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2006-11-11

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Royal LePage targets seniors

2006-11-10

Agents to be schooled to meet expectations of aging buyers Mary Lamey Sun MONTREAL -- Royal LePage is sending its agents back to school in a bid to grab a bigger share of the lucrative and growing 50-plus real-estate market. "The days of th…

Costco opens Yaletown warehouse store

2006-11-10

Official calls new store 'most unique' Gillian Shaw Sun Costco employee Jessica checks over stock as part of final preparations before the new store on Expo Boulevard is opened. Photograph by : Ward Perrin, Vancouver Sun Vancouver's downtow…

Concrete floors finishing by Richmond's Smart Surface Technology - new way to refinish concrete floors

2006-11-10

Cool concrete: It's not dull, grey and boring any more -- concrete with colour has that wow factor Joanne Blain Sun An understated, burnished look in a contemporary residence, above, and a more colourful treatment, below, both created with …

Planet Earth is star of Smithsonian display

2006-11-10

Stunning satellite images show the planet as astronauts see it Randolph Schmid Sun Streetlights on Earth at night are seen in an image from an exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Photograph by : Associated Press WASH…

Lululemon to anchor new Crossroads project at corner of Broadway and Cambie

2006-11-10

Bruce Constantineau Sun This artist's rendering shows the Cross Roads project at Broadway and Cambie, slated for completion in 2008. Yoga wear retailer Lululemon Athletica will occupy all 80,000 square feet of a new Vancouver office buildin…

Housing plan set to go before council

2006-11-09

Scheme could see Pennsylvania Hotel become social-housing complex David Carrigg Province The Pennsylvania Hotel at the corner of East Hastings and Carrall streets in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside could be turned into social housing. Photogr…

Fewer condo projects started

2006-11-09

CMHC reports the number for Greater Vancouver is down by half Derrick Penner Sun Greater Vancouver's roaring condominium market hiccuped in October with developers starting construction on only half the number of units they did in the same …

Chef Claire offers supper solutions

2006-11-09

Claire May, who has been catering for six years, sells frozen meals as well as daily selections Mia Stainsby Sun Claire May at her shop, Chef Claire's, where she sells frozen meals as well as fresh daily selections. Photograph by : Bill Kea…

Software gives architecture a new image

2006-11-08

3-D images embedded in solid materials offer 'wow' factor Brian Morton Sun IAN SMITH/VANCOUVER SUN Roderick Quin of Quin Media Arts & Sciences shows optical tiles that change with different lighting conditions and angles of view. His so…

Home loan demand rises as mortgage refinancing surges

2006-11-08

Julie Haviv USA Today NEW YORK — Mortgage applications rose sharply last week, reflecting a surge in refinancing loans as interest rates remained near recent lows, an industry trade group said Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Associati…

Using your RRSP to buy a home is not a good idea

2006-11-06

Chris Carter Province Dear Chris: I'm about to buy a condo. If I dip into my RRSP and take out a Home Buyers Plan withdrawal, I'd be able to make more than a 25-per-cent down payment to reduce my mortgage payments. Is this a good idea? -- C…

Strata does windows: REMINDER

2006-11-05

Common property is council's responsibility Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata council is constantly fighting over who repairs the windows on our building. We have a combination of townhouses and apartment buildings. Histo…

A new place to Dwell near Main St.

2006-11-05

FUNKY, FUNCTIONAL: Imaginative use of space makes for great liveability in hot location Jeani Read Province Storage space, work station, laundry, coat closet and pantry all close away behind a smooth sheet of cabinetry that tricks the eye. …

Housing advocate helps the homeless find their way home

2006-11-05

Pete McMartin Sun Judy Graves is the housing advocate for the City of Vancouver, and she remembers the exact year it all started to happen. It was 1995. For the first time, she noticed people sleeping on the streets. They had begun to drift…

WIFI Cafe's - easy for thieves to steal passwords & info from secure public wireless zones

2006-11-05

NET SECURITY I That mysterious someone can steal your personal data by duplicating the networks you find at local hot spots Gillian Shaw Sun Ryan Purita of Totally Connected Security says it's easy for thieves to steal passwords and confide…

House sales slow, listings rise -- but most experts not worried

2006-11-05

Derrick Penner Sun The descent from real estate market peaks in the Lower Mainland continued in October with lower year-over-year sales, higher listings and some lower prices. Greater Vancouver's real estate board reported 2,722 multiple-li…

Easy-to-read cellphone aimed at baby boomers

2006-11-04

COMMUNICATION I New Jitterbug for 55-and-older market works with hearing aids Shannon Proudfoot Sun Martin Cooper, inventor of the cellphone, and Arlene Harris, CEO of Great Call, creator of the Jitterbug, hold their respective inventions. …

Tenants get free rent and eviction notice

2006-11-04

Landlord claims renovations too disruptive to allow occupancy Bruce Constantineau Sun Alanda Bellucci holds the recent eviction notices that she received from her landlords for her apartment at Chelsea Place (background) in New Westminster.…

Local Realtor Peter Dupuis of S & P Destinations selling Donald Trump's Waikiki Tower

2006-11-04

Vancouver pair look to surpass Intrawest's $425-million record Derrick Penner Sun Sid Landolt (left) and Peter Dupuis of S&P Destination Properties are selling Donald Trump's Waikiki tower. Photograph by : Ward Perrin, Vancouver Sun It'…

Cleanup cost for Olympic Village site has tripled in 2 years

2006-11-03

City official says level of soil contamination unexpectedly high John Bermingham Province Architect Graham McGarva’s design for the athletes’ village in southeast False Creek in Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics. The City o…

New housing supply outstripping demand

2006-11-03

'Small corrections in some areas' more signs of cooling market Derrick Penner Sun Source: MPC Intelligence (MPC Intelligence tracks multi-family development projects of 10 or more units or an end value greater than $5 million.) Home supplie…

Corporations want to control Internet

2006-11-03

Battle over Web democracy has begun Province TORONTO -- The battle in the U.S. by major telecoms to control Web content has arrived in Canada with little fanfare -- and it's a fight that could forever change the Net as we know it. It's bein…

Made in Vancouver

2006-11-03

FASHION WEEK: Event features B.C. designers and Top Model