Real Estate News & Articles

567 Hornby, Le Soleil Hotel - Investors battle to regain control

2005-08-19

Ashley Ford Province Jewel Nomani contends that he is acting to protect his investment. SAM LEUNG — THE PROVINCE A long simmering, bitter civil war has broken into the open between investors at Le Soleil Hotel, one of downtown Vancouv…

One Wall Ctr., 989 Nelson - Vanc. skyscraper inspires Scottish tower

2005-08-19

Glasgow building to be modelled on it Randy Boswell Province Peter Wall and One Wall Centre. DAVID CLARK — THE PROVINCE Architects in Glasgow who have announced plans for the tallest structure ever built in Scotland say an acclaimed n…

Raffles Where Robson Meets Yaletown

2005-08-19

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BC real estate heads for record - but warning signs of a bubble

2005-08-18

2005 is looking set to top last year's mark for property resales, experts say Derrick Penner, with files from Eric Beauchesne Sun British Columbia 's real estate resale market will hit a record in 2005 before calming in 2006, the Canadian R…

New Canadian Tire store hopes to woo women

2005-08-18

Layout no longer designed just for dad Fiona Anderson and Darah Hansen Sun CREDIT: Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun Canadian Tire's Ross Saito chats with customers Lloyd Macil Quham, his wife, Swan, and sons Hanxi and Deniston at the new Cambie S…

It's not your dad's Canadian Tire

2005-08-18

New Cambie Street location customized for neighbourhood's condo dwellers Wendy McLellan Province CREDIT: Gerry Kahrmann, The Province Ross Saito's new Canadian Tire store is designed for downtown urban shoppers. Take just a few steps into t…

Vancity provided $1M to theatre at corner of Seymour & Davie but city of Van. will not allow name

2005-08-18

A signage bylaw could threaten corporate funding for the arts, festival director says Marke Andrews Sun CREDIT: Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun Because of a bylaw, the new Vancity Theatre will not be allowed to carry a sign with that name, which…

China gets 'bubble' warning

2005-08-17

Beijing to continue property price-controlling efforts Province SHANGHAI -- China faces a potential property "bubble" whose bursting could leave banks with huge losses, the central bank said in a report signalling that efforts to curb risin…

Mortgage fraud schemes bring BC warning

2005-08-16

Houses flipped among friends at inflated prices Fiona Anderson Sun B.C. real estate lawyers have been warned to be on the lookout for fraudulent mortgage schemes, called Oklahoma flips. In a notice to members last week, the B.C. Law Society…

Grace - latest in condo life: fingerprint readers

2005-08-16

BIOMETRICS: Scanners replace keys, locks JOHN BERMINGHAM Province Kyrani Kanavaros of James Schouw and Associates demonstrates the new device. WAYNE LEIDENFROST — THE PROVINCE Yaletown developer James Schouw has his fingerprints all o…

RRSP funds subject to rules

2005-08-15

Cash taken out must be repaid on schedule Ray Turchansky Province CREDIT: The Associated Press File Photo Real estate, such as a cabin, cannot be held directly in a registered retirement savings plan. With the housing market booming during …

Can I use part of my RRSP for job training?

2005-08-15

Cash taken out must be repaid on schedule Ray Turchansky Sun CREDIT: The Associated Press File Photo Real estate, such as a cabin, cannot be held directly in a registered retirement savings plan. With the housing market booming during recen…

Corus tower at UBC gets Coal Harbour treatment

2005-08-13

Features: 'Spa' bathrooms, concierge, small park Michael Sasges Sun GLENN BAGLO/VANCOUVER SUN CREDIT: Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun The suppliers of the kitchen appliances at Corus will be Miele, Sub-Zero and Panasonic. Panasonic will do the m…

Opus owner to renovate small Whislter hotel

2005-08-13

Sun The Timberline Hotel in Whistler received its first John Evans transformation more than a decade ago. Now, it's undergoing another by the veteran real estate developer and owner and manager of Vancouver 's Opus Hotel. Evans announced th…

BC non-residential building costs rising fastest

2005-08-13

Material and labour charges surge as voracious demand in the province pushes costs up nearly eight per cent in the second quarter Gillian Shaw Sun British Columbia 's building boom coupled with higher fuel prices combined to push Vancouver …

Realtor fined for giving bad advice to elderly vendor

2005-08-12

John Bermingham Province George Winchcombe, 80, received $337,000 for the sale of his family home in the 800-block Dunlevy in Vancouver. Six weeks later it was resold as two properties for a total of $491,000. JON MURRAY — THE PROVINC…

No rise in Vancouver house prices

2005-08-11

Simon Doyle Sun New housing prices stayed flat in Vancouver in June while they rose 0.9 per cent in Victoria , Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The price of new houses nationally rose by 0.8 per cent during June, following a similar increa…

Housing starts continue to boom

2005-08-10

Trades are working at full capacity Bruce Constantineau Sun A strong increase in multiple-family housing starts throughout Greater Vancouver last month offset a decline in single-family home construction so the total number of starts increa…

Multiple-housing projects now powering construction boom

2005-08-10

'We're now in second wave of consumer demand' Ashley Ford Province Urban housing starts in the province continued to power ahead last month. Driven largely by multiple-housing projects, July starts surged ahead by 17.1 per cent to 2,974 fro…

Construction industry continues to boom

2005-08-09

Ashley Ford Province The B.C. construction industry is getting no summer vacation this year, with the non-residential sector riding its best year since 2000. The sector continues to bounce back with a vengeance. So far this year, permits wo…

Non-residential permits lead the rush

2005-08-09

The value of permits hit $222 million in June, the highest in more than five years Bruce Constantineau Sun B.C. building plans surged ahead during the first half of 2005 as the value of building permits issued throughout the province increa…

Homeowners capitalize on their wealth as house prices soar

2005-08-09

Refinancing can free up cash for buying recreational or investment property Fiona Anderson Sun As prices for Vancouver real estate continue to rise at dizzying rates, people are capitalizing on their new-found wealth by taking out new mortg…

All travellers should get trip cancellation insurance

2005-08-08

Province CREDIT: The Canadian Press Chaos at Toronto's Pearson airport last Tuesday. TORONTO -- Summertime is travel time for many Canadians, but sometimes even the best-laid plans can fly out the window, causing you to cancel or cut short …

Boom, bust, and 'recreational' housing BC-style

2005-08-06

Bob Ransford Sun The mind wanders in August ... as much as real-estate shoppers wander during the summer. Anecdotally, I am told buying has slowed a bit in Vancouver and the suburbs over the last few weeks, a situation confirmed by the rele…