Real Estate News & Articles

Check warranties and inspect on time

2009-09-13

As part of building envelope, roof has a five-year warranty Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: We live in a new strata development of 33 units in Surrey that was built in 2007. A roofing problem has come up with four units, so we fil…

Revival on the Fraser St. frontier

2009-09-13

Hot on Heritage: Four-Storey Century Development Aims to Preserve Old-World Appeal Lena Sin Province Granite countertops and Whirlpool appliances in Century condos are standard. Buyers have a choice of shaker-style or contemporary flat-pane…

Home Renovation Tax Credit open to interpretation

2009-09-12

The ins and outs of the HRTC Jamie Golombek Sun The Home Renovation Tax Credit is so popular among homeowners it will likely be reintroduced in years to come. FOR CANWEST NEWS SERVICE Canadians' love affair with the "proposed" Home Renovati…

Strong August pushes MLS home sales ahead of 2008

2009-09-12

Derrick Penner Sun B.C. home sales recorded through the Multiple Listing Service in the first eight months of the year exceeded the number of sales recorded during the same period in 2008, the B.C. Real Estate Association reported Friday. T…

Vancouver leads new-home price rebound in July

2009-09-12

Derrick Penner Sun Metro Vancouver new-home prices have posted their biggest month-to-month gain in more than a year. Contracted home prices for Metro Vancouver on Statistics Canada's new housing price index rose 1.2 per cent in July from J…

'Ambitious' in Burnaby: Veteran developer seeking momentum with Memento

2009-09-12

Ledingham McAllister apartments profess recovery sensibility Michael Sasges Sun At the Memento new-home project in Burnaby, there is a ‘front yard’ (left) and a ‘back yard’ (right). The former is shared by the north-…

Lakefront apartments available in Invermere, within a day's drive of Vancouver

2009-09-12

Auctioneer's lure: 15 cents on the dollar Sun You could own a new home in this province for 15 cents on the dollar. You would have to drive some to use it, of course; about 10 1/2 hours by the province's reckoning. An American auction house…

Mexico: from A to Z

2009-09-12

Down but far from out, Mexican tourism industry heads into all-important winter season Andrew McCredie Sun The variety of activities available for visitors to Mexico is endless. The country has become a favourite stopping point for honeymoo…

Get ready for steep rate hikes in 2011: economist

2009-09-12

Paul Vieira Other OTTAWA -- When the Bank of Canada does start raising its key policy interest rate in either late 2010 or early 2011, Canadians should brace for "aggressive" increases of up to a percentage point at a time, says a report fr…

NOTICE TO ALL EXPATRIATES OR U.S. TAXPAYERS WITH OFFSHORE INVESTMENT, BANK, CORPORATE, TRUST, LLC OR BUSINESS INTERESTS

2009-09-12

THE IRS OFFSHORE VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PROGRAM'S DEADLINE TO PARTICIPATE ENDS 9/23/09. Other If you wish to participate in this program in order to reduce possible interest and very high penalties for not reporting foreign income, foreign co…

Vancouver records nation's highest price drop in non-residential construction

2009-09-11

Brian Morton Sun Non-residential construction in Vancouver saw the biggest price drops in Canada over the 12 months to the end of June, the Conference Board of Canada reported Thursday. But the industry's decline in B.C. has started to slow…

Realtors should not use other Realtor’s Intellectual Property

2009-09-11

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2009-09-11

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Vancouver's housing starts lead nation

2009-09-10

Recovery emboldens builders Province Housing starts in the Vancouver area surged by a nation-leading 84 per cent between July and August as builders were emboldened by the recovering resale market. Seasonally adjusted annual starts in the a…

A Stella-r selection of Belgian beers

2009-09-10

Stella's on Cambie delivers a brew for every occasion, but the food is hit and miss Mia Stainsby Sun Server Flavio Martins moves past the bar with a tray of beer, a specialty on the menu at Stella's on Cambie. Photograph by: Jenelle Schneid…

Housing more affordable than a year ago, RBC report says

2009-09-10

Marke Andrews Sun An RBC Economics report on home ownership released Wednesday indicates housing is more affordable than it was a year ago. But the report, which spans the April-to-June second quarter of 2009, may already be dated, as housi…

Metro's August housing starts bounce off July's bottom

2009-09-10

Builders are seeing more interest in new projects, but recovery is expected to be gradual for the rest of 2009 Derrick Penner Sun Residential housing construction activity in Metro Vancouver jumped in August from July's dismal lows, indicat…

Failing loans for commercial real estate threaten small banks

2009-09-10

Pallavi Gogoi USA Today A for-sale sign sits in front of a closed Levitz furniture store in July in Rohnert Park, Calif. The commercial real estate market is struggling with loan delinquencies. By Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Bank stocks h…

Olympic Village’s 15 building Project nearing completion

2009-09-10

Malcolm Parry Sun Security specialists will soon have South False Creek's 15-building, 1.4-million-square-foot Olympic Athletes' Village complex buttoned up tighter than an ant catcher's pants. And that could be earlier than expected -- or …

How long to buy bread ... or an iPod

2009-09-10

Local wage differences show relative cost of bread, Big Mac, iPod Sun According to a UBS study of relative purchasing power in cities around the world, a wage-earner in Nairobi would have to work for more than 2 1/2 hours to pay for a McDon…

Building-permit jump for Vancouver area heralds fresh hope

2009-09-09

Province A jump in building permits in Metro Vancouver is 'extremely encouraging,' says a construction association representative. Photograph by: Ric Ernst file, The Province Building permit values in the Vancouver area jumped almost 43 per…

Lower Mainland permits a silver lining for B.C. construction

2009-09-09

Value of building permits in southwestern B.C. jumps 40 per cent from June to July of this year Derrick Penner Sun The value of building permits taken out by contractors in southwestern British Columbia shot up 40 per cent from June to July…

B.C. leads the way as housing starts rise more than expected in August

2009-09-09

Sun Home construction increased more than expected in August as the housing market continued to rebound, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. Photograph by: Vancouver Sun files OTTAWA — Home construction increased more than …

Cellphone radiation levels vary widely, watchdog report says

2009-09-09

Leslie Cauley USA Today Best Buy worker Chan Om uses his cell phone next to his car outside of Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif. Studies from an environmental watchdog group find some cellphones emit several times more radiation than others…