Real Estate News & Articles

The 60-storey Shangri-La hotel/condo complex is a hit with buyers

2005-03-06

Buyers crazy about new tallest building David Carrigg Van. Courier The 60-storey Shangri-La hotel/condo complex is a hit with buyers. When condo-sales king Bob Rennie accepted a contract to sell almost 300 units in what will be the city's t…

Home Care made simple (software manuals)

2005-03-05

MAINTENANCE I Richmond builder creates software to help keep everything shipshape Sun   CREDIT: Peter Battistoni, Vancouver Sun Timo Kellokoski's software system allows homeowners to track home maintenance records.   A Richmond en…

Lower costs of housing tricky, but there are ways

2005-03-05

Bob Ransford Sun Vancouver isn't the only place where house prices have soared in recent years. The revival of the B.C. economy is resulting in new levels of in-migration and job creation in population centres and rural areas throughout the…

South False Creek's bright future

2005-03-05

OPINION I Vancouver council's revised plan for the last substantial piece of waterfront land available for development is committed to all three aspects of sustainability -- social, environmental and economic Raymond Louie Sun CREDIT: Stuar…

Dream gardens: Pomaria tower the latest 'green' foray - finish 2007

2005-03-05

Michael Sasges Sun CREDIT: Peter Battistoni, Vancouver Sun Ali and Shahrzad Hakimzadeh, in the display kitchen at the sales centre for the Pomaria townhouse and high-rise complex on Howe Street. CREDIT: Peter Battistoni, Vancouver Sun Top r…

Home care made simple

2005-03-05

MAINTENANCE I Richmond builder creates software to help keep everything shipshape Sun CREDIT: Peter Battistoni, Vancouver Sun Timo Kellokoski's software system allows homeowners to track home maintenance records. A Richmond entrepreneur who…

Form B - can be out dated within just one day

2005-03-05

A need for full, current disclosure Tonny Harrison The Vancouver Sun

Shangri-La's big dig begins with golden shovel

2005-03-04

Buyer response to city's tallest tower overwhelming Ashley Ford Province CREDIT: Jason Payne, The Province Bob Rennie, left, presided over ground-breaking ceremonies yesterday for the Shangri-La. Also on hand were Vancouver Mayor Larry Camp…

SFU arts school new Woodwards building tenant - doc.

2005-03-03

School of Contemporary Arts home to 1,200 students John Bermingham Province   An artist’s depiction of the proposed Woodward’s building makeover. — THE PROVINCE   Woodward's extreme makeover just keeps getting be…

Preparing sale property for its closeup - doc.

2005-03-03

Homestagers work to trigger bidding wars among buyers, to get the absolute top price Deirdre McMurdy Province   GERRY KAHRMANN — THE PROVINCE For Rien Sharma and Michael McNamara, there are signs more certain than the first tende…

Regional housing sales rebound

2005-03-03

Strong jobs market and low interest rates continue to be the story, industry spokesman says Bruce Constantineau Sun The Greater Vancouver housing market showed its traditional February surge last month, with Multiple Listing Service sales j…

SFU arts school new Woodward's building tenant

2005-03-03

School of Contemporary Arts home to 1,200 students John Bermingham Province An artist’s depiction of the proposed Woodward’s building makeover. — THE PROVINCE Woodward's extreme makeover just keeps getting better. Simon Fr…

BC new home construction, renos top $10 billion in 2004

2005-03-02

Statistics Canada pegs rise at 25.5 per cent over '03 Michael McCullough Sun British Columbia led the country in the growth of residential construction investment last year, according to figures released Tuesday by Statistics Canada. Just o…

False Creek Plan passes

2005-03-02

Massive urban development to be model for 'green planning' Frances Bula Sun CREDIT: Ward Perrin, Vancouver Sun Files Looking across to the south shore of False Creek: Opposing councillors warn the redevelopment plan could cause serious fina…

Shangri-La tower full before ground broken

2005-03-01

Marke Andrews Sun Construction crews will break ground on Thursday for a condo and hotel complex that is already more than 90-per-cent sold and will eventually become the city's tallest building. Living Shangri-La, located at Georgia and Th…

Real Estate Board elects new president

2005-03-01

Sun SURREY -- Jake Siemens of Landmark Realty Corp. in Abbotsford was elected president of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board at the board's annual general meeting Feb. 23. The association also honoured Ken Cowie of Re/Max 2000 in Surrey w…

Convention Centre seen as 'spot to be'

2005-03-01

Scott Simpson Sun VANCOUVER - Proponents of Vancouver's convention centre expansion challenged developers on Monday to come up with plans to make the $565-million project the hottest "people place" along the city's waterfront. The group ove…

Beyond Google: new search engine delivers instant buzz

2005-02-28

Online news and gossip addicts will benefit from information at top speed Sarah Staples Sun American researchers claim to have invented the first Internet search engine tuned to uncover scandal as it unfolds gossip as it's being dished, and…

Voice over internet phone - new Vancouver Company

2005-02-28

'Maximum mobility both in and out of the home' Peter Wilson Sun   CREDIT: Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun People Line marketing director Russ McDermott can use his phone from the Think Bistro to make calls over the Internet.   A Vancou…

Living with elan downtown means never living with 'Kita'

2005-02-26

Michael Sasges Sun Living with élan downtown means never living with ‘Kita’ Presentation centre address: 1295 Seymour (at Drake), Vancouver Presentation centre telephone: 604-696-9030 Hours: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. daily, except…

Olympic housing promise dropped

2005-02-26

B.C. in the lurch as promised $1.5-billion fund left out of budget Frances Bula Sun The disappearance of a promised new $1.5-billion housing program from the federal budget is very bad news for B.C. and especially Vancouver as they prepare …

Cellphones, PDA & Lap Top brackets for cars

2005-02-25

Lowell Conn Province RAM's universal mounts hold GPS, cellphones and PDAs secure during shaky mobile conditions. The company also manufactures a mount that will allow drivers to use their laptop computers on the go -- not to mention an octo…

Blue Tooth Wireless workplace goes on the road - doc.

2005-02-25

Bluetooth technology is already popping up in cars -- taking phone calls and starting the car remotely. The office is next Ian Harvey Sun There's good news and bad news about Bluetooth, the wireless technology that seamlessly stitches toget…

Strata councils can impose peculiar rules - doc.

2005-02-25

If you don't like them, get yourself elected as a council member Joey Thompson Province Maureen Rieder has just joined the crush of first-time condo owners who too often find some neighbours relish running other people's lives. While it see…