Real Estate News & Articles

Baby Boomers Buying In Kelowna - 10 more Years

2007-09-07

Other September 2007 10 More Years! That’s how long the Okanagan Boom is predicted to last. 2007 to 2017 will see 25% of Canada’s population turn 60 (Stats Canada). The Baby Boomers Most have enjoyed a full working career uninte…

Apple introduces new iPod Touch

2007-09-06

Features include Wi-Fi, web browser Province Apple's Steve Jobs is looking forward to holidays with the stocking-ready iPod Touch media player, introduced in San Francisco Wednesday. SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc. yesterday rolled out an iPod …

Vancouver living in luxury's lap

2007-09-06

Strong economy boosts White Rock, Victoria, Kelowna into $1m club Paul Luke Province You have to reach way down into your pocket to even begin to afford a luxury home in Vancouver . The city boasts Canada 's highest starting point for luxur…

Home sales near record for third consecutive month

2007-09-06

Trend defies traditional slow summertime, as condos show biggest increase in numbers sold Derrick Penner Sun Real estate sales across the Lower Mainland continued their upward trend through August, according to statistics released Wednesday…

Boomers power sales of prestige homes

2007-09-06

And subsequent expensive renovations, Re/Max says Derrick Penner Sun Bob and Donna Bryant at their new luxury home built by contractors Blair (left background) and Gordon Wilson. Bryant and Wilson formed a company to redevelop the house acr…

The CHBA -- Your Source for Renovation Advice

2007-09-06

Doing your research and working with professional contractors can help you reduce the risk and expense of home construction projects Sun Professional new home builders and renovators help homeowners make sound and confident decisions. You h…

Changing Hands

2007-09-06

In a hot real-estate market, pre-sale condo buyers are making big profits

RockYou clicks with social network sites

2007-09-05

Jefferson Graham USA Today "The whole point of sharing is to be able to see your pictures all over the Internet, not on just one site," says RockYou founder Jia Shen, 27. LOS ANGELES — Jia Shen wanted to make a big splash with his new…

Canadian lenders going green with new line of mortgages

2007-09-04

To qualify, a home must exceed national energy efficiency standards Kathryn Young Sun Kosta Hatzidimitriou was surprised, then pleased when he stumbled upon a green mortgage for his recent purchase of a three-bedroom single-family home. "Th…

Japan on warp- speed ride to Internet future

2007-09-03

The North American online experience is like the >stone age BLAINE HARDEN Sun In a demonstration of ultra- high- speed broadband, a life- size high- definition image of a colleague is projected onto a screen. TOKYO — Americans may hav…

iPod function for half the price

2007-09-02

Previously 'unknown' firm now No. 2 in flash-memory industry Jim Jamieson Province What is it? Sansa Clip MP3 player Price: $40 US (one GB) and $60 US (two GB) Rating 4 of 5 Why you need it: You love listening to your tunes at the gym, but …

Swirl Solutions offers BlackBerry instructions & tutorials to users

2007-09-02

Wendy Mclellan Province Darci LaRocque started Swirl Solutions to offer training for BlackBerry users. Photograph by : Gerry Kahrmann, The Province When Darci LaRocque sees someone using a BlackBerry , she can't help watching them tap away …

Embedded in Fairmont

2007-09-01

Deep underground in one of Vancouver's most renowned hotels bustles an army of employees serving the guests who stay for a meal, stay for a night -- and each other Denise Ryan Sun Behind the scenes of the Fairmont Vancouver Hotel, in-room d…

Expansive residency at UBC, both inside and out

2007-09-01

Semi-detached Villas a 'provocative' fusion of history, geography Michael Sasges Sun Master- suite layouts will differ from home to home in the Coast Villas project, but their particulars will not. The views will be quintessentially coastal…

Boom in seniors' housing forecast to hit as boomers turn 75 and older

2007-09-01

More developers recognize older Canadians as niche market that knows what it wants and is financially solid Marty Hope Sun The source of so much older-Canadian wealth is, of course, their residential real estate. Agents like Calgarian Rober…

B. C. holiday properties cater to every desire

2007-09-01

After finally touring the province, the only question is where to return first when it

'Cottages' advantages are time and space

2007-09-01

Proximity to Vancouver puts lakeside homes in easy reach Michael Sa Sun Covered porches will allow Cottages at Cultus Lake owners and visitors to enjoy their mountain and lake prospects and weather outdoors all year around, one of the holid…

Hockey Player Trever Linden new Vancouver "West" project is partnered up with Formwerks Architectural

2007-09-01

Iain MacIntyre Sun Trevor Linden takes in the view from the top floor of West, a condo development he is a partner in, along with his brother Jamie (bottom right), Jeff Watchorn (bottom middle) and architect Howard Airey. Rob Cadez (bottom …

Strategy on housing and homelessness conflicted, confusing

2007-08-31

Harvey Enchin Sun Home for the homeless -- under the south end of the Granville Street Bridge. Bureaucrats' strategy fails to emphasize that homelessness is a public health matter, affordable housing an economic one. Photograph by : Peter B…

Federal Housing Adminstration to help refi at-risk loans

2007-08-31

Noelle Knox USA Today A sign showing a foreclosed house is seen in Glendale, Calif. Foreclosure filings rose 9% from June to July, a research firm said last Tuesday. The figure is the latest measure of the ailing housing market, which has s…

Roaring home sales just tip of the iceberg

2007-08-30

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Unleash your inner Latin lover

2007-08-30

It's the best of Brazilian, Mexican, Argentine and Cuban fusion Mark Laba Province Chef and co-owner of Gastown's Cobre Restaurant, Stuart Irving poses with a dish of chicken taquitos and a few bottles of the restaurant's aged tequilas. Cob…

House-bots lag in sales

2007-08-30

Sun IRobot Corp. wants to broaden the appeal of its Roomba cleaning robots by introducing a more durable model with twice as much vacuuming power. The new vacuum can clean the entire floor of a home every day for three to five years, says c…

Tunisian cafe serves up exotic, elegant dining

2007-08-30

French, African and Turkish influences are wrapped into one tasty package at a new Commercial Drive eatery Linda Bates Sun The Carthage Cafe on Commercial Drive serves up tasty Tunisian fare such as this mussel dish. Photograph by : Mark va…