Real Estate News & Articles

We spread out to enjoy a millionaire's playthings

2006-02-11

Kim Pemberton Sun As soon as you walk into the high-ceiling lobby of the Four Seasons Private Residences in Whistler your eyes are drawn to the sleek leather couches, massive stone fireplace and the golden hues of this luxurious space and y…

B.C. new housing prices slow

2006-02-10

Sun Source: Statistics Canada VANCOUVER SUN Vancouver 's New Housing Price Index rose just 0.3% in December 2005 from the previous month, half the rate of the national average, Statistics Canada reported Thursday. In Victoria it even retrea…

British-based firm moves in on downtown office market

2006-02-10

The Regus Group has acquired eight executive office suites Bruce Constantineau Sun British-based office space provider Regus Group has purchased eight Vancouver-area executive office suites, six in an already squeezed downtown market that's…

Greater Vancouver home building activity slows in January

2006-02-09

Slump in multiple-family housing pushes home building down in January Bruce Constantineau Sun A sharp drop in multiple-family housing starts last month caused Greater Vancouver home building activity to fall 19 per cent below the level reac…

Critic's Picks - Restaurants February 9, 2006

2006-02-09

A list of restaurants recommended and anonymously visited by Sun restaurant critic Mia Stainsby Sun Prices are per couple for three courses, with a glass of wine each, before tip and taxes. $ means $50 or less $$ means $50 to $100 $$$ means…

Blogging by over 200M people & blog erms & websites

2006-02-09

Elaine O'Connor Sun "Some of these sites are getting tremendous readership," says Brian Lamb of UBC's Office of Learning Technology. Photograph by : Jon Murray, The Province Thinking of ways to keep your New Year's resolutions alive? Publis…

Burrard Bridge, St. Paul's among list of endangered sites

2006-02-08

John Mackie Sun VANCOUVER - Two civic icons top the sixth annual list of Heritage Vancouver's Top 10 Endangered Heritage Sites. The Burrard Bridge is number one, followed by St. Paul's Hospital. Arthur Erickson's modern masterpiece the Ever…

Shortage of skilled workers top concern of business, labour

2006-02-08

It's the top issue for executives based in B.C. and No. 2 issue for those in Alberta Eric Beauchesne Sun OTTAWA -- A shortage of skilled workers has become a top concern for both business and labour leaders, and has surpassed tax cuts as th…

HBC to sell its credit-card division to GE

2006-02-08

Hollie Shaw Sun TORONTO -- Hudson's Bay Co. agreed Tuesday to sell its credit-card division to GE Money, a unit of General Electric Co., for net proceeds of $370 million. The country's oldest retailer, which accepted a friendly offer last m…

Home mortgage rates edge up to 6.25%

2006-02-08

USA Today NEW YORK (Reuters) — Interest rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages hit their highest levels since early December last week, and applications fell for a second week. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjus…

Guaranteed e-mail service offered

2006-02-08

MIKE MUSGROVE Sun INTERNET I Maybe this is where it starts to change.     Two of the world’s largest e-mail providers, America Online Inc. and Yahoo Inc., have said they will soon start giving companies the option to pa…

Building permits set record

2006-02-07

They totalled nearly $10.2 billion in B.C. in 2005, 28 per cent higher than the previous year Wency Leung Sun BUILDING BOOM: The province's three largest Census Metropolitan Areas saw big percentage increases from 2004 to 2005 in the value …

Realtors: Resales to fall 4.7% in '06; Toll Bros. cuts outlook

2006-02-07

USA Today WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Home sales will fall in 2006 as house prices rise at rates far below those notched last year, but the housing market should remain healthy by historic standards, a trade group said Tuesday. The Nationa…

Mobilize now for Olympic benefits

2006-02-07

Expert in Games' tendering process tells firms to start early Jim Jamieson Province Margy Osmond established the Sydney 2000 Olympic Commerce Centre to help local businesses. Photograph by : Ric Ernst, The Province The table is set for B.C.…

Vancouver's top city planners retiring (Larry Beasley, Ann McAfee)

2006-02-07

Beasley turns to consulting, McAfee retires to volunteer work John Bermingham Province Larry Beasley, 57, looks forward to 'advising cities in many parts of the world.' Photograph by : Ric Ernst, The Province The pair of city planners who h…

Surrey website aims to keep junk out of dump

2006-02-05

WWW.SURREYREUSES.COM: Almost anything under $99 can be sold on site John Bermingham Province Tomorrow, the City of Surrey launches a recycling website that will allow residents to sell, trade or give away their old stuff to others. The www.…

Vancouver's future rising in the east

2006-02-05

DEVELOPMENT: 'There's a Canadian way to do solutions in a community like this' John Bermingham Province Jon Stovell, a property developer, stands on the roof of 33 Water Street, overlooking Gastown. Photograph by : Jason Payne, The Province…

Creekside is Yaletown without the prices

2006-02-05

FINAL PHASE: Developer offers 165 well-priced units on the east side of False Creek Jeani Read Province The kitchens at Creekside by Science World have standard stainless appliances. Photograph by : Wayne Leidenfrost, The Province Vancouver…

Fraser Valley medium selling prices give year bang-up beginning

2006-02-05

Province Real-estate sales in the Fraser Valley have started the year off with a bang, new figures show.    The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board says sales for January increased by 38 per cent over January 2005.   &n…

Bosa vows to enhance Lions Gate film studio

2006-02-04

Bruce Constantineau Sun Lions Gate officials Nat Bosa (left), Paul Clausen and Richard Weir plan to expand studio business. Photograph by : Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun Condo developer Nat Bosa already knew the fears that would arise as soon as…

Greater Vancouver housing sales off to a brisk start

2006-02-04

The month of January also saw a hike in the price paid on the average sale Derrick Penner Sun Anxious homebuyers got Greater Vancouver's markets off to a brisk start in 2006 snapping up 1,924 units in January, a rate 13.2-per-cent higher th…

Warehouse homes add to downtown eastside rejuvenation

2006-02-04

Lofty expectations Michael Sasges Sun Wonderful windows The warehouse’s windows have enthralled Salient’s Robert Fung (left) since he first walked the Edwardian structure about two years ago. By eliminating sections of the fourt…

Soaring house prices may get minor correction

2006-02-04

Bob Ransford Sun Vancouver's current housing boom may be facing its first minor market correction as rising construction costs push selling prices to income-limit levels. As I mentioned in my year-end analysis, construction costs are soarin…

Apple about to open Windows

2006-02-03

Intel inside new Macs will offer consumers comfort of the familiar Jim Jamieson Province Atimi Software's Kevin Desjardine is looking forward to using Windows-on-the-Mac software on Apple computers. Photograph by : Ric Ernst, The Province T…