Real Estate News & Articles

Portfolio needs a blueprint

2005-12-12

An investment policy statement will keep you on track Kevin Greenard and Keith Greenard Province Would you build a house without a plan? Imagine building a house without a set of plans. How would that house look if you randomly selected flo…

Microsoft MSWorks suite 2006 - for those who do not need jull version of Microsoft Office

2005-12-11

MS WORKS SUITE 2006: Province For those who don’t need the heavy artillery of Office, Microsoft has a multifaceted alternative to the popular productivity suite.    Microsoft Works Suite 2006 features the industry stand…

Homes of Vancouver Latest Gnomes of Zurich

2005-12-10

Sun '' Vancouver is the . . . Swiss bank account of [international] real estate.'' - Cameron McNeill, MAC Marketing Solutions ,at a local homebuilders' conference By virtue of representing more local developers over the years than they coul…

Factory-built homes offer an affordability fix

2005-12-10

Bob Ransford Sun Nearly a century ago, when my great-grandfather first settled in this part of the country, he lived in a home built in a factory in New Westminster and shipped in panels by barge to Steveston . That stately looking house --…

Multi-use space buyers' priority

2005-12-10

Pricing will shrink living space in future designs, real estate marketer says of survey results Kim Pemberton Sun Topping the wish list of the buyers of new apartments and townhouses are efficient layouts and expensive appliance packages, s…

Squamish home sells for $1 million

2005-12-10

REAL ESTATE I Foreign buyers snap up pricey properties halfway between Whistler, Vancouver Derrick Penner Sun Squamish real estate reached the $1 million threshold this week with the sale of a deluxe, 3,600-square-foot home in the town's to…

Urban village draws buyers

2005-12-10

BURNABY I Customers from all over the Lower Mainland choose Highgate address Sun Kitchens in the West tower feature stainless appliances, and granite will top the counters. The tower will be the fourth, and last, in Highgate Village. WEST A…

Creative web cam live 78 degree motion camera for $180.00 with smart face tracking

2005-12-10

Sun 1) Creative Web-Cam Live! Motion, $180. This USB 2.0-connected Web cam has a 76-degree field of view, which beats out the typical 52-degree cam by almost 50 per cent. With Smart Face tracking, it can follow your movement and keep you in…

Canadian housing markets rebound

2005-12-09

Province OTTAWA -- There was more evidence yesterday of the resilience of the Canadian housing market, with reports of a rebound in construction and another increase in prices for new homes. The annual pace of housing construction starts ju…

Scientists work on homes that don't fall down

2005-12-09

Hurricanes will have to huff and puff to level this building experiment Charles Mandel Sun Imagine your house on steroids. That's the idea behind fortified homes, the latest home-building trend in the wake of the powerful hurricanes that ri…

'Quantum' breakthrough to super-fast computers

2005-12-08

Future networks would use matter and light to process information Sarah Staples Sun Researchers Thierry Chaneliere and Dzmitry Matsukevich pose with equipment used to demonstrate storage of a single photon in quantum memory American researc…

New six lane Golden Ears Bridge over the Fraser River approved

2005-12-08

Builder picked for the six-lane crossing that will link Surrey with Maple Ridge William Boei Sun HANDOUT/TRANSLINK An artist's rendering shows what the six-lane Golden Ears Bridge would look like when completed TransLink directors picked a …

Design panel OKs Woodward's project

2005-12-08

Frances B Sun VANCOUVER - The Woodward's redevelopment project got unanimous approval from Vancouver's urban design panel Wednesday, with one member praising the architect and developer for their bravery and dedication. "I want to applaud t…

Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell selling their Shaughnessy house for %5.4M

2005-12-08

7,000-square-foot home on market for $5.4 million Lena Sin Province Wyatt Russell (with cap) is surrounded by mother Goldie Hawn, father Kurt Russell (right) and half-brother Boston Russell while posing for a family friend after Wyatt's tea…

Internet makes it easier for employees to steal money or information

2005-12-08

Companies face new hazards now that the Net makes it easier for employees to steal money or information, or commit sabotage Gillian Shaw Sun Forensic computer expert Dave Iverson says employee use of computers and the Internet puts firms at…

Micro fuel cell a bright idea

2005-12-07

Unit will replace pair of AA batteries Jim Jamieson Province The Angstrom Power fuel cell that replaces a pair of AA batteries is about the size of a walnut Angstrom Power couldn't have chosen a better product to showcase for its micro fuel…

B.C.'s building numbers rise again

2005-12-07

Sun B.C.'s residential construction industry continues to boom, latest numbers from Statistics Canada released yesterday show. The October numbers showed the value of house building permits rose seven per cent to $705.3 million compared wit…

Abbotsford leads building boom

2005-12-07

Victoria comes in second as B.C. construction continues to set record pace Derrick Penner Sun The Abbotsford Hospital and Cancer Centre, built by PCL Constructors. Construction is booming in British Columbia, with the value of building perm…

CMHC named in leaky-condo class-action sui

2005-12-07

If successful, lawsuit would place federal housing agency on hook for millions Susan Lazaruk Province A class-action lawsuit filed yesterday on behalf of thousands of leaky condo owners named the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. as the sol…

New Canada Line RAV Station at Davie & Mainland upsets local residents

2005-12-07

Many in Yaletown think the proposed location is asking for trouble and will only make existing congestion worse William Boei Sun Plans for a Canada Line station at Davie and Mainland don't impress the Yaletown Business Improvement Associati…

Criminal computer attacks up

2005-12-06

Cash, not notoriety, now main draw, Sophos says Jim Jamieson Province Writers of malicious code are increasingly motivated by financial gain, not notoriety, says a 12-month review to be released today by global antivirus company Sophos . Th…

New domain OK'd

2005-12-06

Province The organization that oversees the Internet has tentatively approved an . asia web domain to unify the Asia-Pacific community, but it has delayed a decision on a .xxx zone for pornography sites. At its annual meeting this past week…

Housing construction expected to fall in '06

2005-12-06

Province OTTAWA -- Housing-construction activity will slow dramatically next year, but the non-residential sector will continue to grow, the Canadian Construction Association predicted yesterday. Overall, the national construction industry …

Westin Hotels & Resorts to ban smoking

2005-12-06

The chain's two properties in Vancouver will go smoke-free next month Jim Fitzgerald, with files from Bruce Constantineau Sun Two Vancouver hotels will be part of Westin Hotels & Resorts' smoking ban that will see its operations go smok…