Real Estate News & Articles

Woodwards opens - Long awaited, much-heralded remake of famous department store

2009-08-21

Long-awaited, much-heralded remake of famous department store Elaine O'Connor Province Soaring skyward: The Woodward's 'W' tower. Photograph by: Gerry Kahrmann, The Province After years of waiting, Woodward's is finally rolling out the welc…

Woodward's redevelopment is finished, owners moving in - Fairmont views for a quarter of the price

2009-08-21

new condo owner: 'I used to walk down here . . . and I was kind of scared' Elaine O'Connor Province Ying Chao clutches an owner's manual for the Woodward's 'W' tower. Photograph by: Gerry Kahrmann, the Province 'Fairmont views for a quarter…

HST to hike maintenance fees for condo owners

2009-08-21

Derrick Penner Sun Tony Gioventu, executive director of Condominium Homeowners Association of B.C., talks about the expected impact of the HST. He said strata fees will rise from three to seven per cent next year. Photograph by: Steve Bosch…

Existing home sales surge 7% in July as prices continue to drop

2009-08-21

Alan Zibel USA Today WASHINGTON — The U.S. housing market is rebounding quicker than expected, with home resales in July posting the largest monthly increase in at least 10 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of a tax …

Whistler athletes' village feels like a home

2009-08-21

Smaller-scale mountain venue gets seal of approval from some of its eventual users Gary Kingston Sun Work continues on the athletes' lodge, which features 100 rooms that will accommodate 200 people for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler. …

Coffered ceilings add feeling of height

2009-08-21

Clean lines add interest to otherwise straightforward rectangular rooms DEBBIE TRAVIS Sun A coffered ceiling, mouldings and baseboard details give a plain rectangular bedroom a style boost. DEAR DEBBIE: We have a coffered ceiling in our bed…

Serious choices have to be made to avoid making a small condo appear cramped

2009-08-21

Patrick Langston Sun Many experts say neutral colours expand small spaces, but colour blocking is hugely successful. PHOTOS BY: CNS FILES The master of maximizing small spaces is Ikea, a source for pieces that stash clothes with absolute st…

Whistler athletes village - units to house 2850 during games already 90 per-per-cent sold

2009-08-21

$1m left in kitty after construction Province Workers stand Thursday in front of Whistler's Athletes Centre, which will be available to visiting teams after the games. BONNY MAKAREWICZ -- THE PROVINCE When builders of the Olympic Village he…

Olympic Village athletes will have the kitchens blocked off in new Olympic Village

2009-08-21

DAMIAN INWOOD Province Coun. Geoff Meggs sits Thursday in one of the suites in the Olympic athletes village on False Creek. Photograph by: Jon Murray, the Province, Staff reporter While Olympic athletes will be staying in luxury False Creek…

Passion, drive and delicious ingredients

2009-08-20

The Mandalay Lounge & Steakhouse delivers exotic flavours with a little pampering Michelle Hopkins Sun Owner Allan Yeo (left) and executive chef Pavle Kontou of Mandalay Lounge & Steakhouse on the Steveston waterfront. Photograph by: St…

At Bishop's, expect quiet perfection

2009-08-20

John Bishop does not rest on his laurels as one who has defined the way we eat Joanne Sasvari Sun John Bishop and chef Andrea Carlson pose in Bishop's Restaurant in Vancouver with Milan's Heirloom Tomato Salad. Photograph by: Steve Bosch, V…

Monster mega homes return to Surrey - wanted by some, hated by others

2009-08-20

Kent Spencer Province Surrey City Council has been handed a 4,239-name petition seeking much larger houses on larger lots. RIC ERNST — THE PROVINCE Surrey might be headed back to the monster-house era. Council has accepted a staff rec…

Wavefront points the way to big players in wireless world

2009-08-19

Non-profit joint venture helps small wireless companies get started Derrick P Sun B.C. Minister of Small Business Iain Black (left) and Wavefront president James Maynard look over some of the technology available to developers at Wavefront'…

Apple iPhones & iPods can explode if placed in direct sunlight

2009-08-19

EU launches safety probe of devices after series of reported fires and explosions BRUNO WATERFIELD Sun Several iPods and iPhones have reportedly exploded or caught fire in Europe. BRUSSELS — Apple iPods and   iPhones which report…

World's first 3-D still camera to hit Canadian markets soon

2009-08-18

Fujifilm product is digital, requires no special glasses to view Marke Andrews Sun Fuji’s FinePix W1 REAL 3D camera will be available in Canada this fall. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/FUJIFILM I had barely settled into a chair when Greg Poole g…

Commercial real estate market faces 'very trying times,' analysts' report warns

2009-08-18

Financing a purchase in Canada still easier than in the U.S., expert says John Morrissy Sun Canada 's commercial real estate sector faces "very trying times" that will send owners into creditor protection as the market corrects from overblo…

Builder survey shows a jump in expected home sales

2009-08-18

J.W. Elphinstone USA Today NEW YORK — The National Association of Home Builders said Monday its housing market index rose in August to the highest point in more than a year, as homebuyers hurried to take advantage of a federal tax cre…

The Housing Endowment Fund could build housing for homeless

2009-08-17

Jean Swanson Sun How many of you know that the B.C. government has a $250 -million Housing Endowment Fund sitting in a bank collecting a measly $10 million or so a year in interest? And did you know that the government is refusing to spend …

Bright July for home sal

2009-08-16

Six positive months put B.C. on much healthier footing Province A home for sale in downtown Montreal may be a reflection of a nationwide real estate recovery. In Greater Vancouver, 4,197 units changed hands over the Multiple Listing Service…

Wrong person's on council

2009-08-16

Tony Gioventu Province De ar Condo Smarts: What do you do when you have an owner that is always costing your strata money? At our annual general meeting in June, we almost elected a great council. The exception was an owner who caused so mu…

Lanefab prefabricated custom laneway houses - Lanefab bus owner Bryn Davidson & Mat Turner

2009-08-16

They're out to show smaller is better LENA SIN Province Bryn Davidson designed his compact 360-square-foot residence at Carolina Street in Vancouver. Photograph by: Jason Payne, The Province Live smaller, greener and more fabulously. For bu…

Entree Canada - Marc Telio - Travel agent to the rich & famous

2009-08-16

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Land-use planning running behind transit infrastructure

2009-08-15

Bob Ransford Sun The Canada Line will be going into service Monday, well ahead of schedule. Photograph by: Jenelle Schneider, Vancouver Sun Monday, the Richmond-Airport-Vancouver Rapid Transit Project, now known as the Canada Line, will beg…

Breaking away from traditional style

2009-08-15

Trevor and Jamie Linden, with Evoke International Design, take a contemporary approach Kim Pemberton Sun Evoke International Design arranged the modern spec homes shown in this artist’s rendering and being developed by Vancouver Canuc…