Real Estate News & Articles

2008-02-05

Derrick Penner Sun Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. on Monday put new numbers to its forecast for lower 2008 and 2009 housing starts due to slower economic growth and job creation. Provincially, the national mortgage insurer expects to see…

2008-02-05

Other Kelowna , BC (February 5, 2008) – Housing sales and average price weren’t the only records being shattered across Canada in 2007.  RE/MAX agents also set a new benchmark in charitable giving, raising over $4 million f…

2008-02-05

John Bermingham Province Jane Wolsak has painted in her Prior Street studio for 17 years, but, if Vancouver City Council approves a development plan for the building she shares with 29 other artists, she will have to move. Photograph by : J…

2008-02-03

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata community consists of seven separate strata corporations, with a total of 447 units. Within our gated complex, we have a clubhouse, guest house, pool and a golf course that is owned by th…

2008-02-03

Meter lets user measure electricity used by any appliance Jim Jamieson Province Saving the environment has become the cause du jour in the new century, but it isn't just about international treaties and government incentive programs. Indivi…

2008-02-03

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata community consists of seven separate strata corporations, with a total of 447 units. Within our gated complex, we have a clubhouse, guest house, pool and a golf course that is owned by th…

2008-02-01

Sun Software giant Microsoft has made an an unsolicited $44.6 billion US bid for Internet media company Yahoo! Inc OTTAWA - Software giant Microsoft has made an an unsolicited $44.6 billion US bid for Internet media company Yahoo! Inc. Micr…

2008-02-01

Byron Acohido USA Today A Times Square news ticker flashes a headline about Microsoft above a billboard for Yahoo. REDMOND , Wash. — Microsoft   Friday made an unsolicited takeover offer of $44.6 billion for Internet portal Yahoo…

2008-02-01

Christina Montgomery Province Vancouver City Council has agreed to fast-track a ruling on what can be built on the parking lots around B.C. Place -- information the stadium says it needs to plan the budget for fixing the stadium's domed roo…

2008-02-01

Glut of grocery stores prompt dire prediction Sandra Thomas Van. Courier According to Dig360’s David Ian Gray, the Capers outlet on Cambie and 16th could shut down. Photograph by : Photo-Dan Toulgoet A local retail marketing specialis…

2008-02-01

Judi Lees Van. Courier Along the Cabo San Lucas coast en route to El Arco, kayakers explore a natural archway that separates the Sea of Cortez from the Pacific Ocean. Photograph by : Photo-Judi Lees/Meridian Writer’s Group CABO SAN LU…

2008-02-01

Other CONDO HEAVEN: More than 2,000 new condominiums sold in downtown Vancouver last year and a similar level is expected in 2008, according to new survey MPC Intelligence Inc. Photo: Real Estate Weekly The downtown core of Vancouver will c…

2008-01-31

With dishes and spices like these, it would be easy Mark Laba Province Pradeep Thankappan with several specialties from the restaurant Saravanaa Bhavan. Saravanaa Bhavan Where: 955 W. Broadway Payment/reservations: Major credit cards, 604-7…

2008-01-31

Sun Netscape Navigator, the web browser that launched the consumer Internet and changed the way humanity seeks information, will be euthanized Friday. After years of neglect and indifference since it was mortally wounded by Microsoft Corp.,…

2008-01-31

The opulent, five-diamond Sutton Place Hotel keeps Hollywood's famous warm and cosy, while the Opus in Yaletown keeps the rock stars happy Yvonne Zacharias Sun Sutton Place Hotel's Penny Graham has learned how to cater to a celebrity client…

2008-01-31

Some seek privacy but others want to be seen. Here's where you are most likely to find them Yvonne Zacharias Sun Diana Krall and Elvis Costello were spotted at Bishop's just before Christmas. Photograph by : Kevin Winter, Getty Images Anne …

2008-01-31

The eatery has softened its acoustics and introduced a three-course menu for $35 that's excellent value Mia Stainsby Sun Waitress Jill serves soup in the main dining room at Chow restaurant in Vancouver, as patrons relax in the bar area. Ph…

2008-01-31

When you spot the deep yellow sign, pull over and go inside. You won't be disappointed Russell Wodell Sun Chef Keshaw Dutt organizes servings of his popular dishes at the Saffron Indian Cuisine restaurant on Kingsway. Photograph by : Ian Li…

2008-01-31

Medina opened up recently and it's right next door to and run by the same owners at Chambar Mia Stainsby Sun Robbie Kane serves up a Liege waffle with fig and orange marmalade, and a fresh fruit, granola, yogurt and compote dish. Photograph…

2008-01-31

Noelle Knox USA Today An Atlanta home in foreclosure. Many facing mortgage trouble don't seek help, a survey says. With a record number of new foreclosures hitting neighborhoods across the country, a surprising 58% of delinquent homeowners …

2008-01-31

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2008-01-31

Visits to B.C. are climbing with more non-stop flights from Mexico City Bruce Constantineau Sun A group of skiers from Mexico City, in Whistler for the second annual Mexican Whistler Ski Week, get ready to head down to the village after a d…

2008-01-30

Kelowna home costs rank 13th highest in six-country survey Susan Lazaruk Province Philip Hochstein, president of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association, says it's time to rethink B.C.'s Agricultural Land Reserve, which restr…

2008-01-30

Ozzie Jurock Sun