Real Estate News & Articles

Real estate: No sign of summer cooling

2006-07-06

Ashley Ford Province There is simply no quit in B.C.'s residential real-estate market. Despite heavy price increases, eager buyers are still pouring into the market. With no sign of the traditional summer cooling in sight, double-digit pric…

Home sales decline, listings increase

2006-07-06

Gillian Shaw Sun Real estate sales dropped and listings rose in both Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in June compared with the same month last year, but the overall market remains at record highs. While Greater Vancouver sales for t…

Tasty dishes come in threes at Yaletown spot

2006-07-06

Order lamb at Sanafir and you'll get a triplet of plates with tastes of Asia, India and the Mediterranean Mia Stainsby Sun At Sanafir Restaurant & Lounge the food and interior follow the ‘silk route’ in design and flavours. …

Vancouver condos get even smaller

2006-07-04

Price-conscious developers are now building one-bedrooms at less than 500 square feet Fiona Anderson Sun IT'S NOT MUCH, BUT IT'S ALL MINE: New condo owner Matt Stone can almost reach across the living room of his 531-square-foot apartment. …

With condos, size isn't everything

2006-07-04

Small furniture and high ceilings create the illusion of space Fiona Anderson Sun Design and layout, as well as smaller furniture, can make a small condominium look bigger than its size. At DoMain -- at Main and 12th Streets in Vancouver --…

'East False Creek Flats' could relieve population pressure

2006-07-04

Alan Herbert Sun Re: Outlook B.C., June 28 Fiona Anderson names the Central Waterfront as "one of the last remaining pieces of waterfront land in Vancouver", and she is correct. She names the future site of the Olympic Village on Southeast …

Interested in getaway property? Expect to invest your time first

2006-07-01

Know yourself, your relaxation preferences, your highway-travel tolerance, your retreat aspirations Jennifer Podmore and Julia Smith Sun When they get away, the authors of this weekend’s getaway-home essay, Jennifer Podmore (above lef…

'Villas' replace Sunshine Coast seaside cabins

2006-07-01

Painted Boat developer among those who once holidayed on the former Lowe's property on Pender Harbour Sun ('Villas' replace Sunshine Coast seaside cabins) Photograph by : Ward Perrin, Vancouver Sun Getaway Homes: Project Profile PAINTED BOA…

Ranch-country retreat the lure at Tobiano

2006-07-01

Located above the Thompson River and west of Kamloops, rolling hills under a big sky dominate Six Mile Ranch site Mike Sasges Sun Townhouses from a veteran resorthome builder and designed by two long-time suppliers of design services to the…

Laptop Safety Lapse

2006-07-01

Sun "Hey dude, your Dell's on fire," is not a likely advertising campaign, but Info-Tech Research Group is warning that incidents of laptop computer batteries erupting in smoke, fire and even explosions have caused numerous laptop recalls w…

Definitions of: Housing Price Index (HPI),Mean Average Price, Median Price

2006-07-01

Other Go figure ~ it’s all in the numbers! News about home sales and prices is everywhere – from newspapers to television to radio. That means home buyers regularly come across words such as average, mean and median.  &nbsp…

Realtor Numbers in Vancouver as of May 2006

2006-07-01

Number of licensees on the rise Other Within the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, the number of licensees increased 30 per cent to 8,580 licensees at May 31, 2006 from 6,577 licensees in May 2002.

Home Depot, Winners sign up to RISE

2006-06-30

Development will be third-largest retail centre in city Ashley Ford Province Architect’s drawing shows what Grosvenor’s new retail-condo development will look like at Cambie and Seventh. International property giant Grosvenor is…

CMHC OK's interest-only and 35-year mortgages

2006-06-30

Jim Jamieson Province The CMHC is making it easier for people close to qualifying for a mortgage to get into Greater Vancouver's red-hot housing market. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. announced it is eliminating high-ratio mortgage i…

Gastown balance: Businesses and residents fear a waterfront soccer stadium will undermine the revitalization of their community

2006-06-30

Jon Stovell Sun The 100 block of Water Street. There are plans for the area that don't involve a third downtown stadium. Photograph by : Ian Smith, Vancouver Sun Files Vancouver city council is scheduled next week to make a decision that co…

Deposits returned in Varsity condo project

2006-06-29

Fiona Anderson Sun VANCOUVER SUN FILES The former Varsity Theatre was town down earlier this year. A condo project in its place has been postponed due to costs. The unprecedented rise in construction costs has claimed its first Vancouver vi…

Wireless Media Revolution

2006-06-29

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Rising interest rates likely to take bigger bite out of home sales

2006-06-28

Noelle Knox USA Today Rising interest rates on top of higher gas prices and property taxes are making it even harder to afford a home and putting the brakes on the nation's hottest housing markets. In the latest evidence, the National Assoc…

Espana- Living in the village

2006-06-28

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Crossroads - a whole new look for Broadway & Cambie

2006-06-28

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Bohemia townhomes offer everything within reach

2006-06-28

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Patio Pots Aplenty

2006-06-28

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Sophisticated wiring needs to be installed when home built

2006-06-28

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Intel says its new, faster chip puts it back on top

2006-06-27

Woodcrest chip is faster and uses less electricity Agence-France Presse Province Tom Kilroy of Intel Corp. displays company's new Xeon 5100 chip that is twice as fast as previous ones. Photograph by : The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- U…