Real Estate News & Articles

Rent-to-purchase agreements

2005-10-01

Tenants, Landlords must have a clear understanding on option to buy the property Other Last month, I discussed the importance of clearly setting out the terms of a rental agreement when a house is being lived in by only one of its owners. T…

540 Beatty - warehouse re-development - 57 suites

2005-10-01

A wonderful tribute to Vancouver's heritage Sun CREDIT: Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun Built before the First World War, the warehouse at 540 Beatty is undergoing a rebuild, into 57 studios, one and two bedroom apartments and penthouses. Under …

Stella - new 96 unit development on 13-stories at 12th & Kingsway

2005-10-01

VANCOUVER I Auto group's owners pursue a retail-below, residential-above innovation at Stella Michael Sasges Sun STELLA The Stella two-bedroom is an invitation to buyers to make all kinds of life-transforming things happen at the newhome pr…

Know your rights when buying strata property, ie. pets/rentals

2005-10-01

CAVEATS AND COVENANTS I It's not just a condominium you're getting -- you're buying into a community Gillian Shaw Sun CREDIT: Ward Perrin, Vancouver Sun Catherine Hall looks over the paperwork for her new condominium purchase. Catherine Hal…

BC urged to lower home taxes

2005-10-01

TAXES I Over 25 years, interest on the GST adds $25,000 to the cost of a $500,000 home: Peter Simpson Fiona Anderson Sun CREDIT: Peter Battistoni, Vancouver Sun Files Peter Simpson, CEO of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders' Association, s…

Fall 2005 Metropolitan Housing Outlook

2005-10-01

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Vonage & Skype VOIP's (voice over internet) getting very popular

2005-10-01

TECHNOLOGY I Just a couple of years ago, few of us even knew what VoIP is. Now there are so many telephone calls being made over the Internet, the telcos are abuzz Peter Wilson Sun CREDIT: Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun >Vonage customer Scott …

Floating homes in Granville Island's Sea Village

2005-09-30

Modernism floats in Sea Village, the cul-de-sac that's also a tourist attraction Paula Brook Sun CREDIT: Photo by Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun The layout optimizes narrow view corridors, with windows that open onto the kayak dock. Furnishings…

Ceramic shower stalls no longer a problem

2005-09-30

Once prone to leaks and crumbling tiles, trouble-free ceramic tile showers are now easily installed Steve Maxwell Sun The Kerdi drain cutaway for a shower drain designed to keep a shower in tip-top condition. Installing the waterproofing ma…

Recycled rubber tiles give high-end look

2005-09-30

Material is indestructible and maintenance-free Sun EuroSlate comes in two-by-three-foot sheets, which overlap and interlock What's hot for the home? Trouble-free, maintenance-free roofing that has the high-end look of slate or hand-split c…

Bowling alley one of proposals for new Woodwards

2005-09-30

City council to vote Tuesday on how to pick tenants John Bermingham Sun A bowling alley is one of 55 proposals put forward by non-profit groups for the Woodward's facelift. Vancouver city council is to vote Tuesday on the method it will use…

Ottawa covered up leaky condo, MP claims

2005-09-29

It knew about problems with insulation regulations since 1980, a Delta MP says Peter O'Neil, with research by Vancouver Sun librarian KateBird Sun CREDIT: Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun files The federal government won't discuss leaky condos be…

Buying a condominium - Flippers beware of current market

2005-09-25

Sam Cooper 24 hours Sun Thinking of diving into Vancouver 's scorching condo market? Prospective homeowners get the green light; but quick buck investors get a cautionary yellow from a local expert. Bryan Woolley, president of Maverick Real…

Home-ownership affodability issue

2005-09-24

Peter Simpson Sun For many years, the ability of young people to afford to buy their first home in the Lower Mainland has been a concern in the building industries. The findings from the Greater Vancouver Home Builders' Association's annual…

Gastown is undergoing another birthing experience

2005-09-24

'Birthplace of Vancouver' is being reborn again into a Soho-like community Sun When are four adults in a room news? When the room is in a 115-year-old building in Vancouver and the four adults represent three separate development initiative…

Consider cost of commuting in condo pick

2005-09-24

Transportation now a huge issue in the hugely booming -- and confusing -- marketplace Jason Craik Sun VANCOUVER SUN/FILES The MAC Real Estate Solution partners, Cameron McNeill (left) and Jason Craik, have generated $350 million in sales fo…

Space-makers infuse Raffles tranquility

2005-09-24

Michael Sasges Sun When he first visited the presentation centre, Raffles prospect Howard Don reports, he had to really look to find the fridge. It’s behind the ‘pantry’ door in the photograph (left), a compact affair from…

Realtor suspended after drug charges laid

2005-09-23

Sun RICHMOND - The B.C. Real Estate Council has suspended Richmond realtor Albert Luk after a police raid on a Richmond home uncovered a drug lab containing 200 kilograms of ecstacy worth an estimated $15 million. Luk, who co-owned the hous…

Whistler housing gets mixed review

2005-09-23

Plan unveiled for price-controlled development Clare Ogilvie Province WHISTLER -- The master plan for the Athletes' Village at the 2010 Winter Olympics has received mixed reactions. "I think it is fantastic, really fantastic, really excitin…

Science World - A world for exploring

2005-09-23

An 84,000-square foot outdoor science park, costing about $4.5 million, has been proposed on the grounds of Science World Chad Skelton Sun In honour of Science World being awarded a ‘green certificate’ by BC Hydro Power Smart, t…

Turning kids on to science

2005-09-23

An 84,000-square foot outdoor science park, costing about $4.5 million, has been proposed on the grounds of Science World Chad Skelton Sun In honour of Science World being awarded a ‘green certificate’ by BC Hydro Power Smart, t…

Two of Vancouver's oldest mansions changes hands this month

2005-09-22

Dick Sandwell's collection of first editions on major voyages goes to auction at Christie's John Mackie Sun CREDIT: Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun Walter Nichol, B.C.'s lieutenant-governor from 1920-26, was the first owner of the mansion built …

Downtown Vancouver's View Offices are all gone

2005-09-21

Ashley Ford Province The robust B.C. economy has spelled the end of double-digit office vacancies across the Lower Mainland, Royal LePage Commercial Inc. said yesterday. In its latest office-vacancy-rate survey the company said the vacancy …

Lift Restaurant in Coal Harbour & Kits Beach Watermark restaurant

2005-09-20

A TASTE FOR HAUTE DESIGN SPECIAL ROOMS I We