Real Estate News & Articles

Luxury Residences on Robson

2006-10-10

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Action urged for affordable housing

2006-10-09

As owners upgrade, renters fight burgeoning evictions Frances Bula Sun As owners upgrade, renters fight burgeoning evictions Affordable housing has disappeared or is coming under threat at an alarming rate during the past year. It's a trend…

Cyber-shot phone takes sharp pics

2006-10-08

SONY ERICSSON: Breaks the three-pixel barricade with new bells and whistles Jim Jamieson Province What is it? Sony Ericsson K790 Cyber-shot camera phone Price: $249, with a three-year contract Why you need it: A legitimate option for those …

Google in talks to buy popular YouTube

2006-10-08

DEAL: Analysts say merger would be good for both firms Province YouTube co-founders Chad Hurley (left), 29, and Steven Chen, 27, pose with a laptop at their office in San Mateo, Calif. Photograph by : The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- I…

Tips, tips and more tips from a home-renovation superhero

2006-10-08

Mike Holmes says it breaks his heart to read e-mails about reno disasters Jeani Read Province You know that post is up to spec, or Mike Holmes wouldn’t be leaning on it. Mike Holmes is still stunned by the extent of the home-renovatio…

Finish homework before finishing basement

2006-10-08

Alterations to home may require approval, permits Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: We live in a three-bedroom townhouse unit with an unfinished basement. The basement hosts our gas furnace, gas hot water tank and central vacuum, al…

Good Life Connoisseurs' choice in Luxury Living

2006-10-08

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Tips to turn around growing housing affordability crisis

2006-10-07

Bob Ransford Sun Many British Columbia communities are facing a housing affordability crisis. The causes are multiple and cumulative. Many are cyclical and there is a good chance we will be worrying about falling home prices a few years fro…

Want to retire in Mexico?

2006-10-07

RETIREMENT I Canadians longing for endless beaches and friendly people are increasingly heading south Helena Zukowski Sun DON BARTLETT/LA TIMES A beach house takes shape on the northern Baja California coast of Mexico, which is is enjoying …

Okanagan's Osoyoos 153 unit Waterfront Beach Resort development snapped up by Baby Boomers

2006-10-07

The site of former plant for fruit processing a real estate winner Sun Waterfront Beach Resort, a 153-unit development on the waterfront at Osoyoos, has sold 70 per cent of its units after just one day of selling. Waterfront Beach Resort an…

Scotia Bank introduces 100-per-cent mortgages

2006-10-06

Jim Jamieson Province Scotiabank began offering 100-per-cent financed mortgages yesterday, a product they say will allow prospective home buyers to enter into the red-hot real-estate market, even though they don't have a five-per-cent down …

Renting: Hitting the $1,000 sweet spot

2006-10-06

If you think buying a house in our housing market is hard, try finding a place to rent Gillian Shaw Sun If you think buying a house in our housing market is hard, try finding a place to rent Connor Holloway thought a budget of up to $1,500 …

Developers face threat of oversupply - Sept sales dropped 24%

2006-10-06

Early trend shows surge of value of home building, decline in sales Brian Morton Sun A surge in home building in B.C. during a time of falling sales could leave developers out in the cold. SOURCE: STATISTICS CANADA VANCOUVER SUN A surge in …

Pension fund buys homes

2006-10-06

Sun TORONTO -- Retirement Residences Real Estate Investment Trust has agreed to be taken over by the Public Sector Pension Investment Board in a deal worth $2.8 billion, including debt, the trust announced late Thursday. The Crown corporati…

Retirement-home buyers go south

2006-10-06

Lower prices for U.S. recreational property lures British Columbians Sun British Columbians are fleeing the high cost of recreational real estate by buying just across the U.S. border, a realtor in Birch Bay, Wash., says. They are people li…

Delphi's low-cost GPS one of the best out there

2006-10-06

Lowell Conn Sun Delphi has a good thing going: Plenty of contracts to make profitable OEM equipment and a powerful foothold in entry-level satellite radio -- after-market dominance by any measure. And, with the launch of the NAV200 GPS, the…

Rogers ready to muscle in on Telus turf in West

2006-10-06

Peter Wilson Sun Rogers Communications moved into the heart of Telus territory Thursday, with a declaration by one of its top executives that it's out to grab small and medium business customers in the West. "We're signalling to the market …

Sullivan eyeing private cash for social housing

2006-10-05

John Bermingham Province Mayor Sam Sullivan is looking to corporations and individuals, not government, to solve the housing crisis for the city's desperately poor. "The status quo is no longer acceptable," said Sullivan yesterday. "This co…

Nyala: A safari for the belly

2006-10-05

A whirlwind of flavours whipping across the palate Mark Laba Province Nyala owner Assefa Kebede at the new location. JASON PAYNE— THE PROVINCE I've always believed cutlery is overrated. We've lost the childish joy of sinking our finge…

700% land-rent increases loom for homeowners

2006-10-05

Gerry Bellett Sun VANCOUVER - Homeowners of 118 properties in False Creek will face rent increases of more than 700 per cent following changes in their 60-year land lease agreement with the city of Vancouver. The city has decided to raise t…

A true lounge for drinks, food -- and fun

2006-10-05

This versatile spot in Gastown has seating options for all tastes Linda Bates Sun Chill Winston sous chef Todd Baiden displays the Tomato Avocado Salad while co-owner Jordan Stewart tends the bar. Photograph by : Ward Perrin, Vancouver Sun …

Lack of downtown office space is raising rates

2006-10-04

Ashley Ford Province The squeeze will be on for 2010 Winter Olympic service providers seeking short-term office space in downtown Vancouver, Colliers International predicts in its latest office survey released yesterday. It says the once gl…

Making the grade: A critical look at our city

2006-10-04

The Vancouver Foundation finds us wanting in some areas Randy Shore Sun The Vancouver Foundation will use Vital Signs as a tool to hone the effectiveness and impact of its community grants process. Photograph by : Ian Lindsay/Vancouver Sun …

B.C. takes good first steps on housing, but more needs to be done

2006-10-04

Sun Low-income renters who stand to benefit from the new subsidy announced Tuesday probably won't care what it is called. But the new rental assistance program that is the centerpiece of what the provincial government is billing as an innov…