Real Estate News & Articles

In-suite laundry needs building permits, permission

2006-09-17

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: We live in an older apartment (now condo) building in Nanaimo. There has always been a central laundry facility on the first floor that served all of the owners. Now two owners on the third floor ha…

In-suite laundry needs building permits, permission

2006-09-17

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: We live in an older apartment (now condo) building in Nanaimo. There has always been a central laundry facility on the first floor that served all of the owners. Now two owners on the third floor ha…

$29-million condo project facing $40-million repair bill$29-million condo project facing $40-million repair bill

2006-09-16

City says leaking development at Broadway and Nanaimo is in danger of failing structurally Fiona Anderson and Glenn Bohn Sun Gladys Rivas and son, Kevin, 16, live in the Gardenia Villa complex in Vancouver, where they may have to pay $160,0…

Suppliers to pay some convention centre costs

2006-09-16

CONSTRUCTION I Special partnerships designed to ease financial burden of project Bruce Constantineau Sun IAN LINDSAY/VANCOUVER SUN The Vancouver Convention &Exhibition Centre at the foot of Burrard Street has already attracted bookings …

Estates - Dreamlike tone to living above the waterfront

2006-09-16

Sun For Ian Gillespie (left in photo taken in the the Estates’ presentation centre) and Bob Rennie, the Estates is only their latest homesover-a-hotel, and new-home-project, collaboration. Gillespie’s Westbank group is also co-d…

Fraudulent renovators prey on our seniors

2006-09-16

Essential for the elderly to take advice from family, friends, police or experts before starting a project Peter Simpson Sun High on my list of people I despise are those heartless scam artists who prey on elderly homeowners. Earlier this s…

Most of the historic Woodward's building to be demolished for construction of the 2 towers

2006-09-16

John Mackie Sun The view looking northwest from the Woodward's building demolition site. The original 1903 building at Abbott and Hastings will be saved and restored. Photograph by : Chuck Russell, Vancouver Sun The Sun Tower, which was com…

House prices across nation to keep rising

2006-09-15

Fears of baby boomers selling homes 'overblown' Ashley Ford Province Looking for home price relief? Forget about it for the next 25 years. Average house prices will rise four per cent annually over the next quarter of a century across Canad…

Prices can't keep rising this fast: expert

2006-09-15

What's debatable is how sharp or sudden the change in the housing market will be Michael Kane Sun What’s debatable is how sharp or sudden the change will be. Photograph by : Vancouver Sun The recent pace of price gains in the Vancouve…

Tories shelve promise on leaky condos

2006-09-14

A review of the CMHC's role and culpability has been shelved Peter O'Neil Sun The Conservative government has shelved its election promise to conduct a review into a federal agency's role and potential culpability in B.C.'s $1.5-billion lea…

Hearty meals tucked away in Gastown

2006-09-14

Transylvania Flavour is operated by Nick Cruciat, with help from his wife and mother-in-law Mia Stainsby Sun Nick Cruciat, owner of Transylvania, holds a plate of his Transylvanian pork and beef sausages with mashed potatoes and a mixed gre…

Wine's health benefits help it outsell spirits for first time

2006-09-14

Beer still king of brew, but B.C. wine sales jump 12.2% Lena Sin Province Copper Chimney's general manager Dalip Sharma says he can sell a $900 bottle of red in wine-crazed Vancouver. Photograph by : Ric Ernst, The Province The noble grape …

Wine's health benefits help it outsell spirits for first time

2006-09-14

Beer still king of brew, but B.C. wine sales jump 12.2% Lena Sin Province Copper Chimney's general manager Dalip Sharma says he can sell a $900 bottle of red in wine-crazed Vancouver. Photograph by : Ric Ernst, The Province The noble grape …

Software helps buyers compare homes online

2006-09-14

'Comparables' link on realtors' websites will display properties of a similar type Billian Shaw Sun Download Document

Tories shelve promise on leaky condos

2006-09-14

A review of the CMHC's role and culpability has been shelved Peter O'Neil Sun

Year-to-Date Home Sales Among Highest in a Decade

2006-09-14

Sun As summer vacations drew to a close, August home sales in BC eased from 2005 figures. Even so, a comparison of year-to-date totals demonstrates the strength of the current market.   The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCR…

Apple launches flurry of new toys

2006-09-13

CEO reveals deal to release Disney films through iTunes Jim Jamieson Province Apple CEO Steve Jobs uses a clip from Pirates of the Caribbean to demonstrate how Apple customers will be able to download movies with his company's iTunes softwa…

New housing costs climbing quickest in Calgary, Edmonton

2006-09-13

Province New housing costs continue to climb in Greater Vancouver but are relatively modest compared to other Canadian cities, the latest numbers from Statistic Canada released yesterday show. In July the cost of a new Vancouver house pushe…

The price of paradise takes a hit

2006-09-13

Owners of vacation condos face soaring costs. Quarter-share property owners see taxes triple after assessor reclassifies them to business rate Gillian Shaw Sun The price of paradise is rising precipitously for quarter-share owners in vacati…

Average mortgage costs $2,322 per mo.

2006-09-13

Vancouver area close to levels last reached before previous downturns Michael Kane Sun The Affordability Factor Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.'s tracking of average mortgage payments for the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver offers …

Vancouver Convention Center funding exhausted

2006-09-13

Ottawa rejects B.C.'s bid for more money for the expansion project Peter O'Neil Sun Work on the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre expansion in Coal Harbour is well underway. but the federal government says it has no extra money for…

Housing construction takes a breather

2006-09-12

Province Greater Vancouver's new housing construction sector took a modest breather last month as multiple starts fell 36 per cent to 820 units from a year ago, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said yesterday. But the relief for hard-press…

Live web camera views African wildlife

2006-09-12

After the success of Eaglecam, Arthur Griffiths' firm is broadcasting from a watering hole at Kruger National Park Nicholas Read Sun VANCOUVER - For everyone who sat up night and day watching two bald eagles live out their wild lives atop a…

B.C.'s new-home buyers take double blow with high prices, six-per-cent GST

2006-09-12

36-per-cent rebate on tax applicable only if house costs less than $350,000 Fiona Anderson Sun The high price of new houses in British Columbia means buyers are out of pocket in two ways: First, because of the high prices themselves; second…