Real Estate News & Articles

2010-01-15

Erin Ellis Sun Paying down debt is an option for many consumers, but sometimes bankruptcy is the only real choice, says bankruptcy trustee Lana Gilbertson. It’s often a life-changing event that triggers a financial crisis: Job loss, i…

2010-01-14

Paint may not be dry, but show will go on and a whole lot more besides Glen Schaefer Province Artistic director Michael Boucher sees the theatre as an umbrella for the artistic community. Photograph by: Mark Van Manen, PNG, The Province It'…

2010-01-14

Party-on eatery designed for 'beginner diners' who like to make a lot of noise Mia Stainsby Sun Enjoying their appetizers at Society Dining Lounge in Yaletown are (left to right) Laura Williams, Jacki Benjamin and Golya Bordian. Photograph …

2010-01-14

USA Today A pedestrian takes a picture of the skinniest house in New York City. The red, 9 1/2 by 42 foot-long brick building has sold for $2.1 million. By Yanina Manolova, AP NEW YORK (AP) — A town house dubbed New York City's skinni…

2010-01-14

Time for the 'talk' James Pasternak Sun Successful family gatherings are those in which family members know what not to say. Family restraint, after all, leads to civility. But in matters of estate and financial planning, silence and delay …

2010-01-14

Tiffany Crawford Sun City staff has proposed that council allow four new massive towers in the downtown core that would protrude into protected view corridors and dramatically alter the skyline. One of the proposed locations, near Georgia S…

2010-01-13

Province Average house prices in B.C. rose two per cent in 2009 as the province's housing market began with a whimper and went out with a bang. House sales in the province soared 132 per cent to 5,703 units in December from the same month a…

2010-01-13

5,703 homes were sold in December 2009 Derrick Penner Sun A strong wave of property sales through British Columbia's southern and coastal property markets in December helped lift the province to a strong finish in 2009, the B.C. Real Estate…

2010-01-13

Principal danger is with emerging economies such as China, where equity and housing asset prices are soaring Peter O'Neil Sun Canadian William White, who is believed to be the only senior economist within the world of central bankers who wa…

2010-01-13

Principal danger is with emerging economies such as China, where equity and housing asset prices are soaring Peter O'Neil Sun Canadian William White, who is believed to be the only senior economist within the world of central bankers who wa…

2010-01-13

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2010-01-11

Derek Abma Sun The pace of Canadian home construction for 2009 peaked as the year was coming to an end, closing out the first year in what is expected to be a markedly different era for the sector than the period that preceded it. Canada Mo…

2010-01-11

Many websites offering programs that allow access while watching TV Chris Lefkow Sun An attendee tries an interactive display at the Microsoft booth at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show on Saturday in Las Vegas. This year 'wi…

2010-01-11

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2010-01-10

Not the best time to invest in the market as economy begins rebuilding John Morrissy Province Bruce Cran, president of the Consumers' Association of Canada, is urging people to cautiously enter into the housing market, considering that inte…

2010-01-10

Property Act, privacy regulations must be observed Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata council passed a rule that it would only receive correspondence through our management company. The rule states that any applications fo…

2010-01-10

Company owner says officials don't want a repeat of the Munich attack Damian Inwood Province U.S. Fleet's tracking devices will monitor equipped vehicles using satellites to create real-time pictures like this. Photograph by: Handout, U.S. …

2010-01-10

Company owner says officials don't want a repeat of the Munich attack Damian Inwood Province U.S. Fleet's tracking devices will monitor equipped vehicles using satellites to create real-time pictures like this. Photograph by: Handout, U.S. …

2010-01-10

Setting turtles off on a great journey Sarah Treleaven Province No matter how cute they are, you're not allowed to toss Olive Ridley turtles into the sea. On a Thursday evening in September, close to sunset on a silky beach in Mexico, about…

2010-01-10

Property Act, privacy regulations must be observed Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata council passed a rule that it would only receive correspondence through our management company. The rule states that any applications fo…

2010-01-10

Property Act, privacy regulations must be observed Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata council passed a rule that it would only receive correspondence through our management company. The rule states that any applications fo…

2010-01-09

New downtown Simon Fraser University campus will be a landmark arts complex for the city Peter Birnie Sun Former SFU chancellor Milton Wong and his wife Fei Wong donated $3 million to the school and are lending their names to an innovative …

2010-01-09

Gillian Shaw Sun BlueAnt Q1 Bluetooth headset M-300RetractableMini Notebook Mouse, Agama iPhone Twitter app, Hootsuite 1. BlueAnt Q1 Bluetooth headset, $150 If you haven't organized a hands-free solution for driving and talking on your cell…

2010-01-09

Many homeowners confused by standards, unaware of potential conflicts of interest Derrick Penner Sun Darcy Zallen holds an inspection report for her newly purchased home as she stands in her master bedroom, while contractor Jeff Bain remove…