Real Estate News & Articles

Condos sell at auction below listed price

2008-06-24

Derrick Penner Sun Five luxury condominiums in Parksville sold at auction for prices ranging from $280,000 to $480,000, the auction firm said. The units, in the 30-apartment Onyx building at Craig Bay , were the final five still in the deve…

Mobile phone battery dead? Try dancing

2008-06-24

Michael Holden Sun The Orange "dance charge" prototype charger is shown in this undated handout image. REUTERS/orange LONDON - What do you do if you're stuck in a field at a pop festival but there's trouble ahead because your mobile phone's…

Home prices fall in April at record rate

2008-06-24

USA Today NEW YORK (Reuters) — A closely watched index shows housing prices dropped in April from a year ago at the fastest rate ever, with prices tumbling to levels not seen in nearly four years, but the monthly pace of the decline s…

Vancouver's West End losing rental buildings, MLA wants to penalize developers from doing so

2008-06-24

Doug Ward Sun VANCOUVER - Alarm is growing among politicians and tenants in Vancouver 's West End that the diverse downtown neighbourhood could lose its affordability and identity. Lorne Mayencourt , the MLA for Vancouver- Burrard , said re…

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…

Joint home ownership opens up some pitfalls

2008-06-23

Get a pro to set terms down on paper Ray Turchansky Province Friends and family are increasing their buying power in this high-housing-price market by buying jointly, but there are plenty of considerations to mull over. EDMONTON -- An incre…

Strata struggles with shortfall

2008-06-22

Special levy is the best option since it leaves no debt load Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata had a bit of a wrestling match at our AGM (annual general meeting) in January. The retiring council proposed a 15-per- cent in…

Home safe home: How to protect your place while you're away

2008-06-22

DARALYN SCHOENEWALD Province It's summer time, and the pickings are easy - for bulars. Most security and insurance experts agree that burlaries tend to increase during July and August when most people go on vacation. Burglars know the signs…

Strata struggles with shortfall

2008-06-22

Special levy is the best option since it leaves no debt load Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata had a bit of a wrestling match at our AGM (annual general meeting) in January. The retiring council proposed a 15-per- cent in…

Island apartments going to highest bidder in auction

2008-06-21

Derrick Penner Sun A Vancouver Island developer is opting out of the traditional list-and-sell sales method to throw the last five units in an upscale Parksville development on the open auction block. "Rather than waiting for the market to …

Gadgets for grown-ups next big thing in greying Japan

2008-06-21

Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura Sun Tomy's "Aero Spider" which can run on the walls or ceiling. Toys are no longer just child's play in Japan, where an ageing population and expanding waistlines have spawned a wave of gadgets to help adults beat s…

999 Seymour - new 21 storey, 115 unit development by Townline at the corner of Seymour & Nelson

2008-06-21

Innovative movable screens will give downtown highrise BARBARA GUNN Sun The outdoor spaces attached to the 999 Seymour apartments above Nelson Street, the southfacing apartments, will be enclosed by a series of movable sun screens and fixed…

Conservation is the way to living sustainably

2008-06-21

It makes greener sense to reuse an old building as KIM DAVIS Sun The Heatley Block, located at Heatley and Hastings in Vancouver’s Strathcona neighbourhood, was purchased by the City of Vancouver and may be torn down to make room for …

Georgia Residences work uncovers heritage surprises’

2008-06-21

Sun Part of the Private Residences at the Hotel Georgia new-home project in downtown Vancouver is the reclamation and restoration of the adjacent, and historic, hotel. That work is turning up long-lost architectural detail such as ballroom …

New rules for Realtors - Crackdown by Fintrac making it mandatory to identify their Buyers & Sellers

2008-06-20

Fiona Anderson Sun B.C. drug dealers and other criminals will have a tougher time disposing of their ill-gotten gains as new federal anti-money-laundering legislation cracks down on real estate purchases and currency exchange operations. Th…

Owning a Strata Office in Vancouver is starting to make sense

2008-06-20

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New rules for Realtors - Crackdown by Fintrac making it mandatory to identify their Buyers & Sellers

2008-06-20

Fiona Anderson Sun B.C. drug dealers and other criminals will have a tougher time disposing of their ill-gotten gains as new federal anti-money-laundering legislation cracks down on real estate purchases and currency exchange operations. Th…

Con artists sell homes without owners knowing

2008-06-20

Richmond man can't pay property taxes because he doesn't legally own his house Gillian Shaw Sun Norman Gettel stands in front of his Richmond bungalow that -- unknown to him -- was sold and mortgaged. He didn't find out until he made some p…

Con artists sell homes without owners knowing

2008-06-20

Richmond man can't pay property taxes because he doesn't legally own his house Gillian Shaw Sun Norman Gettel stands in front of his Richmond bungalow that -- unknown to him -- was sold and mortgaged. He didn't find out until he made some p…

U.S. troubles raining on our parade

2008-06-19

No recession here but experts split on U.S. economy's fate Alia McMullen Province TORONTO -- Things are looking up for the Canadian economy following its dismal first-quarter contraction. But the country's close trade ties with the United S…

An authentic Thai surprise

2008-06-19

Fine Asian food and a high-flying visit from Winnie the Pooh Mark Laba Province Wanchawee Thongdee of Thida Thai with an assortment of dishes. Photograph by : Jon Murray, The Province THIDA THAI Where: 1193 Davie St. , Vancouver ; website: …

A Steamworks that's really a Cactus Club

2008-06-19

President of trendy mega-chain recently purchased West Vancouver's Steamworks Village Taphouse Mia Stainsby Sun Patrons enjoyu a drink in front of the fireplace at Steamworks Village Taphouse in Park Royal in West Vancouver. The Cactus Club…

Whistler chef flips burgers on Main

2008-06-19

Mia Stainsby Sun Ben Macnaughton, 8, wraps his hands around the Legendary splitz Burger as his dad Eric looks on at the Splitz Grill in Vancouver. – PHOTO BY STUART DAVIS SPLITZ GRILL 4242 Main St. , 604-875-9711. www.splitzgrill.com …

Assignment deals still available

2008-06-19

Sun Few buyers will miss the frenzied days of bidding wars and accelerating prices in this cooling of the BC real estate market. It can bring with it a precious commodity - the time to actually choose your new home. But one growth area that…