Real Estate News & Articles

Proceeds of Crime Legislation is another $445M Federal Fiasco by CRA - Canada Revenue Agency that will inconvenience 600,000 Canadians

2008-08-08

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Demand Cools for recreation properties, selling becomes hard

2008-08-08

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Chicken souvlaki to die for and other pungent offerings to live for

2008-08-07

The flavours sing like Nana Mark Laba Province It’s all Greek to Rania Bonofas and Melind Hind, who serve up plates of chicken souvlaki, calamari and roast lamb with a bottle of Rapsani wine. Mmmm. –SAM LEUNG – THE PROVINC…

Renovating the kitchen will give you the biggest bang for you buck

2008-08-07

Savvy sellers are realizing that the way to a homebuyers heart is through the heart of the home Sun ARE THOSE MY CABINETS? ADD A LITTLE COLOUR SHEDDING SOME LIGHT EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE KITCHEN SINK HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO COST? The home …

Economic growth slowing in B.C.

2008-08-07

Consumer confidence at lowest level since 2000, report says David Akin, with file from Derrick Penner Sun British Columbia consumers, who have fuelled the province's robust domestic economy over the past couple of years, are becoming reluct…

Building permits plunge in B.C., most provinces

2008-08-07

Derrick Penner Sun The nationwide 5.3 per cent drop in the value of building permits was much worse than the one per cent monthly drop markets had been expecting, and the biggest monthly change since November of last year. Photograph by : P…

Good Italian food roots La Quercia in Kitsilano

2008-08-07

Adam Pegg and Lucais Syme bring familiar feel to warm, modern restaurant Mia Stainsby Sun Owners/chefs Adam Pegg (left) and Lucais Syme enjoy la dolce vita at La Quercia on West Fourth. The two previously cooked at La Buca restaurant on Mac…

Culinary delicacies on the waterfront

2008-08-07

Landmark seafood restaurant dishes out a tasty bit of Steveston charm in each and every dish Michelle Hopkins Sun Shady Island Seafood Bar & Grill executive chef Tyler Day, 25, displays some of the Steveston restaurant's signature seafo…

Internet flaw a boon to hackers

2008-08-07

Glenn Chapman Sun While most businesses are still hustling to protect their Internet traffic, 15 per cent Fortune 500 companies have "done nothing" to defend their computers. Photograph by : Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Computer security pr…

Eye spy: U.S. scientists develop eye-shaped camera

2008-08-07

Julie Steenhuysen Sun An eye-shaped camera is seen in an undated handout photo. REUTERS/Beckman Institute, University of Illinois/Handout A view shows the completed electronic eye camera, mounted on printed circuit board (green) for connect…

Even some Realtors fear 'losing everything' amid housing woes

2008-08-07

Realtors live close to the edge Stephanie Armour USA Today Realtor Robert Millosh prepares for an estate sale in the house he grew up in and now owns. He wants to move to a cheaper place, but the house isn't selling. By Todd Plitt, USA TODA…

Jeff Donnelly's new Vancouver Nite Club "Pop Opera will be located at Hastings & Granville

2008-08-07

Pop Opera the latest call-up to Donnelly's Big League roster Malcolm Parry Sun NINE CHEERS: Donnelly Hospitality Management founder-president Jeff Donnelly dreamed of becoming another Charlie Gehringer or Jackie Robinson. A second baseman i…

Jeff Donnelly's new Vancouver Nite Club "Pop Opera will be located at Hastings & Granville

2008-08-07

Pop Opera the latest call-up to Donnelly's Big League roster Malcolm Parry Sun NINE CHEERS: Donnelly Hospitality Management founder-president Jeff Donnelly dreamed of becoming another Charlie Gehringer or Jackie Robinson. A second baseman i…

Vancouver prices are dropping & # of listings have increased by 44%

2008-08-06

Rise in listings helps soften once-hot market Katie Mercer Province Real-estate prices in Greater Vancouver are dropping and the number of listings is increasing, the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver said yesterday. The changes contin…

Pacific Aurora Retired Cruise ship selling floating condo's

2008-08-06

Retired from cruise service, ship will be nice to come home to Paul Luke Province Individual condo cabins on the Pacific Aurora will range from $189,000 to $599,000. Ahoy, room- matey ! Home hunters and salty dogs with a thirst for buoyant …

Vancouver Area Real estate price drop signals cycle change

2008-08-06

Benchmark prices for all property types have dipped 2.1 per cent Derrick Penner Sun House for sale in the Marpole area of Vancouver in April of this year. Vancouver Sun files Month-over-month declines in real estate prices across many Lower…

New Google box for offices can search 10 million files

2008-08-06

Eric Auchard, Reuters Sun A Google search page is seen through the spectacles of a computer user in Leicester, central England, in this file photo from July 20, 2007. Web search leader Google said on Friday that it would participate in an u…

Seems to us this gas tank is a good Fit

2008-08-06

Tom and Ray Magliozzi and Doug Berman Province The Honda Fit has passed all crash tests without registering any gas-tank problems. Dear Tom and Ray: My wife wants to buy a Honda Fit, but now she is worried about the gas tank. It is located …

High cost of long-term mortgage

2008-08-05

You'll fork out a huge lump of extra interest on a 40-year plan Jim Yih Province Foreclosed house up for sale in Las Vegas, Nev., demonstrates why Ottawa wants to prevent the fiasco that is happening in the U.S. housing market. Getty Images…

Downtown office space tightens more

2008-08-05

Vacancy rate of 2.06 per cent to drop to 0.3 per cent by 2010, real estate firm says Derrick Penner Sun With downtown Vancouver's office-vacancy rate at a record low and set to ratchet down even further, at least one commercial realtor is m…

Olympus, Matsushita to offer smaller SLR cameras

2008-08-05

Kiyoshi Takenaka, Reuters Sun TOKYO -  Japan 's Olympus Corp and Matsushita announced a new digital camera format on Tuesday that will make single lens reflex (SLR) models smaller and lighter, in a bid to drive sales of their adva…

Meet A-Z: The computer hacker behind a cybercrime wave

2008-08-05

Byron Acohido USA Today Web security expert Don Jackson is hunting the hacker known as A-Z and has even had chats with the "well-spoken, business-savvy and discreet" man. By Allison Diaz for USA TODAY He goes by the nickname A-Z and is one …

New hope for housing

2008-08-03

Signs California bottoming and may lead revival Jim Christie, Reuters Province SAN FRANCISCO -- A bottom in the battered U.S. housing market may emerge first in California , one of the states hardest hit by foreclosures and where home price…

Strata must watch human rights code

2008-08-03

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: One of our strata members has become wheelchair-bound for at least six months as she recovers from an accident. She wanted a ramp installed so she can access her ground floor unit, but our strata co…