Real Estate News & Articles

Private sector key in plan for social housing

2006-10-04

Minister eyes up to 15 sites for redevelopment Miro Cernetig Sun Construction cranes may soon be a common sight at British Columbia's social-housing projects as the provincial government moves to get the private sector involved in redevelop…

End of Sellers market - Housing sales drop and listings increase

2006-10-04

Derrick Penner Sun In Greater Vancouver, the Multiple Listing Service recorded 3,344 sales in September, representing a 24.7-per-cent drop from the same month a year ago. New listings in the region increased 11.4 per cent to 5,115 units. Ph…

Liberals to unveil rental-aid scheme

2006-10-03

But NDP says $40m program fails to address homeless problem Frank Luba Province As many as 15,000 low-income families could get help from a $40-million rental-assistance program that the B.C. government is expected to announce today. But th…

Province will offer B.C.'s poorest families rent subsidies

2006-10-03

Miro Cernetig Sun B.C.'S NEW RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM VICTORIA -- Up to 15,000 of B.C.'s poorest families will be offered rent subsidies of between $1 and a few hundred dollars a month under a $40-million program to be introduced today by …

U.S. outlook grim for Canadian firms

2006-10-03

Gordon Hamilton Sun A Conference Board of Canada report released Monday is forecasting an escalating decline in U.S. housing starts in 2007 severe enough to hurt Canadian forest products companies but not enough to send the U.S. economy int…

Pension plan buys 7 Fairmont hotels for about $1.5b

2006-10-03

Vancouver Airport and Chateau Whistler hotels sold Bruce Constantineau Sun Fairmont checks out of hotel ownership Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is selling seven of its landmark Canadian inns in a deal valued at $1.5 billion. Included are th…

Fixed or floating mortgage rate?

2006-10-02

Interest rates unlikely to rise, say experts Province The slowdown in the U.S. housing market may result in interest-rate declines in Canada. Photograph by : The Associated Press CALGARY -- With enough mortgage choices out there to make you…

B.C. plans social housing overhaul

2006-10-02

Liberals plan to give out rent cash, rather than build subsidized residences Miro Cernetig Sun VICTORIA -- A radical new approach to social housing is about to be unveiled by British Columbia's Liberal government as it moves toward a model …

Urban-rural gap the greatest inequality Canada faces

2006-10-02

Michael Ignatieff Sun Canada is the most successful and enduring multinational, multilingual liberal democratic federation on Earth. The paradox of our identity is that our divisions are a source of strength, not weakness. We have built a c…

Call us . . . unaffordable

2006-10-02

Sun GDS ratio, % change 1997-2002 to 2006 Source: CIMBL VANCOUVER SUN The Canadian Institute of Mortgage Brokers and Lenders (CIMBL) calculates housing affordability by contrasting the monthly mortgage payment for an averaged priced resale …

Banking security is getting more secure

2006-10-02

Program checks to see if you are using your normal routines Peter Wilson Sun A pleasant 10-second digital trip down memory lane could soon be the way your financial information -- and your money -- stays safe when you use Internet banking. …

Woodwards; After the blast, mere rubble remains

2006-10-02

Sun Not much was left after the Woodward’s building was brought down on Saturday by explosives placed into its 48 steel columns. The original 1903 Woodward’s building, at the    IAN SMITH/VANCOUVER SUN northwest c…

Defending your computer system against breakdown

2006-10-02

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Vancouver leads in home & car break ins - useful prevention tips

2006-09-30

City police target the worst property offenders for face-to-face interviews Chad Skelton Sun GLENN BAGLO/VANCOUVER SUN FILES Clinton Dreyer is a crack addict and petty thief with a sheet of 80 criminal convictions. He lives at the Portland …

Powersmart - BC Hydro tips on saving energy around the house

2006-09-30

Scott Simpson Sun BC Hydro's Gary Hamer, with his hybrid car and a compact fluorescent lightbulb inside the Horne substation in Burnaby. Photograph by : Mark van Manen, Vancouver Sun Over the past seven days, Vancouver Sun readers have hear…

B.C. housing market still hot although Vancouver price hikes have tapered off

2006-09-29

Supply unable to keep up with demand Michael Kane, with file from Eric Beauchesne Sun British Columbia's housing market remains hot despite slowing sales, separate housing reports Thursday suggest. But a closer look at one report's statisti…

Capital 6 theatre location to be new 42 storey tower - 372 units, 284 parking stalls

2006-09-29

City grants Wall Financial Corp. largest cultural-amenity density bonus in history Ashley Ford Province Demolition of Vancouver’s Capital 6 Theatre paves the way for an improved Orpheum. SAM LEUNG — THE PROVINCE The ungodly hamm…

Boutique future for historic St. Regis hotel

2006-09-28

Multimillion-dollar restoration aimed at attracting corporate clients Ashley Ford Province As managing director, Stephanie Nicolls is running day-to-day operations at the St. Regis during its $5-million makeover. Photograph by : Jon Murray,…

Bright idea

2006-09-28

Sun An Ottawa company is developing a light bulb that can last two decades -- yes, even if you use it. Group IV Semiconductor Inc. is being supported by EnCana and Sustainable Development Technology Canada in the design of the light bulb of…

Microsoft sets $250 price for Zune, songs will sell for 99 cents

2006-09-28

USA Today The 30-gig Zune will sell for $249.99, 99 cents higher than the iPod with the same amount of storage. SEATTLE (Reuters) — Microsoft said Thursday its new Zune music player will be sold at a price matching Apple Computer's ma…

Internet attackers now target home users

2006-09-25

The threat has shifted, says report by Symantec Gillian Shaw Sun Home users are now the top target for Internet attackers, who are launching increasingly sophisticated attacks. That's the sobering warning from Symantec's latest Internet sec…

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2006-09-24

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Neighbours lose long-held right to challenge developers

2006-09-23

Court rules Vancouver residents can't appeal decisions of the city's planning department Frances Bula Sun Vancouver residents have lost a long-held weapon in their fights with city hall. A surprising B.C. Supreme Court decision, which will …

GVRD rejects plan for Port Mann, Highway 1

2006-09-23

Twinning and road widening at odds with 'livable region' intent, motion tells province Gerry Bellett Sun THE REGION I Provincial government plans to spend $1.5 billion twinning the Port Mann Bridge and widening Highway 1 were strongly oppos…