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Vancouver & B.C. real-estate news, market commentary and articles from Les Twarog & Sonja Pedersen — 14376 articles going back to 2004.

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Summer housing market trends toward balance after an active spring season

2011-07-06

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58 W. Hastings - “Discovering” the Downtown Eastside

2011-07-05

Other On July 5th, about 80 Downtown Eastside residents and friends marched from Pigeon Park to the site of Concord Pacific’s proposed condo development at 58 W. Hastings and then on to Concord’s glitzy Presentation Centre at th…

Guidelines for Team Names

2011-07-01

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First-time buyers becoming landlords

2011-06-30

Other After years of paying rent, first time homebuyers in B.C. say it's time they started collecting it. According to the 2011 TD Canada Trust First Time Homebuyers Report, 56 per cent of first-time homebuyers in B.C. are looking for a hom…

Faulty sub standard pipes cause headaches for homeowners leading to a class action lawsuit

2011-06-29

Karen Brady Other A family rocked by a $13,000 plumbing bill is warning people to beware of potentially faulty plumbing lurking behind the walls of homes built or renovated in the last two decades. Frank and Annette Cappellino built their d…

City drops $112,000 on Olympic Village promos

2011-06-27

About 139 units available, 189 yet to hit market Cheryl Rossi Van. Courier As of May 17, just over half of the 737 strata units developed in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics had sold. Photograph by: Dan Toulgoet, Vancouver Courier The city…

So what makes a house "green"?

2011-06-23

Other GOING GREEN: B.C. workers trained in BuiltGreen procedures complete a green demonstration house in Kamloops; a green house interior shows open space design, non-offgassing materials recommended by CMHC. Photo: CHBA-BC / ChicTip The fe…

What's driving Vancouver house prices?

2011-06-23

STEVE LADURANTAYE Other According to Colliers International, a real estate service provider, “the proportion of Chinese buyers in Vancouver's property market is on the rise. At the end of the first quarter this year, it increased to 2…

Real estate market remains on steady footing

2011-06-22

Five-year mortgage rates below four per cent Deb Abbey Van. Courier According to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver [REBGV], May sales of residential properties in Greater Vancouver increased seven per cent over the same period last…

Sub Area MLS Boundary Changes to areas surrounding False Creek on April 16, 2011

2011-06-17

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Harrison Highlands in the Fraser Valley: views, value just the beginning

2011-06-16

Other MOVE IN TODAY: River view homes at Harrison Highlands start at just $464,900 in a 90-acre master-planned community with resort-level amenities. The Discovery Centre is open daily from noon to 4 p.m. at 2010 Lougheed Highway, Agassiz. …

REBGV Market Update for May 2011

2011-06-15

Rosario Setticasi, president, Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, discusses real estate market activity the Greater Vancouver area.

Buyers from China make up 74 per cent of luxury house and condo sales

2011-06-09

Other ARCHITECT AWARDED: The Architectural Institute of B.C. has awarded the Creekside Community Centre on False Creek, a LEED Platinum design, a Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia Award in Architecture for architects Walter Francl Arc…

Canadian Housing Market ready for correction

2011-06-09

Other Vancouver's housing market is poised for a correction, with prices triple what they were a decade ago and the average home now running 11.2 times family income, says a report Tuesday from BMO Capital Markets. That ratio is more than d…

Mac Location Service www.hiddenapp.com article

2011-06-03

Stolen Mac recovered with help of built-in camera Other Joshua Kaufman had his stolen MacBook back in hand on Thursday after the laptop sent clues that led police to the suspected thief. Kaufman won fans online by using Hidden software to c…

Parking Stalls and Storage Lockers

2011-05-24

How should a licensee describe parking stalls and storage lockers when listing a strata lot for sale? Parking & Storage Info From Council

Prices level as Valley finds balance

2011-05-20

Other 36 SAFE HOMES: YWCA Alder Gardens in Surrey, a $12.5 million project by BC Housing, the federal government, the YWCA and Surrey (which donated the land) will provide three dozen safe homes for abused women and their children. The proj…

Doctors office strata units - hotel Georgia + Bosa's Jameson House

2011-05-12

Demand for commercial strata growing but few developers are willing to sell retail or office space Frank O'Brien Other Download Document

Nanaimo $180M upgrade to hospital and airport + $250M university campus & convention centre

2011-05-11

Nanaimo is so much younger now Peter Mitham Other Download Document

Vancouver Real Estate being pre Sold in Mainland China

2011-04-19

China Exclusive: Overseas property developers and agents sell real estate at the Beijing Real Estate show Steve Dawkins Other BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) — The number of overseas property projects exhibited at the ongoing spring session…

The Watermark at Sechelt, by Pacific Sprit Properties

2011-04-14

Spectacular walk-on beachfront Other OCEANFRONT LIVING ON THE SUNSHINE COAST : The Watermark at Sechelt, by Pacific Sprit Properties, is comprised of two six story concrete towers, containing a total of 104 luxury residential suites set to …

A One-of-a-kind Entertainment Destination

2011-04-13