Real Estate News & Articles

BC's anachronistic regional districts need reform

2005-07-09

Bob Ransford Sun If you are a property owner, at the beginning of last week you wrote a big cheque to pay your annual property taxes. You probably didn't realize that about 10 per cent of the taxes you paid went to unelected government bodi…

It's no secret: We're a great place to live

2005-07-09

Kim Pemberton Sun IT'S NO SECRET: WE'RE A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE We know it, but the word is spreading. Vancouver was described as one of the "primate cities" or "places where the world's well-off want to live or visit regularly," according to…

Affordable-housing company buys 18 buildings around city

2005-07-07

In one deal, TransGlobe gains long-sought presence in B.C. Fiona Anderson Sun TransGlobe Property Management made a dramatic entry into the B.C. apartment market Wednesday, purchasing approximately 900 rental units in 18 buildings throughou…

House prices still rising, but not as fast as previously

2005-07-07

Sun Home prices continued to rise through the spring, but the pace of appreciation slowed in the largest, formerly hottest, housing markets of Vancouver , Montreal, and Toronto, Royal LePage Real Estate Services said Wednesday. Nationally, …

Lower Mainland Prices Rise But at a less rapic rate

2005-07-07

Province Canadian house prices -- even Vancouver ones -- are still rising, but at a slower rate the latest survey numbers show. Royal LePage Real Estate Services said yesterday prices in all major Canadian cities rose in the second quarter,…

June house sales soar to near-record levels

2005-07-06

No signs of strong market slowing down Bruce Constantineau Sun Lower Mainland house sales soared to near-record levels in June, with Greater Vancouver sales reaching the fourth-highest level ever posted on the Multiple Listing Service while…

Grosvenor Developments steps into rentals

2005-07-04

Purchase of Kerrisdale apartment building part of bigger plan to buy at least 1,000 rental units in Vancouver, president says Fiona Anderson Sun Grosvenor Capital Corp. is venturing into the Vancouver residential rental market as the next s…

Resume fraud - is it worth it to lie on your resume - doc.

2005-07-03

Starting off on an honest footing Wendy Mclellan Province   CREDIT: Ric Ernst, The Province Dave Dinesen displays phoney diploma certificates that can be easily obtained for a nominal fee over the Internet.   It is so tempting to …

Home Inspections - Ignore the home inspectors advice at your own risk

2005-07-03

HOMES: Ignore the inspector's advice at your own risk Joanne Hatherly Province VICTORIA -- To inspect or not to inspect? It shouldn't be a question. Here's some advice for buyers bypassing home inspections: Don't be a fool. Making an offer …

The bubble is about to burst - History's biggest financial bubble

2005-07-03

Brian Lewis Province The house-buying mania and soaring price frenzy we're seeing locally, nationally and globally is now described as an "economic bubble." And, like all bubbles, sooner or later it's going to burst. And when that happens, …

Local Computer Network Co. - Apparent Networks a new success story

2005-07-02

INNOVATION I When the bubble burst, Irfhan Rajani found a niche when others bailed out Gillian Shaw Sun   CREDIT: Ward Perrin, Vancouver Sun Irfhan Rajani's company Apparent Networks specializes in network intelligence and solutions. &…

Companies find that employees working at home are more productive

2005-07-02

Telecommuting workers don

Float homes in Victoria Harbour - Esquimalt Village

2005-07-02

THE ISLAND: Victoria Harbour view, sea life among the attractions of Esquimalt

Rental Apartment Block Prices up an average 58% in first half of 05

2005-07-02

Bruce Constantineau Sun CREDIT: Mark van Manen, Vancouver Sun Mark Goodman (left) and father David at a Vancouver apartment building they recently sold at 1150 Bute. Population growth is spurring demand for rental units. The value of apartm…

James Schouw development Grace Tower at 499 Drake - 1280 Richards

2005-07-02

Malcolm Parry Sun James Schouw and Nazanin Afshin-Jam will leave their penthouse for one he's building 200 feet higher. JAMES SCHOUW and former Miss World runner-up Nazanin Afshin-Jam have just about got their 5,000-square-foot Yaletown pen…

Canada victory unearthed - doc.

2005-07-01

Excavations at a long-lost Georgia fort show that the Americans did not, after all, win the last battle of the War of 1812 Randy Boswell Sun Relics recalling a remarkable moment in Canadian history are being unearthed by a team of archeolog…

Vancouver Downtown East Side - Woodward's Building

2005-07-01

A tsunami of redevelopment is sweeping from the seedy Downtown East Side to the Fraser River Other F rom the Downtown East Side to the East Fraserlands, the eastern half of Vancouver is seeing renewed interest from developers. While the exc…

Restaurant Appraisers & Equipment Auction Houses - doc.

2005-06-30

Province Quality restaurant equipment at substantial savings When it comes to food equipment, Jerry Wowchuk knows his stuff. After years in the service and repair end of the food equipment business, Jerry turned his attentions to auction&sh…

CBC in Partnership with Concord Pacific to build 2 residential bldgs

2005-06-30

With 2010 in mind, the corporation wants to spruce up its digs Amy O'Brian Sun   Initial architectural image of the proposed CBC development.   One of Vancouver 's most distinctive -- perhaps most reviled -- buildings is about to …

Queen of Oak Bay Looses Power ... Hits Wall - doc.

2005-06-30

Captain skilfully avoids dock, averts tragedy Chad Skelton and Doug Ward Sun   CREDIT: Ward Perrin, Vancouver Sun Photo ...the vessel experienced an engine problem docking at Horseshoe Bay.   A dramatic accident at Horseshoe Bay T…

Town centers anchor communities in cities & suburbs

2005-06-30

SUSTAINABILITY : Creating a livable city means accepting more density PETER BIRNIE Sun  When Vancouver held the Habitat For Humanity conference in 1976, Imelda Marcos defended her dictator husband’s slum-clearance program in the …

Hot Market forcast to stay through 2006 - no housing Bubble as thought

2005-06-30

Credit union economist forecasts higher sales and prices in record market expansion Brian Morton Sun CREDIT: Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun George Wong, of Platinum Project Marketing, has sold $430 million in product so far in 2005. Think B.C.'…

Your summer patio dinning directory - doc.

2005-06-29

A rundown of our food critic's favourites for patio dining, offering good eats, good drinks, a view and the occasional overhead bug zapper Mark Laba Province   CREDIT: Jon Murray, The Province Tom Hughes, a waiter at Bravo Bistro, brin…

Economic powerhouse drives BC business

2005-06-29

The Greater Vancouver area is expected to produce more than half of the province's total output of goods and services in 2005 Derrick Penner Sun CREDIT: Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun Greater Vancouver's ports are a major factor in the region's…