Real Estate News & Articles

Flatiron architecture to offer unique Coal Harbour address

2005-08-06

All homes will have uninterrupted views at the Pender-Melville-Jervis site Sun RICHARD LAM/VANCOUVER SUN Two to a floor will be the residential arrangement at Flatiron (left). Apartment 1 (left above) measures up at 1,311 to 1,455 square fe…

Ruling may affect all our cheque deposits

2005-08-06

David Baines Sun In a decision released last week, B.C. Supreme Court judge Bruce Cohen invoked a piece of jurisprudence that should strike fear into the heart of any reasonable person: "If the law drives us to accept what one might conside…

1280 Richards - Grace Tower offers finger print entry access

2005-08-05

Yaletown residences believed to have the first building-wide biometric access control system in Vancouver Michael Kane Sun True luxury living means never having to lift a finger, except to get into your ultra-exclusive condo. Developer Jame…

Construction to start falling behind demand for new homes 'by next year'

2005-08-05

Bruce Constantineau Sun B.C. housing starts will drop by about six per cent next year as high house prices and slowly rising interest rates combine to "calm" the province's surging housing market, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. predicts …

Grace - Yaletown living at it's best

2005-08-01

Sabrina Wei Other In today’s Vancouver condo scene of shining glass towers piercing the skyline, there are some amazing properties to be had. Each development has a grandiose and stately name, trying to evoke a lifestyle sense of eleg…

Raffles exudes luxury at the junction of Robson and Yaletown

2005-08-01

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Lower Mainland Crazy Real Estate Market

2005-07-30

Tom Everitt Sun The lineup stretches around the block in anticipation of the latest installment from the notorious producer. People have been waiting weeks for the upcoming release date and overnight campers are not uncommon, a select few h…

Bursting the Bubble Myth

2005-07-29

Bruce Benham, Chief Operating Officer of RE/MAX International, Inc. Other We're all aware of the dramatic headlines proclaiming the inevitable "housing bubble" that will reportedly cripple the real estate industry, and the entire U.S. econo…

Housing prices due for a correction, bank says on 'bubble wa

2005-07-28

Economist believes the risk of a bubble is 'elevated' Michael Kane Sun CREDIT: Peter Battistoni, Vancouver Sun Neil Singh, a 34-year-old computer artist in Yaletown, recently bought a $219,000 townhouse in Langley as an alternative to renti…

Inspectors save buyers a bundle by pointing out problems

2005-07-28

Houses can be full of horror stories Peter Wilson Sun CREDIT: Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun Schiffer talks things over with Scott Meixner, a first-time buyer. The 5,000-square-foot Shaughnessy mansion had rats running everywhere. "The place was …

BC cities risk seeing homes "bubble" burst

2005-07-28

REAL ESTATE: But price correction unlikely to cause much pain ASHLEY FORD Province FONT face=Arial> Vancouver and Victoria’s housing markets are at risk from a “bubble market” — but not much, says a new quarterly …

Evergreen could be gone

2005-07-27

Cheryl Rossi Other Evergreen Building owner John Laxton wants to demolish the Arthur Erickson-designed West Pender building and put up condos. Photo-Dan Toulgoet The owner of a downtown office building designed by Arthur Erickson wants to r…

First-time buyers pay premium to buy homes

2005-07-27

Michael Kane Sun CREDIT: Peter Battistoni, Vancouver Sun Marcus Turner and Amberly Morison moved into a 550-square-foot condo they were able to buy, in part, because of her trust fund. Neil Singh commutes to a new townhouse in Langley rathe…

Settling for less house for the money - L'Hermitage

2005-07-27

Buyers willing to give up square footage for something in good shape Jim Jamieson Province CREDIT: Jason Payne, The Province A typical first-time buyer, Eric Pan choose L'Hermitage based on its great location and the nearly nonexistent upke…

Development starts at woodward's site

2005-07-26

Retail, housing, campus planned Ashley Ford Province CREDIT: Gerry Kahrmann, The Province Geotechnical tests begin at the Woodward's site yesterday in preparation for the $300-million-plus development. It is the beginning of the beginning. …

2005 Fireworks Map and Info

2005-07-26

Music, colours, fuses: The basics of fireworks Sun CHUCK RUSSELL/VANCOUVER SUN FILES Sweden's inaugural entry in the Celebration of Light competition at English Bay last year proved to be a winner. The team hopes to repeat its win this year…

Even in an empty country, high density makes sense

2005-07-23

Bob Ransford Sun Canada is a big country with relatively few people. But most Canadians live within a hundred kilometres of the Canada-U.S. border. That's probably why almost every new housing project today meets the resistance of existing …

Energy-creating housing is goal of national environmental group

2005-07-23

The Net Zero Energy Home Coalition wants all homes to create as much energy as they use Marty Hope Sun CREDIT: Ian Smith, Vancouver Sun A net zero home would produce at least as much electricity as it uses. Housing that actually creates at …

BC's other great architect finally in limelight

2005-07-23

The impact of the architecture of Fred Hollingsworth is equally important to that of Arthur Erickson, says curator-author Kim Pemberton Sun CREDIT: Ian Smith, Vancouver Sun Fred and Phyllis Hollingsworth continue to live in the first home h…

Video on demand has a new player in town

2005-07-21

Marke Andrews Sun A Vancouver company has jumped into the video-on-demand market, offering specialty channels and movies to anyone with a broadband Internet connection. Broadbandtv Corp., located in downtown Vancouver, claims to be the firs…

The Ultimate in home theatre

2005-07-19

Prices of high-end systems start at $250,000 and the sound, not the big picture, makes the largest impact Peter Wilson Sun

The Ultimate in home theatre

2005-07-19

Prices of high-end systems start at $250,000 and the sound, not the big picture, makes the largest impact Peter Wilson Sun       PHOTOS BY RICHARD LAM/VANCOUVER SUN ABOVE: The Chhachhi home home theatre has 10 leather recline…

City home sales stay on record pace

2005-07-19

Other SUPER GREEN: The new $450 million Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre on the waterfront will sport a "green roof" and energy-saving features as the city's latest landmark building. Photo: VTCC Expansion More townhomes were sold in G…

A new start to New Westminster

2005-07-19

New residential-commercial development to include troubled SkyTrain station Michael Kane Sun The new New Westminster Plaza 88 at New Westminster SkyTrain station is expected to transform the Royal City's main commercial strip with a highris…