Real Estate News & Articles

Luxury boats build in BC - doc.

2005-02-08

More than 1,500 people in the industry generate annual sales totalling about $200 million US Mike Beamish Sun   CREDIT: Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun Lance Bracewell owns >Bracewell Marine group in Richmond that is currently building a $…

BC at top of building boom

2005-02-08

Vancouver shows country's biggest gains in value of building permits Brian Morton Sun Building confidence: Vancouver the clear leader Vancouver was in a league of its own as far as the percentage increase in value of building permits taken …

Chinese buyers snap up condos

2005-02-07

Immigrants from mainland China want west side neighbourhoods with good schools Gillian Shaw Sun Buyers from China are emerging as a growing force in Greater Vancouver's fast-selling condominium market. A condo project at the University of B…

How life in Vancouver will Change

2005-02-06

CITY SKYLINE: Olympic-related construction projects will have a dramatic impact JIM JAMIESON Province An artist’s impression of the $495-million Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre currently under construction in Coal Harbour &…

On the bright side with Brownstone

2005-02-06

OPEN HOUSE: English-style townhomes on West 13th Avenue Jeani Read Province CREDIT: Gerry Kahrmann, The Province Brownstone tour: (from top left to right) units feature soaker tubs in bright bathroom; master bedroom; kitchen with dark cabin…

Downtown review pursues healthy live-work split

2005-02-05

Bob Ransford Sun A few weeks ago I wrote about the dwindling supply of industrial land in Vancouver . The threat to industrial land is only one challenge facing the 's economic future. Pressure is also being felt to allow residential uses i…

Artful replacement: '50s lowrise kindles intentions of Galleria dev.

2005-02-05

Sun CREDIT: Ward Perrin, Vancouver Sun Seeing is believing, the MacDonalds, parents Steven and Chie MacDonald, with children Lukas and Skyla, bought two Galleria homes over two days, one to rent out and one of live in. CREDIT: Ward Perrin, …

Building boom imperils heritage

2005-02-05

John Mackie Sun CREDIT: Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun Heritage house at1052 Seymour St., the lone survivor of its kind on the block, is perched on the edge of a deep excavation for another Yaletown tower. VANCOUVER I One of the oddest sights i…

Red-hot housing market shows signs of slowing down

2005-02-04

Province Real-estate markets in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley are beginning to cool, according to January sales figures released yesterday. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver reports that overall sales of detached, attache…

Home sales drop in January

2005-02-04

Potential buyers get more time to consider their purchases Bruce Constantineau Sun Lower Mainland housing sales dropped off last month and the number of homes for sale went up, giving potential buyers more time to consider their purchases, …

Housing sales boom to continue

2005-02-04

B.C. will remain among the hottest real estate markets Bruce Constantineau Sun The B.C. housing market will remain among the top three markets in Canada this year -- along with Alberta and Quebec -- as a growing provincial economy creates m…

Wal-Mart pitches new 'green' store - doc.

2005-02-03

Windmills, geothermal heating proposed in bid to appease council Bruce Constantineau Sun Proposed Wal-Mart leaves a greener footprint Big-box boom Source: Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Canada has unveiled a $30-million-plus, environmentally correct des…

These folks weren't made of money -- but their house was

2005-02-03

John Mackie Sun VANCOUVER - Be careful when you're tearing down an old house. You never know what you'll find in the walls. Recently I went with my friend Murray Bush to see an old house in Kitsilano that had been sold. Another friend had s…

Mobile MUSE looks to embed worldforum in city streets

2005-02-02

MARKET I Hand-held devices will

Microsoft takes on Google, Yahoo with new search engine

2005-02-02

Gillian Shaw Sun After almost two years of developing and testing its own technology, Microsoft launched a new Internet search engine Tuesday in 25 countries and 10 languages. The move boosts Microsoft's position in a highly competitive mar…

Computer transistors' days may be numbered

2005-02-02

The devices that replaced vacuum tubes could be succeeded by even smaller crossbar latches Matthew Fordahl Sun   CREDIT: Eric Risberg, Associated Press Researchers Duncan Stewart (left), Phil Kuekes and Stan Williams have demonstrated …

Downtown Edgewater Casino opens at the Plaza of Nations

2005-02-02

Marke Andrews Sun The new Edgewater Casino at the Plaza of Nations, which opens Thursday, is housed in the old Enterprise Hall building. CREDIT: Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun Edgewater Casino owners, Len Libin (left) and Gary Jackson prepare f…

New South False Creek Development Worth $1.2 Billion

2005-02-02

City's 20-year plan envisages parks, a boardwalk, shopping, community centres Joel Baglole Sun An architect’s drawing shows the proposed Athletes Village in southeast False Creek for the 2010 Winter Games VANCOUVER - The City of Vanco…

Identity thieves hit Canadians more often than Americans

2005-02-01

Experts unsure of reason, especially since Canadians tend to be more cautious Michael McCullough Sun Canadians report a higher incidence of identity theft even though they are far more cautious than Americans about sharing their personal in…

Tech Toys - Latest Batch

2005-01-29

Peter Wilson Sun 1) CANON POWERSHOT A510, $375. Small and light and sporting 3.2 megapixel capability, the A510 is designed to introduce its users to the concept of digital photography. It comes equipped with a 4x optical zoom lens that off…

City Fido to 'burbs': you're out .

2005-01-29

WIRELESS I The unlimited calling plan is also gone Peter Wilson Sun Once touted as a wireless home phone replacement for all Lower Mainlanders, City Fido is hanging up on most of the suburbs and abandoning its unlimited calling plan. As of …

Convention Centre expansion should stay on budget

2005-01-29

Convention centre expansion should stay on budget, minister adds Bruce Constantineau Sun The Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre expansion project is expected to generate 6,700 construction jobs. B.C. taxpayers will be liable for a…

Executive Hotels building New High End Building - Encore

2005-01-28

Sale points to demand for highrises outside core Michael McCullough Sun A unexpectedly successful condominium sale in Burnaby last weekend indicated there's a demand for high-end highrise living outside the downtown core. By the end of its …

Google offers video-search service for TV information

2005-01-25

Michael Liedtke Sun SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc. is using its popular Internet search technology to find information and images broadcast on television, continuing a recent effort to extend its reach beyond the web. The California-based com…