Real Estate News & Articles

2008-04-25

Stephanie Armour USA Today Home buyers with good credit have a lot of homes to choose from as many sellers are being forced to reduce their prices. Home sellers, brace for some grim news. The spring home-buying season now underway is widely…

2008-04-25

Aquilini Investment Group says there's no market for its proposed 23-storey building Frances Bula Sun One of two planned office towers for downtown Vancouver is on indefinite hold because the developer says there's no market for it, a troub…

2008-04-25

Growing sector still tiny in big picture Province OTTAWA -- Online sales continued to grow at double-digit rates in 2007, yet after six years of such expansion the sector still represents only a small part of Canada 's economy, Statistics C…

2008-04-24

Excellent food on a bed of quality with creativity on the side Mark Laba Province No wonder Yang Soon Lee is smiling. Toyo Sushi's no-nonsense approach to sushi makes it a great place to eat. Photograph by : Jason Payne, The Province Toyo S…

2008-04-24

Condo project targeted by activists Frances Bula Sun Wendy Pedersen of Carnegie Community Action Project. Photograph by : Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun, Files Three condos are being built for every one social housing unit. Photograph by : Glen…

2008-04-24

72 per cent of Canadian homes now have at least one cellphone Gillian Shaw Sun The traditional land-line telephone seems in danger of heading the way of the telegram. Cell, cable and Voice over Internet Protocol ( VoIP ) services are gainin…

2008-04-24

Gillian Shaw Sun If you live outside the Lower Mainland and haven't had to dial 10 digits to make a local call, you'd better start thinking about reprogramming that auto-dial. Starting this June, everyone in British Columbia and Alberta wil…

2008-04-24

Hire a professional Renovator Sun Home renovation is both a financial and emotional investment. The members of the Renovation Council of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders' Association (GVHBA) say a professional renovator will help you to …

2008-04-24

In addition to 18 kinds of Mexico's trademark drink, Tequila Kitchen offers Mexican fare that's far from the ordinary Mia Stainsby Sun Laura Enriquez and her son Emiliano Nunez sit by the bar at their new restaurant Tequila Kitchen in Yalet…

2008-04-24

Coza Tuscan Grill in Langley keeps things simple and unique Alfie Lau Sun Executive Chef Brian Everett and Amanda Brown relax in the new Coza Tuscan Grill, which brings Italian style to Langley. The last time I looked Tuscany was not part o…

2008-04-24

Vancouver joins Burnaby with all-you-can-eat Mia Stainsby Sun Diners enjpy their lunch in a tatami room at Fish on Rice If I had a resident tapeworm, avaricious and requiring sustenance, I might be tempted by all-you-can-eat menus; but I do…

2008-04-24

Martin Crutsinger USA Today A sale sign stands outside an unsold new, single-family home in east Denver. WASHINGTON — Sales of new homes plunged in March to the lowest level in 16 1/2 years as housing slumped further at the start of t…

2008-04-24

Playing Beamz is addictive fun

2008-04-24

Paying two mortgages for CLOSING THE DEAL short period of time makes sense to many BEV CLINE Sun Duncan Fremlin is a real estate broker who is in the midst of downsizing to a new house while selling his old house. For eight days this spring…

2008-04-23

Cheryl Chan Province KCM Wealth Management's Adrian Mastracci. Photograph by : Jason Payne, The Province, File First-time homebuyers are using 40-year mortgages and low or no down payments to cope with soaring home-ownership costs in B.C., …

2008-04-23

Boomers and older showing most interest in option yet to be approved Frances Bula Sun Architect Brian Palmquist sees laneway houses as a solution for the older generation. Photograph by : Stuart Davis, Vancouver Sun VANCOUVER - Everyone cou…

2008-04-23

B.C. market still healthy as people 'steadfast in their determination' to own, report says Joanne Lee-Young Sun First-time buyers find way to get a home Despite continuously rising prices, first-time homebuyers are still finding ways to get…

2008-04-23

Personal exemption up, minimum tax rate down, child credit in effect Gillian Shaw Sun Mike Fahrmann (left) of KPMG talks with Killian Ruby and Catherine Harrison about their taxes and the effect 15-month-old son Sam Ruby has on them. Photog…

2008-04-22

Gillian Shaw Sun Internet long-distance provider Skype announced Monday a flat-rate service that will let users call land lines around the world for only a few dollars a month. For Canadians that translates to $2.95 a month for unlimited lo…

2008-04-21

Other

2008-04-20

Are you getting the message yet? Jim Jamieson Province What it is: LG Rumour Price: Starts at $74.95 on select plans on a three-year contract. Why you need it: Your mobile phone exists more for tapping than talking. Why you don't: You're a …

2008-04-20

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata corporation has hired a consultant to help us with a major construction involving roofing and decks. We had an engineer set the specifications and the successful bidding contractor submit…

2008-04-20

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata corporation has hired a consultant to help us with a major construction involving roofing and decks. We had an engineer set the specifications and the successful bidding contractor submit…

2008-04-19

Vacation-home sellers in a struggling U.S. market look north of the border for their saving grace Gillian Shaw Sun Canadians are being wooed to buy a slice of holiday heaven in Hawaii as fewer Americans are in the buying mood. MAUI , Hawaii…