Real Estate News & Articles

BC leads national housing boom

2004-02-06

Torrid demand that drove construction in 2003 continuing Eric Beauchesne Province OTTAWA -- The housing boom should continue into this year, according to two federal agencies. "Consumer confidence remains high while mortgage rates remain lo…

Value of building permits tops $50 Billion

2004-02-06

Sun OTTAWA -- The value of building permits issued by towns and cities across the country topped the $50-billion mark in 2003 for the first time, says Statistics Canada. "In total, municipalities issued $50.8 billion in building permits, up…

Housing starts expected to reach 203,9000

2004-02-06

Sun OTTAWA -- Housing starts are expected to reach 203,900 units this year, the third highest level since 1989, says Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. The projection is down from a 15-year high of 218,400 units in 2003, the agency said Thur…

Unique office building now condo project

2004-02-05

Westcoast Transmission building sits on prime Coal Harbour site Wyng Chow Sun   The landmark Westcoast Transmission office building -- considered by architects to be one of Vancouver 's most earthquake-resistant structures because of i…

How long before we're priced like Manhattan?

2004-02-04

Latest figures show cost of a Vancouver-area home still rising Damian Inwood Province   Realtor Gail Lepore can sell you this $3.7-million 'sub-penthouse' on the 24th floor of the Cascina tower, where you'll have the view of Coal Harbo…

Residential property market dips slightly

2004-02-04

Detached homes transactions declined Wyng Chow Sun   Condominium and townhouse sales rose in January over the previous year, but a decline in transactions involving detached houses pushed Greater Vancouver's residential property market…

Primus' new internet phone system works like a charm

2004-02-04

The line was clear, there were no delays and no garbled words Peter Wilson Sun   It took Peter Wilson only 20 minutes to install his Primus Internet telephone system and then make a call to his daughter. CREDIT: Mark van Manen, Vancouv…

Cause For Alarm

2004-02-03

Too often, the sense of security is false Gerry Bellett Sun Michael Jagger and a friend founded Provident in 1996, providing security at school dances CREDIT: Mark van Manen, Vancouver Sun All the doors and windows are electronically alarme…

Cause for alarm

2004-02-03

Too often, the sense of security is false Gerry Bellett Sun Michael Jagger and a friend founded Provident in 1996, providing security at school dances. CREDIT: Mark van Manen, Vancouver Sun All the doors and windows are electronically alarm…

West side residential suites go legal

2004-02-02

Vancouver's west side has 4,800 illegal suites housing 12,000 residents, city estimates Trevor Boddy Sun     The city's proposals on illegal suites are one more session of the eastside- westside tango that defines Vancouver politi…

Should we be a mega-city?

2004-02-02

Instead of 21 cities trying to get along in the Lower Mainland, some envision 1, or 4 Kent Spencer Province Is bigger better? Most Canadian cities think so, but not the Lower Mainland. Toronto , Montreal , Ottawa , Halifax , Winnipeg , Edmo…

Vancouver council OKs construction of 43-storey downtown skyscraper

2004-02-01

Charlie Anderson Province An artist's depiction of a proposed 43-storey building that will be built at the corner of Bute and Melville streets. Vancouver gave permission for the building to be constructed to a height of 122 metres, which is…

Housing boom pushes up Langley Township's population

2004-01-30

Sun LANGLEY - A housing boom pushed up Langley Township 's population by more than 2,000 residents last year, a trend that is expected to continue until the year 2021. The 90,000 population increased by about 2,250 people in 2003, or 2.5 pe…

'04 investing a high-wire act

2004-01-26

Twin deficits in the U.S. make for a challenging second half of the year Brian Lewis Province FRANCES HORODELSKI in the cycle's sweet spot This is going to be a year when individual investors and tight-rope walkers share a fundamental requi…

Real estate investing pays off

2004-01-26

Rules of game have changed over time; eligibility now simpler Michael Kane Sun Finding the lowest mortgage rate isn't always the best way to go, says mortgage broker Rob Regan-Pollock. Katannya Kayler has increased her leverage after making…

Why the current real estate boom is a little different

2004-01-24

Lower interest rates help, but also we're living in hope of an exonomic boost from the Winter Olympics that are still six years away Bob Ransford Sun

'More bedrooms than people to sleep in them' in richer areas

2004-01-21

Greater Vancouver's growth occurring mostly in its more affordable suburbs Nicholas Read Sun (A large group of people) If you live in Surrey, Burnaby, Maple Ridge, Port Moody, New Westminster or almost anywhere else immediately outside Vanc…

Surrey attracts most new folks

2004-01-20

Mayor expects city to surpass Vancouver's population in a decade Damian Inwood Province Construction is booming in Vancouver, B.C.'s largest city with 568,442 residents. CREDIT: Ric Ernst, The Province Surrey is B.C.'s fastest growing city,…

False Creek South - Development Proposal

2004-01-18

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Realtors want drug declaration added to B.C. seller's disclosure

2004-01-18

Stuart Hunter Province One of the grow-ops -- commercial marijuana growing operations -- that are being raided in the Lower Mainland. Photo from the Drug Awareness Service of the RCMP. CREDIT: The Province B.C. realtors are calling for chan…

Hotel rental pools everything you want to know

2004-01-15

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Downtown building boom strains at land, labour limitations

2004-01-10

DEVELOPMENT I To meet rising demand, major developers look at billion-dollar projects Wyng Chow Sun (Left) Peter Wall's Yaletown Park, comprising 880 units in three towers on Mainland. (Right) Model of new Chinatown residential development.…

History taking shape beneath Gastown

2004-01-07

Petcetera founder's $22.5-million heritage theme park opens June 1 Yvonne Zacharias Sun Danny Guillaume, president and CEO of Historical Xperiences Inc., stands on scaffolding where a big lift will transport Storyeum customers into B.C. his…

Lower Mainland housing sales reach record high

2004-01-06

Elaine O'Connor Province Kim LaBreche was one of 56,000 residents who bought homes in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley last year, fuelling record sales. But finding a home in a hot market was far from easy. "It was so stressful. I wa…