Real Estate News & Articles

Shangri-La Hotels to spread their allure to Vancouver

2004-09-24

Derrick Penner Sun   CREDIT: Glenn Baglo , Chuck Russell, Vancouver Sun Leanne Chan, of Beringa Communications Inc., works on preparations for the Living Shangri-La exterior plaza for today's opening. The Shangri-La will be the city's …

Woodward's plan fills 'social needs'

2004-09-24

City committee likes plan that brings less money, offers community more Frances Bula Sun   VANCOUVER - The developer of Vancouver 's two tallest towers and an award-winning architect have been recommended to transform the long-vacant W…

Still much to argue over as Woodward's design picked

2004-09-24

John Bermingham Province   The Big W now stands for Woodward’s, Westbank and Winner.    Woodward’s finally got a saviour last night after 20 perilous years for the Downtown Eastside landmark.   &nbs…

Software flow opens door to global cyber attack

2004-09-24

Gillian Shaw Sun Cyber attackers are gearing up to launch a new assault on the Internet, exploiting a flaw in the handling of a popular graphics format to deliver viruses and Trojan horses to computers around the world. Hackers were scrambl…

Luxury selling in White Rock

2004-09-22

High-end sales surge in White Rock/South Surrey, Victoria and West Van Derrick Penner Sun   Call it the Peninsula or the Lower Mainland's Carmel Valley , but in simple terms, White Rock/South Surrey is the hottest of hot spots in the n…

Bluetooth - a high-tech link that fails to connect

2004-09-22

Bluetooth technology held a lot of promise until cellphone operators realized it was free Sun LONDON -- Imagine the scene. You're walking through a crowded shopping centre on a Saturday afternoon and your cell phone bleeps. You get your pho…

Temporary home for float planes approved

2004-09-22

Other CREDIT: Global BC Float planes will dock about 250 metres west of their current location during the construction of the new Vancouver convention centre. Approval has been granted to three float-plane companies to temporarily relocate …

Hacker attacks on e-business soaring

2004-09-21

Criminals can get your banking information in mere minutes Gillian Shaw Sun Your credit card information is coming under more frequent attack on the Internet than ever before. A study released on Monday by Symantec Corp. says electronic com…

Filing photos made easy

2004-09-20

New software makes keeping track of digital photos a simple task Peter Wilson Sun   CREDIT: Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun Debi Parsons (above), a computer specialist from London Drugs, shows some of the photo software and digital cameras th…

Harbour-to-harbour air service to Victoria is essential

2004-09-20

Province The squeeze is being put on Coal Harbour floatplane operators due to pending development of the new waterfront convention centre in Vancouver.    As a result, a temporary solution is required to maintain their valuab…

Convention centre project must include home for floatplane dock

2004-09-20

Province Not only does Vancouver 's harbour house one of North America 's largest international shipping ports, it's also home to one of B.C.'s busiest airports where floatplane facilities handle up to 150 flights daily during peak seasons.…

Brownstone introduces the venerable brownstone-look

2004-09-19

Ashley Ford Province   Where: 930 West 13th Ave., Vancouver. What: Brownstone introduces the venerable brownstone-look typically seen in eastern parts of the country and the U.S. to the inner city with these 26 townhomes. When: Occupan…

Erickson, 80, greets new building challenges

2004-09-18

ARCHITECTURE I Some design changes are welcome, others not Kim Pemberton Sun   After turning 80 in June it would be understandable for internationally-respected Vancouver architect Arthur Erickson to slow down. But Erickson, who recent…

Unique office tower goes condo

2004-09-18

EVERGREEN BUILDING I It gets a complete interior refit plus four additional storeys Sun   CREDIT: Steve Bosch, Vancouver Sun John Laxton on the balcony of his office in the former Evergreen Building. An artist's rendering of the new 14…

Shangri-La is 75-per-cent sold before construction

2004-09-16

Michael Kane Sun   CREDIT: Steve Bosch, Vancouver Sun Jim Pattison paid more than $2.7 million for a suite. Vancouver billionaire Jim Pattison has bought. Senator Ed Lawson has bought. Commercial real estate guru Avtar Bains has bought…

Float planes urgently need a place to land

2004-09-15

In just a few weeks, two operators will be homeless Scott Simpson Sun   PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/VANCOUVER SUN Greg McDougall (left), president and CEO of Harbour Air, and Rick Baxter, president of West Coast Air. Float plane companies opera…

Buyers flock to Shangri-La

2004-09-15

Ashley Ford Province   Million-dollar properties are the top sellers in the prestigious Shangri-La development in Vancouver 's downtown core. In less than two weeks, over $200 million in condos in the building, destined to be the city'…

Which is the oldest house?

2004-09-14

The problem is there is no master list of when the first houses built in the city John Mackie Sun CREDIT: Photo by Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun Navvy Jack House, built in 1873, is North Shore's oldest. CREDIT: Photo by Ian Lindsay, Vancouver …

VAZU connects power of web to cell phone

2004-09-13

'Vazu Click' is a free, plug-in application for Internet Explorer browser May Wong Sun   CREDIT: Sandy Huffakere, Associated Press View of EverNote technology used in cell phones and mobile computers is shown during a technology show i…

Stratas must comply with rights charter

2004-09-12

Tony Gioventu Province   At a July Annual Meeting, strata owners were astonished to discover their council had donated $500 of the strata's money to a political party in the recent federal election. Not only were the owners outraged at…

Residents' group says 'no way' to float planes moving to Coal Harbour

2004-09-12

Charlie Anderson Province CREDIT: Arlen Redekop, The Province Float-plane companies are seeking permission to move westward until the new convention centre is built. Opponents of a temporary westward move of Coal Harbour 's float planes are…

Construction, sales drive housing surge

2004-09-11

Sun   Over the last year, housing continued to be one of the faster-growing sectors of the economy, supported by high levels of new construction, renovation and existing home sales, according to the 2004 edition of the Canadian Housing…

In a fickle market, you're the constant

2004-09-11

Ozzie Jurock Sun   No matter what subject I write about, the questions I've received in the last two months are always the same: Is it a bubble? Is it over? Is it turning into a buyer's market? Should I sell now and buy back when it cr…

Condos fuel BC's lead in housing

2004-09-10

Urban housing starts in B.C. increased by 33.8 per cent during August Sun   A condo building boom helped B.C. lead all regions of Canada in increases in the seasonally adjusted annual rate of urban housing starts in August, Canada Mort…