Real Estate News & Articles

Mariposa botnet has been shut down by Ontario’s Defense Intelligence Inc – Christopher Davies says

2010-03-21

Upstart Ontario firm takes worldwide war to hackers Vito Pilieci Province christopher Davis, of Defence intelligence, helped shut down a massive computer virus operation. --CNS An announcement earlier this week that the Mariposa botnet -- a…

New Portable Scanner – Cannon’s Image Formula P150 personal document scanner – Retails for $385

2010-03-21

Murray Hill Province If you're a road warrior then you've probably more than once wished you had a scanner to bring along to scan digital copies of documents. Scanners have come down in size a lot in the past few years, but there aren't a l…

Club to open new restaurant “English Bay Bistro” at the corner of Denman & Davie to replace the current concession stand

2010-03-21

Frank Luba Province A new, upscale beachside eatery will be coming soon to the West End if the Vancouver park board approves the deal tomorrow. The popular Cactus Club chain plans to open the new restaurant in June, 2011 near the corner of …

Affinity 2200 Douglas Rd., Burnaby

2010-03-20

Bosa's Affinity invites you to 'love where you live' Claudia Kwan Sun The Affinity new-home project Affinity buyers are a diverse lot: recent immigrants from Korea, China and Taivan; longtime Burnaby residents who no longer need a detached …

Flamboyant Vancouver developer, Ozzie Jurrock, sued by owners of Prince Rupert condos

2010-03-19

Jack Keating Province Class-action lawsuit against Vancouver developer Ozzie Jurock and his partners seeks money for repair of ‘deficiencies’ in condo units. — handout A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a high-p…

Highrise home on False Creek helps kindle new interest in children’s hospital lottery

2010-03-19

Oru bends around culinary borders

2010-03-18

Executive chef David Wong likes to create foods from scratch and makes his own tofu Mia Stainsby Sun Oru's executive chef David Wong is passionate about the Pan-Asian style of food. Photograph by: Glenn Baglo, PNG, Vancouver Sun Sake Kasu S…

PC is losing its place at top of computing hierarchy

2010-03-18

Troy Wolverton Sun The PC has been at the centre of the computing universe for three decades. But that's about to change. Within two or three years, smart phones will outsell PCs, if analysts' projections hold true. Already, netbooks -- ess…

Aquilini Group's GM Place Tower at 800 Griffiths back on the books

2010-03-18

Construction could be first major downtown office project in almost a decade Derrick Penner Sun A photo illustration shows GM Place Tower, a proposed 22-storey office building that the Aquilini Group wants to start building in September, ad…

Mortgage rates still below 5%

2010-03-18

Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer USA Today WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates held below the 5% threshold for the third straight week as the Federal Reserve prepares to end a program that has kept rates near record lows. The average rate on…

New rules governing mortgages leave some customers confused

2010-03-17

Insured buyers must show 'ability to pay' James Pasternak Sun Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's changes to mortgage-lending regulations have been widely misunderstood. Photograph by: Geoff Robins, Reuters, Financial Post When Frank and Susan …

Home resales down but prices keep on climbing

2010-03-16

B.C. sees biggest drop but Ontario posts gain Province The Winter Olympics may be responsible for B.C.'s low house resales in February. Photograph by: Jason Payne, PNG, Canwest News Service Home resales in Canada fell in February for a seco…

Price of home ownership rose slightly in late 2009, RBC says

2010-03-16

Financial Post Sun The cost of owning a home increased slightly in the final quarter of 2009, with Vancouver remaining the least affordably city in the country, according to an RBC report released Monday. "While home affordability deteriora…

Vancouver leads decline in February housing sales

2010-03-16

Financial Post Sun Home resales in Canada fell in February for a second straight month, with the biggest drop recorded in Vancouver, although purchases were still up significantly from a year ago, the Canadian Real Estate Association said M…

Stripped Down: Vancouver landmark "Cecil Hohtel" makes way for a new Rolston Tower

2010-03-16

Vancouver landmark makes way for a new 'hood Sanjin Cvetkovic Other Say goodbye to the Cecil strip bar and hello to the Rolston, a condo project developers hope will anchor a new neighbourhood called Midtown One night in late January, devel…

Private-sector partner to develop the B.C. Place lands

2010-03-14

Michael Smyth Province Paragon Gaming brought Las Vegas’ Excalibur (left) and Luxor (right) into the world. Now its rumoured to have its sights on the B.C. Place lands. Sixteen years, ago similar plans for casino development were decr…

Disclosing reports

2010-03-14

Owners allowed access to records Tony Gioventu Province Condo Smarts: Our strata corporation has just finished our major construction for our leaky condo repairs. We have had several sales in the past three months, and are just about to fin…

Pinnacle Living at 2080 W. Broadway, mid-rise building with 131 apartments, three townhouses

2010-03-14

Province Pinnacle Living on Broadway between Maple and Arbutus has floor plans intended to ensure that ‘every inch’ of space is usable, says Grace Kwok. Grace Kwok, who is heading up the marketing campaign for the new-home proje…

Marinus at Plaza 88 at 888 Carnarvon, New Westminster - 256 Condos – 36 storey New Tower

2010-03-13

Sun The Plaza 88 partners now are selling homes in the third Plaza 88 tower, the 36-storey Marinus. Their first customers, or their tenants, have now moved in to Azure I and Azure II. Once the fourth tower is erected, Plaza 88 will be a new…

Corner Suite Bistro back on track

2010-03-11

Frequent changes on the menu, as well as transformed 'off' cuts Mia Stainsby Sun Corner Suite Bistro Deluxe owners Andre McGillvray (front) and Steve Da Cruz (back), with chef Jason Liezert (left), survivors of renovation hell. Photograph b…

Mortgage rates remain below 5%, fall to 4.95%

2010-03-11

Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer USA Today WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates held below the 5% threshold for the second straight week, a report said Thursday, weeks before a government program that has been keeping rates low is scheduled t…

Region's housing starts surge over '09 period

2010-03-09

But HST, new mortgage rules credited Staff Reporter Province While housing starts are up, the figures compare with some of the lowest on record in 2009. RIC ERNST - PNG Home building moved into a higher gear in Metro Vancouver last month as…

Housing starts bounce back from 2009 lows

2010-03-09

Joanne Lee-Young Sun February housing starts in Vancouver continued to bounce back from lows reached in 2009, with the number of new units breaking ground doubling last year's tally, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation …

B.C. home hunters feeling more motivated

2010-03-09

36% say they are likely to buy in the next two years, up from 26% last year, poll shows Joanne Le-Young With a file from Julie Fortier Sun Sentiment among would-be homebuyers continues to improve in B.C., according to an annual RBC home own…