Real Estate News & Articles

No. 2 mall operator files largest U.S. real estate bankruptcy

2009-04-19

Del Jones USA Today Visitors to Pier 17 mall at South Street Seaport in New York on Thursday experienced no changes in operations. General Growth Properties, owner of more than 200 malls, including Fashion Show in Las Vegas Shoppers and the…

Cameron McNeill of Mac Marketing has a Midas Touch unloading new condos

2009-04-19

MACbulk's price-slashing strategy got sales moving again -- to the tune of 400 condos in eight weeks Kate Webb Province Prices of the one- to three-bedroom condos at The Morgan development in Surrey have been slashed dramatically. A two-bed…

Slick little Hint will send the message

2009-04-18

Gillian Shaw Sun HINT QA30 1. HINT QA30, $80 WITH BELL MOBILITY THREE-YEAR CONTRACT, $330 WITH NO CONTRACT A recent survey conducted by Angus Reid Strategies for Motorola found that 10 per cent of Canadians would dump their significant othe…

Eduardo Fritis Richmond realtor's sea odyssey aims to give something back

2009-04-18

Giving away clothes, shoes and eyewear is the reason for the journey Kelly Sinoski Sun Realtor Eduardo Fritis prepares for his Shoes for the World voyage at his soon-to-be-listed home in Richmond. He is selling everything to make the two-ye…

Falling prices, interest rates lower cost of home buying

2009-04-17

Trend tempers Metro Vancouver's sky-high housing prices Derrick Penner Sun Lower interest rates, declining prices and slightly higher incomes all contributed to reducing the carrying costs of home ownership, according to RBC Economics&#8217…

New TV Show "The Agents" on the "W Network" is a new docu-soap into the lives of realtors sweating it out in a tough business

2009-04-17

Shelley Fralic Sun The power of television, whether to captivate, provoke or simply entertain, is irrefutable. It can transform the interesting into the dull, the pedestrian into the fascinating, and the tyro into the torch-bearer. Reality …

Downshifting into the recession

2009-04-16

mix of hits and misses results from transformation to more casual dining fare Mia Stainsby Sun Diners enjoy the warm atmosphere inside L'Altro Buca restaurant. Photograph by: Mark van Manen, Vancouver Sun L'ALTRO BUCA 1906 Haro St. , 604-68…

Real estate sales up since start of year, but down from March '08

2009-04-16

Average home price in Greater Vancouver falls 14% from a year ago Derrick Penner Sun British Columbia real estate sales in March paled in comparison with the same month a year ago, but continued to creep higher from the depths of January, t…

Using new online search tools to find neighbourhoods that suit buyers

2009-04-15

Location, location, location Derrick Penner Sun Search tools like zoocasa.com (above) finds property listings based on a buyer's criteria, then locates them in the neighbourhood and provides comparable sales data. Photograph by: zoocasa.com…

Loden Hotel wins prestigious award

2009-04-15

Sun The Loden Hotel in Vancouver has received a prestigious International Star Diamond Award from the New York-based American Academy of Hospitality Sciences -- just six months after the 77-room property opened at 1177 Melville. The AAHS ev…

Second homes: Golf, nightlife just a stroll from the slopes in Whistler, B.C.

2009-04-15

Larry Olmsted USA Today Twin peaks: Whistler and Blackcomb, which now have a gondola running between them, will host Olympic events during the 2010 Vancouver Games. Whistler Blackcomb Resort The Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa Hotel in Whi…

Security clashes with privacy

2009-04-12

surveillance: Strata must have a policy for intent and disclosure of information collected Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata of two highrise buildings in Burnaby has encountered what we hope is a rare problem. We recently…

Dell does it in eight colours

2009-04-11

Sun INSPIRON DESKTOP, DELL MOTO W233 GHP-04NC, NOISE-CANCELLING HEADPHONE, GENIUS E-450, OLYMPUS 1. INSPIRON DESKTOP, DELL, PRICING TO BE ANNOUNCED Dell's new Inspiron desktop lineup coming out this spring is all about colour and customizat…

Kamloops builder defies downturn, plans $200m theme park

2009-04-11

Financing details vague, but project would include Canada's largest water park, hotels and a convention centre Brian Morton Sun Recession? What recession? That's the word from Kamloops builder Doug Wittal and his partners, who are ignoring …

Amacon asks $10.8 million for ‘niche’ in the sky

2009-04-11

Penthouse located atop Melville tower Sun PHOTOS BY BILL KEAY/VANCOUVER SUN The master ensuite The master bedroom Joining agent Grace Kwok on one of the penthouse’s patios is Stanley Han, sales manager with Kwok’s company, Anson…

Homeowners will need licence to legally rent out homes

2009-04-10

Damian Inwood Province A staff recommendation for a new bylaw, which restricts the way people can rent out two or more rooms to Olympic spectators, got unanimous approval from the city's standing committee on services and budgets yesterday.…

House prices still in a dive Some declines have hit 17 per cent

2009-04-09

Some declines have hit 17 per cent, but Victoria is bucking the trend Elaine O'Connor Province Vancouver 's real-estate market continues to dive, with year-over-year price declines of as much as 17 per cent in some sectors, according to Roy…

Hold off on Twitter -- fix your website first

2009-04-09

Mitch Joel Sun You thought this column was going to tell you that you're missing the boat because your company is not on Twitter or blogging . Wrong. Maybe the problem is that you have not created an iPhone app yet, or that you don't even k…

B.C. housing starts down 70 per cent from a year ago

2009-04-09

Fall in new construction follows drop in home sales Derrick Penner Sun Housing starts across British Columbia remained depressed in the first quarter of 2009, falling almost 70 per cent from the same quarter of 2008, Canada Mortgage and Hou…

Vancouver abandons high-tech zoning at False Creek Flats

2009-04-09

Scott Simpson Sun Vancouver 's vaunted high-tech industrial zone is a bust. "Modest" demand for high-tech zoning in the designated False Creek Flats area around Terminal Avenue and Great Northern Way has prompted city council to take the fi…

Socialist ideals/capitalist context

2009-04-09

Theresa's is run as a co-op and delivers great value to its local customers Mia Stainsby Sun Owners of Theresa's Co-op restaurant on Commercial Drive. Jeff Macleod (left), Christina Lee and Jacob Aginsky. The homestyle food comes in large p…

Apple’s iPhone becomes a game changer

2009-04-09

The tiny iPhone and iPod Touch have dramatically altered the way programmers are looking at developing video games ALEX PHAM Sun Brian Blair of New Yourk's Wedge Partners tests out the game Spore on a new Apple Inc. iPod Touch. SAN FRANCISC…

House prices continue decline West Van saw prices dip 16.3%

2009-04-09

Derrick Penner Sun Housing prices continued to decline in the first quarter of 2009 in areas of Metro Vancouver, though some sectors saw stabilization, according to the realty firm Royal LePage's quarterly house-price survey released Wednes…

City council backs plan for prefab housing

2009-04-08

Proposal for 550 units relies heavily on provincial funding that Victoria has yet to commit Doug Ward Sun This prefab student housing project in Amsterdam uses modular shipping containers. Real estate consultant Michael Geller has suggested…