Real Estate News & Articles

2010-03-21

Upstart Ontario firm takes worldwide war to hackers Vito Pilieci Province christopher Davis, of Defence intelligence, helped shut down a massive computer virus operation. --CNS An announcement earlier this week that the Mariposa botnet -- a…

2010-03-21

Murray Hill Province If you're a road warrior then you've probably more than once wished you had a scanner to bring along to scan digital copies of documents. Scanners have come down in size a lot in the past few years, but there aren't a l…

2010-03-21

Frank Luba Province A new, upscale beachside eatery will be coming soon to the West End if the Vancouver park board approves the deal tomorrow. The popular Cactus Club chain plans to open the new restaurant in June, 2011 near the corner of …

2010-03-20

Bosa's Affinity invites you to 'love where you live' Claudia Kwan Sun The Affinity new-home project Affinity buyers are a diverse lot: recent immigrants from Korea, China and Taivan; longtime Burnaby residents who no longer need a detached …

2010-03-19

Jack Keating Province Class-action lawsuit against Vancouver developer Ozzie Jurock and his partners seeks money for repair of ‘deficiencies’ in condo units. — handout A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a high-p…

2010-03-19

2010-03-18

Executive chef David Wong likes to create foods from scratch and makes his own tofu Mia Stainsby Sun Oru's executive chef David Wong is passionate about the Pan-Asian style of food. Photograph by: Glenn Baglo, PNG, Vancouver Sun Sake Kasu S…

2010-03-18

Troy Wolverton Sun The PC has been at the centre of the computing universe for three decades. But that's about to change. Within two or three years, smart phones will outsell PCs, if analysts' projections hold true. Already, netbooks -- ess…

2010-03-18

Construction could be first major downtown office project in almost a decade Derrick Penner Sun A photo illustration shows GM Place Tower, a proposed 22-storey office building that the Aquilini Group wants to start building in September, ad…

2010-03-18

Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer USA Today WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates held below the 5% threshold for the third straight week as the Federal Reserve prepares to end a program that has kept rates near record lows. The average rate on…

2010-03-17

Insured buyers must show 'ability to pay' James Pasternak Sun Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's changes to mortgage-lending regulations have been widely misunderstood. Photograph by: Geoff Robins, Reuters, Financial Post When Frank and Susan …

2010-03-16

B.C. sees biggest drop but Ontario posts gain Province The Winter Olympics may be responsible for B.C.'s low house resales in February. Photograph by: Jason Payne, PNG, Canwest News Service Home resales in Canada fell in February for a seco…

2010-03-16

Financial Post Sun The cost of owning a home increased slightly in the final quarter of 2009, with Vancouver remaining the least affordably city in the country, according to an RBC report released Monday. "While home affordability deteriora…

2010-03-16

Financial Post Sun Home resales in Canada fell in February for a second straight month, with the biggest drop recorded in Vancouver, although purchases were still up significantly from a year ago, the Canadian Real Estate Association said M…

2010-03-16

Vancouver landmark makes way for a new 'hood Sanjin Cvetkovic Other Say goodbye to the Cecil strip bar and hello to the Rolston, a condo project developers hope will anchor a new neighbourhood called Midtown One night in late January, devel…

2010-03-14

Michael Smyth Province Paragon Gaming brought Las Vegas’ Excalibur (left) and Luxor (right) into the world. Now its rumoured to have its sights on the B.C. Place lands. Sixteen years, ago similar plans for casino development were decr…

2010-03-14

Owners allowed access to records Tony Gioventu Province Condo Smarts: Our strata corporation has just finished our major construction for our leaky condo repairs. We have had several sales in the past three months, and are just about to fin…

2010-03-14

Province Pinnacle Living on Broadway between Maple and Arbutus has floor plans intended to ensure that ‘every inch’ of space is usable, says Grace Kwok. Grace Kwok, who is heading up the marketing campaign for the new-home proje…

2010-03-13

Sun The Plaza 88 partners now are selling homes in the third Plaza 88 tower, the 36-storey Marinus. Their first customers, or their tenants, have now moved in to Azure I and Azure II. Once the fourth tower is erected, Plaza 88 will be a new…

2010-03-11

Frequent changes on the menu, as well as transformed 'off' cuts Mia Stainsby Sun Corner Suite Bistro Deluxe owners Andre McGillvray (front) and Steve Da Cruz (back), with chef Jason Liezert (left), survivors of renovation hell. Photograph b…

2010-03-11

Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer USA Today WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates held below the 5% threshold for the second straight week, a report said Thursday, weeks before a government program that has been keeping rates low is scheduled t…

2010-03-09

But HST, new mortgage rules credited Staff Reporter Province While housing starts are up, the figures compare with some of the lowest on record in 2009. RIC ERNST - PNG Home building moved into a higher gear in Metro Vancouver last month as…

2010-03-09

Joanne Lee-Young Sun February housing starts in Vancouver continued to bounce back from lows reached in 2009, with the number of new units breaking ground doubling last year's tally, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation …

2010-03-09

36% say they are likely to buy in the next two years, up from 26% last year, poll shows Joanne Le-Young With a file from Julie Fortier Sun Sentiment among would-be homebuyers continues to improve in B.C., according to an annual RBC home own…