Real Estate News & Articles

RealPageMaker.com - online satellite Real Estate Mapping company

2006-05-30

Brothers from Edmonton hope service will be in central Canada by year-end Ron Chalmers Province EDMONTON -- Twin brothers from Edmonton hope their software that links real-estate listings with satellite images to create online maps of homes…

Jameson House designed to exceed LEED standards

2006-05-30

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Five tips to know before buying

2006-05-28

Best advice is to get it in writing and get a lawyer Tony Gioventu Sun Every year thousands of condo buyers call our advisors looking for help out of a sticky situation resulting from a uninformed condo purchase. As the buying season fires …

Concord Pacific alters course to buff Flagship with luxury

2006-05-27

Sun PHOTOS BY BILL KEAY, TOP; IAN LINDSAY, ABOVE/VANCOUVER SUN At the Flagship model (above) is Concord Pacifc executive Peter Webb; at the Cross Roads model (top), Dyan Delaney. The interior features of Flagship’s open concept living…

Crossroads - Downtown living in False Creek

2006-05-27

Presence of Whole Foods in development elevates the project, marketer says Sun Dining in or out A bad meal prepared in a Cross Roads home will be an improbability, and not just because owners and residents will reside in a grocer-rich neigh…

Housing affordability long-term issue in B.C.

2006-05-27

Bob Ransford Sun Not all that long ago sinking housing prices in a seriously lagging economy were a worry for some homeowners, their equity disappearing even as interest rates were relatively low. I can remember at least two if not three di…

The young and the poor need a city hall assist

2006-05-27

Bob Rennie, in a speech, champions density approvals as key to affordable and social housing Bob Rennie Sun Earlier this month Bob Rennie addressed an annual meeting of the local development fraternity. This extract from his speaking notes …

Realtor loses his licence, hit with $15,000 penalty

2006-05-26

Client's $45,000 deposit was misappropriated Derrick Penner Sun A Vancouver real estate agent who misappropriated a client's $45,000 deposit has been hit with $15,000 in fines and enforcement costs and his licence has been cancelled, the st…

Packing pointers for homeowners on the move

2006-05-26

Other The following are some tips from professional movers on how to pack: Assemble your supplies at least one month in advance. At a minimum, you’ll need several sizes of clean, close-able cardboard boxes, packing tape, permanent mar…

Moving with Pets – Some Important Tips

2006-05-26

Other Cat-fits in the car, guinea pigs escaped at the diner, the snake that got left behind, and the dog that bit the moving man... you could fill a book with tales of the trials of moving with pets. But it doesn't have to be that way, if y…

This computer will go almost anywhere

2006-05-26

Lowell Conn Province Talk about a hot piece of CARgo. Samsung's new Ultra Mobile PC -- enigmatically named the Origami -- completely sold out at Best Buys across North America on its first day of release. A mobile PC, the Origami operates o…

Thieving realtor left Vancouver family scrambling

2006-05-26

Agent loses licence, faces $10,000 fine Andy Ivens Province It's one of the worst cases of real estate double-dealing in B.C. history. Smrat (Sam) Sharma stole $45,000 from a Vancouver family last year -- the last scam in a long list of tra…

BMW, Nissan & Lexus hold their depreciation values the best

2006-05-26

John LeBlanc Province In a 2006 Pay Me Now, Pay Me Later world we live in -- you know it, your best friend knows it, heck, even the neighbour's kid who mows your lawn knows it: Depreciation is the biggest kick in your wallet after you purch…

Sales of existing homes drop in April; price increases slow

2006-05-25

Tim Loehrke USA Today The median price of homes sold in April rose to $223,000, an increase of 4.2% from April 2005. WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of existing homes fell in April, and the price posted the smallest increase in 4½ year…

How to survive a heart attack

2006-05-25

Other EVERYONE MUST KNOW THIS Let's say its 6.15 pm and you're going home (alone of course), after an unusually hard day on the job. You're really tired, upset and frustrated. Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that s…

Granville Island's appeal is its exquisite blend

2006-05-24

Province Province readers believe the essence of Granville Island's charm lies in its small shops. Photograph by : Jon Murray, The Province Letter Keep Granville Island as it is. Paint it, give it structural support but definitely keep its …

Could this be the giant killer of the Blackberry?

2006-05-24

Motorola Q due out May 31 Bloomberg Province Motorola hopes its new Motorola Q, a new smartphone that will be released in a week, will become more popular than the Blackberry. Motorola Inc., the world's second-largest maker of mobile phones…

Commercial building reaches record high

2006-05-24

Games, Asia trade lead B.C. to 27% surge in 2005 construction Derrick Penner Sun SOURCE: STATISTICS CANADA Vancouver and Calgary saw huge Value of office building construction increases in office tower Vancouver Calgary construction last ye…

New-home sales jump, but inventory of unsold homes rises to record

2006-05-24

USA Today WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes rose unexpectedly in April to the fastest pace this year, but the level of unsold homes rose to a record high. The Commerce Department reported that sales of new single-family homes incre…

Vancouver's house prices still affordable compared to world home prices

2006-05-24

Other Vancouver’s superb quality of life, natural beauty, moderate climate and high level of services make it the third best Place to live in the world. (recent quality of life survey, Mercer Human Resources Consulting) If we’re…

Window stick alarm for sliding windows & patio doors

2006-05-24

$25 gizmo fits any sliding door or window Gillian Shaw Sun Robert Allen was working on his two jobs as a journeyman carpenter and a deputy fire chief when he stumbled across a home security idea that has catapulted his company's flagship pr…

Window stick alarm for sliding windows & patio doors

2006-05-24

$25 gizmo fits any sliding door or window Gillian Shaw Sun Robert Allen was working on his two jobs as a journeyman carpenter and a deputy fire chief when he stumbled across a home security idea that has catapulted his company's flagship pr…

Investors provide subsidized housing for the Lower Mainland says Rennie

2006-05-23

Few new projects coming on stream so cities should take action to ensure adequate supply, prominent realtor says Frances Bula Sun Privately owned condos are a major source of rental housing in the region, and cities must take action to ensu…

Historic structure in distinguished company

2006-05-21

Province The venerable 2400 Motel on Kingsway finds itself sitting in prime development territory. Photograph by : Arlen Redekop, The Province Renfrew fire hall No. 15 isn't the only building in Vancouver whose uncertain fate has residents …