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Taxman Audits puts mathematical quirk to work in spotting fudged returns

2009-04-30

Numbers start with 1 more often than with other digits Glen Mcgregor Sun Canadians tempted to get creative with their income-tax returns might want to familiarize themselves with the work of Frank Benford before the Thursday night tax-filin…

Taxman Audits puts mathematical quirk to work in spotting fudged returns

2009-04-30

Numbers start with 1 more often than with other digits Glen Mcgregor Sun Canadians tempted to get creative with their income-tax returns might want to familiarize themselves with the work of Frank Benford before the Thursday night tax-filin…

City named No. 1 in Americas for quality of living, No. 4 in the world

2009-04-29

Vancouver tops cities survey Sun Vancouver is No. 1 in the Americas on Mercer's 2009 Quality of Living survey of cities, and No. 4 worldwide. It shares fourth place in the world with Auckland, N.Z. Photograph by: Mark van Manen, Vancouver S…

Home prices don't decline as much

2009-04-29

Julie Schmit USA Today Prices of single-family homes in 20 U.S. metropolitan areas in February were down 18.6% from a year earlier, yet the fact that the rate of decline slowed signaled some hope for the housing market, a report said Tuesda…

Buying a home may be cheaper, but extra costs can ,top $60,000

2009-04-28

Brian Morton Sun Local realtors say that there's never been a better time to buy a house because of dropping prices and extremely low mortgage rates. While that may be true, buying a home is much more than just a question of the purchase pr…

There are bargains out there ready to fetch bids

2009-04-28

Ritchie Bros. lowers gavel on condos, lakeside properties Derrick Penner Sun Looking for a deal on a Vancouver Island condo, or an Interior lakeside retreat? Buying property through an auction is one way to go. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers -- …

Consumer outlook rises; home prices down but decline slows

2009-04-28

Barbara Hagenbaugh USA Today WASHINGTON — Consumer confidence jumped to the highest level in five months in April as Americans' expectations about the economy's future, including the job market, improved, according to a report out Tue…

Signs of strata council's powers

2009-04-26

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Thank you for your timely column on election signage a few weeks ago. Our strata is unclear on one issue. Can we create a bylaw or rule that prohibits the size of signs that are placed on a strata l…

Getting buyers on Jasmine's scent at East Hastings and Skeena St.

2009-04-26

East Van lowrise: Prices have been reduced to entice hip, young first-time buyers Kate Webb Province Jasmine, a four-storey building at East Hastings and Skeena St., is home to 56 units. PHOTOS BY RIC ERNST — THE PROVINCE The Living r…

Tool time for your phone

2009-04-25

Gillian Shaw Sun STANLEY LEVEL, THE STANLEY WORKS SWIMP3, FINIS PELICAN MICRO CASE SERIES 1. STANLEY LEVEL, THE STANLEY WORKS, FREE The tool folks at Stanley have gone virtual . Now you can use your iPhone or your iPod Touch as a level with…

The Geller homeless solution makes sense

2009-04-25

Bob Ransford Sun When architect and developer Michael Geller launched a trial balloon about his idea to provide immediate relief for Vancouver 's homeless by temporarily housing them in portable modular housing I was skeptical. My first rea…

Lower Mainland lawns at risk from tiny grubs

2009-04-24

Wendy McLellan Province European chafer grubs, shown here beside a dime, are wreaking havoc around the Lower Mainland. BOB COSTELLO – FOR THE PROVINCE The first sign of invasion is usually the clumps of grass pulled out by the roots a…

Terasen Gas looks to expand rebates on home appliances

2009-04-24

Utility hopes to transform the way consumers think about purchases Scott Simpson Sun * Appliances will have to meet specified minimum standards ** Terasen has only announced its standards, but has not yet set dollar amounts for rebates Util…

Raccoons house-hunting

2009-04-23

Attics appeal to females set to give birth Elaine O'Connor Province RACCOON – PROVINCE FILE PHOTO It's spring and a young raccoon's thoughts turn to nesting -- in your attic. It's birthing season for raccoons, which have litters of th…

March home sales fall 3%; median price rises as rates fall

2009-04-23

USA Today WASHINGTON — A real estate group says sales of previously occupied homes sank by an unexpectedly large amount from February to March, but the median sale price rose as mortgage rates fell. The National Association of Realtor…

Rental-apartment real estate sales rise

2009-04-23

Interest rates, price reductions credited Derrick Penner Sun A combination of low interest rates and easing of prices has breathed some life into Metro Vancouver's rental-apartment real estate market, according to the latest report from a m…

Borrowers enticed to break old loan contracts

2009-04-23

Derrick Penner Sun Real estate sales may be below last year's levels, but rock-bottom mortgage rates have kept mortgage brokers just as busy as they were in 2008, with clients racing to refinance their home loans. "[Refinancing] is a huge c…

Bank of Canada cuts Prime rate to .25% - a historic low

2009-04-22

Fiona Anderson Sun Canada 's central bank cut its overnight target rate to 25 basis points -- 0.25 per cent -- Tuesday, the lowest rate since the bank's creation in 1934, and the lowest it can go. The global recession has intensified, and m…

Google gives you a chance to shine up your online image

2009-04-22

People can create their own Google profiles Agence France-Presse Sun Google is giving people influence over what information turns up during online searches on their names. The California Internet search king began on Tuesday featuring volu…

Property transfer tax punishes the people

2009-04-22

Fiona Hughes Other The provincial election is fewer than three weeks away, and there are plenty of pressing issues facing British Columbians worthy of microscopic examination. But I'm feeling self-absorbed lately and devoting this week's co…

Mind those mortgage traps

2009-04-20

You may think you've covered it all . . . then, ouch! Denise Deveau Province Sarah white and John turnbull discovered that extra expenses – like the real cost of repairs – swelled the overall price tag. –CANWEST NEWS SERVI…

Oracle to buy Sun for $7.4B after IBM dropped bid

2009-04-20

USA Today A sign in front of Sun Microsystems' headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. Information technology company Oracle is buying Sun Microsystems in a cash deal the company valued at $7.4 billion. REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. (AP) — Oracl…

Damage inside a suite can fall under 'common assets'

2009-04-19

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: In the heavy rains recently, we discovered our living room almost flooded, which appears to be the result of an open window. We were quite confused as to how this could happen because our building h…

Tax Season Tips Include increase in RRSP withdrawls to buy a home

2009-04-19

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