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Nocturnal dining a real treat

2009-08-15

Hundreds vie for seats at the chef's table behind the market's closed doors Mia Stainsby Sun Diners gather for a unique dinner organized by chef Eric Pateman of Edible B.C. in a corner of the Public Market. Photograph by: Jenelle Schneider,…

Camera has built-in projector

2009-08-15

Gillian Shaw Sun COOLPIX S1000pj, Nikon Palm Pre, Palm SmartSwipe personal credit card reader 1. COOLPIX S1000pj, Nikon The world's first compact camera to boast a built-in projector, the S100pj brings new meaning to sharing your photos. Sn…

Metro Vancouver real estate sales reach record volumes for July

2009-08-15

Low mortgage rates coupled with lower prices encourage consumers to buy Marke Andrews Sun Record sales volumes in Metro Vancouver and Victoria helped lift B.C.'s real estate market in July, the B.C. Real Estate Association reported Friday. …

Opportunity to build around new train lines

2009-08-15

Growth is key to transit success and to reducing carbon footprint Kelly Sinoski Sun Peter Busby says more jobs, residences are needed near stations. Photograph by: Ian Smith, Vancouver Sun As the Canada Line starts snaking its way through d…

Developers wait for city to act on density issue

2009-08-15

Rezoning changes and the new Canada Line are helping to boost density, particularly in the area where Broadway and Cambie meet Derrick Penner Sun On Cambie Street, big-box stores co-exist with mixed-use retail outlets and condominiums. Phot…

Staging can mean a buyer for slow sellers

2009-08-14

Home stagers are the magicians behind many fast house sales Randy Ray Sun The living room of Luc and Barb Bouchard’s Ontario home took on a whole new look with the help of a stager. The first things to go were the giant cage and dog b…

Canada posts record July for real estate sales, B.C. tips into balanced market

2009-08-14

Derrick Penner and Gary Marr Sun Rising sales brought B.C.'s real estate markets into balance as Canada as a whole posts a record for July. Photograph by: Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun Record July sales in Metro Vancouver and Victoria helped l…

The ABC’s of the HST & Home Buyers

2009-08-14

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New home prices still on way down

2009-08-13

Vancouver suffers Canada's biggest May-June decline as builders get creative with marketing Province New home prices in Vancouver continue to slide, posting the largest drop in Canada between May and June, Statistics Canada says. The price …

Developers reduce new home prices to spur sales

2009-08-13

Derrick Penner Sun Despite a rebound in Metro Vancouver real estate resales , June new-home prices continued to slide as builders adjust to changes in the market. Statistics Canada said Wednesday that Metro Vancouver new-home prices dipped …

Great food, great wine, better prices

2009-08-13

Lolo fits right in to the Lonsdale locale as the cool new neighbourhood hangout Joanne Sasvari Sun Owner Michael Moller with some of the fare at Lolo restaurant in North Vancouver. Photograph by: Steve Bosch, Vancouver Sun LOLO Overall: ***…

Homes picture still shaky

2009-08-12

Province Year-to-date housing starts in the Vancouver area have fallen 68 per cent from a year ago as developers tread cautiously around multi-unit projects, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says. Single-detached starts have been rising si…

Vancouver home prices show steepest drop as prices across Canada fall for ninth straight month

2009-08-12

Sun New home prices in Canada fell for the ninth straight month in June. Pictured is High Point equestrian estate community in Langley, B.C. Photograph by: Don MacKinnon, For Canwest News Service OTTAWA — New home prices in Canada fel…

Median home price rises as sales pick up; 155 metro areas

2009-08-12

Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer USA Today Christopher Paulsen, left, decided to rent out a room in his house to recent college grad Ben Storrud after his son moved out of their Incline Village, Nev. home. Nevada had one of the highest hou…

Bankruptcies soar in June

2009-08-12

'Business appears to have anticipated the coming trouble' Province The financial health of many B.C. consumers continued to deteriorate in June as personal bankruptcies across the province surged 73.4 per cent from the same month a year ear…

City mulls housing development near Canada Line station

2009-08-12

Councillor notes development opportunities around transit system Cheryl Rossi Van. Courier Developers hope to build on a 4.8-acre site that includes the new rapid transit line station and a bus loop between Cambie, Yukon and Southwest Marin…

Homeowners can show their hearts with Games rentals

2009-08-12

Program enables homeowners to share rental income with charities for homeless Jeff Lee Sun Two Vancouver charities that help the homeless will be the beneficiaries of a unique program to match visitors to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics with ho…

Harmonized tax badly needed and likely revenue-neutral

2009-08-11

Ben Dachis and Alexandre Laurin Sun British Columbia has taken a step towards greater prosperity for its citizens with plans to harmonize its seven per cent provincial sales tax (PST) with the federal goods and services tax (GST), creating …

HST will add thousands on to price of new home

2009-08-09

Builders, buyers hammered John Bermingham Province Homebuyers will be the biggest losers under B.C.'s controversial new harmonized sales tax. Once the numbers are crunched, buyers of new or used homes -- whether their first or their 31st --…

Lots of potential for Special treatment

2009-08-09

vancouver specials: Once reviled, these homes are great makeover material Lena Sin Province Suzy Hupfau and husband Ian Cumming revamped the exterior of their Vancouver Special (right) by painting, installing graphic new window frames and a…

Privacy laws are not an excuse to flout Strata Property Act

2009-08-09

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: I have a dog in a strata in Kitsilano . I bought my unit two years ago, and ever since moving in have been harassed by owners constantly about having a dog, even though the bylaws permit one dog per…

Quartz countertops are pricier than granite

2009-08-09

MIKE HOLMES Province Quartz countertops are pricier than granite, but they can be tougher when it comes to stains and scratching and keeping out germs. — CANWEST NEWS SERVICR The big debate in kitchen renovations these days seems to b…

Nice phone, but watch the roaming

2009-08-08

Gillian Shaw Sun BlackBerry Tour 9630, Research in Motion Fujifilm FinePix REAL 3D W1 digital camera, Fujifilm 1. BlackBerry Tour 9630, Research in Motion, $230 with Telus on three-year contract, $600 with no contract A global smartphone th…

Hungerford Group boldly ventures to recreate value-added, affordable homes

2009-08-08

Despite challenging economic times, developer hasn't had to lower prices to entice buyers Michael Sasges Sun A family home, but an affordable family home, is the message in the MacPherson Walk show home. ‘Our pricing at the beginning …