Real Estate News & Articles

The South Granville Lofts come with a view

2007-04-07

Sun ‘Contemporary and clean-lined architecture’ his destination, designer Ran Mansouri followed a bespoke road in the resedences at the South Granville Lofts. “Everytning here is custom-made,’ he reports South Granvi…

Lofty real-estate prices just benefit slumlords

2007-04-06

Province Not everyone is happy about the government buying hotels for low-income tenants. Photograph by : Arlen Redekop, The Province, file Although I'm happy that something is going to be done for the homeless people in this city ("Suite d…

Tubular treats from Tuscany

2007-04-05

Live music some nights and big-screen hockey Mark Laba Province Tim Simpson with a 'chaurice' sausage at Falconetti's East Side Grill. Photograph by : Les Bazso, The Province FALCONETTI'S EAST SIDE GRILL Where: 1812 Commercial Dr., Vancouve…

B.C. government takes a big step toward making homelessness history

2007-04-05

Sun There is still a long way to go, but Vancouver's seemingly insoluble homelessness problem is now one small step -- or even one giant leap -- closer to being solved. The provincial government announced Tuesday that, as part of an $80-mil…

Volatile swings in building trends expected

2007-04-05

Permit approvals dropped in February, but backlog not affected much Derrick Penner Sun A February plunge in building-permit approvals does nothing to ease the "constant, unrelenting pressure" on B.C.'s construction sector, one industry offi…

Fancy a late-night burger?

2007-04-05

You'll find hearty basic breakfasts, a burger-lover's wish list of delights and plenty of comfort food at Hamburger Mary's in the West End Mia Stainsby Sun You'd have to be living in a fog not to have noticed Hamburger Mary's at Davie and B…

Value of permits declines

2007-04-05

But red-hot B.C. continues to buck the national trend Ashley Ford Province Construction workers continue work on the new convention centre currently going up in Coal Harbour. Photograph by : Nick Procaylo, The Province Canada's construction…

Housing prices continue to climb Les Twarog in the News

2007-04-04

Predicted slowdown in price increases fails to materialize Ashley Ford Province Most Greater Vancouver housing prices continued to climb at double-digit rates last month GREATER VANCOUVER - The Greater Vancouver housing market is humming to…

Province becomes landlord to poor and homeless - buys 10 Downtown hotes for social housing

2007-04-04

Maurice Bridge Sun Marble Arch Hotel: Avery Broadbent, 65, right, with David Eby, of Pivot Legal Society, lives in the Marble Arch, one of 10 hotels bought by the provincial government. Photograph by : Mark Van Manen, Vancouver Sun In a dra…

Real estate sales dip slightly - But with prices still rising in Greater Vancouver

2007-04-04

But with prices still rising in Greater Vancouver, home sellers still have advantage Derrick Penner Sun Lower Mainland real estate sales dropped in March and the inventory of homes for sale rose, but not enough to push markets out of favour…

Calendar application called Calgoo merges Outlook, Google & iCal web based calendars by Andreej Kowalski

2007-04-04

Peter Wilson Sun Andrzej Kowalksi demonstrates Calgoo software on his laptop. Photograph by : Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun You have all your appointments at work on an Outlook calendar. Meanwhile, your spouse's daily activities are set out on…

Rogers turns cellphone into webcam

2007-04-03

Users to see and hear person called in real time Province Star Trek's Captain Kirk, a.k.a. actor William Shatner (right) and Rogers Wireless' John Boynton demonstrate wireless video calling in Toronto yesterday. Photograph by : The Associat…

Housing central to boomers' needs

2007-04-03

Seniors to downsize, employ home equity for retirement, help kids buy in Rosemary McCracken Province There's plenty of action in the mortgage industry with boomers purchasing smaller homes as well as investment properties. Photograph by : T…

Subprime woes stay south

2007-04-03

U.S. banks issue, but don't hold, mortgages Ray Turchansky Province Troubles in the U.S. mortgage-lending industry are blamed for high sales of existing homes in the U.S. Photograph by : The Associated Press EDMONTON -- The havoc that subpr…

Boomers drive surge in downsizing - Increasing numbers of Canadians are looking for smaller accommodations

2007-04-03

Rosemary Mccracken Sun Laura D. Parsons, Area Manager National Business Development for BMO Financial Group, says many of her clients are capitalizing on equity. Photograph by : Greg Fulmes, CanWest News Service Canada's baby boomers are pl…

Mistakes when buying can cost dearly. Serious errors include passing up on an inspection and failing to consider location

2007-04-03

Keith Woolhouse Sun Buying a home should be among the happiest moments in life, but unexpected problems can transform it into something more like a nightmare. The fun of searching for and finding the home is quickly overtaken by unwelcome s…

CMHC makes first-home buying easier

2007-04-03

Without it, many consumers would have to lower their expectations Keith Woolhouse Sun Scraping together the down payment on your first house or condo has been increasingly difficult in recent years because rising property prices often meant…

Homeowners qualify for $5,000 grants if they apply for ecoenergy retrofit www.ecoaction.gc.ca or 800-622-6232

2007-04-02

Wendy McLellan Province Ryan Coleman of Homeworks, which installs Energy Star-rated windows. Photograph by : Jason Payne, The Province Save money, lighten your footprint on the planet and be rewarded for doing it. The federal government wil…

Vancouver ties for third in world quality of life ranking

2007-04-02

Province Vancouver ranked third in a global survey ranking overall quality of life, narrowly losing out to Swiss cities Zurich and Geneva, says a new global survey published today. Other Canadian cities included in the survey were Toronto a…

St. Pauls Hospital moving to South False Creek behind CN Train Station

2007-04-02

Kent Spencer Province A decision has been made to move St. Paul's Hospital to the False Creek Flats, concerned West End residents charged yesterday. Claiming to have "new information", Aaron Jasper of the Save St. Paul's Coalition said the …

FM transmitter makes iPod sing

2007-04-01

AIRPLAY BOOST: External antenna improves quality of signal and of sound Jim Jamieson Province Published: Sunday, April 01, 2007 What is it? XtremeMac AirPlay Boost Price: $57 Why you need it: You want the flexibility of listening to yo…

HANNspree pocket TV is a chip off the old block

2007-03-31

Sun HANNspree HANNSfries 10-inch LCD television, no price yet and no date for release. Not, of course, that you'd want to encourage any children of yours to eat fries with huge dabs of ketchup -- or, in fact, put anything in their rooms tha…

Fears that meltdown in U.S. could trigger recession with fallout in Canada

2007-03-30

Jackrabbit start for 2007 market Province Two-storey home prices rose an average of 11.8% nationally. Jason Payne File Photo – The Province OTTAWA -- Canada's housing market has gotten off to a hotter-than-expected start this year, a …

Canada to feel fallout from U.S. housing troubles

2007-03-30

Consequences 'huge' Province David Dodge wants globalization to be of benefit to Latin America NEW YORK -- The troubles in the U.S. housing sector triggered by a plunge in the market for so-called subprime loans could delay recovery and hav…