Real Estate News & Articles

2009-09-08

Ontario and B.C. homebuyers face a big tax hike Garry Marr Sun New home buyers face a major tax hit from the HST. Photograph by: Getty Images, Financial Post The new harmonized sales tax being proposed in British Columbia and Ontario may en…

2009-09-06

surprise levy: Overbudget project is causing property values to plummet Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: A year ago, our strata council engaged a contractor to remove the landscaping and waterproof our parking deck and replant our …

2009-09-04

CMHC predicts only 16,250 new homes in B.C. this year, but forecast is better for 2010 Derrick Penner Sun VANCOUVER SUN FILES British Columbia 's residential construction sector will end 2009 at a near-dismal low, but 2010 should be a littl…

2009-09-04

Lowell Conn Province In a bold move, the popular turnby-turn guide has embraced a partnership with Apple. HANDOUT PHOTO 1. Competitors to curse TomTom : In 1981 when IBM introduced the PC, a minor decision to let little-known Microsoft reta…

2009-09-03

Metro's average property prices climb to within 3 percentage points of their peak Derrick Penner Sun Real estate prices rose again in August and were approaching their levels of a year ago, numbers released Wednesday by the Greater Vancouve…

2009-09-03

Inconsistent, and often overly hot, food overcomes attempts at authenticity Mia Stainsby Sun Tacos al pastor and blended lime margarita from Don Guacamole on Robson Street. Photograph by: Jenelle Schneider, Vancouver Sun DON GUACAMOLE'S 133…

2009-09-02

Jason Lange Province A hotel worker tapes up a window in Cabo San Lucas as Hurricane Jimena approaches. Jimena, a Category 4 storm, headed toward Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Tuesday, forcing tourists to flee Los Cabos hotels and r…

2009-09-02

Susan Lazaruk Province Next year's Olympics won't cause the real-estate market to dramatically rise or fall, but B.C. will see a gradual total increase in house sales of six per cent in 2010, according to one real-estate company. The recent…

2009-09-02

Promised measures light on details, analysts say Jamie Sturgeon Sun Canada 's wireless phone companies will allow customers to refuse changes made partway through their contract's term or to get out of the contract at no additional cost. Th…

2009-08-30

prepare for new tax: Owners to pay more for maintenance, landscaping, labour Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Several of our owners have heard on a number of talk shows this week that strata owners are now going to have to pay the …

2009-08-30

New Memento development offers affordable homeas in a great aslocation LENA SIN Province Memento's great location provides easy access to SkyTrain, the Lougheed Highway, TransCanada Highway, Brentwood Mall and local schools. Photograph by: …

2009-08-29

City hotelier eases into part-time work Bruce Constantineau Sun Longtime city hotelier Stephen Darling won't have to frazzle himself by working at breakneck speed anymore. He leaves his position next week as general manager of the Shangri-L…

2009-08-29

180,000 bees at the Fairmont Waterfront sweeten the menu at hotel's restaurant Mia Stainsby Sun John Gibeau (left), president of Honeybee Centre, and Graeme Evans, Fairmont Waterfront's director of housekeeping and resident beekeeper harves…

2009-08-29

Four levels of government have their hand in the buyer's wallet and the take is going to get larger next year unless something is done Peter Simpson Sun French economist Jean Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683) opined that "the art of taxation con…

2009-08-28

Uptick in sales is 'brightest light' in otherwise dismal economic picture Province A better housing sales season is a bright spot in a gloomy economy, says the B.C. Real Estate Association's forecast for 2010. Photograph by: Ric Ernst file,…

2009-08-28

Prices will remain below 2008 levels before edging up in 2010 Derrick Penner Sun Spurred by record-low mortgage rates, provincial real estate sales should continue to rise through the remainder of 2009 from last year's market fall, accordin…

2009-08-27

The three are working to make the venerable eatery's menu more 'West Coast' Linda Bates Sun Hart House chef Kris Kabush, with his colleagues Will Lucas and Breck Lemcke, is working to update the restaurant's menu. Kabush is pictured here wi…

2009-08-27

Derrick Penner, John Morrissy Sun Metro Vancouver saw house prices tick higher in June after 11 straight months of decline on one bank's index measure of property values. With three other major cities on the index measure also showing price…

2009-08-27

Malcolm Parry Sun NEW SPACE RACE: Recessionary chills are declining in numerous economic sectors. High among them is housing, on which the development community is throwing warm water again. With the $330-million Woodward's redevelopment cl…

2009-08-23

Reclaimed Stanley Park trees used in ceiling LENA SIN Province The kitchen features glossy two-tone cabinets in white and charcoal at the Gateway North Shore condo development, opposite Capilano Mall in North Vancouver. Photograph by: Wayne…

2009-08-23

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata corporation voted to repair condo leaks on July 28. There was an expectation that those in financial hardship could apply to the Homeowner Protection Office for interest-free loans. On Ju…

2009-08-22

The Waterfront, among other hotels in the chain, is into beekeeping in a big way and is earning a sweet reward for its efforts Kim Davis Sun Like a passionate wine maker describing the bouquet of his latest cabernet, Graeme Evans of the Fai…

2009-08-22

The Kettle Creek development near Victoria features detached homes at relatively low prices Suzanne Morphet Sun Homes in the Kettle Creek development are small but — at $249,000 to $329,000, including GST — they are also afforda…

2009-08-22

Oaxaca City celebrates life inspired by the landscape Yvonne Jeffery Sun Located a short drive from Oaxaca City, the ruins of Monte Alban once stood as the capital city of the Zapotec civilization. YVONNE JEFFERY/CNS Zeny Fuentes is wieldin…