Real Estate News & Articles

Home sales fall 1.2% in May, median price is up 6% from a year ago

2006-06-27

USA Today WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of existing homes fell for a third time in the past five months in May, with the weakness led by a big drop in demand in the Northeast. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that sales of …

Symantec software tackles newest cyber crimes

2006-06-26

Gillian Shaw Sun Symantec Corp. is launching the first security software that addresses the growing problem of social engineering, cyber attacks that lure computer users into revealing personal and financial secrets that are used to empty t…

High-speed network will let researchers connect in real time

2006-06-26

Peter Wilson Sun Think about being able to download a copy of Superman: The Return over the Internet in a couple of seconds. And then think about what that kind of blazing speed -- up to 10 gigabits a second, certainly faster than Superman'…

Sales of new homes stubbornly keep rising; median price falls

2006-06-26

USA Today WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes rose in May, surprising economists who had been forecasting that housing would slow because of rising mortgage rates. The Commerce Department reported that sales of new single-family home…

Fuel-cell train service gathering steam

2006-06-25

TRANSIT: Railway buffs promoting cheap alternative to B-Line bus Brian Lewis Province The new Sullivan station in Surrey is a replica of a station from the Inter Urban days. This is one of the rail car types being considered for the new ser…

Judgment day for stadium on stilts

2006-06-25

It's an ambitious plan for a sparkling new stadium that would transform the bleakness of the rail yard it would straddle. On Tuesday, Vancouver city council will decide whether Greg Kerfoot's idea has any chance of succeeding Mike Roberts P…

a roundup of various stadiums in cities across Canada

2006-06-25

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The Argument For: Yea! on the Whitecaps Stadium

2006-06-25

"Located in Vancouver's transit hub, close to thousands of businesses, residents and in the heart of the tourism district, the stadium will reconnect Gastown to the waterfront." Bob Lenarduzzi Province In 2003, the City of Vancouver approac…

The Argument Against: Nay! for the Whitecaps Stadium

2006-06-25

Judgment day for stadium on stilts Jon Stovell Province On Tuesday night, Vancouver City Council will decide the future of Vancouver's last piece of undeveloped waterfront land. At the centre of this decision is a proposal from the Vancouve…

Buyers need a Form B

2006-06-25

WARNING: It discloses fees, levies, deficits and pending bylaws Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: I recently purchased an older townhouse in Richmond. On the surface, everything appeared fine. No leaks, new roof, plumbing replaced i…

The decor for dummies formula

2006-06-25

STYLE FOR LIVING: Taupe walls, neutral sofa and leather writer's chairs in living room Lynda Reeves Province A classic way to arrange furniture is to place two matching armchairs opposite a sofa, ideally upholstered in neutrals. Last week, …

'W' removal marks start of Woodward's project

2006-06-24

THE CITY I Icon will be refurbished or replaced, but it will be back John Mackie Sun The 'W' was lifted from its tower Friday and brought down to the ground on Abbott Street. Photograph by : Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun They took the Big W si…

May home sales in B.C. hit $4 billion

2006-06-24

HOUSING I The hike in dollar volume amounted to almost a 23% increase over May of last year Gillian Shaw Sun May home sales in B.C. set a record for dollar volume in a single month, topping the $4-billion mark for the first time, the B.C. R…

Gastown's message to the world

2006-06-24

OPINION I Densification, heritage preservation get along fine, developer says Robert Fung Sun Last weekend the city of Vancouver's senior heritage planner, Gerry McGeough, and I led planners and government heritage representatives from arou…

Mayor points way to smart development

2006-06-24

Bob Ransford Sun While the world is here, talking about big concepts and planning for big outcomes in rapid urbanization, we in metro Vancouver might remind ourselves we have made some big strides here toward protecting our special quality …

Web-smart printer saves paper and ink

2006-06-24

Sun Lexmark X3470 All-in-1 one printer, $130. As is    typical with printers these days, prices drop and features improve. This single-cartridge colour printer is the top-of-theline model of three new printers (which also inc…

Heavyweights join team promoting Gastown soccer stadium

2006-06-23

Citizens' group wants to see an overall plan before proposal is considered David Carrigg Province Many Gastown residents consider the proposed stadium out of place on Vancouver’s waterfront. Two former Vancouver mayors, the Vancouver …

Suzuki lashes out at twinning Port Mann Bridge plan

2006-06-23

170 planners oppose expansion of bridge and highway Frank Luba Province The twinning of the bridge is intended to relieve the area’s traffic problems. Award-winning scientist and broadcaster David Suzuki used the backdrop of the World…

The threat to the Net

2006-06-23

A two-tier system could create 'dirt roads': Competing visions of the future are front and centre as governments tackle Internet neutrality Alex Hutchinson, Ottawa Citizen Sun Telus temporarily blocked access to one website, showing the com…

Luxury home sales soaring

2006-06-22

Sales of Vancouver houses over $1.5m are up 90 per cent Gordon Clark Province This mansion on Drummond Drive in Vancouver sold for $8.5 million, the highest price paid in Canada this year. Photograph by : Jason Payne, The Province When the …

Prices of luxury homes soar to new heights

2006-06-22

Bruce Constantineau Sun Source: ReMax VANCOUVER SUN More than 400 properties sold for at least $1.5 million during the first five months of this year -- a 90-per-cent increase over the same period last year, according to a Re/Max report rel…

Google looks at new ad system

2006-06-22

Sun SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc., the most-used Internet search engine, is testing a form of online advertisements where clients pay only when Web surfers click on an ad and buy a product or generate a sales lead. So-called "cost-per-action…

Costs driving offices to suburbs

2006-06-21

Lack of space and soaring rents lead to an exodus of firms from downtown to Burnaby and Richmond Gillian Shaw Sun Downtown Vancouver is facing an exodus of corporate tenants as rent increases and a falling vacancy ... Chris Clibbon says the…

s/f Precidio PH at 2088 Barclay by Stanley Park sells for a record $10M

2006-06-21

Bruce Constantineau Sun VANCOUVER SUN FILES The Presidio at 2088 Barclay A luxurious two-storey penthouse condo overlooking Stanley Park has been sold for a record price of about $10 million -- $2 million above the previous Vancouver condo …