Real Estate News & Articles

Riverbend project called 'disastrous' by Supreme Court judge

2007-06-15

Pre-sale contract holders won't get their deals Derrick Penner Sun COQUITLAM - Pre-sale buyers in Coquitlam's Riverbend condominium complex won't be able to claim units in the project for prices they agreed to in their original contracts, a…

Office space rents soaring in Vancouver

2007-06-15

With space at an all-time low, rents top $40 per square foot for the first time Michael Kane Sun Available Vancouver office space is at an all-time low, forcing rents for top-of-the-line properties above $40 per sq. ft. for the first time. …

Bentall plans to build 22-storey, 400,000 sf office tower across from new Shangri-La Res Tower at Alberni & Thurlow at Liquor Store Location

2007-06-15

400,000-square-foot project to fill downtown need for space Derrick Penner Sun Bentall Capital wants to build downtown Vancouver's first new all-office skyscraper in more than five years, a 22-storey, 400,000-square-foot development at Thur…

Buyers get squeezed out of housing market

2007-06-15

Noelle Knox USA Today Higher mortgage rates will be a drag on home sales and prices because higher rates make homes more expensive. Would-be home buyers, such as James Aberle, have watched with angst as mortgage rates have jumped nearly 10%…

Terminal City Club plans update to City tradition

2007-06-15

Ian Austin Province Membership sales manager Bill Massender (left) and club president Bob Pain shared their optimism yesterday about a $10-million plan for a two-year renovation of Vancouver's Terminal City Club. It is designed to combine a…

Urban living with green ideals

2007-06-15

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Price climb to slow, not stop

2007-06-14

'If you can get a bidding war, you're laughing' Ian Austin Province Vancouver realtor Carole Lieberman B.C.'s hot housing market will cool but continue to climb, according to the Credit Union Central of B.C. After a stunning 18-per-cent jum…

Hapa Izakaya finds its way into Kitsilano

2007-06-14

New location is more laid-back than downtown, serving the same delicious menu items at reasonable prices Mia Stainsby Sun Justin and Lea Ault recently opened their second Hapa Izakaya in Kitsilano. The first, an all-out success story, opene…

Hot dogs, Japanese style

2007-06-14

Mia Stainsby Sun Noriki Tamura offers up one of his Japadogs to customer Tandi Mkangwana. Photograph by : Stuart Davis, Vancouver Sun Gwen Stefani went nuts for the Harajuku Girls and their Japanese take on hip. On Burrard Sreet, Noriki Tam…

Make your renovation pay

2007-06-14

Almost any renovation will add to, or at least protect, the equity in your home but kitchen and bathroom renovations and painting top the list. Sun Be clear about your renovation expectations. Learn when to draw the line between what’…

Important news from the MLS & Technology Council

2007-06-14

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$18m condo gives new meaning to the term 'highrise'

2007-06-13

Bruce Constantineau Sun It’s a multimillion-dollar view from the penthouse apartment at 2601-1000 Beach Ave., as seen in this photo from realtor Ben Kielb’s website. The price tag is $18.2 million Vancouver's most expensive cond…

Google Maps comes down to candid street level

2007-06-13

New 360- degree street- scene photos capture delicate moments of passersby Sun SAN FRANCISCO — Smile, you’re on Google. Street- scene photographs recently added to Google Maps and Earth capture passersby in delicate situations a…

Landmark hotel - Hotel Georgia - gets new manager

2007-06-12

The deal ensures the hotel's name won't be changed Derrick Penner Sun The developer renovating Vancouver's landmark Hotel Georgia has signed a new manager for the property for when the hotel reopens in 2010. Bruce Langereis, president of De…

Pet Bylaws & Form B's must be read before subject removal

2007-06-10

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Can you please tell us what information is supposed to be included with the Form B information certificate? We received the Form B three days after we removed the subjects for the purchase of a town…

Pet Bylaws & Form B's must be read before subject removal

2007-06-10

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Can you please tell us what information is supposed to be included with the Form B information certificate? We received the Form B three days after we removed the subjects for the purchase of a town…

On the wine trail from Vernon in the north to Osoyoos in the south

2007-06-10

Laurie Carter Province With gentle slopes, ample sunshine and hot summers, the Ikanagan is ideal for growing grapes. Vineyards, such as this one near Kelowna, continue to sprout. – CANWEST NEWS SERVICE Toasting Okanagan wine country a…

Developer who left buyers in a lurch is an anomaly

2007-06-09

Still, if you are considering buying a home before construction and have concerns about the contract, get a lawyer to review it Peter Simpson Sun In May, 2005, Donna MacDonald, a 55-year-old single mom, purchased a home at the Riverbend com…

Sakura: spectacular, sophisticated South Granville flair

2007-06-09

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Celebrity magnet visits The Private Residence at Hotel Georgia

2007-06-08

Province Les Bazso – The Province Soon to be transformed by Delta Group into the Private Residence at Hotel Georgia, the 80-year-old inn can still attract the rich and famous – or at least their agents. Yesterday, Bruce Langerei…

Convention centre has history on its side

2007-06-08

Norman Stowe Sun On July 4, our Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre will be 20 years old. As part of the original management team that helped launch and market the existing centre, I know how much work needs to be done to make sure…

A cabin in the woods can hide thicket of costly thorns

2007-06-08

Whether it's a cottage or raw land, you'll pay for having a second home, including surprises Fiona Anderson Sun The thrill of owning a log cabin, like this one looking out over Kootenay Lake and the Selkirk mountains, shouldn’t eclips…

Housing slowdown smacks Realtors hard

2007-06-08

Noelle Knox USA Today Cynthia McCallum exits a model home in Stafford, Va., with DeeDee Skotzko, a Centex Homes representative, right, and Chris Beach, a Coldwell Banker agent, far left. STAFFORD, Va. — Chris Beach often works through…

Like air miles for the palate

2007-06-07

So good, 'My mouth felt like the roof of the Sistine Chapel' Mark Laba Province Chef/owner of La Buca Restaurant Andrey Durbach with a plate of osso bucco, saffron rice and gremolita. LA BUCA Where: 4025 Macdonald St., Vancouver Payment/res…