Real Estate News & Articles

Woodward's social-housing units doubled

2004-12-08

Project to be a catalyst for redevelopment John Bermingham Province Doubling the number of social-housing units to 200 at the Woodward's redevelopment in Vancouver is expected to draw developers into the downtown area east of Cambie . Coun …

How to regain your privacy

2004-12-08

Simple steps can reduce those unwanted intrusions Brad Ziemer Sun CREDIT: Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun Bob Taylor, Canada Post's manager of corporate communications for the Pacific region, says the Consumer Choice service allows consumers to …

Building in B.C. cities collapsed by 15% in October, figures show

2004-12-07

But building industry body says the seasonally adjusted plunge could be a simply a 'blip' Brian Morton Sun CREDIT: Peter Battistoni, Vancouver Sun Framers work to finish a home in North Surrey. Applications for building permits are down for…

"Trade & Convention Cntr" Private bidders may rise to challenge

2004-12-05

Private bidders may rise to Challenge David Carrigg Sun   Russ Anthony, project manager for the $565-million convention centre project, says the Challenger map could be included in the pitch of a bidders who want to operate the private…

Homeowners responsible for Underground Oil Tank Hazard

2004-12-05

Naoibh O'Connor Sun Thousands of Vancouver homeowners have environmentally hazardous underground oil storage tanks on their property but might not know they exist. It may be costly, but a city manager says homeowners with old oil tanks buri…

Mail theft new frontier in stealing

2004-12-05

ETHAN BARON Province Iverson Just because the cheque’s in the mail doesn’t mean you’re going to get it. If you ask Jacqueline Iverson of Port Coquitlam she’ll tell you the cheque may vanish, never to be seen again. A…

Beware going into public hot tubs

2004-12-05

WATER THERAPY? Mountain professionals learn quickly to avoid public tubs ROBIN SUMMERFIELD Province A dip in a hot tub is great, and therapeutic, if you know the waters have been properly looked after. DEWITT JONES — FOR THE PROVINCE …

Markets take a downturn

2004-12-04

HOUSING TRENDS I While average price increased, sales declined for fourth consecutive month Petti Fong Sun   Real estate sales plummet Detached-home sales volume plunged in November compared to the same time last year in Greater Vancou…

Hackers thrive in wireless world

2004-12-04

Iain MacIntyre Sun Bessie Pang, executive director of the Society for Policing Cyberspace, says cybercrime is on the rise and is now a serious problem. The society's website, www.polcyb.org, provides advice for people on protecting themselv…

Real estate takes a breather

2004-12-03

It's going through an adjustment -- not a correction, experts say Derrick Penner Sun   Source: Credit Union Central of B.C. VANCOUVER SUN B.C.'s hot housing market has cooled more quickly than expected, which should hold sales, housing…

BC housing spending up 25 per cent from 2003

2004-12-02

Buyers across the province pumped $2.6 billion into real estate in third quarter Derrick Penner Sun   Source: Statistics Canada   British Columbians poured $2.6 billion into residential real estate investment in the third quarter …

BC housing market has yet to peak

2004-12-02

There's good news for renters in recent survey, too Ashley Ford Province   B.C.'s hyperactive housing market will start to chill out next year but it will only be temporary, Credit Union Central of B.C. says in its latest housing surve…

Spyware replaces worms or viruses as No.1 threat

2004-12-02

Province The wild world of Internet surfing is more dangerous than ever, due to a greater prevalence of malicious hacking, says IBM spokesman Pete Sturm. But Sturm says that " spyware " -- rather than worms or viruses -- has become the No. …

Shaw offers new online virus protection

2004-12-02

Gillian Shaw Sun Shaw Internet subscribers will have a new set of tools to defend their computers against viruses and other attacks with the company's announcement Wednesday of a new online security package. Wrapping up anti-virus and firew…

RAV line gets final approval, construction to start in 2005

2004-12-02

TransLink directors vote 8-4 in favour after raucous debate William Boei Sun CREDIT: Ian Smith, Vancouver Sun After Pitt Meadows Mayor Don McLean (left) called some of the directors unethical, an irritated Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell (ri…

Pared-down RAV approved

2004-12-02

Board votes 8-4 to go ahead with $1.72b project Frank Luba Province A trimmed-down RAV line was approved yesterday, despite stiff opposition at a rancorous TransLink meeting. A crowd of about 200 people, mostly opposed to the already over-b…

Digital text messages new service from Rogers

2004-12-01

Peter Wilson Sun The next voice you hear on your office or home phone could be digital, delivering a text message from your children at a party or your boss stuck in a meeting across town. Called Txt 2 Landline, the new service, announced M…

Average price of a BC home soars past $300,000

2004-11-30

Even with a decrease in sales in October, house prices continued to rise. Is an end in sight? Bruce Constantineau Sun   CREDIT: Peter Battistoni, Vancouver Sun Realtor Peter DeWitt stands in front of a west-side home that's for sale. H…

‘It’s time to scrap the current RAV concept’

2004-11-29

Province Once upon a time the TransLink board went shopping.They chose a company called SNC-Lavalin to build us a shiny new RAV Line.The Olympics were coming. All was right in the world. Suddenly the plotline of our story takes a turn.We he…

RAV line builder shaves $42m off price

2004-11-29

'I think we have a fully financed project': McCallum Jonathan Fowlie Sun The proposed Richmond-Airport-Vancouver rapid-transit line is a hair's-breadth away from being fully funded after the company bidding for the massive project knocked $…

Virtu: Clean lines, minimalist design

2004-11-28

NEW HOMES: Smack dab in trendy South Granville, Virtu units are all style and substance Jeani Read Province   CREDIT: Wayne Leidenfrost, The Province Virtu is granite counters and sleek spaces. CREDIT: Wayne Leidenfrost, The Province A…

Insurance woes trim inspector numbers

2004-11-27

Kim Pemberton Sun   KEITH ANDERSON/SPECIAL TO THE VANCOUVER SUN Bill Sutherland of the Canadian Association of Home and Property Inspectors says the B.C. chapter requires members to carry insurance. While home inspectors continue to be…

Penthouse offers all-season viewing

2004-11-27

Sun   CREDIT: Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun (Bedroom) CREDIT: Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun (Livingroom with floor to ceiling windows) Viewed from the right height and perspective, a Yaletown penthouse, for example, the approach of another V…

Procedure helps reading

2004-11-25

Radiofrequency energy waves correct a common problem Pamela Fayerman Sun CREDIT: Ian Smith, Vancouver Sun Dr. Francis Law of VisionMed frees Eric Wan from dependency on reading glasses. Source: Marketscope, an independent research firm that…