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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 (…

2008 1st Quarter Residential Sales Summary by Landcor Data Corp

2008-06-27

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2008-06-27

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2008-06-27

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Ode to the sizzling fry pan

2008-06-26

Take heart! It's no-nonsense, filling and utterly satisfying stuff Mark Laba Province The Diner owner Stella (right, with Tom and Jean Hodgkinson, and Reginald Lee) could have hosted her own BBC series with that cheeky British humour. Photo…

Metro Vancouver vacancy rates dip below 1 per cent

2008-06-26

Sun The average rental apartment vacancy rate in Canada 's 35 major centres decreased slightly to 2.6 per cent in April 2008, from 2.8 per cent in April 2007, according to the spring Rental Market Survey2 released this month by Canada Mortg…

10 ways to make your home sell faster

2008-06-26

Ozzie Jurock Sun Oh my. Oh my. The market is turning. The market is crashing, the depression is coming, terrible things will befall us. That is the content of some email I am receiving. And...yes the market is turning, yes pre-sales and the…

High-energy Cactus Club delivers the goods

2008-06-26

Chain's latest addition raises the competitive bar Mia Stainsby Sun Chef Rob Feenie and owner and president Richard Jaffray present new dishes at Cactus Club. Photograph by : Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun CACTUS CLUB Overall: ***1/2 Food: ***1…

Friendly life on the Edge

2008-06-26

Unassuming cafe has above-average coffee and food plus cheerful service -- and it's licensed Mia Stainsby Sun Owner Judy Reeves serves up a breakfast and lunch at The Edge Café. PHOTO BY RICHARD LAM/VANCOUVER SUN THE EDGE CAFE 2450 Y…

Hitting Home: Homeowners fight for their mortgage rights

2008-06-26

Kevin McCoy USA Today Eunice Anderson went through Chapter 13 to catch up on her debts only to have her lender tell her she owed more than $10,000 in late payments and fees. Handyman Michael Dillon won a New Hampshire state court ruling tha…

Existing home sales edge up 2% in May

2008-06-26

Martin Crutsinger USA Today WASHINGTON — Sales of existing homes edged up slightly in May, although median home prices continued to fall. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that sales of existing single-family homes an…

How Vancouver has become one of the best places to get a decent drink

2008-06-26

Vancouver's extra-special cocktail Joanne Sasvari Sun Cocktail historians Anistatia Miller (left) and Jared Brown are among many international experts who visited Vancouver's bars and lounges recently. All praised the city's cocktails. Phot…

Laptop Wars - Canadians are ditching their desktops for leaner notebooks

2008-06-26

Canadians are ditching their desktops for leaner notebooks as companies compete for slimmest, lightest machines Misty Harris Sun Apple Macbook Air 13. Intel Core 2 duo processor 1.6 GHz 2 GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM. Size: 13 inches (32.5 cm) …

Brentwood Mall in Burnaby has spent $1 Mill to renovate their bathrooms

2008-06-26

Nicole Tomlinson Sun Eighteen months ago the washrooms at Burnaby 's Brentwood Town Centre got a million-dollar facelift. Today, they have earned national fame. They've been named B.C.'s best in a national competition run by The Powder Room…

Will ad bucks stop with Google?

2008-06-26

Ad Planner advises companies on how to spend their ad budgets Grant Surridge Sun TORONTO -- Google Inc. became one of the world's most famous companies by helping people find what they want on the Internet as quickly as possible. Now the te…

Downtown living still has its kinks

2008-06-25

Community needs more schools and childcare centres Katie Mercer Province Larry Beasley discussed the results yesterday of a University of B.C. study of the False Creek North community that he designed while he was Vancouver's city planner. …

Rising real estate fraud makes title insurance essential

2008-06-25

Sun It's hard to imagine someone stealing your home. How would the thief load it into the getaway van? It's easier than you might think -- so easy, in fact, that the number of cases is climbing. It happened recently to Norman Gettel . As Va…

Rising real estate fraud makes title insurance essential

2008-06-25

Sun It's hard to imagine someone stealing your home. How would the thief load it into the getaway van? It's easier than you might think -- so easy, in fact, that the number of cases is climbing. It happened recently to Norman Gettel . As Va…

Rob Feenie of Cactus Club is adding to the menu

2008-06-25

The Iron Chef has landed on his feet and is loving his new job Shelley Fralic Sun Rob Feenie is adding to the menu at the Cactus Club without getting rid of any of the established favourites. Photograph by : Stuart Davis, Vancouver Sun Chef…

Delany's scouts perfect location before opening coffee shops

2008-06-25

Robin Delany just opened fifth outlet -- the fourth on North Shore Brian Morton Sun Robin Delany gets down to business at his latest location in Lynn Valley. Photograph by : Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun If you want to get your new retail busi…

House-hunting, things & options you should know - Buy Smart, Buy Right

2008-06-24

Be realistic about what you can afford, where you are willing to live MARIA COOTAUCO Province Real estate agents advise homebuyers to get pre-approved for financing to ensure they are looking in the right price range. For many people, a hom…

Homebuyers turn their eyes to once-neglected markets

2008-06-24

Think outside the trendy zones for homes you can afford MARIA COOTAUCO Province Richmond is the hottest place to buy attached homes like these townhouses. Mount Pleasant homes like these offer short commutes, but at lower prices than you ca…

Owners of homes urged to check titles

2008-06-24

Gillian Shaw Sun British Columbia homeowners are being warned to check their property title to ensure their property hasn't been transferred to con artists who then register hundreds of thousands of dollars in mortgage debt against them. Th…

Owners of homes urged to check titles

2008-06-24

Gillian Shaw Sun British Columbia homeowners are being warned to check their property title to ensure their property hasn't been transferred to con artists who then register hundreds of thousands of dollars in mortgage debt against them. Th…