Real Estate News & Articles

Meeting the mortgage

2008-01-30

Kevin Lutz Sun

‘Another strong year’

2008-01-30

Peter Simpson Sun

Foreclosures plague San Bernardino County, Calif.

2008-01-29

Noelle Knox USA Today The Most Expensive GEM Partners is selling this ranch house on 85 acres bordering the San Bernardino National Forest. Price: $4.9 million Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 full baths, 1 three-quarter bath Size: 3,800 square fee…

2007 saw biggest drop ever for new-home sales

2008-01-28

David Paul Morris USA Today Getty Images WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes plunged a record 24.6% in 2007 while prices posted the weakest showing in 16 years, demonstrating the troubles builders are facing with a huge backlog of un…

Japans Interest Rate is at .5% for the last decade?

2008-01-28

Bank of Japan chief faces a country WILLIAM PESEK Sun If you think Ben Bernanke has a lot on his plate, consider the dilemma facing Toshihiko Fukui. With markets plunging and the U. S. on the verge of recession, Federal Reserve chairman Ber…

Gas-and-dash law lauded

2008-01-27

Motorists will have to pay before they can pump Susan Lazaruk Province Grant DePatie was killed trying to stop someone from stealing $12.30 worth of gas Come next weekend, B.C. will become the first province to insist gas station customers …

Take control of strata

2008-01-27

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: We've been fighting with our strata council for the past two years about fixing the roofs on our buildings before it's too late. Well, now it's too late. After the last rain storm, we noticed a huge…

What buyers want in home

2008-01-27

Quality materials, easy-living design important Pedro Arrais Province New buyers are looking for features that enhance their comfort, security and enjoyment, and that reflects in the high prices of today's homes. Three experts -- a home bui…

Take control of strata

2008-01-27

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: We've been fighting with our strata council for the past two years about fixing the roofs on our buildings before it's too late. Well, now it's too late. After the last rain storm, we noticed a huge…

B.C. farmers getting richer as land values skyrocket

2008-01-26

Lower Mainland farmers can sell property for $50,000 to $70,000 an acre Derrick Penner Sun Source: Farm Credit Canada – VANCOUVER SUN It is a comfort for B.C. farmers -- although perhaps a cold one in today's tough times -- that they'…

Affordability at 17-year low

2008-01-25

Vancouver least hospitable to prospective buyer John Morrissy Province Affordability has declined in Ontario due to higher mortgage costs and pricier conditions. OTTAWA -- Years of price gains in Canada 's booming housing market have made o…

Housing affordability at new low

2008-01-25

It now takes 75 per cent of median income to buy a two-storey home Derrick Penner Sun VANCOUVER — After years of real-estate price increases rising faster than incomes in Metro Vancouver, housing in the third quarter of 2007 became th…

Glowbal prepares to open its sixth restaurant

2008-01-25

Successful group's president aims to increase revenue to $30 million by 2010 Michael Kane Sun Glowbal president and CEO Emad Yacoub, and vice-president Jack Lamont in their Italian Kitchen restaurant. Photograph by : Bill Keay, Vancouver Su…

December's drop in U.S. home resales is greater than expected

2008-01-25

2007 ends with first annual decline in house prices since the Depression Joanne Morrison Sun WASHINGTON -- Sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell more than expected in December, ending a year that brought the sharpest housing slowdown si…

Economic stimulus plan has 3-pronged attack

2008-01-25

Sue Kirchhoff USA Today The stimulus plan tries to make it easier to secure or refinance mortgages for more expensive homes. WASHINGTON — Many families could see tax rebate checks of $1,200 or more by late spring or early summer. Busi…

Victoria to grant individual realtors corporate status

2008-01-24

Rules change will ease personal planning John Bermingham Province British Columbia 's 19,500 realtors will now be able to hang out their shingles as corporations. B.C. has become the first province to allow individual real-estate licences ,…

Making a mountain of a meat hill

2008-01-24

Beautifully seasoned creation with myriad fixings Mark Laba Province Miriam and Trevor Jackson show off the Grilled Splitz Burger. Photograph by : Jon Murray, The Province In the 14 years I've lived in B.C., I've only been skiing twice. I e…

Pastas, it seems, are the strong point at Flite

2008-01-24

One dish jumps out at Yaletown's new tapas-style restaurant -- rigatoni with slow-braised short rib Bolognese Mia Stainsby Sun Anna Maria Gale and Jim Romer enjoy a meal at Flite in Yaletown. He has dry aged steak and mexican white prawns a…

Buyer's market for vacation homes

2008-01-24

Sun Canadians snowbirds are flocking south to take advantage of a strong Canadian dollar and weakened U.S. housing market. Many Canadian snowbirds want to take advantage of the strong Canadian dollar to buy American vacation homes. As added…

An optimum time to snap up U.S. property

2008-01-24

Sun From Washington State to Florida , Canadian investors are taking advantage of rock bottom prices combined with a strong Canadian dollar. Here are some of the highlights: In the Northwest prices may soon be on the rise. "I believe the bo…

Good eats, homey style

2008-01-24

Masa's a la Carte's a neighbourhood favourite for an inexpensive meal -- Japanese, or not Mia Stainsby Sun A customer is served sushi at Masa’s a la Carte at 3689 West fourth in Vancouver – VANCOUVER SUN PHOTO A mish-mash menu i…

MacBook Air: The sexy kind of skinny but with some flaws

2008-01-24

Edward C. Baig USA Today The MacBook Air less than an inch thick and turns on the moment it's opened. Apple has earned a sterling reputation designing beautiful products that usually perform as splendidly as they look. The MacBook Air lapto…

Jobs, iPhone have Skyhook pointed in right direction

2008-01-23

Jefferson Graham USA Today Michael Shean, left, and Ted Morgan, with their iPhones, got a boost last week when Apple CEO Steve Jobs called their company's location technology "really cool." SAN FRANCISCO — The big idea came on a trip:…

By land and sea, B.C. cities grow

2008-01-22

Vancouver, Abbotsford among western centres setting national pace Paul Luke Province Vancouver, Canada's Pacific metropolis, will be the country's fourth-fastest-growing urban centre. Province file photo Fifth-ranked Abbotsford, with fine m…