Real Estate News & Articles

Wireless-revolution gadgets can replace much of the 'spaghetti' behind your desk

2005-11-16

Marc Saltzman Sun Logitech’s wireless headphones sell for about $179 and are Bluetooth-integrated Break free from the cords and cables that bind you. After all, with all the time you spend in front of your PC, who wants to deal with t…

Leaky Condos - BC MP loses bid to get condo info from Gederal Government

2005-11-16

Peter O'Neil Sun CREDIT: Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun Files Scaffolding and tarps cover the exterior of a concrete multi-storey building in Burnaby undergoing repairs. OTTAWA -- House of Commons Speaker Peter Milliken ruled Tuesday against a …

Rent hits $1,000 range in city's better areas

2005-11-16

Fiona Anderson Sun Renters in the Lower Mainland are paying more for well-kept apartments in top areas of Vancouver , and those rents are likely to keep going up, a local realtor says. Higher insurance, taxes and energy costs, have led to i…

Regional real estate prices 'not necessarily in a bubble', but US is already showing signs

2005-11-16

Economist says there are no signs yet local market about to pop Derrick Penner Sun CREDIT: Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun Patricia Croft, chief economist for investment management firm Phillips Hager & North, addresses the Vancouver Board o…

Christmas lists bristle with gotta-have gadgetry

2005-11-16

Hot items range from cutting-edge satellite radios to retro-tech turntables Peter Wilson Sun VANCOUVER SUN Digital cameras, such as the Nikon D-50 being shown off above by Andy Kahrman of London Drugs, are among the consumer electronics ite…

Expansion project 'protects sea life'

2005-11-15

Environment actually improved, director says Ethan Baron Province CREDIT: Jason Payne, The Province Construction continues yesterday on the expansion of the convention centre. Catching crabs at most construction sites would hardly be cause …

Southeast False Creek Lands - industrial land to be renewed

2005-11-15

Pie in sky or timely idea?: Debate reflects stance of opposing candidates on financing and city assets Frances Bula Sun CREDIT: Stuart Davis, Vancouver Sun Files Coun. Raymond Louie displays a model of the industrial land to be renewed as p…

Protect your key records

2005-11-14

Five-step plan allows you to have peace of mind Ray Turchansky Province Use a safety deposit box, says Stanley Kershman. — CANWEST FILE EDMONTON -- As baby boomers enter retirement, there is much talk about protecting investments and …

Can Woodward's be all things to all people?

2005-11-14

It's an incredibly ambitious piece of urban planning backed by big dreams and good intentions. But is it achievable? Frances Bula Sun VANCOUVER SUN The proposed redevelopment of the old Woodward’s building (above) includes four buildi…

Software keeps prying eyes off BlackBerrys

2005-11-14

Companies can now protect e-mails sent from employees' PDAs Sarah Staples Sun CREDIT: Richard Arless Jr., Montreal Gazette Dr. Joseph Yermus is the inventor of a database for hand-held computers that lists typical dosages and possible drug …

Canada's priciest rents found on Robson, Bloor

2005-11-14

Charles Mandel Sun RICHARD LAM/VANCOUVER SUN FILES Vancouver’s high-rent Robson (above) and Toronto’s Bloor ‘a tribute to their strong urban cores.’ Rents for retail space on Toronto and Vancouver 's priciest shoppin…

Camera is little slice of New York

2005-11-13

GRANVILLE RISE: Ultra-hip urban neighbourhood surrounded by West Coast flavour Jeani Read Sun The Camera development on South Granville Rise boasts an urban, Euro look with spectacular city and mountain views. JON MURRAY — THE PROVINC…

Going Georgian: VANCOUVER I The classic style of architecture uses brick to give it a timeless, stately look

2005-11-12

Sun As a result of using a material – brick – that has been used over the centuries . . . the homes [have] a classic look,’ a representative of the developer of the Towne rowhouse project says in explaining why Georgian-st…

Hot market draws mortgage scams

2005-11-12

Derrick Penner Sun CREDIT: Steve Bosch, Vancouver Sun Gordon Altman, a private mortgage lender who was victimized by fraud, is a believer in title insurance. Independent mortgage lender Gordon Altman thought he was simply closing another de…

New swanky 'executive' hotel in Squamish at Garabaldi Golf Course

2005-11-12

Clare Ogilvie Sun WHISTLER -- A major West Coast hotel group plans to build a swank new resort in Squamish. Executive Hotel and Resorts has awarded a franchise to Atlific Hotels and Resorts for a $23.3-million, 111-suite strata hotel at the…

Leaky-condo suit a tough sell

2005-11-11

Difficult to prove building code was to blame Susan Lazaruk Sun CREDIT: Wayne Leidenfrost, The Province Across B.C., building-envelope failures left condo owners with massive repair bills. Suing Ottawa for B.C.'s leaky- condo crisis based o…

Resource, construction sectors boost B.C. economy

2005-11-11

Conference board predicts GDP increases above 3 % in next 3 years Fiona Anderson Sun British Columbia 's economy is "sizzling" as a booming resource sector and active construction industry continues to drive growth in Western Canada , the C…

Positively Electra: Design duo transforms their tiny downtown condo into a modernist love nest in three months for under $5,000

2005-11-11

Paula Brook Sun CREDIT: Peter Battistoni, Vancouver Sun Denise Liu and Linus Lam in their suite in The Electra, the former B.C Hydro building at the corner of Burrard and Smithe. CREDIT: Stuart Davis, Vancouver Sun Linus Lam and Denise Liu …

Moving into rental condo won't eliminate tax on sale

2005-11-11

Sun Q: We currently have a rental condo for which we report income and expenses every year. We also live in our own home. In the future, if we sold our home and moved into the condo, would we be able to circumvent paying capital gains on th…

A Fairmont finish for Coal Harbour

2005-11-10

Province An architect’s model (above) and photo illustration (right) offer a first look at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Vancouver, the new $350-million, five-star hotel on the city’s central waterfront that will complete the rebuild…

Vancouver voters face complex questions as to our future

2005-11-10

FRANCES BULA Sun Crime and Safety: This is one major thorn in the side of otherwise utopia Vancouver that can get residents going, and all the parties running know that. The police crackdown at Main and Hastings accelerated an already notic…

Feds tried to hide complicity in leaky condo crisis

2005-11-10

Peter O'Neil Sun OTTAWA -- A newly released internal federal government document proves the federal government attempted to cover up its complicity in B.C.'s $1.5-billion leaky condo crisis, Conservative MP John Cummins said Wednesday. Cumm…

Feds tried to hide leaky condo crisis

2005-11-10

Peter O'Neil Sun OTTAWA -- A newly released internal federal government document proves the federal government attempted to cover up its complicity in B.C.'s $1.5-billion leaky condo crisis, Conservative MP John Cummins said Wednesday. Cumm…

Housing starts hit 25-year high

2005-11-09

Derrick Penner Sun Greater Vancouver recorded 2,009 housing starts in October, a 75-per-cent jump over the same month last year and the highest number of starts for an October in 25 years, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reported Tuesday.…