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Be the master of your DoMain

2006-05-21

It's two minutes from downtown and Cork floors are standard Jeani Read Province Steel backsplash and counters are an option. Photograph by : Jon Murray, The Province South Main grows trendier by the instant and the real-estate market buzz h…

Gastown residents split over stadium

2006-05-21

PROPOSAL: Some in favour want their views heard Andy Ivens Province John Kostiuk says the Whitecaps' proposed soccer stadium for Gastown is getting a raw deal. The Gastown resident is striking back at the campaign to sink the 15,000-seat st…

Broadcaster Bill Good living the good life at Denia

2006-05-21

Jeani Read Province Bill and Georgy Good are officially empty-nesters now. Their three kids are grown and flown, and they've moved from their North Van, Edgemont Village family home to a Coal Harbour condo. Bill still has a lock on being on…

New sparkle for a rare jewel: GRANVILLE ISLAND: Change is in the air at this unique Vancouver site, where anxious tenants are being promised it will all be for the good

2006-05-21

Mike Roberts Province Jon Murray, The Province Grocery shopping will continue to be a key attraction at Granville Island -- there are no plans to curtail vehicle traffic. Joanne Lefebvre of the Stock Market has been plying her trade on the …

DoMain - The Main attraction

2006-05-20

Old neighbourhood generates 'hippest' opportunity Sun Industrial and environmental influences guided Patricia Glass, left, the DoMain sales and marketing campaign leader, and Merike Lainevool, the project’s interior designer. In the D…

How they uncorked DoMain's hipness

2006-05-20

Sun Environmental sensitivities and a modernist esthetic demonstrated by the dominating presence of Machine Age materials are among the parts of the "hippest address" whole in the DoMain presentation centre (above) and, eventually, homes. 1…

Neighbours welcome Edwardian update

2006-05-20

'Five' restoration in Vancouver marries preservation and sustainable construction, demonstrates densification's attractions Kim Davis Sun A departure in Vancouver, the ‘Five’ homes on 27th Street at Quebec have no front yards, a…

Evergreen finds its future in heritage designation

2006-05-19

Ashley Ford Province The Evergreen building in Coal Harbour has been saved from the wrecker's ball and will become a heritage building. The to-and-fro over the Arthur Erickson-designed office building at 1285 West Pender, with its landmark …

Cost of home rising faster than income

2006-05-19

Politicians, planners need to do something about inventory problem Ashley Ford Province Bob Rennie calls for action. Photograph by : Nick Procaylo, The Province Housing affordability in the Lower Mainland has gone, says Bob Rennie of Rennie…

Vancouver has the least affordable housing

2006-05-19

Derrick Penner Sun Tyler Bartlett is searching for apartments in the $250,000 range. Photograph by : Vancouver Sun Sawmill supervisor Tyler Bartlett has personal experience with the dwindling affordability in Greater Vancouver's housing mar…

Greenspan says housing boom 'over' but sees stable prices

2006-05-19

Adam Shell USA Today NEW YORK — In his first public comments as a private citizen since leaving the Federal Reserve in January, former chairman Alan Greenspan said Thursday that the housing "boom is over" but did not share his views o…

New GST reduction from 7% to 6% - what it means to you

2006-05-19

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Is Whitecaps’ stadium opportunity or eyesore?

2006-05-18

Home is where true value lies

2006-05-18

Only university tuitions are increasing at comparable rates Ashley Ford Province A development in Vernon, the B.C. community leading the provincial real-estate pack. Yeah, yeah, we all know that B.C. housing prices are ripping out of sight …

Restaurant listings For May 18, 2006

2006-05-18

Restaurant Listings Sun WEST COAST Aurora Bistro The first fine dining room on Main St. Inventive food, hip spot. 2420 Main St., 604-873-9944. $$ Bishop's Consistently one of the city's best. Almost 100 per cent organic foods. 2183 West Fou…

Bernanke: Housing market is headed for a soft landing

2006-05-18

Jeannine Aversa USA Today WASHINGTON — The housing market, after flying high for five years, has lost altitude but appears headed for a safe landing, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday. "It seems pretty clear now that…

Whitecaps told to redraft stadium plan

2006-05-17

Idea is exciting but proposal's scale is inappropriate for Gastown, consultants hired by the city say in report Frances Bula Sun VANCOUVER - Go back to the drawing board because there are serious problems with your stadium plans, Whitecaps.…

Albertans drive up B.C. real estate prices

2006-05-17

Data shows they're buying at twice the rate of other non-B.C. buyers Derrick Penner Sun Beautiful B.C. lakefronts invite Alberta buyers Photograph by : Vancouver Sun Illustration Beautiful B.C. lakefronts invite Alberta buyers SOURCE: LANDC…

Majority support Whitecaps

2006-05-17

But 55% of area residents oppose new soccer stadium John Bermingham Province A consultants' report shows strong support for the proposed 15,000-seat Whitecaps soccer stadium among Lower Mainland and Vancouver residents. But people who live …

Foster and Partners' Jameson House set to launch in Vancouver

2006-05-15

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Jameson House Launch

2006-05-15

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Jameson House Going Green

2006-05-15

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Green housing sells, but it costs more, too

2006-05-13

Bob Ransford Sun Are buyers willing to pay a premium for a new home if they know that they can live an eco-friendly lifestyle in a home that is energy-efficient and incorporates up-to-the-minute design thinking on sustainable development? I…

Woodward's W Sign will be brought down for a check up

2006-05-13

Pete McMartin Sun The "W" stands for "wreck." Generations of pigeons and seagulls have plastered it with guano. Rain and salt air have corroded it. Its mechanics are suspect, its lights extinguished. There is asbestos in the roof on which i…