Real Estate News & Articles

2010-01-25

USA Today December's median sales price was $178,300, up 1.5% from a year earlier and the first 12-month gain since August 2007. By Ben Margot, AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of previously occupied homes took the largest monthly drop in m…

2010-01-25

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2010-01-24

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: The unusually warm weather the past few weeks has brought the barbecues out in our strata complex. At the same time, many of us have opened up our units to air them out, and much to our dismay we ca…

2010-01-24

Buyer didn't need to go far to be home again Province Cedar54 at Victoria Drive and 54th Avenue has a warm and inviting feel to it, as the project's presentation centre demonstrates. Cedar54 gives off that new-house feel in the most welcomi…

2010-01-24

Stephanie Armour USA Today A sale pending notice is posted over a realtor's sign outside a home in Andover, Mass., in late December. By Charles Krupa, AP The springtime spurt in home buying may hit before the snow melts this year as buyers …

2010-01-23

Gillian Shaw Sun Chargepod V2, Callpod XtreaMP3, FINIS MHS-CM5 and MHS-PM5 bloggie cameras, Sony Battalion Touch CZ-10, iBUYPOWER 1. Chargepod V2, Callpod , $200 US A multi-charger that will charge both mobile devices and your PC or Mac lap…

2010-01-23

Derrick Penner Sun Metro Vancouver's real-estate market warmed up considerably at the end of 2009, but probably won't overheat as 2010 progresses, new data released Friday by the Conference Board of Canada suggests. While Metro Vancouver ho…

2010-01-23

Developers are moving ahead from a dismal 2009, with CMHC forecasting 13,000 starts this year Derrick Penner Sun RIC ERNST / PNG New housing being constructed at Sunstone by Polygon in North Delta is just one example of builders climbing ba…

2010-01-23

Last month's numbers testify to return of home builder confidence and, therefore, of new-home-buyer confidence Peter Simpson Sun Polygon Homes president Neil Chrystal isn’t alone in his expectations for ‘a bright future,’ …

2010-01-23

Opportunities to advance affordable-housing initiatives in other parts of the city are being missed Bob Ransford Sun Among the many messages broadcast by the return of the revolving W above Hastings and Abbott, Bob Ransford argues, is the u…

2010-01-23

Vancouver online gurus share tips in new books Gillian Shaw Sun Social media mavens and authors (clockwise from lower left): Steve Jagger, Rebecca Bollwitt, Tris Hussey, Darren Barefoot, Julie Szabo and Shane Gibson gather at a Yaletown cof…

2010-01-23

For sail: 200 homes on the high seas Hugo Mart

2010-01-22

Stay on track with streetcars Jon Ferry Province The Bombardier streetcar makes its inaugural ride with Mayor Gregor Robertson and other dignitaries on board. Photograph by: Ian Lindsay, PNG Sophie Lennox-King, with niece Maika, says street…

2010-01-22

Couple ordered to pay remediation costs Keith Fraser Province Susan Aldred, with her chidlren, found the contamination problem on her property when she went to sell her home. Photograph by: Ric Ernst, PNG A couple has been ordered to pay re…

2010-01-22

PavCo close to finalizing 75-year land lease, chairman says Derrick Penner Sun BC Pavilion Corp may be close to signing off on a land lease deal that will help pay off the $458-million cost of the new roof for BC Place Stadium. STEPHANIE LA…

2010-01-22

Plaster and lath points to what was Sun Photograph by: Arlen Redekop, PNG, Vancouver Sun Randy Orr of Distinct Interiors sent along these before-and-after images from a Woodward's commission. "We were asked by a client to introduce an urban…

2010-01-22

Furnaces, appliances, fireplaces need regular inspections Mike Holmes Sun We all get our cars serviced on a regular basis — oil and filter change, tire rotation, tune-up. We know that some moving parts in our cars require constant ser…

2010-01-22

Discussion includes building heights, protected views Cheryl Rossi Van. Courier According to a city poll, the public is split over taller buildings. Photograph by : Dan Toulgoet City council is considering whether four new towers should be …

2010-01-22

NPA councillor says Vision majority delaying decision until after Games Cheryl Rossi Van. Courier Council must rule on 252 units designated for mixed-income social housing at the Olympic Village. Photograph by : Dan Toulgoet NPA Coun . Suza…

2010-01-22

A resident writes of the attractions of a home where talent, and sunrises, are the neighbours Suzannah Millette Sun Newlyweds Suzannah and John Millette's Woodward's apartment is located on the 30th floor of the taller of the two towers, wi…

2010-01-21

shedding assets: Brass artifact to be sold for charity at private party in strip-club showroom Andy Ivens Province The Cecil Hotel’s steamy contribution to Vancouver entertainment history will bump and grind to a halt this summer, whe…

2010-01-21

From idea to conception, the Empire State Building was built in 1 1/2 years, the Eiffel Tower in two. Social housing in Woodward's? 25 years Pete McMartin Sun Woodward's closed its doors in 1993, but the idea to convert the building to incl…

2010-01-21

Michael Geler Sun The Woodward’s W was recently lit. Will the recent lighting of the Woodward's W herald a new chapter in the life of the Downtown Eastside? I do not share the view proclaimed by some community activists that Woodward'…

2010-01-21

The frills are gone, but the tastes remain Mia Stainsby Sun Refuel may not have all the refinement of its predecessor, Fuel, but it still serves delicious meals with friendly service. Photograph by: Mark Van Manen, PNG, Vancouver Sun AT A G…