Real Estate News & Articles

Granville Mall gets overhaul

2005-04-03

Economic pressures will drive out less attractive businesses Wendy McLellan Province CREDIT: Jon Murray, The Province Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association's Karen Peterson Ivanick sees serious change going on. In some blocks,…

Granville facelift planners ready choice of four futures

2005-04-03

Among the ideas is one that would bring automobiles back Wendy Mclellan Province CREDIT: Jason Payne, The Province Along with major redevelopment, Granville Street faces a redesign from bridge to waterfront. It has been three years since Va…

UBC 'town' one step closer

2005-04-02

UBC 'town' one step closer. Three finalists will now compete to design the $100-million project Darah Hansen Sun VANCOUVER - The creation of a $100-million "university town" -- a blended commercial and residential centre in the heart of the…

Ritz offers three bedrooms, three bathrooms

2005-04-02

Two master suites are rare in an apartment but perfect for some buyers Michael Sasges Sun VANCOUVER SUN - For those who prefer their master suite on the steamy side, the Ritz offers this peek-a-boo division between bedroom and bath in one o…

Whislter builder chases global sales

2005-04-02

Grove 1 asking-price is $10.5 million US for 4 1/2 acres and two homes Sun So memorably new that the judges in an industry competition created a new category for it, Grove 1 is the creation of ‘obsessive’ construction. ‘Bu…

SXIP offers new digital-identity paradigm

2005-03-31

Jim Jamieson Province With incidents of identity theft on the rise and concerns about safeguarding personal data online at an all-time high, a Vancouver technology entrepreneur is developing a new paradigm of a universal digital identity. O…

Vancouver landmark: Evergreen Building: slated for demolition

2005-03-31

Arthur Erickson upset over decision John Bermingham Province CREDIT: Les Bazso, The Province The Evergreen building was one of the first 'green' buildings. It will be replaced by a highrise tower. The city's most famous architect, Arthur Er…

BC's hot real estate market 'not a bubble ready to burst'

2005-03-31

Derrick Penner Sun B.C.'s hot real estate market is no bubble about to burst, panellists at the Vancouver Board of Trade's economic forum said Wednesday. But the prospect of rising interest rates in the fight against inflation could take th…

Doubly blessed up Howe Sound - Furry Creek

2005-03-26

At Furry Creek, residents enjoy living in a mountainside paradise that's an easy drive from Vancouver and Whistler Bob Brant Sun Furry Creek is a doubly blessed location, a collection of single-family residences above Howe Sound an easy dri…

Royally riverside: Water's Edge apartments command attention

2005-03-26

Michael Sasges Sun CREDIT: Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun Diana Brown of the Water's Edge sales staff takes in the model of the buildings, the design of which is the result of an international collaboration. CREDIT: Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun D…

Granville's changing look not likely to kill its 'street-with-edge image - doc.

2005-03-24

'It's important that diversity and eclectic uses remain,' developer Kerry Bonnis says Frances Bula Sun   CREDIT: Mark van Manen, Vancouver Sun Downtown Granville is expected to keep its edgy side during redevelopment of three of its ke…

University town at UBC's Hawthorne Lane - new development

2005-03-20

JEANI READ Province University Town at UBC makes the west side more affordable for UBC staff and students — and gives them an interest in developments. WAYNE LEIDENFROST— THE PROVINCE Above, Mike Feeny, Linda Quamme with kids Li…

UBC's high end Somerset project has only 5 out of 18 homes left

2005-03-19

High-end Somerset selling out Sun CREDIT: Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun Somerset's University of B.C. location is a big draw, says new home advisor Barbara Manning. CREDIT: Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun Sales representative Barbara Manning checks…

Housing sales surge ahead in February

2005-03-18

Michael McCullough Sun Home sales across B.C. picked up in February after a slow January, returning to last year's record-setting pace. Though the number of units sold declined slightly from February 2004, to 7,404, dollar volume increased …

Tower rejected for falling sort of 'architectural excellence'

2005-03-17

A design for the city's second-highest tower does not meet public standards, panel finds Frances Bula Sun VANCOUVER - Developer Simon Lim's dream of building Vancouver 's second-highest tower -- a 167-metre building with a forest garden enc…

Kitchen appliances with brains - doc.

2005-03-13

DIGITAL GOURMET: They're the next best things to having a food replicator Elaine O'Connor Province   The digital kitchen. It's the dream of every adult who comes home from work exhausted, stares into the fridge and fantasizes about a S…

Don't ignore your dishwasher - doc.

2005-03-13

Province The dishwasher is the unheralded hero in many kitchens, often forgotten until something goes wrong. Susan Bagwell from the service department at Trail Appliances Ltd. shares some tips to help keep this hard-working appliance runnin…

Property transfer tax: good news for first-time buyers

2005-03-11

Province First-time home buyers received welcome news in the February 15, 2005 BC Budget.     Now, under the Property Transfer Tax (PTT) First-Time Home Buyers’ Exemption program, qualifying first-time buyers can p…

Pay-as-you-go supercomputer is first of its kind, IBM says

2005-03-11

Company makes 'slices' of Blue Gene computer available to customers Gillian Shaw Sun   Pssst , wanna buy a slice of a supercomputer? Starting today, businesses will be able to access the formidable computing power of Blue Gene, the wor…

Houses used for growing pot are more likely to catch fire - doc.

2005-03-11

Bypasses installed to hide large amounts of power being used Chad Skelton Sun   CREDIT: Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun The remains of a burned house in Surrey used for a pot-growing operation.   A house containing a marijuana-growing …

BC housing starts rise 12.2% in February, 14% over last year

2005-03-09

Michael McCullough Sun B.C. housing starts rose 12.2 per cent from January to February, and 14 per cent over February 2004, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reported Tuesday. Construction began on 2,016 housing units across the province la…

Home ownership hits a high across North America

2005-03-09

Low mortgage rates, strong job growth enable 67 per cent of all Canadian households to own their homes Michael McCullough Sun Home ownership has hit a new high across North America, but rising home prices will likely halt or reverse the tre…

It's a seller's market again

2005-03-09

Low interest rates make home ownership possible Ashley Ford Province B.C. retains its dubious record of having the most expensive housing in the land, but according to data released yesterday, low interest rates still make home ownership he…

Spyware - Be very aware

2005-03-08

Spyware can record every keystroke and steal passwords Peter Wilson Sun   CREDIT: Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun Sioux Fleming of Computer Associates gives talks about the dangers of spyware; she says spyware almost always first appears afte…