Real Estate News & Articles

Lenders beware: Phony mortgages are the bank's problem, court rules

2009-04-08

B.C. Court of Appeal says owners of properties hit by fraud don't have to pay Fiona Anderson Sun Homeowners can rest easier, but lenders may be scrambling after British Columbia's highest court ruled in favour of the owners and left lenders…

Building permits surge in B.C.

2009-04-07

Sun VANCOUVER SUN PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MAGGIE WONG British Columbia saw a surprising 86-per-cent surge in the value of building permits issued in February, a month when the indicator of construction activity was heading rapidly down for Ca…

GM, Segway team up on 200-mpg 2-seater

2009-04-07

James R. Healey USA Today The Project PUMA prototype takes a spin in Brooklyn on Saturday General Motors   is teaming with Segway , the scooter company, to develop a battery-powered vehicle to cut urban congestion and pollution. The co…

New Web address endings could be start of turf wars

2009-04-07

Charisse Jones USA Today Minor Childers wants a .eco domain for environmentalists. "There's prestige to it." A sea change may be coming to cyberspace with Web addresses ending in anything from .a to .z. That has businesses increasingly worr…

Las Vegas - under the deserts dry spell

2009-04-07

Four great locales to sample in the U.S. Southwest Barbara Braidwood and Rick Cropp Province Las Vegas, not surprisingly, is home to the Neon Museum, the Liberace Museum and the Pinball Hall of Fame – along with some of the best free …

City of Van decides on 2010 Olympic Rental regulations

2009-04-07

No short- term renting under the current law JEFF LEE Sun Vancouver council will decide today whether to relax laws governing temporary accommodation in residential zones during the 2010 Olympics. The move, if adopted, would likely see upwa…

Rising number of condo developers feel the pinch in a tough economy

2009-04-06

Tight credit leads to firms seeking creditor protection or projects going into receivership Fiona Anderson Sun The number of real estate sales may have bounced back in March compared to February, but they are still well below levels of a ye…

Communities print own currencies to keep cash flowing

2009-04-06

Marisol Bello USA Today In Detroit, three downtown businesses have created a local currency, or scrip, to keep dollars earned locally in the community. By David Coates, The Detroit News, via AP A small but growing number of cash-strapped co…

Convention centre abuzz with excitement

2009-04-05

Building features 46,450 metres of meeting space -- and 60,000 bees Lena Sin Province More than 26,000 people showed up to check out the new Vancouver Convention Centre. Photograph by: Arlen Redekop, The Province It seems fitting that B.C.'…

Privacy act doesn't apply to contact info

2009-04-05

Council invoking act to make it difficult for owners to call a special general meeting Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our owners have just found out the council has overspent our annual budget by 30 per cent on frivolous items. W…

Discounted Prices on New Homes by Leading Developers

2009-04-05

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Amacon's The Beasley Prices Reduced

2009-04-05

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Digital SLR camera also takes video

2009-04-04

Sun EOS Rebel T1i Digital SLR camera, Canon, $1,000 The latest addition to Canon's Rebel lineup is its first digital single-lens reflex camera with full high-definition video capture. It also has a 15.1-megapixel CMOS sensor, the combo maki…

Oakridge townhouses define location

2009-04-04

Woodwards W32-108 W Cordova & W43-128 W Cordova almost Finished

2009-04-03

A place where 'all people, rich and poor, can live' Susan Lazaruk Province Dignitaries tour the nearly completed redevelopment of the former Woodward's department store building in downtown Vancouver Thursday, April 2, 2009. Photograph by: …

Vancouver Trade & Convention Ctr Expansion opens today

2009-04-03

Facility has 60 new gatherings booked that would have been too big for the old building, president says Bruce Constantineau Sun The Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre expansion is nearing completion on the Vancouver waterfront. An…

Woodwards W32-108 W Cordova & W43-128 W Cordova almost Finished

2009-04-03

From amenities to view from the top, mixed-use redevelopment has mass, glass and class John Mackie Sun View from the top of the tower is just a small facet of the impressive facility on the site of the original Woodward's store. Photograph …

Real estate sales bounce back

2009-04-03

There's a glimmer of hope that the bottom is here, as some prices inch higher Fiona Anderson Sun Real estate sales showed a bit of life in March compared with February, up 53 per cent in Metro Vancouver, 48 per cent in the Fraser Valley and…

City pushes for fines up to $10,000 for illegal Oly rentals

2009-04-03

Damian Inwood Province The city wants to ding Vancouver residents with fines of up to $10,000 if they illegally rent out their homes during the Olympics. Right now, the maximum fine allowed is $2,000 per violation, but a report going to cou…

Most hotels booked solid for Games

2009-04-03

Only 550 rooms still available 10 months before start of sport extravaganza Damian Inwood Province Simon Pettigrew, general manager of the Four Seasons Hotel, poses in the hotel lobby in Vancouver yesterday. All 372 rooms have been pre-book…

The worm activated on April Fool's Day might turn at any moment

2009-04-02

Conficker may have infected 50 million computers Tiffany Crawford Sun Wednesday was D-Day for malicious Conficker , the super-worm that was supposed to be eating its way through computers worldwide, but no systems crashed despite sensationa…

A cheese lovers' haven on East Hastings

2009-04-02

Au Petit Chavignol's offerings are impressively varied and constantly changing Mia Stainsby Sun A server prepares an order at Au Petit Chavignol AU PETIT CHAVIGNOL 845 East Hastings St . 604-255-4218. www.aupetitchavignol.com. Open Thursday…

March 2009 Statistics from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver

2009-04-02

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Making food, friends on the Downtown Eastside

2009-04-01

Carnegie Kitchen delivers tasty, inexpensive meals for those who are down on their luck or looking for some companionship Mia Stainsby Sun Carnegie Kitchen coordinator Catriona Moore with fresh-baked bread. Photograph by: Glenn Baglo, Vanco…