Real Estate News & Articles

Take a seat, movie lovers

2008-11-12

High-tech furniture is designed for games, music and movies Marc Saltzman Sun For a mere $ 10,000 the D- Box chair will tilt, raise and vibrate, depending on what’s going on in the movie It's not enough that today's home theatres incl…

New laptops add features, reduce prices

2008-11-12

Small models have eclipsed desktops in sales and popularity Steve Makris Sun MacBook Air Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook The Sony VGNFW265DB Vaio FW-Series Notebook PC The HP Pavillon dv5-1000 NetBook PCs The latest laptop computers are p…

Peripheral power: Great gadgets for your PC

2008-11-12

Marc Saltzman Sun Do your computer speakers sound like tin cans? Are your online chats limited to text? Does your mouse still have a ball? If the answer is "yes" to any of these questions, read on. Upgrading your accessories is a great way …

Sales tumble as economic turmoil hampers growth

2008-11-11

Recession? Might as well be Garry Marr Province Though housing starts declined this year, Canada’s market is in better shape than the U.S. OTTAWA --We might as well be in a recession because the current economic environment is having …

Campbell pushes Feds for housing money

2008-11-11

Provincial leaders meet with Harper about economy Jonathan Fowlie, David Akin, Andrew Mayeda Sun Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with Canada's provincial premiers and territory leaders in Ottawa Monday to allow them to share their ideas a…

Average house prices to drop most in B.C.

2008-11-11

Association predicts 7.8-per-cent decline in 2009 Sun B.C. will see the nation's steepest 2009 drop in the average residential home sales price, the Canadian Real Estate Association predicted Monday in its updated housing market forecast. T…

Want a mortgage at 0%?All you need to do is skirt a few rules

2008-11-11

Borrowers pay more for the privilege through higher interest Derrick Penner Sun The federal government officially closed the door on no-money-down mortgages Oct. 15, but exceptions remain that allow buyers to effectively finance 100 per cen…

Metro housing starts, prices edge downward

2008-11-11

Speculative activity also declining, but other market factors holding up despite economic uncertainty Brian Morton Sun Housing starts and new home prices in Metro Vancouver are beginning to head south at a time when speculative activity in …

Fix it, then recover cost from owner who caused damage

2008-11-09

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: What does the strata corporation do when an owner refuses to repair damage to their townhouse? We have one owner who recently backed up into his unit and broke off the water tap and tore off a secti…

No public council debate on village loan

2008-11-09

Vision says public has right to know, NPA says misinformation spread Christina Montgomery, with a file from John Colebourn Province A motion by Vision councillors to have a public debate on a $100-million bailout of the Olympic Village fail…

The city's loan to Millennium Development Corp. is not the end of the world

2008-11-08

It takes a village to raise a panic Pete McMartin Sun As of Friday, the measured, rational reaction seemed to be: "THE CITY OF VANCOUVER IS IN HOCK FOR $100 MILLION AND WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!" Main-chance politicians were hyperventilating and…

City protected in village deal, officials say

2008-11-08

New details emerge on conditions built into the financing arrangement Jeff lee with files from Doug Ward Sun The City of Vancouver has authorized lending up to $100 million to rescue the financially troubled Olympic athletes' village projec…

Olympic athletes' village: Principal players

2008-11-08

Sun Millennium Development Corp. Vancouver-based Millennium Development Corp., according to the company website, is a subsidiary of a Canadian firm called the Aremco Group. Millennium, whose principals are Peter Malek and Shahram Malek , wo…

An Athletes' Village Project Primer

2008-11-08

Jeff Lee and Derrick Penner Sun The project The Olympic Village is the first portion of a major redevelopment of the city's last significant piece of False Creek waterfront. The entire redevelopment is scheduled to take place over two decad…

Want to buy in Mexico? Here's what you need to know

2008-11-08

Buy smart, just as you would in Canada, former Vancouverite recommends Michael Sasges Sun Blue sky, blue ocean and a church, Our Lady of Guadalupe, dominating the immediate built environment speaks of Mexico’s Pacific coast on which t…

Gordon Campbell freezes BC Assessments at 2007 levels - Its a crap shoot for everyone except of high end commercial properties

2008-11-08

It's a crap shoot for everyone except owners of high-end commercial properties Don Cayo Sun Gordon Campbell's decision to freeze B.C. property assessments at the 2007 level will mean a six- or seven-figure windfall for owners of high-end of…

Gordon Campbell freezes BC Assessments at 2007 levels - Its a crap shoot for everyone except of high end commercial properties

2008-11-08

It's a crap shoot for everyone except owners of high-end commercial properties Don Cayo Sun Gordon Campbell's decision to freeze B.C. property assessments at the 2007 level will mean a six- or seven-figure windfall for owners of high-end of…

City of Vancouver allegedly makes secret $100M loan to Olympic developer

2008-11-07

Pressure mounts on Vancouver city council to come clean on deal Christina Montgomery and Damian Inwood Province Construction cranes rise above the athletes village for the 2010 Winter Olympics yesterday as questions arise over a secret $100…

City silent on $100M loan for 2010 Olympic athletes' village

2008-11-07

What's the deal with city's $100-million real-estate gamble? Miro Cernetig Sun In a private meeting, city councillors authorized lending up to $100 million to help the financially troubled Olympic athletes' village project, where constructi…

Pending home sales fall 4.6% in September

2008-11-07

USA Today WASHINGTON (AP) — Pending U.S. home sales fell more than expected in September, after posting a big jump in the previous month. The National Association of Realtors said Friday that its seasonally adjusted index of pending s…

Opus Hotel to put a 250 seat open air restaurant on top of their roof riles Yaletown condo dwellers

2008-11-07

Open-air eatery would be metres from residences Marke Andrews Sun An artist’s concept of what an open- air bar and restaurant would look like on the rooftop of the Opus Hotel at 322 Davie St. in Yaletown. Tempers may be short tonight …

Opus Hotel to put a 250 seat open air restaurant on top of their roof riles Yaletown condo dwellers

2008-11-07

Open-air eatery would be metres from residences Marke Andrews Sun An artist’s concept of what an open- air bar and restaurant would look like on the rooftop of the Opus Hotel at 322 Davie St. in Yaletown. Tempers may be short tonight …

BC Place Re-design of roof for soccer wins praise by Vancouver Whitecaps

2008-11-07

Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzzi 'blown away' with rendering, hopes Major League Soccer agrees Ian Walker Sun An artist's rendering of BC Place Stadium’s re- design for soccer was unveiled, and praised, by the Vancouver Whitecaps Th…

City rethinks Granville Bridge exits

2008-11-07

Loops at north end may be removed to extend street grid system GERRY BELLETT Sun Removal of loops under Granville Street Bridge would allow for commercial development, improve waterfront access. -- VANCOUVER SUN FILES Vancouver city hall pl…