Real Estate News & Articles

2005 puts in 'a phenomenal performance'

2006-01-11

Tight labour market makes ramping up difficult Province Greater Vancouver housing starts faltered slightly during 2005 but still recorded a stellar construction year, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said yesterday. There were 18,840 start…

New iMacs are 3 times faster

2006-01-11

Apple's CEO: IMac with Intel inside 'will knock customer's socks off' Province SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Computer Inc.'s historic shift to Intel Corp. microprocessors came months earlier than expected as CEO Steve Jobs yesterday debuted person…

Homeowner grant threshold to move up

2006-01-11

Owners of homes valued up to $780,000 to get relief as a result Carla Wilson, with files from Chad Skelton Sun SOURCE: MINISTRY OF PROVINCIAL REVENUE Homeowners who have watched their property assessments soar can look forward to a new thre…

Urban housing starts fall

2006-01-11

Limited land and shortages of skilled labour main reasons; starts rise in rest of province Fiona Anderson Sun Construction Worker Photograph by : Ian Smith, Vancouver Sun Housing starts in Vancouver and other major urban areas in the provin…

Shaw launches VOIP phone service

2006-01-11

Vancouver will be the fifth market to get Internet digital calling Derrick Penner Sun Shaw Communications Inc. is bringing its phone war with Telus Corp. to Vancouver today with the launch of its Internet-based digital phone service in West…

Permit values drop at year's end

2006-01-11

Fiona Anderson Sun The value of building permits issued in B.C. dropped dramatically in November from October, yet building intentions in the province for the year were still record-breaking. Building permits worth $806.6 million were issue…

Apple adopts Intel chips earlier than expected

2006-01-11

May Wong Sun Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs speaks at the MacWorld conference in San Francisco Tuesday. Apple's historic shift to Intel Corp. microprocessors came earlier than planned. Photograph by : Paul Sakuma, Associated Press SAN F…

Identity theft surges; insurance now available

2006-01-11

Michael Kane Sun Download Document

Apple move to Intel chip expected

2006-01-10

Jobs likely to unveil laptop with new processor Jim Jamieson Province Speculation is rampant that Apple CEO Steve Jobs will unveil his company's first Intel Corp.-based computer today at Macworld Expo. Jobs dropped the bombshell last June w…

Housing market sees short 'dip'

2006-01-09

Mini corrections are common in rising markets, economist says Sun Lower Mainland real estate markets have slid into a "mini correction," Credit Union Central reports, as the higher mortgage rates that took effect in July have taken some of …

How to get your job done in a tight labour market

2006-01-07

Bob Ransford Sun In my last column, I predicted a continued boom in the construction sector would mean an increased demand for construction workers. This means that people wanting a home built or renovated are likely going to have difficult…

Metroliving to return areaway to sidewalk

2006-01-07

Sun The developer converting a Edwardian warehouse downtown into residences intends to re-introduce into the sidewalk outside the building the "areaway" of glass bricks that shed light on the below-grade floors of the warehouse all those ye…

Brace for a 'digital lifestyle'

2006-01-06

Expect more for 2006, Microsoft's Bill Gates says With files from Jim Jamieson Province Microsoft chairman Bill Gates (left) and CEO Steve Ballmer (right) introduce Xbox 360 video game as box announcer Al Berstein comments. — AP As th…

'Remarkable' year sees residential sales setting new records

2006-01-05

Housing remains affordable due to interest rates Ashley Ford Province To absolutely no one's surprise Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley racked up a record year for residential sales in 2005. Both Vancouver and the valley, riding the w…

Record-shattering year for Lower Mainland real estate

2006-01-05

Derrick Penner Sun The string of best-sales months reported by Lower Mainland realtors in 2005 adds up to a record-shattering year in real estate, with some 61,812 properties changing hands across the region from Whistler to Mission. The Re…

Specialists warn of attack over Internet

2006-01-05

Virus writers take advantage of a flaw in Microsoft's operating systems Gillian Shaw Sun Security specialists are scrambling to build defences against an attack over the Internet that could shut down networks as virus writers take advantage…

Skype-ing out message that VoIP's future of phones

2006-01-04

Jim Jamieson Province A Richmond wireless-communications company is hoping to ride the explosive growth of Internet-telephone service with an agreement to supply cordless phones specially designed to work with web wunderkind Skype . The pho…

Internet Security: PC users on yellow alert awaiting Windows patch

2006-01-04

Province NEW YORK -- Microsoft Corp. plans to release a patch for a new security flaw at its next scheduled update release on Jan. 10, leaving users largely unprotected until then from a rapidly spreading computer-virus strain. "Microsoft's…

Real estate values in B.C. up $80 billion

2006-01-04

New construction drives increase as assessed total reaches $660 billion Derrick Penner Sun British Columbia 's booming real estate market pushed the collective value of the province's property higher by $80 billion last year to $660 billion…

Whistler condo prices drop 4.7% in 2005

2006-01-04

Average house values in province rose 18.8 per cent, analysis shows Chad Skelton Sun Whistler homeowners saw the average value of their homes drop last year -- making it one of the few places in the province to see property values decline i…

Downtown Vancouver sinkhole to cause traffic delays

2006-01-03

Unknown when West Pender will reopen between Jervis and Bute Darah Hansen Sun Crews look over the giant sinkhole at Pender and Bute. Photograph by : Mark Van Manen, Vancouver Sun files VANCOUVER -- Some of the 60,000 commuters who head into…

Condo managers must be licensed

2006-01-03

The requirements of the new act came into force on Sunday Derrick Penner Sun Any manager handling the affairs of B.C. condominium owners, or holding some of the estimated $1 billion in strata fees that are being held in trust for owners at …

Simon Fraser: On the trail of a legendary explorer

2006-01-03

Stephen Hume Sun

Housing inventory in the US highest in 19 years – signs of a buble

2006-01-01

Barbara Hagenbaugh, USA TODAY Other WASHINGTON — The number of previously owned homes on the market rose last month to the highest level in more than 19 years, while sales fell for the second-consecutive month, raising concerns that a…