Real Estate News & Articles

Property values leap by 10-30% in Vancouver

2004-01-06

William Boei Sun Property values in Greater Vancouver increased by leaps and bounds last year as interest rates remained low and Vancouver was tabbed to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. Almost every type of building -- especially residential …

Housing sales highest since '89

2004-01-06

$12.5 billion worth of Greater Vancouver property sold Wyng Chow Sun Housing sales highest since '89 Residential property sales in Greater Vancouver sizzled in 2003, establishing a new record for the total number of units sold, while averag…

New law strengthens privacy

2004-01-04

Jim Jamieson Province Georgette Parsons is the chief information and privacy officer for Mountain Equipment Co-op. CREDIT: Gerry Kahrmann, The Province As British Columbians greeted the new year , they also entered a new era of tighter priv…

Grapes picked in icy conditions yield a sublime nectar prized the world over

2003-12-31

Eric Akis Sun Warm and rich, Icewine Sabayon is the perfect way to end dinner. CREDIT: Bruce Stotesbury, CanWest News Service; Victoria Times-Colonist Buckets of Champagne will spill into glasses and recipes tonight in celebration of the Ne…

How money is laundered

2003-12-31

Criminals with lots of cash use various ways to make it look legitimate Neal Hall Sun RCMP spokesperson Russ Grabb with some of the $1.23 million seized following a 1998 investigation of a drug operation. CREDIT: Steve Bosch, Vancouver Sun …

BC housing sales head for an all-time record

2003-12-29

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Shame on the city, but kudos to the burbs

2003-12-27

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Records set for sales of High-End Properies

2003-12-26

Records set for sales of High-End Properies Wyng Chow Sun Download Document

Pent-up demand pushes housing sales

2003-12-23

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No Money Down: Banks Change Mortgage Conditions

2003-12-23

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Lower Mainland home prices set record

2003-12-23

Frank Luba and Ashley Ford Province Canada 's housing market -- with the Lower Mainland leading the charge -- is ending the year on a high. People like Malcolm Laird and his wife Sandra Stolz , who sold their home in Calgary for about $270,…

Vancouver's convention business bounces back

2003-12-19

The sector is more stable than leisure travel, say hotels and tourism industry members Bruce Constantineau Sun Stuart Davis, Vancouver Sun files / Remember the Shriners? Kenneth Smith, imperial potentate of the Gizeh Temple, brought the hug…

Main Street slated to become a paradise

2003-12-18

Transit officials plan to make the street a model for other routes Maurice Bridge Sun Main Street's buses now face congestion but transit officials are planning to spend $6.4 million to improve traffic flow. CREDIT: Ian Lindsay, Vancouver S…

Renters of residences can expect to pay more in the new year

2003-12-13

Sun B.C. residential landlords will be allowed to hike rents by 4.6 per cent in 2004 under new legislation taking effect Jan. 1, the provincial government announced Friday. In future years, the annual allowable rent increase will be tied to…

Buying a house easier today than in 1989

2003-12-12

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Unbuilt condos nearly sold out

2003-12-11

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Limo Operators wary of proposed changes

2003-12-11

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TransLink OKs $1.9 billion capital plan

2003-12-11

Frank Luba Province Upgrading of Pattullo Bridge and two others to cost $54 million. CREDIT: Colin Price, The Province Residents of the Greater Vancouver Regional District will pay increased property taxes, higher transit fares and a contro…

$4-billion transit plan approved

2003-12-11

10-year program includes two new rapid transit lines and new roads William Boei Sun Councillor Fred Bass says the plan is too heavy with rapid transit projects, such as SkyTrain. TransLink approved a $4-billion, 10-year regional transportat…

Helicopter return trip to Whistler $300/person

2003-12-07

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Tallest Tower Means Big Payback For City

2003-12-06

SKYLINE I Benefits would include 57,000 new trees Frances Bula Sun Vancouver 's first 600-foot tower isn't just setting a height record. The proposed 57-storey tower at 1120 West Georgia is going where no tall building has gone before when …

Luxury Comes With Location - Spectrum

2003-12-03

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"The Left Bank" - Converts Old Bank of Montreal Building

2003-12-03

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Grocery store leads way for retail development

2003-12-03

David Carrigg Van. Courier An Urban Fare grocery store will be part of a $20-million development at Bute Street and West Hastings. Photo by Dan Toulgoet Residents of high-rise condo developments sprouting up around Coal Harbour and Triangle…