Real Estate News & Articles

How to become a master of seduction with these 5 opening lines

2007-11-04

Calling all shy, awkward guys: You can score by just being you -- just drop the 'hey baby' Cheryl Chan Province It isn't easy to be single in Vancouver . Plenty of beautiful, smart, attractive women say Vancouver is a hard place to meet men…

CMHC expects sellers' market to continue next year

2007-11-03

Fuelled by job and population growth, average house prices are expected to continue to rise through 2008 Derrick Penner Sun Expect the average single-family house price to hit $900,000 in Greater Vancouver next year as new jobs and new resi…

Civic strike's toll still felt as builders resume projects

2007-11-03

Stoppage played havoc with schedules and delayed home renos Peter Simpson Sun Ask builders to describe last November, December and January, and they'll likely recall howling winds, torrential rain, heavy snow and flooding. Construction slow…

History colours Ginger's condos

2007-11-03

Sun Photograph by : Ward Perrin, Vancouver Sun The Chinatown into which Ginger's developer is inserting almost 80 new homes is North America's second largest. It is also the last of the original downtown commercial neighbourhoods to undergo…

Partners in Innovation and Community Building

2007-11-03

Sun 1168 Richards, MetroLiving Pomaria The Melville Bowman Lofts The Urban Development Institute (UDI) is an association of the real estate development industry and related professions. It has a mandate to promote wise and efficient land us…

Amendments to the Homeowner Protection Act come into effect on November 19, 2007

2007-11-03

Improved Protection for New Home Buyers Sun "These changes will provide improved consumer protection and will raise the level of professionalism in B.C.'s residential construction industry," said Ken Cameron, CEO of the Homeowner Protection…

Helping promote affordable and sustainable communities

2007-11-03

Sun Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada 's national housing agency, is a Gold Sponsor of the Urban Development Institute's Awards for Excellence, Innovations in Community Building . CMHC is committed to helping Canadians …

Policies about 'neighbourliness' developed 30 years ago by Ray Spaxman anything but hoary

2007-11-03

It takes an icon to know another Gordon Price Sun In the new millennium, city hall relaxed restrictions on the height of downtown Vancouver buildings. Above, the Ritz-Carleton project, Below The Georgia new home project. Your eyes won't hav…

Feenie's kitchen nightmare

2007-11-03

Partners forced him out of his two restaurants, celeb chef says Mia Stainsby Sun Feenie's restaurant at 2563 West Broadway Ward Perrin / Vancouver Sun Rob Feenie Rob Feenie , one of Canada's most celebrated chefs, says he has been forced ou…

Now you can Google your way around Metro Vancouver

2007-11-02

New site allows you to plan your commute, and weigh driving against transit trips Frank Luba Province Although there are still a few bugs, we were able to use Google Transit to compare instructions for a fictitious trip from 200 Granville S…

Don't expect rents to go down

2007-11-01

Vancouver actually more affordable . . . if you can find a suite Andy Ivens Province Vancouver rents are the second-least affordable in Canada -- but it's not getting worse, CMHC said yesterday. While the median rent on a typical two-bedroo…

Home prices rise despite slower sales

2007-11-01

B.C. among provinces to see record averages during quarter Province OTTAWA -- Sales of existing homes slowed in the third quarter, while prices continued to rise, a report from the Canadian Real Estate Association says. The group said yeste…

Soma reinvented as wine bar

2007-11-01

Popular coffee shop on South Main is now haute cuisine Mark Laba Province Main Street is undergoing constant change. Recently, coffee shop Soma closed, only to reopen as a wine bar and bistro just down the street. Here, Soma owner Jonathan …

Jon Stovell launched Reliance Properties’ biggest project: the $225-million, 270-sq.ft. West Pender Place

2007-11-01

Forget adding third floor, new plan calls for a 10-storey tower Malcolm Parry Sun Jon Stovell launched Reliance Properties’ biggest project: the $225-million, 270-sq.ft. West Pender Place MORE FLOORS: It was 1962 when Jack Leshgold in…

A bit of Yaletown on the other side of the bridge

2007-11-01

Deuce, North Vancouver's newest, hippest eatery, doesn't get too clever or carried away with tapas -- and they sure are good Mia Stainsby Sun Bottle rockets are a feature of Deuce, which has been open for about three months. It's a dash of …

T Room Bakery keeps altering menu to keep up with changing seasons

2007-11-01

Giving us a daily offering Mia Stainsby Sun T Room Bakery owner Isabel Li (left) with princess cake and Patricia Gahr with pumpkin squash soup and sandwich with bacon, brie, avocado and tomato on sourdough bread. Photograph by : Glenn Baglo…

The Penthouse Caberet on Seymour Street & Ross Filippone was a classic rags-to-riches storey

2007-11-01

He was one of the last connections to the golden era of 1950s Vancouver nightclubs John Mackie Sun Ross Filippone, late Penthouse owner Vancouver nightclub legend Ross Filippone has died. He was 84. Filippone was one of the last connections…

Construction rate to slow

2007-10-31

Pullback in starts due to increase in prices Derek Abma Province Total number of units willl remain impressive despite fewer housing starts in 2008 – AFP FILE PHOTO OTTAWA -- Rising costs are expected to slow the rate of new-home cons…

B.C. house price increases to drop next year by half

2007-10-31

CMHC predicts more balanced supply and demand Sun Average price gains for B.C. homes will be cut by more than half next year, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. predicts. In its fourth-quarter outlook, released Tuesday, CMHC forecasts that t…

Social agencies to run rooming hotels

2007-10-29

Province picks non-profits for role in Downtown Eastside Frances Bula Sun The Park hotel will be added to the stock of dry housing that City Centre Care Society offers for people trying to live without drugs and alcohol after they've come o…

Radical housing announcement expected today

2007-10-29

Francis Bula Sun Vancouver is about to see a radical new experiment in low-cost housing -- the 21st-century version of residential hotels and rooming houses. Housing Minister Rich Coleman is announcing today -- along with who will run the o…

Who, in the real world, can afford to live here now?

2007-10-29

Miro Cernetig Sun By the standards of our gravity-defying real-estate market, it didn't sound all that irrationally exuberant: a well-appointed Kits Point pad, with about 1,300 feet of space and a view of the ocean. Price: a cool $1.25 mill…

OS X upgrade packed with goodies

2007-10-28

Helps Mac user back up data, multitask and even use Windows Jim Jamieson Province Customers try out Leopard at a Singapore store on Friday. Photograph by : Reuters What is it? Mac OS X version 10.5 (Leopard) Price: $129.99 Rating 4 out of 5…

GM Place tower could be Canucks Central

2007-10-28

Cowtown for inspiration? Ben Kuzma Province Proposed Orca Bay tower (right) would add needed office space to the downtown core. New 22-storey Orca Bay tower will be connected to GM Place and be environmentally friendly. It’s slated fo…