Real Estate News & Articles

$24M, 22,000 s/f Richmond Mansion on 20 acres called the Ivy Manor by Developer Milan Iliche (Steveston & No3 Road) is trying to notch a new entry in Vancouver's ultra high end real estate market

2008-07-17

Developer, wife built property over three years Derrick Penner Sun Exterior Photograph by : Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun Aerial View OF Estate Photograph by : Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun Living Room Photograph by : Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun Bedroom…

To sell/buy/rent or not to sell/buy/rent that is the question

2008-07-17

Ozzie Jurock Sun Lots of questions in the last two weeks. I thank you and beg your indulgence. I am not directly answering any questions till the end of August. Currently I am cruising in Desolation Sound with limited access to the 'net of …

Revel Room welcomes the late-night crowd

2008-07-17

The revamped Gastown room's mesmerizing decor sets the mood for casual after-work or apres-club snacking Mia Sta Sun Recently, Revel Room joined the Gastown revival of vamping up musty old rooms and blowing life into them. Photograph by : S…

Home prices start to slide

2008-07-16

Province Average home selling price dropped in June by 0.4 per cent to $341,096. Les Bazso, The Province Canadian home prices have started to fall for the first time this decade. The average selling price of a home in June was down 0.4 per …

Homebuyers get a break as B.C. house prices flatten

2008-07-16

Just don't hold your breath for a steal of a deal, experts say Gillian Shaw Sun While British Columbia bucked a trend that saw Canadian home prices fall for the first time this decade, the province’s real estate market is squarely in …

Bank of Canada Holds Steady on Key Interest Rate

2008-07-16

Other Bank of Canada Holds Steady on Key Interest Rate   The Bank of Canada announced this morning that it will leave its key interest rate unchanged , a decision that was expected by many economists.  As a result of the Bank&rsqu…

Understanding Property Taxes – How To Pay, Misconceptions, Home Owner Grant

2008-07-15

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A picture is worth 1,000 words and a good scan

2008-07-15

Update personal collections by digitizing slides and photos Steve Makris Sun It's time for your old photos and slides to come out of drawers and shoeboxes and see the light of day again ... digitally. Whether you have old faded prints, nega…

Gentrifying Canada's poorest postal code at 58 W. Hastings

2008-07-15

Ryan Fletcher Other During the short walk from Cambie Street to Carrall Street along West Hastings there are 24 plots, new developments and derelict buildings for sale or rent. In the centre lies 58 West Hastings, gentrification “grou…

Gadget aims to put 3D person 'in your palm'

2008-07-14

Sun A prototype of the gCubik, a 10-centimetre (3.9-inch) cube which can show 3D images with no special glasses seen in Tokyo last week. Researchers in Japan are developing a gadget that could enable people to hold a three-dimensional image…

When to demand a PST refund

2008-07-13

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata corporation recently signed up with a gas broker to secure a stable rate for our utilities. In the broker's review of our files they discovered that the corporation has been charged PST b…

Blacking out the BlackBerry

2008-07-13

PDAs are a boon . . . but they can also shackle us Wendy Mclellan Province Darci LaRocque owns Swirl Solutions, which offers BlackBerry training and tips for controlling the amount of time spent using them. Photograph by : Gerry Kahrmann fi…

Shangri-La - 1111 Alberni, Vancouver, BC, View Pictures by Van Sun Reporter

2008-07-12

Sun MARK VAN MANEN/VANCOUVER SUN MARK VAN MANEN/VANCOUVER SUn MARK VAN MANEN/VANCOUVER SUN MARK VAN MANEN/VANCOUVER SUN When the Shangri-La project is completed later this year it will stand 201 metres tall and consist of 62 storeys , makin…

Strata told to build ramp for elderly woman

2008-07-12

Mary Holowaychuk, 91, fell three times while trying to negotiate three steps David Hogben Sun The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a resistant strata council to hire an architect to design a ramp that would allow a 91-year-old New Wes…

Vancouver new-home prices dropping as market softens

2008-07-12

Derrick Penner Sun Prices for new homes in Vancouver dipped slightly between April and May but still remain higher than a year ago, Statistics Canada reported Friday. The latest housing price index report showed the national rate of price g…

Tired of spam? Then dial SPAM, Telus says

2008-07-12

Company says customers will not be charged for junk text messages Fiona Ande Sun Vancouver-based Telus Corp. has set up an easy way for people who receive spam text messages not to be charged -- just forward the message to "spam" or 7726. P…

Laptop built for gamers who want top graphics

2008-07-12

Sun Qosmio X300 laptop computer, Toshiba Nokia 3500, available with Fido Designer Sleeves laptop protection 1. Qosmio X300 laptop computer, Toshiba, $2,000 Pricey but built for gaming purists who are looking for power and great graphics in …

The resale market has its challenges, but prices still rise

2008-07-12

Predicted increases not 'heady', but not bad either Peter Simpson Sun For years, industry-watchers have waited for the buoyant Vancouver-area real estate market to trip over a curb. Since 2001, there has been nothing but good news. As a for…

Leading edge development taking place on UBC campus

2008-07-12

Sustainable design rules at UBC'S University Town Barbara Gunn Sun The two-bedroom Pacific showhome demonstrates open-concept residency, with the kitchen adjacent to the main living area. The Kohler faucets (left) are 'hands-free.' Photogra…

'Eye appeal' a two-way consideration above Vernon

2008-07-12

Sun The Wesbild development company is selling its Turtle Mountain project with the assistance of four show homes. Above the Trico Freedom construction company’s show home; below, the Dycor Homes model.Stan Sauerwein, Special to the S…

Trouble at our door - Housing and trade vulnerable

2008-07-11

Eric Beauchesne Province A foreclosure sign posted outside a home in Loganville, Ga., is one of many as filings rose 53 per cent in June from a year earlier and bank repossessions nearly tripled. Bloomberg OTTAWA -- Housing markets in most …

Crackdown on mortgage lending will protect home buyers and taxpayers

2008-07-11

Sun It may be a black day for real estate agents, but the federal government crackdown on mortgage lending is good public policy that reduces risks to the economy, to taxpayers and even to potential home buyers who will find themselves lock…

Foreclosures mount in U.S. but not in B.C.

2008-07-11

Only one thing is important, experts say -- the state of the economy Fiona Anderson Sun While the U.S. housing market continues to see mounting foreclosures, the number of mortgages in Canada and British Columbia that are in trouble are nea…

Investment in home ownership is not for everyone

2008-07-11

Don Cayo Sun I feel for young people trying to get their toe in the door of today's overpriced housing market. But the feds are right to pull the plug by withholding guarantees on 40-year, no-down-payment mortgages. Because, while buying a …