Real Estate News & Articles

Despite dip, housing starts looking at 19% increase

2006-06-09

Ashley Ford Province Greater Vancouver housing starts took a bit of a breather last month, dipping 29 per cent from the same month a year ago, to 1,270 units. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.'s latest figures, however, show single-detached…

The heart of the house

2006-06-09

Out goes the stainless steel desert, in comes a warm, multi-purpose room with wood everywhere Karen Gram Sun Designer/author Johnny Grey has reinvented the kitchen with the accent on wood’s welcoming glow (above). He sees the kitchen …

Single detached housing starts up, multiple starts down in May

2006-06-09

Figures no surprise to CMHC analyst after multiple starts rose over several months Michael Kane Sun Housing starts in Greater Vancouver took one step back in May while prices continued to climb and home builders continued working flat out i…

Make Gastown a 'destination,' shops urge

2006-06-08

Merchants opposed to the soccer stadium proposal urge a master plan for the area William Boei Sun Illustration of a possible development scenario for the railway and port lands between Waterfront Station and Main Street north of Gastown. VA…

Sales of apartment buildings show surge

2006-06-08

Shortage of supply and low vacancy rate make it the best market since 1989 Gillian Shaw Sun Sales of rental apartment buildings in greater Vancouver are up 30 per cent in the first five months of this year, compared to the same period in 20…

Fewer permits issued, but it's still boom time

2006-06-07

'This year will have highest number of starts ever recorded' Wendy McLellan Province B.C.'s construction boom shows no sign of slowing despite a dip in the number of building permits issued by municipalities during April, according to local…

Bad guys bank on ignorance of computer users

2006-06-07

Jim Jamieson Province Computers are becoming as commonplace and utilitarian as any household appliance, but that doesn't mean users shouldn't pay attention to security. Any computer that's connected to the Internet can make our lives more e…

City to oppose core of Gateway Program

2006-06-07

William Boei Sun Vancouver intends to oppose the core of the provincial government's controversial Gateway Program, Mayor Sam Sullivan said Tuesday. However, he said the city should also accept political reality and plan for the possibility…

B.C. real estate boom could cost us

2006-06-06

Our share of equalization payments could drop, premier says Peter O'Neil Sun OTTAWA -- British Columbia would be punished for its high property values with a reduction of hundreds of millions of dollars in transfer payments if a federal pan…

Google introduces spreadsheet in latest shot at Microsoft

2006-06-06

USA Today SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — Google   is going back to the future by reinventing the spreadsheet as a Web-based application, seeking a simpler on-ramp for consumers to input data into databases, the company said Monday. Th…

Financing a rec property - CHMC new rules allows 5% down

2006-06-06

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‘Listen to the people’ over Gateway Project

2006-06-05

Province An impression of the twinned Port Mann Bridge, one of the controversial parts of the Gateway project. After reading about South Delta and the highway choices it faces, I’d like to acknowledge Transportation Minister Kevin Fal…

Vancouver to weigh in on Gateway

2006-06-05

TRANSPORTATION: Council to debate twinning of Port Mann, increasing Highway 1 traffic FRANK LUBA Province Proposed Gateway program includes twinning of the Port Mann Bridge. Vancouver will become the latest city to weigh in on B.C.’s …

Disclosure, Disclosure & Disclosure Realtors disclosing their relationship with a Buyer

2006-06-05

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Valley sets new sales record

2006-06-04

REAL ESTATE: Slight drop in Vancouver no cause for concern Gordon Clark Province Home sales continued to dip slightly last month in Greater Vancouver but they rebounded in the Fraser Valley, which hit a record for May sales. In Greater Vanc…

Combining two units into one can be done

2006-06-04

AMALGAMATION: Be prepared to pay double the fees for double the space, and talk to a lawyer Tony Gioventu Province Amalgamation of more than one strata lot into one is a growing trend and is achievable, but owners considering doing this sho…

Crossroads New Development at Broadway & Cambie

2006-06-04

INTERSECTION: Cambie St. and Broadway to be new city centre Jeani Read Province ARTIST RENDERING COURTESY OF BOB RENNIE MARKETING Eddie Mok, below left, looks at the model of the townhome he's buying at Cross Roads. Photograph by : Wayne Le…

Housing sales rise in Fraser Valley

2006-06-03

REAL ESTATE I Vancouver sales drop 3.1% as buyers seek 'more value' for dollar in suburbs Derrick Penner Sun The affordability exodus continued in May with an increase in housing sales in the Fraser Valley and a slight decline in sales with…

The Green challenge: Keeping on top of it

2006-06-03

Peter Simpson Sun Not long ago an appeal to consider significant green concepts in homebuilding would have prompted an industry response that might have sounded like this: "Go away, you granola-eating, hemp-wearing, Kumbaya-singing, flower-…

Housing run just keeps on going . . .

2006-06-02

Ashley Ford Province There will be no shutters going up on B.C.'s phenomenal housing run, Credit Union Central predicts. The organization's economic analysis says in its latest edition released yesterday that "this cycle expansion is the lo…

Solar-powered light built in B.C. takes flight

2006-06-02

Jim Jamieson Province Carmanah Technologies' Art Aylesworth is selling a solar-powered light to airports. Photograph by : Debra Brash, Special to The Province Carmanah Technologies has launched a new solar-powered LED airfield light that it…

Sunshine Coast luxury homes cost $1.5 million

2006-06-02

Bruce Constantineau Sun A model of Wakefield Homes’ 31-unit project in Sechelt. Sunshine Coast waterfront values have surged to the point where the latest residential projects feature luxury homes priced at more than $1.5 million -- a…

Housing likely to boom until 2007, report says

2006-06-02

Biggest gains will probably be outside Lower Mainland Derrick Penner Sun An artist’s conception of a $33-million oceanfront community Rockwater Properties plans to build in Pender Harbour. British Columbia's housing boom, already the …

HGTV Tips & Info on Patios & Decks

2006-06-02

A new HGTV series focuses on designs for gracious living in our very own great outdoors Joanne Blain Sun ZEN AND SENSIBILITY What was once a commonplace spot in this Kitsilano backyard has been transformed into an inviting outdoor yoga stud…