Real Estate News & Articles

Vancouver Sun launches interactive Olympics map for locations, events

2010-02-02

Jeff Lee Sun Looking for the address of one of those three German Olympic pavilions, the beer-fest one in the parking lot or the one in Stanley Park? Want to know where Park & Rides are in Richmond? Trying to find the International Olym…

Dunsmuir Viaduct next in line for bike lane

2010-02-01

Frank Luba Province Based on the success of the Burrard Bridge bike lane, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is supporting a bike lane on the north side of the Dunsmuir Street Viaduct. The mayor's office says this would not reduce traffic lan…

Dunsmuir Viaduct could be next to have its own separated bike lane

2010-02-01

Andrea Woo Sun Vancouver city council will vote Thursday on whether to construct a separated bike lane on Dunsmuir Viaduct. The project would cost $300,000, with funds coming from the 2009 streets basic capital budget, according to a report…

Strata saves $600,000 on roofs

2010-01-31

Tony Gioventu Province Our strata is a series of apartment buildings in Burnaby built in 1972. In 2008, we hired an engineering firm to perform building envelope inspection. Overall, our buildings are in good shape; however, our roofs were …

595 East Georgia Street address belonged to a schoolhouse

2010-01-31

Five-townhome complex built to highest 'green' standard Province Trillium Project Management and developer Take Root Properties converted an old schoolhouse in East Vancouver into five residences. -- HANDOUT PHOTO Schoolhouse project: Part …

Price gains to crimp B.C. real estate growth in 2010, 2011

2010-01-30

Derrick Penner Sun The mortgage-rate fuelled bounce back of British Columbia real estate in 2009 has probably used up most of the market's growth for 2010 and 2011, according to a new estimate from the B.C. Real Estate Association. Associat…

Woodward's residents embracing the traditional neighbourhood

2010-01-30

The middle class has begun moving into the troubled area. Whether that's a good or bad thing depends on whom you ask Lori Culbert Sun The courtyard at the new Woodward's condominium complex: While new residents find the neighbourhood to the…

California developer introduces 'One Planet' ethic to this coast

2010-01-30

'True sustainability' is the goal of 1,700-residence initiative north of San Francisco, not 'just a reduction in emissions' Kim Davis Sun Sonoma Mountain Village provided this artist’s rendering of the eventual residential possibiliti…

Larkin House East at Windsor Gate, 113 Pipeline Road, Coquitlam

2010-01-30

Coquitlam apartments a demonstration of architectural legend's championship of the 'democratic experience' Sun In the Larkin House kitchens, Polygon has specified laminate floors; polished granite countertops; ceramic backsplashes; Frigidai…

Website survival: If you're not a publisher of content, start now

2010-01-29

Mitch Joel Sun When brands sit down to evaluate what they're doing online and in the mobile channels, the first realization they have is that what they're doing is usually not up to snuff with the massive amount of online usage that their c…

Hotel Georgia renovation – will open early 2011

2010-01-29

$120-million renovation won't be done in time for Olympics: Rushing things 'wasn't the right way to go' Bruce Constantineau Sun The venerable Hotel Georgia shut down for a massive renovation two years ago and was supposed to reopen in time …

When and how to prune without doing harm

2010-01-29

Steve Whysall Sun Gerry Gibbens, senior gardener at VanDusen Botanical Garden, uses a lopper to prune a long-established Japanese flowering dogwood (Cornus kousa). Photograph by: Bill Keay, PNG, Vancouver Sun It's easy to get carried away w…

Lead, asbestos and formaldehyde are trouble you don’t want to live with ...

2010-01-29

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Jobs: We call it the iPad

2010-01-28

CEO launches 'best browsing experience' ever Glenn Johnson And Kim Covert Province Apple Inc. chief executive officer Steve Jobs holds the much-hyped and rumour-laden iPad during the launch of the company's new tablet-computing device in Sa…

Simple comfort food soothes the soul

2010-01-28

Enthusiastic kitchen crew creates menu for the unfussy foodie at a price that's right for any budget Mia Stainsby Sun Dinners enjoy the fare and heritage interior of Eight 1/2 on 8th Ave. in Vancouver with owner Sienna Bohn (pouring wine). …

'Intimate, capable' iPad a smart game-changer

2010-01-28

The device disrupts the wireless carriers' business model and even threatens the popular Kindle, observers say Gillian Shaw Sun Apple's new iPad is a game-changer for publishing, education and other sectors, including Canada's wireless carr…

City of Vancouver curbs tower heights to preserve existing view corridors

2010-01-27

'We are not opposed to height. We are opposed to intrusions to these corridors' Frank Luba Province A staff proposal to allow four towers downtown was vetoed by Vancouver City Council. - Ric Ernst — PNG There's room for more density i…

New-home sales fall 7.6% in December; '09 sales down 23%

2010-01-27

Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer USA Today WASHINGTON — New-home sales unexpectedly fell 7.6% last month, capping the industry's weakest year on record. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that December sales fell to a seasonally …

Housing 'severely unaffordable'

2010-01-26

Survey puts local market more out of reach than New York, London, L.A. Susan Lazaruk Province Blanka Jecminkova, her husband Jiri Jecminek and son George Jecminek are pleased they were able to buy a townhouse 15 years ago and then move up t…

Affordable living in Vancouver is 270 sq. ft. in Downtown Eastside

2010-01-26

Frank Luba Province Burns Block on Hastings Street is being renovated Monday into a 'micro-loft' rental project. Photograph by: Ward Perrin, PNG, The Province The newest entry into affordable living in downtown Vancouver comes with rents st…

City's smallest rental suites expected to average of $750 a month

2010-01-26

Darah Hansen Sun Images of the city's smallest rental suites were unveiled Monday at a media event held in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Located in the century-old Burns Block building at 18 West Hastings St., the 270-square-foot so-called…

Lines harden in Internet dispute

2010-01-26

Chris Buckley Sun China defended its curbs on the Internet and attacked U.S. criticisms of its policies on Monday - Photograph by: Reuters, Reuters China widened its attack against U.S. criticisms of Internet censorship on Monday, raising t…

Digital Gateway: the next new wave

2010-01-26

Robson Square interactive wall is B.C.'s celebration site for the 2010 Games Gillian Shaw Sun Amrinder Sandhar checks out a new 34-metre "gateway," billed as one of the world's longest interactive walls, that is located beside the skating r…

Proposed height increases in Chinatown not enough, says group

2010-01-25

Doug Ward Sun representative of Vancouver Chinatown Business Improvement Association says the height increases suggested by City of Vancouver won’t provide enough new residential development to stop the area’s economic decline. …