Real Estate News & Articles

Snowbirds motto - Be Prepared - according Doug Gray's book Canadian Snowbird Guide

2007-11-11

Get good medical insurance before you go south Paul Luke Province Doug Gray at English Bay with the new edition of his book The Canadian Snowbird Guide. The greens loved your putting that morning. In the evening, you sipped tea and listened…

Areas along Fraser sinking at startling rate, study warns

2007-11-10

Scott Simpson Sun Startling new research from the Geological Survey of Canada shows that Vancouver International Airport and other large facilities along the lower reaches of the Fraser River delta are falling below sea level much faster th…

Nail-sensitive flashlight for women has shrill alarm

2007-11-10

Sun Lightning-Strike Personal Protection System Energizer Energi To Go Instant Cellphone Charger StealthSurfer Dell XPS M1730: The Beast Lightning-Strike Personal Protection System, $80 From Brite -Strike, the makers of powerful flashlights…

Ritz-Carlton homes will rise 60 floors above Georgia Street, start at $1.5 million

2007-11-10

Michael Sasges Sun European brands will dominate Residences kitchens and bathroom: Miele will supply most of the appliances; Dornbracht, the faucets; and Duravit Starck, the toilets. Bulthaup is probably the brand name that best exemplifies…

Casa Mia at 1920 SW Marine Drive , Vancouver, BC, V6P 6B2, Vancouver's most famous heritage house can be yours for $12 million

2007-11-10

John Mackie Sun The Casa Mia mansion located at 1920 SW Marine Drive is for sale for $12 million. Kim Stallknecht/Vancouver Sun 1920 SW. Marine Drive View Of Front Of Mansion Winding Staircase at Entrance VANCOUVER - Character homes are the…

Key density growth to SkyTrain stations

2007-11-10

Bob Ransford Sun The Canada Line – this image of constructon progress was shot this week – is not generating the densification along its Vancouver route that it could,Bob Ransford reports. Public transit infrastructure should fo…

Buyers shift demand to lower-priced town homes

2007-11-09

Province New home starts in Greater Vancouver continue to be strong as the end of the year approaches, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said yesterday. Total housing starts are up five per cent over last year's levels driven by strong …

New-home price inflation slows

2007-11-09

But housing starts up despite shortage of skilled trades, higher labour costs Derrick Penner Sun The rate of inflation on new-home prices in Vancouver slowed to 6.1 per cent in September, according to Statistics Canada's housing price index…

October housing sales consistent with record highs

2007-11-09

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Provincial government to fund plans for social housing

2007-11-08

Christina Montgomery Province Under increasing fire for social-housing plans that are heavy on announcements and light on bricks and mortar, the City of Vancouver and the province agreed yesterday to fast-track action -- on planning. In wha…

Variations on a couscous theme

2007-11-08

Tunisian cuisine includes wonderful mussels, chicken tagine Mark Laba Province From left: Chico Pavon, Mohamed 'Momo' Draoui and Zouheir 'Zico' Draoui of Carthage Café present chicken tagine (left) and Carthage brochette. Photograph …

Your personal information has been stolen: Do you have the right to be notified?

2007-11-08

Sun Privacy experts often advise people that, in order to avoid having their identities stolen, they must take control and be extremely careful about how and to whom they reveal personal information. That's good advice, but if you keep a ba…

Growing pains aside, Me & Julio has promise

2007-11-08

This sibling to Lolita's on Davie lightens up stodgy Mexican comfort food Mia Stainsby Sun Shelome Bouvette shows off some special dishes at Me & Julio, a new Mexican restaurant on Commercial Drive. They had me at "Now Open." With some …

Housing market buoyant

2007-11-08

The growing number of residents who are 55 and over will provide a solid demographic underpinning to the health of the condo market Sun Healthy economy, low unemployment and steady interest rates all contribute to the continued strong deman…

Vancouver Homebuilding Surpasses Last Year's

2007-11-08

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Vancouver Ritz Carlton Hotel at a $500 million value is the biggest project to start construction in 2007 third quarter

2007-11-07

B.C.'s large construction plans increase for the 17th straight quarter Derrick Penner Sun Builders and developers piled another $3.3 billion worth of planned large construction projects onto British Columbia 's Major Projects Inventory betw…

Metro real estate sales hit seldom-seen level

2007-11-07

Derrick Penner Sun For only the fourth time in the last 25 years, Greater Vancouver realtors made more than 3,000 multiple-listing-service sales. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver said 3,099 transactions were reported, an increase …

Pressure eases on Valley real estate

2007-11-06

Derrick Penner Sun The Fraser Valley 's real estate market moved closer to balance in October with the number of houses for sale hitting a seven-year high. Fraser Valley realtors recorded 1,464 Multiple-Listing-Service-registered sales duri…

Real estate industry bullish on Vancouver

2007-11-06

Derrick Penner Sun Vancouver scores strongly for its real-estate investment potential among industry experts who are generally bullish about prospects for Canadian markets compared with those in the United States , according to a recent rep…

City's megaproject a triumph of engineering, not architecture

2007-11-05

Don't expect to see the new convention centre on postcards any time soon Miro Cernetig Sun An artist’s drawing depicts the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre expansion with its rooftop garden. The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao…

Housing starts slow to sustainable level

2007-11-05

New construction still strong but down from September's 'unbelievable' gain Eric Beauchesne Sun Wondering what the economy or government can do for an encore in the coming week, following the past week's surprise announcement of $60 billion…

Ginger at 718 Main St, new 9 storey midrise in Chinatown by Porte Development Corp will have 78 suites

2007-11-04

Emerging location a major draw Kerry Moore Province The suites have a contemporary feel, with bedrooms encased in sliding glass doors. Photograph by : Gerry Kahrmann, The Province The Ginger building’s design embraces its Chinatown lo…

Strata Property Act - Door, window rules tough

2007-11-04

Who has to pay for those repairs? Tony Gioventu Province Our strata corp reads your column every week. We live in a 15-unit patio home. We are a little confused by the Strata Property Act and our bylaws. Two years ago, one unit had to repla…

energi to go: Portable cellphone charger packs several hours worth of batteries

2007-11-04

You'll never run out of juice again Jim Jamieson Province What is it? Energizer Energi To Go mobile-phone charger Price: $27.99 Why you need it: You're a high-use cellular phone yakker who's always on the go. Why you don't: Your phone's bat…