Real Estate News & Articles - Les Twarog & Sonja Pedersen

Cost of home-buying takes a tumble

2009-02-17

Investors are on the hunt for deals, economist says Brian Morton Sun With home sales -- and prices -- dropping in B.C., is now a good time to invest in real estate? The B.C. Real Estate Association says it just might be, pointing to a large…

Trump Ocean Resort Baja luxury condo investors take a bath

2009-02-17

David Baines Sun Bad news for investors in the Trump Ocean Resort Baja, a proposed luxury condo-hotel development in Mexico that has hit the skids. The project was being marketed exclusively by Vancouver-based S&P Destinations Ltd., own…

Social housing in athletes' village threatened by soaring costs

2009-02-17

City faces choice of cutting its commitments or raising another $77 million Kelly Sinoski, with files from Miro Cernetig Sun The cost of social housing at the Olympic Athletes' Village has risen dramatically, from $65 million to $110 millio…

Home sales volume plunges 61 per cent … so is this a good time to buy?

2009-02-16

Real estate investors on the hunt for deals, economist says Brian Morton Sun ‘For both investors and home buyers, your mortgage payment would be several hundred dollars less than a year ago,’ says Cameron Muir, chief economist o…

How to access movies without leaving the couch

2009-02-16

Download dos and don'ts Gillian Shaw Sun Vancouver Sun / Greg Andrews uses his iPhone and computer to listen to radio and download files as he sits in the Raging Bean coffee shop in Vancouver's Yaletown. Photograph by: Ward Perrin, Vancouve…

Millennium Olympic Village Developer Shahram Malek says we will go beyond breaking Evan

2009-02-16

Miro Cernetig Sun Shahram Malek is not a man who seeks the spotlight. Nor does the intensely private Malek clan, whose members prefer all discussion about their lives and their global empire's finances to stay inside the family. But he's he…

Home sales and prices suffer as screw turns

2009-02-15

Grinding recession sure to cause further decline in prices Alia Mcmullen Province TORONTO -- Canada 's housing market continued to soften in January amid declines in both the price and sales of existing homes, particularly in Ontario , B.C.…

Hefty bill raises many questions

2009-02-15

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: During the heavy winter snow and rain, our ground-level condo experienced flooding through a bedroom window. The window has a well to permit light and manage water, but the amount of water held in t…

Wheel and deal on mortgages, but know the bottom line

2009-02-15

Take these valuable hints aimed at the best deal for you Kristin Goff Province Sure, credit markets have gone wonky lately, but the good news for people renewing or shopping for a first mortgage is that wheeling-dealing days for consumers a…

These lips are made for phonin'

2009-02-14

Sun 109 Lips, Mybelle MX20 camcorder, Samsung Wasabi PZ310 printer, Dell 109 Lips, Mybelle , $24 In case you didn't get that special kiss for Valentine's Day, you can get your own Mybelle Lips. Totally old-school corded phone with last numb…

Discovery Place has come up with a 'flagship' design that will earn it a gold-standard certification as one of B.C.'s most eco-friendly buildings

2009-02-14

Scott Simpson Sun Murray Rankin (left) is the project construction manager and Goran Ostojic is the project engineer. 'We manage to collect all of that water, filter it and use it,' Ostojic reports. Photograph by: Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun Y…

January housing sales down nearly 40% from '08

2009-02-14

Alia McMullen Sun Canada 's housing market continued to soften in January amid declines in both the price and sales of existing homes, particularly in B.C., Ontario , and Alberta , figures from the Canadian Real Estate Association showed Fr…

Last Grace, 1280 Richards, home comes with a guarantee

2009-02-14

Sun The developer of the residential tower of the year in the annual Georgies competition, the Grace in Vancouver 's Yaletown neighbour -hood, is holding an open house on Sunday. James Schouw has one Grace apartment left to sell, a residenc…

In a buyer's market, devaluations cancel each other

2009-02-14

Deals are great -- but current home's fallen worth is a problem Kim Pemberton Sun For Rosey Saroya and Anup Manhas, here in a Burke Mountain show home in Coquitlam, an accumulated 13 years of separate home ownership is the foundation of a j…

Builders bring backyard living to spring show

2009-02-14

Peter Simpson Sun PHOTOS BY WARD PERRIN/VANCOUVER SUN It's been a busy week at BC Place, with exhibitors getting ready for the annual spring home show, which starts on Wednesday and runs until Feb. 22. The 624-square-foot residence is calle…

Banks halt foreclosures; Obama to outline plan

2009-02-14

Alan Zibel USA Today WASHINGTON — The biggest players in the mortgage industry are halting home foreclosures while the Obama administration develops its plan to help struggling homeowners. The White House said Friday that President Ba…

Justin" Provincial Court Records now on the net

2009-02-13

How to fact-check your significant maybe Ethan Baron Province Nicole Hall let her guard down while vacationing in the Dominican Republic. Back home, she checked Facebook and discovered her new boyfriend was 'kind of a sleazebag.' Photograph…

Criminal checks on line

2009-02-13

How to fact-check your significant maybe Ethan Baron Province Go ahead, fall in love. But don't forget to check for skeletons in the closet. You don't want to end up being someone's bloody Valentine. Tomorrow marks the first Valentine's Day…

Justin" Provincial Court Records now on the net

2009-02-13

How to fact-check your significant maybe Ethan Baron Province Go ahead, fall in love. But don't forget to check for skeletons in the closet. You don't want to end up being someone's bloody Valentine. Tomorrow marks the first Valentine's Day…

Mandatory licensing of home inspectors coming

2009-02-13