Real Estate News & Articles

New $51.4m gondola to be built between Whistler and Blackcomb

2007-04-18

Clare Ogilvie Province One of the gondolas that would be used in the peak-to-peak project at Whistler WHISTLER -- Imagine whizzing along in a sky cab 436 metres above the ground in North America's longest gondola ride. For three years the i…

Housing costs keeping nests from emptying

2007-04-18

More adult children sharing home with mom and dad Gordon Clark Province Canadian parents looking forward to their empty-nest years may have to rethink their plans, says the Bank of Montreal A survey of 1,205 potential first-time buyers in m…

More single women opt for home ownership

2007-04-18

Most young first-time buyers get help from parents, a survey by Royal LePage finds Derrick Penner and Mario Toneguzzi Sun Vancouver realtor Michele Collins always reckoned that women were the driving force in real estate markets. Recently t…

$27-million cheque gets Whistler Games village going

2007-04-18

Derrick Penner Sun Vancouver Olympics organizers have cut a $27-million cheque to the builders of the athletes village in Whistler for the 2010 Games, which will set crews loose this summer to start digging foundations and servicing the sit…

Home sales set records in the West

2007-04-17

Mario Toneguzzi Sun CALGARY -- Home sales in Canada's major markets reached the highest level for any quarter on record in the first quarter of 2007, with sales activity hitting records in Calgary, Edmonton, Regina and Saskatoon, according …

Tory funding for greener homes doesn't add up, critics charge

2007-04-16

Mike De Souza Province OTTAWA -- Conservative government officials and conservation groups are at odds over whether a new energy-efficiency program for home renovations is better than the program it replaced. Natural Resources Minister Gary…

First Developers finding room for bicycles in their plans

2007-04-14

Kim Davis Sun A recent report on cycling in metro Victoria suggests that trips by bikes increased 40 per cent between 2001 and 2006 In addition to such green features as dual-flush toilets, 100-per-cent wool carpeting and energy-efficient w…

Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia

2007-04-14

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Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia

2007-04-14

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The new convention centre will be an economic winner

2007-04-13

Hagen sees winner on waterfront Ashley Ford Province Right marketing plan is key for Vancouver's new convention centre to succeed, Stan Hagen says. Photograph by : Nick Procaylo, The Province Huge cost overruns not withstanding, the new con…

Vancouver has most costly starter homes market

2007-04-13

City tops Canadian list, ranks fourth in world for first-time buyers Eric Beauchesne Sun OTTAWA -- First-time homebuyers who work in the downtown cores of Canada's largest cities pay less per square foot and enjoy shorter commutes than most…

Canada's outlook positive, set to outperform U.S.

2007-04-12

Letting air out slowly lessens consumer shock Province More moderate pace in housing starts is 'a good sign,' an economist says. Photograph by : Wayne Leidenfrost file, The Province TORONTO -- A gradual slowing of growth in Canada's "unsust…

House construction shifts farther east with more starts in Fraser Valley

2007-04-12

CMHC analyst says more land available at lower prices is driving the change Derrick Penner Sun Builders started construction on more houses in the Fraser Valley and fewer in Greater Vancouver in the first three months of 2007 compared with …

Bright flavours, fresh ideas, but a little too saucy

2007-04-12

The wasabi is perfection and so are some of the other ingredients, but they have to fight their way past the sauces Mia Stainsby Sun Chef Akira Omura and Sakura Miyajima look over some of the imaginative sushi dishes at the new Bliss Asian …

A truly filling experience

2007-04-12

The exotic Indian dish as a lot to offer, and House of Dosas makes the most of it Mia Stainsby Sun House of Dosa chef, Param Shnam (left) and owner, Raja Kumar Muttavanchery with a specialty dosa. The thin, crispy crepes are rolled up with …

Rising foreclosures reshaping communities

2007-04-12

Noelle Knox USA Today The renter of this home in the Waters Edge community in Stone Mountain, Ga., was evicted and the possessions left behind were strewn in the front yard. Ann Fulman, left, and Laura Walker have worked against mortgage fr…

Downtown Canada Post processing plant put up for sale

2007-04-11

City zoning is key to development possibilities for 349 West Georgia Ashley Ford Province Once the world’s largest welded-steel structure, this building is looking for a buyer. RIC ERNST – THE PROVINCE Vancouver's main post offi…

Developer plans resort on land near Sechelt, complete with municipal tax, service powers

2007-04-11

Instant town on drawing board Randy Shore Sun Columbia National Investments hopes to build a 36-hole golf course and resort village on the Dakota Ridge/Sechelt benchland Real estate developer Columbia National Investments is planning to bui…

Digitally enhanced passports present risk

2007-04-11

Software security firm warns RFID tags could open door to high-tech identity theft Peter Wilson Sun New digitally enhanced passports might make your life easier, but they could also potentially place your personal data in the hands of cyber…

Debit card fraud on the rise in Canada

2007-04-11

Police investigating rash of recent incidents in Lower Mainland Gillian Shaw Sun Debit card fraud on rise Photograph by : Vancouver Sun File When Mark Wong ordered a sandwich and fries at a Richmond McDonald's recently, he didn't expect it …

Vancouver's office-space crunch is on with a vengeance downtown

2007-04-10

Landlords in driver's seat Ashley Ford Province Vancouver's Bentall V office tower is already fully leased. Photograph by : Arlen Redekop, The Province Vancouver's office-space crunch is on with a vengeance downtown and fleeing to the inner…

Sub-prime crisis a U.S. issue

2007-04-09

Housing here won't be hurt Ray Turchansky Province The U.S. mortgage crisis won't affect Canada's housing market directly, experts say. Photograph by : The Associated Press EDMONTON -- The havoc that sub-prime mortgage lending practices are…

Restaurants a hotbed of credit-card data theft

2007-04-07

Credit card details are more likely to be stolen from eateries or small merchants than online, report says Gillian Shaw Sun Credit-card information is the treasure of choice for today's hackers and in the past year they have stepped up atta…

Embracing green building technology - Acceptance of global warming is changing the way we do things, including planning and developing

2007-04-07

Bob Ransford Sun Vancouver's new director of planning called it "the perfect storm of awareness.'' Brent Toderian was talking to developers gathered at the Urban Development Institute, referring to the almost-overnight emergence of the urba…