Real Estate News & Articles

Home sales fall 17% in Dec. but post first yearly gain since '05

2010-01-25

USA Today December's median sales price was $178,300, up 1.5% from a year earlier and the first 12-month gain since August 2007. By Ben Margot, AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of previously occupied homes took the largest monthly drop in m…

Developers brings title insurance, transparent financing, Canadian lenders to real estate deals

2010-01-25

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Barbecue use an issue that needs evaluating

2010-01-24

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: The unusually warm weather the past few weeks has brought the barbecues out in our strata complex. At the same time, many of us have opened up our units to air them out, and much to our dismay we ca…

Cedar54, 54th and Victoria Drive

2010-01-24

Buyer didn't need to go far to be home again Province Cedar54 at Victoria Drive and 54th Avenue has a warm and inviting feel to it, as the project's presentation centre demonstrates. Cedar54 gives off that new-house feel in the most welcomi…

Springtime house hunters out early thanks to tax credit

2010-01-24

Stephanie Armour USA Today A sale pending notice is posted over a realtor's sign outside a home in Andover, Mass., in late December. By Charles Krupa, AP The springtime spurt in home buying may hit before the snow melts this year as buyers …

Multi-use charger can be customized

2010-01-23

Gillian Shaw Sun Chargepod V2, Callpod XtreaMP3, FINIS MHS-CM5 and MHS-PM5 bloggie cameras, Sony Battalion Touch CZ-10, iBUYPOWER 1. Chargepod V2, Callpod , $200 US A multi-charger that will charge both mobile devices and your PC or Mac lap…

Metro Vancouver real estate hot, but not yet overheating: Conference Board of Canada

2010-01-23

Derrick Penner Sun Metro Vancouver's real-estate market warmed up considerably at the end of 2009, but probably won't overheat as 2010 progresses, new data released Friday by the Conference Board of Canada suggests. While Metro Vancouver ho…

Homebuilding poised for revival

2010-01-23

Developers are moving ahead from a dismal 2009, with CMHC forecasting 13,000 starts this year Derrick Penner Sun RIC ERNST / PNG New housing being constructed at Sunstone by Polygon in North Delta is just one example of builders climbing ba…

December push pulls 2009 out of historic house-start hole

2010-01-23

Last month's numbers testify to return of home builder confidence and, therefore, of new-home-buyer confidence Peter Simpson Sun Polygon Homes president Neil Chrystal isn’t alone in his expectations for ‘a bright future,’ …

Downtown is too much the focus of Vancouver's city hall

2010-01-23

Opportunities to advance affordable-housing initiatives in other parts of the city are being missed Bob Ransford Sun Among the many messages broadcast by the return of the revolving W above Hastings and Abbott, Bob Ransford argues, is the u…

Social media gurus I Vancouver

2010-01-23

Vancouver online gurus share tips in new books Gillian Shaw Sun Social media mavens and authors (clockwise from lower left): Steve Jagger, Rebecca Bollwitt, Tris Hussey, Darren Barefoot, Julie Szabo and Shane Gibson gather at a Yaletown cof…

Utopia Residences – David Robb planning to build a $1.1B cruise ship hotel

2010-01-23

For sail: 200 homes on the high seas Hugo Mart

Turn $8.5-m Olympic rail upgrade into an electric system city will love

2010-01-22

Stay on track with streetcars Jon Ferry Province The Bombardier streetcar makes its inaugural ride with Mayor Gregor Robertson and other dignitaries on board. Photograph by: Ian Lindsay, PNG Sophie Lennox-King, with niece Maika, says street…

Former West Van owners held liable for house property contamination

2010-01-22

Couple ordered to pay remediation costs Keith Fraser Province Susan Aldred, with her chidlren, found the contamination problem on her property when she went to sell her home. Photograph by: Ric Ernst, PNG A couple has been ordered to pay re…

Development has potential to contribute $100 million to BC Place roof replacement

2010-01-22

PavCo close to finalizing 75-year land lease, chairman says Derrick Penner Sun BC Pavilion Corp may be close to signing off on a land lease deal that will help pay off the $458-million cost of the new roof for BC Place Stadium. STEPHANIE LA…

Woodward's: Customizing

2010-01-22

Plaster and lath points to what was Sun Photograph by: Arlen Redekop, PNG, Vancouver Sun Randy Orr of Distinct Interiors sent along these before-and-after images from a Woodward's commission. "We were asked by a client to introduce an urban…

Take a look around your home to find things that need a tune-up

2010-01-22

Furnaces, appliances, fireplaces need regular inspections Mike Holmes Sun We all get our cars serviced on a regular basis — oil and filter change, tire rotation, tune-up. We know that some moving parts in our cars require constant ser…

City council ponders extra tall buildings downtown

2010-01-22

Discussion includes building heights, protected views Cheryl Rossi Van. Courier According to a city poll, the public is split over taller buildings. Photograph by : Dan Toulgoet City council is considering whether four new towers should be …

Olympic Village social housing on thin ice

2010-01-22

NPA councillor says Vision majority delaying decision until after Games Cheryl Rossi Van. Courier Council must rule on 252 units designated for mixed-income social housing at the Olympic Village. Photograph by : Dan Toulgoet NPA Coun . Suza…

Newlyweds Millette’s keeping a journal of their life at Woodward’s – 128 W Cordova

2010-01-22

A resident writes of the attractions of a home where talent, and sunrises, are the neighbours Suzannah Millette Sun Newlyweds Suzannah and John Millette's Woodward's apartment is located on the 30th floor of the taller of the two towers, wi…

Vancouver’s Cecil Hotel is demolished to be replaced by the Roston, a 23-storey tower

2010-01-21

shedding assets: Brass artifact to be sold for charity at private party in strip-club showroom Andy Ivens Province The Cecil Hotel’s steamy contribution to Vancouver entertainment history will bump and grind to a halt this summer, whe…

The 'W' Stands for 'What's The Hurry?'

2010-01-21

From idea to conception, the Empire State Building was built in 1 1/2 years, the Eiffel Tower in two. Social housing in Woodward's? 25 years Pete McMartin Sun Woodward's closed its doors in 1993, but the idea to convert the building to incl…

The Woodward's project will bring some changes but other steps are needed

2010-01-21

Michael Geler Sun The Woodward’s W was recently lit. Will the recent lighting of the Woodward's W herald a new chapter in the life of the Downtown Eastside? I do not share the view proclaimed by some community activists that Woodward'…

Born of necessity, Refuel has raised the bar for casual dining with simple dishes and quality ingredients

2010-01-21

The frills are gone, but the tastes remain Mia Stainsby Sun Refuel may not have all the refinement of its predecessor, Fuel, but it still serves delicious meals with friendly service. Photograph by: Mark Van Manen, PNG, Vancouver Sun AT A G…