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Timely arrival for warm, hearty bistro

Owner Stephan Gagnon brings a taste for good wine and good food prepared without fuss Mia Stainsby Sun Owner Stephan Gagnon and his partner Linda Horsfall enjoy steak frites and ling cod at Les Faux Bourgeois on Fraser in east Vancouver. Ph…

Paying a price for houses that aren't homes

Shelley Fralic Sun One of the oddest things about the Vancouver-area housing market, and it was never more so than in the current dark economic shadow of the American subprime mortgage crisis and the dizzying roller-coaster ride that is the…

Greater Vancouver Benchmark price has declined 15% from its peak

Falling housing market tough for both sides - Buyers plagued by doubts even as sellers lower their prices Derrick Penner Sun Lori and Ray Keyland and their son Bryce, 2, recently moved into a new home in Maple Ridge. They decided to buy dur…

Whistler project provides affordable housing options

Rainbow development has sub-market-value lots, homes for residents Brian Morton Sun An artist’s rendering of the new $400-million Rainbow development community in Whistler. A $400-million residential development project in Whistler wi…

Person-to-person lending gaining ground on Web

As traditional sources begin to dry up, borrowers look elsewhere for help Jane Bryant Quinn Sun Social lending, person-to-person, is getting more attention as other sources of small loans dry up. Borrowers are looking for angels willing to …

Vancouver bucks building permits trend

Up 13.3 per cent, down across province and nation Province The Vancouver area bucked a downward trend across most of the rest of the country in the value of building permits issued in August, Statistics Canada said yesterday. The value of b…

Olympic Village way over budget

Athletes' housing already faces extra expenses of $60m to $65m Katie Mercer, The Province; with files from reporter Kent Spencer Province Rising prices and the global credit crunch are squeezing the privately funded 2010 Olympic Athletes Vi…

Downturn could trim Olympics dividends

Jeff Lee Sun Work on the Athletes Village on False Creek is running six per cent over budget, city officals say. Ian Lindsay/Vancouver Sun Vancouver 's Olympic legacy is at risk due to the economic uncertainties sweeping the world. Tumbling…

Canadian building permits tumble in August

Sun OTTAWA -- Canadian building permits fell far more than expected in August as both the residential and non-residential sectors registered big declines, Statistics Canada said Monday. The value of construction permits fell 13.5 per cent t…

Risks are contained within the Canadian Mortgage Market

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British officials could begin scanning Internet records

Sun The British government is considering a $24-billion plan to monitor the e-mail, telephone and Internet browsing records of every person in the country. It would involve the creation of a mammoth database to store hundreds of billions of…

Cdn Bank economists foresee little growth: 'different from a typical recession�

David Friend Other TORONTO - Economists from Canada 's Big Five banks expect little or no growth in the near future, warning Monday that the domestic economy's current gloom will deepen into something worse than a recession. The word "reces…

Three Harbour Green 277 Thurlow - Luxe details justify the pricetag

Kate Webb Province Computer-generated renderings show the high-end design elements and gorgeous views that will come standard with homes at Three Harbour Green. The modern, curving island countertop comes in stainless steel or Corian. The b…

Without a bylaw, election signs stay

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: With the call of the election in September, many owners started erecting signs on the common property for their preferred parties and candidates. We received a notice from council last week advising…

Terry David Mulligan & Jason Priestley in Naramata hosting "The Juice" TV Show

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Printers get the all-in-one treatment

Sun MFC-6490W ALL-IN-ONE PRINTER, BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORP OREGON 400T GPS, GARMIN PT-AE3000 HOME CINEMA HD LCD PROJECTOR, PANASONIC MFC-6490W ALL-IN-ONE PRINTER, BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORP., $350 Brother has launched its new "professiona…

Richards - 1036 Richards, new 18 storey, 226 unit tower to be built by Aquilini

Sun Interior of Richards show room. Glenn Baglo/Vancouver Sun Eggersmann cabinetry and panelling exemplifies functional and structural design mastery, room enough for thousands of cans of soup in a kitchen and for a fridge in the living roo…

Upscale Loden hotel at 1177 Melville St. set to go

'We'll raise the bar with our level of service,' GM says Lena Sin Province Edel Forristal is the new GM of the upscale boutique Loden Vancouver hotel on Melville Street, which is set to open this month after a year of delays. Photograph by …

Vancouver house prices drop amid more listings, fewer sales

Cheryl Chan Province Detached homes and apartment prices in most Metro Vancouver municipalities have dipped below 2007 levels as inventories rise and sales fall. The benchmark price for a detached home in Metro Vancouver in September was $7…

Prudent Canada won't experience a U.S.-style housing collapse

Sun There was an awkward moment on the Business News Network the other day when an interviewer asked eminent Yale University economist Robert Shiller whether an American-style real estate crash could happen in Canada . He appeared visibly u…

Sony Portable Sat Nav receiver & Go Mobile Pro Office (front seat office with printer)

A look at some worthwhile road companions Lowell Conn Sun Joutecís T-Eye ADR3000 is braced for your next accident. 1 Sony satisfies September swoon: These are the dog days of car gadget reviews, a desolate landscape with few new entr…

Home prices in most Lower Mainland markets slip below 2007 levels

Derrick Penner Sun Detached home prices in September slipped below 2007 levels in most markets across the Lower Mainland. Vancouver Sun files METRO VANCOUVER - Detached home prices in September slipped below 2007 levels in most markets acro…

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Housing bust looms

Vancouver, Calgary could take the biggest hit Jacqueline Thorpe Province The housing guru who predicted the U.S. bust and professor of economics at Yale University, Robert Shiller, says there is a natural connection between Canada and the U…