Real Estate News & Articles

2009-12-16

Council approves tower that will spell end for all but facade of Maxine's Hideaway Tiffany Crawford Sun A heritage building will be torn down to make way for a highrise rental tower in Vancouver's West End, despite concerns from residents t…

2009-12-16

Martin Crutsinger USA Today WASHINGTON — Construction of new homes, helped by better weather, rebounded in the U.S. in November following a setback in the previous month. The Commerce Department said construction of new homes and apar…

2009-12-15

Unwary Canadians are bilked online, watchdog says John Bermingham Province The Internet can be a shadowy world when it comes to phoney offers. -- FILE PHOTO It's a case of "caveat clicker" when it comes to avoiding online fraud, according t…

2009-12-13

It's a quick fix that's undefined and often leads to greater trouble Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our small apartment building in False Creek had an engineering study completed three years ago. The trigger was a number of leaks…

2009-12-13

Be at home in the office Province No fewer than 16 plans are available among the one, two and three-bedroom homes— dens can also be included— at the Headwaters development in south Surrey. The living room and dining area feature…

2009-12-13

Larry Olmsted USA Today Putter there: The Pacifico golf course has a unique 19-hole layout that includes the Tail of the Whale hole, the only natural offshore-island green in the world. Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita Courtesy of Ayia Punta …

2009-12-12

Gillian Shaw Sun Handsfree Rearview Mirror Speakerphone, Yada Beamer, Quirky Endeavor HX1, Motorola 1 Handsfree Rearview Mirror Speakerphone, Yada , $150 ' Tis the season to find a solution to that pesky problem of trying to talk on your ce…

2009-12-12

Residency on North Vancouver aboriginal reserve means 'a lot of house,' but not a lot Claudia Kwan Sun The Signature Estates at Ravens Woods showhome is rich in those 'extras' that a spacious residence merits. The Capilano plan, the showhom…

2009-12-12

Bob Ransford Sun As the year draws to a close, there is a collective sigh of relief that we made it through what could have been a much scarier year when it comes to real estate markets, housing challenges and urban development realities. I…

2009-12-11

Using it for windowsills sets the stage for moisture to infiltrate behind the exterior sheathing of your home MIKE HOLMES Sun I understand the appeal of a “traditional” brick home. For a lot of people, it’s a classic look …

2009-12-10

Tablet personal computer launch to take on Kindle Province Apple Inc. is preparing to launch a tablet personal computer in late March or April, with manufacturer partners poised to roll out as many as one million units per month, according …

2009-12-10

Stronger consumer confidence among key drivers Paul Luke Province British Colombians' bottled-up thirst for real estate boiled over into triple-digit gains in house sales last month. House sales across the province last month soared 165.3 p…

2009-12-10

Gillian Shaw Sun Facebook rolled out long promised changes to its privacy settings Wednesday, giving users item-by-item control over the information they share and restricting minors to sharing content only with friends and people in their …

2009-12-10

Derrick Penner Sun Another hot month of sales in B.C.'s coastal real estate markets pushed This is not a solicitation to purchase securities, which is being made under an Offering Memorandum that details risk and is available on request. Mo…

2009-12-10

Don Cayo Sun Vancouver City Council may limit its 2010 property tax increases to two per cent, but it looks as if a lot of tax bills will shoot up higher than that. Much, much higher for some. This is the gloomy analysis of Paul Sullivan of…

2009-12-10

Joanne SaSvari Sun Shallaw Kadir, proprietor of Fishworks Restaurant, displays Tunisian Sea Bass, with Japanese long beans and Soya Sabayon, in North Vancouver. Steve BoSch/vancouver Sun You’d think , being on the West Coast and all, …

2009-12-09

Province Housing starts rose in November to the highest level in a year, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., although construction activity was still below expectations. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of home construction r…

2009-12-09

Resale markets, however, are improving and new presales are also doing well Derrick Penner Sun Construction began on 2,619 single-family homes across Metro Vancouver in November. Photograph by: Steve Bosch, Vancouver Sun Metro Vancouver is …

2009-12-08

Value takes surprise $6B leap with major growth in Alberta, Ontario Province The value of building permits jumped far above expectations in October, led by both single-family and non-residential units, amid growing signs in Canada of an eco…

2009-12-08

Weak residential permits result in province's 1.2-per-cent decline, to $666 million, in October Sun The value of building permits jumped far above expectations in October, led by both single-family and non-residential units, amid growing si…

2009-12-07

Online world of Chinese-language apps rife with pirates, payment problems Joanne Lee-Young Sun Handout / Joseph Luk in Vancouver partnered with former UBC classmate Zephyr Liu in Chengdu, China, to invent a Chinese-language app, ikamobile M…

2009-12-06

strata property act: Room for amendment -- within reason -- can help fix quorum crisis Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Every year, our strata corporation struggles with getting a quorum for our annual meeting. We're in a large str…

2009-12-06

seymour and pacific: Homes snapped up after eager buyers camped out all night Province Cam Good, organizer of the marketing campaign for Onni's new-home project in downtown Vancouver, stands beside the sales board that says it all: many of …

2009-12-05

Gillian Shaw Sun These are the next generation of the Clickfree portable backup drives, bringing hardware-based encryption and some other useful features. Photograph by: Handout, Vancouver Sun Ornithopter, Interactive Toy Concepts Savant, A…