Real Estate News & Articles

Rolston Condo project furthers makeover of downtown’s seedy south side

2010-03-09

Peter Mitham Other It’s not uncommon for developers to celebrate a site’s history when it comes up for redevelopment and somehow weave what the site was into a story of what it will become. And so it was at downtown’s Ceci…

HST will create 113,000 jobs

2010-03-08

NDP rejects report's findings Jonathan Fowlie Sun The introduction of a harmonized sales tax in British Columbia will lead to the creation of 113,000 jobs within the next decade, a government-commissioned report to be released today has fou…

Wirelesss carriers offer a system to turn your cellphone into a payment machine

2010-03-08

If you thought you went through money quickly before, try the Zoompass Tag Gillian Shaw Sun Mobile money has just been given a new boost with EnStream LP’s Zoompass Tag, which lets consumers use their mobile phones as a virtual credit…

Federal Budget Commentary

2010-03-08

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'Frantic' hunt for a house

2010-03-07

Left behind in a 'wild' and intensely hot market Carla Wilson Province Bliss Prema with her husband Seamus Russell and daughter Uisce on the front steps to a house they rent. Bidding to buy has been ‘draining’.— Victoria T…

Adhere to bylaws, but cherry-picking is taboo

2010-03-07

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata council is confused on how to apply our bylaws. We live in a very harmonious strata building in Nanaimo. Over the years, owners have been permitted to install awnings, balcony enclosures,…

InterUrban project 14 Begbie St., New Westminster provides residents with views of the Fraser River and the historic city

2010-03-07

Tower rises in style in New Westminster Province The 18-storey interUrban tower begins with heritage-style brick at its lower levels, transitions to smooth masonry and is capped with steel and glass. View are spectacular from the 18-storey …

How to lose money on real estate moves

2010-03-06

Extra costs mount up, eating away at your profit Garry Marr Sun I have a buddy who figures he made about $100,000 in the housing market in the past two to three years. That's not a bad take, but I question whether he really made that much m…

Ginger delivers promised spice to Main Street

2010-03-06

'We didn't skimp,' developer says of Chinatown-vicinity apartments Christina Symons Sun In the Ginger kitchens are an AEG cooktop and convection wall oven; an LG 24-inch refrigerator with bottom freezer; a Fisher & Paykel dishwasher; a …

CASCADE Westwood Plateau, Coquitlam

2010-03-06

Liberty Homes designs Cascade interiors to quieten 'apprehension about losing space' Claudia Kwan Sun Jess Nobbs-Thiessen says there was no skimping at Cascade: buyers would want only top-end. PHOTOS BY LES BASZO/PNG Cascade kitchens will i…

Olympic experiment tested our city's urbanism

2010-03-06

The 17-day event represented 'the largest traffic trial in North American history,' notes Vancouver planner Bob Ransford Sun Vancouver 's Olympic experience was a huge experiment on a number of fronts, not the least of which involved puttin…

Skyscraper could fund art gallery, says Deal

2010-03-05

Councillor offers up suggestion to help advance plans for new architectural masterpiece Kent Spencer Province Granting permission for an extra-tall office tower would be one way of creating funds for a prestigious new Vancouver Art Gallery.…

Fewer building permits issued

2010-03-05

Drop to $5.7 billion largely caused by slumping non-residential sector Province Permits for new home construction were up by just over four per cent to $4 billion. Photograph by: Ian Lindsay, PNG, Financial Post The value of building permit…

Prospective tenants wait in the wings for VAG space

2010-03-05

Museum and UBC both want the historic site, but the city says it's too early to talk about what will happen Kelly Sinoski Sun The Vancouver Courthouse in 1910, 73 years before it became the Vancouver Art Gallery. Potential tenats, such as t…

B.C. construction drops 23 per cent from December to January

2010-03-05

Sun Construction across B.C. eased off in January from the gains seen up to the end of the year, with contractors taking out almost $685 million worth of building permits that month, a 23-per-cent decrease from December. The drop was mostly…

Dual car stereo, solBAT solar charger offer good value

2010-03-05

Lowell Conn Sun The solBAT II is a solarpowered backup battery and charging device, charging electronic devices just as fast as a wall charger. Dual AV's XDVDN9131 single-DIN car stereo 1. Dual halves its competitors: It's tough to discount…

Cafe Barcelona serves up a taste of Spain

2010-03-04

Music, decor and consulting chef are authentic, but the food is uneven MIA STAINSBY Sun Jennifer Pirie and Sergio Garces ( right) are served Tortilla de Patatas ( Spanish potato and onion omelette served with tomato bread) by owner/manager …

Prices to level off as housing starts surge

2010-03-03

John Morrissy Province Housing starts will rise in 2010, putting a lid on home prices this year following their 19-percent surge in 2009, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Tuesday. Between 152,000 to 189,300 housing starts are expe…

B.C. to lead in housing starts

2010-03-03

37-per-cent increase expected Brian Morton Sun Housing starts in B.C. will increase this year at the highest rate in Canada, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's Housing Market Outlook Report, released Tuesday. "The ou…

Harnessing Twitter can pay off for business

2010-03-02

Be aware of the buzz on your company and react to it Danny Bradbury Sun Mark Graham, CEO of promotional design agency RightSleeve uses Twitter's API to stay on top of customer feedback. Photograph by: Tyler Anderson, The National Post, Fina…

Veteran designer: Robert Ledingham builds an organic feel into West Coast homes

2010-02-28

Drawing inspiration from nature Province Four decades after his graduation from the University of Manitoba, Vancouver interior designer Robert Ledingham received an honorary doctorate of design from the Winnipeg Institution of higher learni…

Spirited response for Adera homes at Wesbrook Place, University of B.C.

2010-02-28

pacific spirit: Business brisk again as Westbrook Place condos are snapped up -- with just a few left Province Developer Adera ensured the show homes for its Pacific Spirit project would have welcom-mat appeal. Pacific was the first phase o…

New rules govern rental of condo units

2010-02-28

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: I have been working with a realtor and trying to find a condo to purchase for investment that I intend to use as a rental. There seems to be quite a bit of confusion right now over the types of unit…

New rules govern rental of condo units

2010-02-28

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: I have been working with a realtor and trying to find a condo to purchase for investment that I intend to use as a rental. There seems to be quite a bit of confusion right now over the types of unit…