Sun For Canadians now accustomed to rock-bottom mortgage rates, a harsh reality looms. Rates are officially on the upswing…

Home prices post smallest annual decline in 3 years

2010-03-30

Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer USA Today A "For Sale" sign is seen in front of a home on October 21, 2009 in Miami, Florida. By Joe Raedle, Getty Images NEW YORK — Home prices showed the smallest annual decline in almost three year…

Midtown mogul: Will Lin has gone from being a door-to-door salesman to heading one of Vancouver’s most successful urban development companies

2010-03-30

Mission: To transform Vancouver’s skyline with innovative structures while saving city heritage Glen Korstrom Other Will Lin will launch presales for his planned 185-condo Rolston development at the north end of the Granville Bridge o…

Casino will be a boon: Campbell

2010-03-28

$450-million project will anchor new entertainment hub Lena Sin Province An artist’s rendering of the proposed entertainment complex planned for the property beside B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. It will include a 110,000-square-foo…

Nanaimo man's micro-house concept rewires definition of compact, affordable living

2010-03-28

and three levels of government are starting to pay attention Lena Sin Province Neither an architect nor a builder by trade, James Stuart was inspired to build his pilot Twelve Cubed house by the story of a homeless woman who burned to death…

Realtors take issue on consumer choice

2010-03-28

Garry Marr Province The Canadian Real Estate Association says allegations it is anti-competitive are "simply false," according to a legal defence filed with the Competition Tribunal. The group, which represents about 100 real-estate boards …

Get legal advice on refund

2010-03-28

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata building had major renovations over the past three years, and the project is just coming to an end. I am moving back east and selling my unit, but the strata council has told everyone we …

Ginger 718 Main Street, Smart homes in up-and-coming location surpassed buyer's needs

2010-03-28

Province Ginger is a nine-storey, 78-residence new-home project straddling Vancouver's Strathcona neighbourhook, edging on Chinatown and overlooking downtown. It's excellent quality and value in an up-and-coming neighbourhood. The kitchens …

New casino underscores reversal of Liberal promise to curb gambling

2010-03-27

Jonathan Fowlie Sun The revenue B.C. gambling casinos take in has nearly tripled since 2001, the year when the B.C. Liberals came to power, promising to scale down such activities throughout the province. "Stop the expansion of gambling tha…

BC Place to get entertainment complex

2010-03-27

110,000-square-foot, 24-hour casino to supplant Richmond's River Rock as province's largest Andrea Woo Sun Artist’s rendering of the proposed entertainment complex to be attached to BC Place. It will house a casino and two hotels. COU…

Bear Mountain Developer under creditor protection

2010-03-27

Master Partnership owes lenders more than $300 million, court documents show Andrew A. Duffy Sun Bear Mountain Master Partnership owes its biggest lender, HSBC Bank Canada, $250 million. The funds helped finance this 500-hectare development…

San Cristobal de las Casas an authentic small town in Mexico

2010-03-27

Richard Overall Sun San Cristobal's beautiful cathedral It's not every day that you see a steady stream of taxis adorned with everything from balloons to Christmas lights madly honk their way across the street in front of you. Leaving the r…

Let the property games begin, Bob Rennie encourages brokers

2010-03-27

'World loves Vancouver . . . a very safe place to invest . . . to park money' Barbara Gunn Sun Bob Rennie, in the Jameson House sales centre earlier this week. Photograph by: Arlen Redekop, PNG, Vancouver Sun The thousands of international …

To reintroduce and restyle, first restrict

2010-03-27

If you don't your home will look more likely than not like a junk shop Marta Gold Sun Designer Rosalyn Lazaruk refinished an outdoor bench in the garage of her Edmonton home. "Re" has become the latest style buzzword for an Edmonton designe…

Rolston residency at 1300 Granville, an opportunity for household contribution to revitalized Granville

2010-03-27

Christina Symons Sun The Rolston developer Will Lin, left, and the organizer of the Rolston sales and marketing campaign, Bill Szeto, are selling the homes from two show homes. They posed in the Yale show home. In one Rolston design, the Ya…