Real Estate News & Articles

2007-08-30

North Shore restaurant has a small but cozy dining room and an extensive, fairly priced menu A.R. Wodell Sun On what passed locally for a hot August evening, we wanted a refreshing yet substantial cuisine. Knowing that the North Shore has b…

2007-08-30

Mia Stainsby Sun A list of restaurants recommended and anonymously visited by Sun restaurant critic Mia Stainsby . Prices are per couple for three courses, with a glass of wine each, before tip and taxes. $ means $50 or less $$ means $50 to…

2007-08-30

Edward C. Baig USA Today The HP Photosmart A826 looks like it could waddle off like a penguin. It?s due to arrive in stores next month. A familiar late-summer scenario: Folks remove memory cards from digital cameras and insert them into kio…

2007-08-30

Innovative builders incorporate a range of products and programs to create homes that are healthier and more energy efficient Sun The buildings where we live, learn, work and play contribute more than 30 per cent of our national GHG emissio…

2007-08-29

Beware of mail warning you're in a scandalous video; it's a ploy to turn your computer into a 'zombie' to spread spam Gillian Shaw Sun Viewing this YouTube video could be dangerous to your computer's health. That's a warning from the techno…

2007-08-28

Forbes' formula deals us in for dubious honour Ashley Ford Province Vancouver has been ranked No. 6 among the world's most overpriced real-estate markets. File photo by Arlen Redekop - The Province We all know real estate in Greater Vancouv…

2007-08-28

Existing-home sales in U.S. fell 0.2% last month from June Province Townhouses remain on sale in Dallas, Tex., yesterday, as stocks related to natural resources were the worst affected by housing-market news that casts a negative light on t…

2007-08-28

Sun NEW YORK -- Yahoo Inc., the most popular provider of Web-based e-mail in the U.S. , added a feature that lets users send free messages directly to mobile phones. The new service will debut today, the California-based company said in a s…

2007-08-28

USA Today By Kim Johnson Flodin, AP Open house signs fill a corner in Altadena, Calif. NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. home prices fell 3.2% in the second quarter, the steepest rate of decline since Standard & Poor's began its nationwide hou…

2007-08-27

Portland considers policy proposals to cut fossil fuel use Stephen Beaven, The Oregonian Sun Imagine, for a moment, telling the family that wants to buy your house about the leaky windows and wheezing furnace. What if you had to add insulat…

2007-08-27

Paul Davidson USA Today United Solar Ovonic makes solar-absorbing material that can be pasted on roofs at low cost. Solar power has long been the Mercedes-Benz of the renewable energy industry: sleek, quiet, low-maintenance. Yet like a Merc…

2007-08-26

Matthew Little Province There was going to be a rail crossing built under the bridge, but it was cancelled when the Depression hit. The Burrard Street Bridge opened on July 1, 1932. It had a reported cost of $3 million and was opened by May…

2007-08-25

Canadians take advantage of subprime woes, high dollar Derrick Penner Sun Langley couple Phil and Casie Laird wanted a vacation home for their young family. But after the astute real-estate investors looked around British Columbia, they ins…

2007-08-25

Derrick Penner Sun Big Canadian real estate gains and a favourable exchange rate against the U.S. currency may make prices in a lot of American markets attractive, but there are pitfalls that potential buyers need to be aware of once they c…

2007-08-25

Sun 1. Cyber Snipa Warboard , $70 US A gaming keyboard for the serious warrior, the Warboard comes from Australia 's gaming product maker, Cyber Snipa . It has intelligent macro programmable keys that let gamers set them as hotkeys for any …

2007-08-25

As we look to the future of our region, we ought to cut the rhetoric and take an honest look at what we most cherish Bob Ransford Sun Quality of life. That's what it is all about. When Vancouverites express their concerns about the impacts …

2007-08-25

'We're going to take the U.S. program and make it Canadian,' green council head says Kathryn Young Sun The Canada Green Building Council will introduce a rigorous new home certification program a year ahead of schedule by piggybacking on a …

2007-08-24

Strike stimulates 'underground' renos Ashley Ford Province Vancouver builder Todd Best has seen it all in the sloppy-work department. Ric Ernst - The Province It's open season for Vancouver 's multibillion-dollar underground home-renovation…

2007-08-24

B.C. sits as Canada's exception with projects still slated to start Derrick Penner Sun The best years are coming to an end for Canada 's commercial construction industry, according to a Conference Board of Canada forecast. Profits in the co…

2007-08-24

ERIC KOHANIK Sun Slingbox line, laptop screen with remote control: simple setup This is a story about a gizmo that is changing the way I watch my TV at home. In fact, I can watch my TV even if I’m not home. Over the years, a lot of te…

2007-08-23

Uses cellular technology, human trackers to find cars Laura Payton Province Martin Trochez demonstrates how the LoJack Vehicle Recovery System, now available in B.C., can help find a stolen vehicle in a Vancouver underground parking lot. RI…

2007-08-23

The forgotten parts take centre stage, even without ketchup MARK LABA Province Sandy Daza and his wife Tessa at Sandy's Cuisine on Main Street. Photograph by : Wayne Leidenfrost, The Province It's official. Innards are in again. Relegated t…

2007-08-23

Capital cost of all major projects hits $51.1 billion Bruce Constantineau Sun Construction plans throughout B.C. continue to soar as the value of current and proposed major projects shot up $6 billion during the second quarter to $130.2 bil…

2007-08-23

You'll get the best crab deal in town, smaller-portion $5 dishes and a free bowl of plain congee for orders of $15 and up Stephanie Yuen Sun Michael Chow, owner of Chong Lum Hin Seafood Restaurant with some of his freshest menu items. Photo…