Real Estate News & Articles

Tie up loose ends by Dec. 31

2005-11-21

Use these ideas to reduce what you must pay next year Ray Turchansky Province EDMONTON --Tax breaks may be well be on the way, but getting your financial house in order through year-end tax and financial planning is more important than usua…

How do I defer my property tax to increase my estate's value?

2005-11-21

Chris Carter Province Several months ago, I read with interest when you wrote seniors could defer their property-tax bill. Is there any way to put this tactic to work to boost the value of my estate? The only significant asset I'm passing a…

Getting rich by the numbers

2005-11-21

Pay close attention to the downside Inez Dyer Province EDMONTON -- As I see it, your financial success or failure is all about numbers. Every time you make a financial decision, you have to pay close attention to the numbers and understand …

Cellphone solution eyed

2005-11-21

Canadian firm helping study how cellphone signals can be used to increase traffic flow Charles Mandel Sun CREDIT: Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun files Cellphone signals could help ease commuting pains if an innovative Canadian project yields ho…

New Mayor Sullivan plans to allow for higher towers on the 2010 Olympic Village Site

2005-11-21

Frances Bula Sun Vancouver's mayor-elect says he is considering changes to the plan for Southeast False Creek -- the site of the future 2010 Olympic athletes' village -- to allow higher towers like the ones on north False Creek, in order to…

Internet email spam by Nigerian scammers looking for victims

2005-11-21

FRAUD I Young men troll the Internet looking for victims and their anthem is

Internet email spam by Nigerian scammers looking for victims

2005-11-21

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Going ga-ga over Google Earth

2005-11-20

CYBER TRAVEL: You can explore a destination before you get there DEBORAH STOKES Province On the Google Earth website, you can zoom in on a country, a city, a neighbourhood, a home. Fasten your seatbelts for a wild ride. Zoom from the White …

Satellite Radio

2005-11-20

TUNING IN: AM? FM? Nah. Try satellites hovering above Earth, sending commercial-free music and talk to hungry consumers far below Mike Roberts Province The New York City control room for SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s fleet of three satelli…

Vancouver restaurants - beware where you eat

2005-11-20

RESTAURANTS: Want to know which ones to avoid? Two websites give the inside scoop Peter Clough Province Nervous diners in this city can go to the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority's restaurant inspection website before booking a table (ww.…

XBox 360 - New Video Game has a steep price, but system capabilities & games worth it

2005-11-20

Paul Chapman Province Wireless controllers are just one of many, many extras Xbox has included with the new 360. On Tuesday the video game world will be making a huge leap into the future. The Xbox 360 is upon us, and this new machine takes…

Penthouse sells for record $7.75 million

2005-11-19

Asian offshore buyers already own at least two other units in Coal Harbour area, realtor says Derrick Penner Sun The penthouse of the luxe, yet-to-be-built Two Harbour Green project has been sold for $7.75 million to an Asian offshore buyer…

Residential sales cool despite record pace

2005-11-19

Scott Simpson Sun REAL ESTATE I B.C.'s residential real estate market cooled slightly in October, but not enough to stop the province from reaching its second consecutive year for record dollar volume sales. The B.C. Real Estate Association…

Finally LCDs that can get in the game

2005-11-19

Sun 1) BenQ FP93G 19-inch LCD monitor , $500, available in January, 2006. One of the reasons that gamers have tended to stick with the old dependable CRT monitors is that LCDs have lacked the speed to render game graphics quickly. Now BenQ …

Fairmount Pacific Rim to Be Open for Games

2005-11-19

Sun Located at Canada Place Way and Burrard Street in downtown Vancouver, the Fairmont Pacific Rim Vancouver will offer 415 hotel rooms on 18 lower floors and 173 apartments on 26 upper floors. The developer, Westbank and Peterson Group, re…

Real estate to fund retirement

2005-11-18

Letting go of those hard-earned property investments must be accomplished, financial advisers say Michael Kane Sun CREDIT: Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun Chartered accountant Melanie Frers (left) gives the good news to Debbie and Dennis Nisbet:…

Bankruptcy's a powerful vehicle for giving debtors a fresh start

2005-11-18

Michael Kane Sun In a continuing series on consumer decisions, Michael Kane looks at what's involved in declaring bankruptcy Canada 's bankruptcy laws are designed to permit an honest but unfortunate debtor to obtain a discharge from his or…

Secrets of building a solid nest egg in real estate

2005-11-18

Michael Kane Sun Debbie and Dennis Nisbet built their current real estate wealth of about $2.7 million over 20 years, mostly using other people's money. They say you can do it, too, if you are prepared to be frugal, take some calculated ris…

Home Theatre entertainment solutions by intel

2005-11-18

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Canadian scientists invent the 'Google of terror fighting'

2005-11-17

TerroGate engine can alert security analysts of potential targets, pinpoint future hot spots Sarah Staples Sun Canadian defence scientists will unveil today the Google of terror fighting tools: the world's first search engine able to track …

Restaurants - November 17, 2005 - List

2005-11-17

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

Vancouver still bubble free

2005-11-16

But price increases can't go on forever, economist warns Ashley Ford Province CREDIT: Wayne Leidenfrost, The Province Vancouver market is 'unique,' says Phillips Hager & North's Patricia Croft. The Lower Mainland may have the highest an…

Cellphones quickly morphing into do-everything devices

2005-11-16

Marc Saltzman Sun Bigger than television and the PC, the almighty cellphone has now topped 800 million users worldwide, and is estimated to reach one billion users within three years. This isn't too surprising, is it? After all, many have e…

Digital cameras boast more pixels, more zoom, more video

2005-11-16

Marc Saltzman Sun If you're in the market for a new digital camera, the good news is the swank new "digicams" are dropping in price even as new features are added, such as higher megapixels, better optical zoom and higher-quality video capt…