Real Estate News & Articles

Beware the bad guys using browser as point of entry

2008-08-21

Your computer should be scanning every hour for security updates, patches Darcy Keith Sun Marc Fossi is a security response manager for Symantec. Greg Fulmes, Canwest News Service E-mail viruses are so yesterday. These days, it's your brows…

Beware the bad guys using browser as point of entry

2008-08-21

Your computer should be scanning every hour for security updates, patches Darcy Keith Sun Marc Fossi is a security response manager for Symantec. Greg Fulmes, Canwest News Service E-mail viruses are so yesterday. These days, it's your brows…

New BlackBerry makes lower-key entrance than its rival iPhone

2008-08-21

Bold will be in Rogers stores next week Helen Morris Sun The latest BlackBerry from Research In Motion is set to hit the Canadian market today. But the new Bold may not attract the same scores of eager buyers who lined up around the block t…

Authentic Thai restaurant relies on quality food

2008-08-21

Unlike many pretenders, Burnaby eatery delivers the genuine article Katya Holloway Sun Sunida Sirisuwan of the Thai Cafe with chicken cashew nuts, red curry chicken lunch combo and chicken satay and peanut sauce. Photograph by : Jenelle Sch…

Blue Canoe rules the pier

2008-08-21

Alfie Lau Sun Jim van der Tas (left), operating partner of Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant, and chef Vicente Mabanta with seafood on their open-air deck in Steveston. Photograph by : Steve Bosch, Vancouver Sun Jim van der Tas and Bruce Law…

Vancouver’s Matthew Clark’s Car Turntable solved his driveway’s turn around problems

2008-08-20

Man now distributes U.S. device to turn around car Pedro Arrais Sun Matthew Clark shows off car turntable that solved his Langford home's turnaround problem, and which his firm now sells. Photograph by : Darren Stone, Canwest News Service I…

Meteor hunters look up, waaaay up with cameras on rooftops worldwide

2008-08-19

Richard Dooley Sun A meteor streaks across the sky. A New Brunswick scientist is part of a project aiming to catch images of meteors on camera. Photograph by : Doug Murray, Reuters files The odds of finding what New Brunswick scientist Jame…

Canadian housing market cooling but won't suffer U.S.-style misery

2008-08-19

Era of big yearly price increases is over, Scotia Economics report says Helen Morris Sun Housing-sector misery will continue for sometime in the U.S. , while the Canadian market is showing signs of a cool-down, according to the Scotia Econo…

iPhone update to fix glitches

2008-08-19

Sinead Carew Sun An Apple iPhone 3G is displayed at an Apple Store in Boston, Massachusetts July 11, 2008. Photograph by : Reuters NEW YORK - Apple Inc has issued a software update for the latest iPhone to help fix connection problems that …

Counterfeit Bogus $20 Canadian Bills show up at Garage Sales in Vancouver

2008-08-19

New high-tech bills have cut instances of counterfeiting, police say Frank Luba Province Police say counterfeiting is in decline but that's little consolation for three East Vancouver residents who were given bogus $20 bills at a weekend ga…

Restaurant diners will pay more for the meal if there is no $ sign in front of the price

2008-08-19

Sarah Schmidt Province Changing menu typography is like picking the low-haning fruit when it comes to squeezing every last cent from a business. – THE PROVINCE OTTAWA -- Restaurateurs can get diners to spend more on a meal if they dro…

Olympic Village in South False Creek assure Canadian Athletes the best accommodation

2008-08-18

Canadian athletes at 2010 Olympics are assured of the best spots in the village Jeff Lee Sun People walk at the athlete's Olympic Village in Beijing just days before the start of the 2008 Summer Games. Photograph by : Michael Kappeler, Agen…

The New Convention Centre's Green roof boasts host of eco pros

2008-08-17

New structure's high grass will be sanctuary for downtown pests Susan Lazaruk Province Landscape architect Bruce Hemstock stands above the green roof of Vancouver's new convention centre. The environmental benefits of the roof include conve…

B.C. home sales slowed

2008-08-17

Weaker demand puts pressure on house prices PAUL LUKE Province The market was red-hot when Crest Realty agent Terry Flahiff closed the sale on this home on Vancouver's West 10th Avenue in March. Now it's the chilliest since the turn of the …

Avoiding pitfalls in your new strata

2008-08-17

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: We are in a new strata that the first owners moved into in July 2007. Our council has been working very hard to create a management plan, but we get no co-operation from either the developer or our …

Cautious consumers put a dent in B.C. real estate sales for July

2008-08-16

B.C. housing sales at lowest level since start of decade Derrick Penner Sun 'B.C. households are now cautious about making major purchases in light of uncertainty around fuel prices and other inflationary pressures,' says Cameron Muir of th…

Wireless gadgets go green

2008-08-16

Sun Perfection V200 Photo Scanner, Epson Satellite L300 and Satellite L350 laptop computers, Toshiba 1. Green Wi-Fi routers, D-Link, from $150 to $360 Go wireless green with D-Link's new line of routers that can save up to 40 per cent in po…

Warp drive no longer a sci-fi fantasy, scientists say

2008-08-16

Sun British researchers devise theory that would allow spaceships to travel faster than speed of light without breaking laws of physics LONDON — Two physicists have boldly gone where no reputable scientists should go and devised a sch…

Social housing bought

2008-08-15

Katie Mercer Province Vancouver has bought another social housing site, Mayor Sullivan and Coun . Kim Capri announced yesterday. The city purchased a building at 514 Alexander St. and will be leasing it to Lookout Emergency Aid Society for …

House prices in Vancouver fell by almost one per cent in the past year

2008-08-15

Market doing fast fade Garry Marr Province House prices in Vancouver fell by almost one per cent in the past year TORONTO -- The Canadian housing market got another dose of bad news with new statistics showing home prices are falling fast, …

Vancouver's July home sales drop 44% from last year

2008-08-15

Listings are up and prices are declining across most of the country Garry Marr Sun There were few exceptions in the cooling of Canadian housing markets in July, the Canadian Real Estate Association reported Thursday, with its major markets …

I'm no vegetable fetishist

2008-08-14

But I admit I was awed by those radish rose and 'whirligig' frills Mark Laba Province A Caterpillar Roll from Zipang Sushi. Photograph by : Gerry Kahrmann, The Province ZIPANG SUSHI Where: 3710 Main St . Payment/reservations: Major credit c…

Cru aims to please, and hits the mark

2008-08-14

Owner-manager Mark Taylor follows through on his belief that service is everything Linda Bates Sun CRU 1459 W. Broadway 604-677-4111 www.cru.ca Open at 5 p.m. daily. Kitchen closes at 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 11 p.m. Friday and Saturd…

The cocktails will be shaking at Vancouver's latest lounge

2008-08-14

After a year's delay, Voya is set to open next month Joanne Sasvari Sun Bartender Jay Jones displays a Polomino Cocktail at the new Voya Bar at the Loden Hotel in downtown Vancouver. Photograph by : Steve Bosch, Vancouver Sun One of Vancouv…