Real Estate News & Articles

Gateway Casino new 90,000 sf Grand Villa Casino in Bby will be the last destination Casino approved in the province

2008-07-01

Casinos expansion capped by province as focus switches to betting on small-town bingo halls Peter Mitham Other Download Document

Sellers of restaurants in Vancouver are getting higher prices

2008-07-01

Prices are soaring as eateries move to the top of investor food chain across metro Vancouver Peter Mitham Other Download Document

Buying a home in U.S. could land you in a legal minefield

2008-06-30

Ray Turchansky Province EDMONTON -- A recent column mentioning that the next nine months could be an optimal time to buy a house in the United States caused a couple of readers to warn of pitfalls. RBC Asset Management senior portfolio mana…

Vancouver & Victoria - home prices coming down with a 20% decline, market is cooling

2008-06-29

Cassidy Olivier Province After years of listening to customers vent about soaring housing prices, says North Vancouver realtor Jackie Reid, it's nice to see a return to days where buyers have more selection and bidding wars are scarce. "The…

There are incentives to entice people to council

2008-06-29

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata is a 55-and-over retirement community on Vancouver Island . We have an excellent manager and our properties are in great shape. There is one problem: We have an owner who harasses everyon…

There are incentives to entice people to council

2008-06-29

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata is a 55-and-over retirement community on Vancouver Island . We have an excellent manager and our properties are in great shape. There is one problem: We have an owner who harasses everyon…

$60-a-month start for Rogers' iPhone

2008-06-29

Derek Abma Province Rogers Wireless says the price of its basic voice-and-data combo for iPhones , which become available in Canada on July 11, will start at $60 a month. Customers must commit themselves to a three-year contract under this …

Las Vegas - Fewer tourists means more room for deals

2008-06-29

Better buys in Sin City KITTY BEAN YANCEY Province The latest addition to Mandalay Bay is the Komodo Dragon lounge. LAS VEGAS — Despite gloomy reports of tanking tourism and fuel-price flight cuts, Sin City is still dealing visitors a…

Mexico City -Its where the most warm-hearted people will charm you silly

2008-06-29

Colourful, noisy and crazy, it

Victoria real estate market gets 'back to normal' as industry sees signs housing boom is over

2008-06-28

B.C. affected by U.S. mortgage crisis Andrew Duffy Sun VICTORIA -- Real estate sales are down in the provincial capital. The number of sales and the total value are lower, and the real estate industry is seeing signs that Victoria 's housin…

Pocket cameras sprout

2008-06-28

Tech toys Sun Vado Pocket Video Cam, Creative TomTom GO 930 Palm Centro smart phone, Palm 1. Vado Pocket Video Cam , Creative, $100 It's the summer for cool new pocket videocams and Creative has introduced its entry, the Vado , which is ava…

It's that time of year when many of us are heading out for our annual vacations

2008-06-28

TIMELY REMINDERS FROM WEISER LOCK COMPANY Sun It's that time of year when many of us are heading out for our annual vacations -- the ideal time to review the security of our homes while we're away. The Weiser lock company has come up with s…

The secret to small-space residency? Few walls

2008-06-28

Sun The False Creek North survey was organized and financed by companies and individuals who led the conversion of the old Expo lands into a residential neighbourhood. It was conducted by University of BC graduate students enrolled in the c…

EcoDensity raises fears of crowding without amenities

2008-06-28

Frances Bula Sun VANCOUVER I The city is getting international admiration for its catchily named EcoDensity initiative, but some city residents are nervous about what it means for them. As the city heads into the home stretch of public cons…

Backyard nightmare: Leaking oil tank costs $160,000 to clean up

2008-06-27

Keith Fraser Province Susan Aldred, song Michael and daughter Sarah stand outside the West Vancouver home where Aldred paid $160,000 to clean up damage from an old oil tank. Ric Ernst - The Province A North Shore woman is suing the former o…

Realtor snags house from under buyer's nose

2008-06-27

Businessman wonders if seller even saw his offer Joey Thompson Province Langley businessman Kip Webster couldn't believe his eyes when he spotted a "Just Listed" sign on an ideal piece of property not far from where he lived. He had been se…

Sales and prices are on the slide nationwide - Bye-Bye Boom

2008-06-27

Sales and prices are on the slide nationwide Mario Toneguzzi Province CALGARY -- Canada 's housing boom has come to an end and that is no more evident than in Alberta -- with prices continuing to fall this year by eight to 10 per cent from …

Steps to ease rental price pressure

2008-06-27

Suzanne Anton Sun Many people, not enough homes, and one of the best pieces of real estate in the world -- that combination in the West End of Vancouver has led to significant price pressures on renters. What can the city do? What can citiz…

Potential oversupply in BC's Recreational Properties may see downward pressure on prices

2008-06-27

Potential oversupply looms in province, CMHC warns Derrick Penner Sun British Columbia's recreational property markets, mirroring primary-residence markets, are experiencing moderation with fewer sales, more listings and slower price growth…

B.C. home owners protected against title fraud

2008-06-27

Other  In light of recent articles in The Vancouver Sun regarding the issue of title and mortgage fraud in B.C., the B.C. Land Title and Survey Authority (LTSA) emphasizes that such cases are extremely rare because strong protections a…

Internet will be more dotty after radical shakeup of domain names

2008-06-27

EMMA CHARLTON Sun PARIS — Internet regulators Thursday voted to allow the creation of thousands of new Web domain names, from . paris to .Pepsi, in one of the biggest shake-ups in Internet history. The overhaul is expected to radicall…

Cheque-cashing issues in BC by fraudsters & scammers at Money Mart (Bills of Exchange Act) can be resolved by writing "for deposit to the account of the named Payee only" on the face of all cheques that you are concerned about

2008-06-27

Don Cayo Sun Canada 's establishment bankers have come up with a way for consumers and businesses to protect themselves from fraudsters who deal at Money Mart or other cheque -cashing companies that don't belong to the Canadian Payments Ass…

Cheque-cashing issues in BC by fraudsters & scammers at Money Mart (Bills of Exchange Act) can be resolved by writing "for deposit to the account of the named Payee only" on the face of all cheques that you are concerned about

2008-06-27

Don Cayo Sun Canada 's establishment bankers have come up with a way for consumers and businesses to protect themselves from fraudsters who deal at Money Mart or other cheque -cashing companies that don't belong to the Canadian Payments Ass…

New HGTV show using the Stagers & Dekora - a local Vancouver Staging Company decorates vacant properties to make them sell

2008-06-27

The Stagers shows experts redesigning properties for sale Lucy Hyslop Sun Episode 9 - The bedroom above is far more inviting after its ‘staging,’ below. Episode 6 — the living room at left was cleaned up for its makeover (…