Real Estate News & Articles

‘If we build it, they will come’

2004-11-24

PORT: Houston sees

Future delays at Port of Vancouver could send Asian exporters elsewhere

2004-11-24

Improvements needed to road, rail and port facilities to cope with booming China trade Bruce Constantineau Sun CREDIT: Ian Smith, Vancouver Sun Vancouver Port Authority chief executive officer Gordon Houston faces an explosive growth in tra…

Hirise to be built at north end of Lions Gate Bridge

2004-11-22

Nothing West Vancouver can do to stop it, says mayor Kent Spencer Province   The Squamish Indian band plans to build highrises near the north end of Lions Gate Bridge . The band says the land is worth about $750 million and needs to be…

How peace of mind is being stolen

2004-11-21

THEFT IN THE CITY: In the first of a two-part series, we look at how property crime affects Vancouver ETHAN BARON Province Glue down the welcome mat: Company’s coming, and it’s not invited.     InVancouver , famed…

Condo Centre an 'automall' for buyers

2004-11-20

REAL ESTATE I The facility at 400 Robson can showcase up to seven different projects KIM PEMBERTON Sun    Starting today condo and recreational-property buyers can go onestop shopping in downtown Vancouver. Think of it like a…

Few waterfront properties available

2004-11-20

NEW DEVELOPMENTS I Industry representatives lament there is very little prime waterfront left in Lower Mainland choice locations WYNG CHOW Sun        Six years ago, Marathon Developments couldn’t find any take…

Music Download Players - Everything You Wanted To Know

2004-11-20

Sun When it comes to hard-drive MP3 players, there’s the Apple iPod — with 5.7 million of them in consumers’ hands as of September — and then, trailing badly, there are the rest. The iPod has about 90.9 per cent of t…

RAV It’s do or die, and the choice is in TransLink’s hands

2004-11-20

The much-voted-on project goes back for another show of hands because it

Contract protects taxpayers, TransLink, RAVCO says

2004-11-20

But taxpayers remain liable for ridership levels on the transit line, chief executive Larry Bell says WILLIAM BOEI Sun BILL KEAY/VANCOUVER SUN From Waterfront . . . Waterfront station will be the starting point for the RAV line. The plan is…

Downtown bars to remain open until 3 a.m., council votes

2004-11-19

Vote was 8-3 by Vancouver body Jack Keating and John Bermingham Province Vancouver 's downtown bars will remain open until 3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, city council decided last night. Council voted 8-3 against turning the clock ba…

Rapidly rising house prices not sustainable

2004-11-18

Lumber exports would be hit by contracting U.S. economy Michael Kane Sun   Americans are in the midst of an unsustainable real estate bubble that will rattle Canada if it bursts, a leading economist warned Wednesday. British Columbia '…

Cooper's Quay rising in False Creek Waterfront

2004-11-18

Province   Being developed on False Creek’s north shore by Concord Pacific, Cooper’s Quay has one of the last two waterfront sites remaining in the mammoth urban-renewal project that began 16 years ago. The five-building co…

Vancouver's homes least affordable

2004-11-18

Province   CREDIT: Nick Procaylo, The Province Condos are the more affordable option. OTTAWA -- A new report says B.C. has the least affordable housing in the country, while Alberta 's housing is the most affordable. Overall, though, h…

Vancouver prices to keep climbing

2004-11-18

Eric Beauchesne Sun   The cost of housing in Vancouver , already the highest in Canada , is predicted to climb still higher, an RBC report says today. Of all the cities surveyed across Canada for affordability, Vancouver earned the fin…

Waterfront land running out

2004-11-17

Sun Waterfront land running out Condo project on False Creek one of the last sites left for development Gillian Shaw Vancouver Sun November 17, 2004 On the waterfront These five buildings, stretching east from the Cambie Street Bridge all t…

Average house price to top $400,000

2004-11-16

Real estate prices in Vancouver are forecast to rise about eight per cent in 2005 Michael Kane Sun   CREDIT: Peter Battistoni, Vancouver Sun Re/Max Select Properties realtor Arlene Butler is still seeing multiple offers but fewer bidde…

Langara Green - residences with space

2004-11-13

Mike Sasges Sun       CREDIT: Peter Battistoni, Vancouver Sun Sales coordinator Patricia Glass views a model of Langara Green townhome project, which is being built in Vancouver's Oakridge neighbourhood. LANGARA GREEN Present…

Compact house makes up for size with quality spaces

2004-11-13

Kim Pemberton Sun   CREDIT: Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun Intern architect David Battersby sits on the stairs of his unit in the house he shares with Heather Howat. Their workspace is a shared area. CREDIT: Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun The …

Cost of new homes up 5.8% in September over a year ago

2004-11-11

Michael Kane Sun   Canadians continued to pay more for new houses in September, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The cost of new homes increased 5.8 per cent year-over-year, driven higher by strong demand and rising costs for labour a…

Bylaw aimed at cutting false alarms

2004-11-11

Vancouver police say nine out of 10 calls are false Glenn Bohn Sun VANCOUVER - Vancouver police hope a new bylaw will cut in half the number of false security alarms they respond to -- sometimes with guns drawn. Nine times out of 10, the al…

Bar owners lobby to keep Vancouver a 'vibrant city'

2004-11-11

Council ponders rolling back closing times from 3 a.m. to 2 a.m. Frances Bula Sun ‘…the police department have long been asking for a return to Sleepy Hollow…? John Teti Chair of a group seeking later closing times Vancouv…

Premier turns the sod for convention centre

2004-11-09

$565-million project will boost convention capacity for 2008 Wendy Mclellan Province   CREDIT: Gerry Kahrmann, The Province Premier Gordon Campbell shows off a model of the new convention centre. After more than a decade of planning, c…

Housing starts fall, but still up 21% so far this year

2004-11-09

Growth expected to continue through 2005, boosted by various factors Michael Kane Sun   Monthly housing starts in Greater Vancouver plunged 42 per cent in October, but that's nothing to get too excited about, industry experts say. Star…

Home Price to cool in 2005

2004-11-09

Province   OTTAWA -- The pace of home building slowed last month, part of a forecast cooling of the hot housing market that will continue into next year and which will dampen both sales and price increases. "Canada's housing market wil…