Real Estate News & Articles

2004-07-04

Ashley Ford Province   CREDIT: Jason Payne, The Province For his comeback project, Henry Man is growing a condo tower from scratch. Henry Man is definitely a business bird of a different feather. For starters, the Vancouver developer s…

2004-07-04

Clare Ogilvie Province   Credit: Bonny Makarewicz - The Province Squamish residents are upbeat about the opportunities the Olypics will bring to their community. WHISTLER -- There's no doubt that hosting the Olympics will be good for r…

2004-07-04

Province A West Vancouver seaside mansion that sold for $17 million sets a record for real estate in B.C., but it has many equals and betters in the world market. The 11,000-square-foot concrete-and-floor-to-ceiling glass stunner at 3330 Ra…

2004-07-04

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2004-07-04

Province Henry Man is definitely a business bird of a different feather. For starters, the Vancouver developer simply says, "I don't want to be greedy." While that may seem like an oxymoron in this world of ever-inflating residential real-e…

2004-07-03

Ozzie Jurock Sun I receive hundreds of questions. (I give thanks, of course!) Here is a sampling, with general-interest appeal, I hope. Q: I hear the market is turning down. Should I wait before I buy now? A: In one form or another this is …

2004-07-03

Freesia buyers can opt to purchase a garden plot on the building's terrace Sun Living in a large condominium development in the downtown core isn't usually an option for avid gardeners. But for those with a green thumb, Freesia sales manage…

2004-07-02

Wyng Chow Sun A West Vancouver waterfront home has sold for $17 million -- the highest price ever paid for a residential property in B.C. The five-bedroom house, at 3330 Radcliffe Ave. , took only three days to sell after it hit the market …

2004-07-02

With rates about to rise, mortgage terms should be subject of pillow talk Gary Norris Province TORONTO - If you're like the people in TV ads, you may have recently discussed this issue with your spouseNULL or long? Choosing a mortgage term …

2004-07-01

Lena Sin Province When Korean immigrant Hye Jin Kyung moved to Coquitlam from Toronto last fall, she couldn't bring herself to buy a home. Certain that what goes up must come down, she decided to wait and watch. But prices defied gravity. "…

2004-07-01

Sun VANCOUVER - Three proposals for re-developing the former Woodward's department store were delivered to Vancouver city hall before a Wednesday afternoon deadline, including one proposal that aboriginals carried across Burrard Inlet in a …

2004-07-01

Proposals to develop former store to be unveiled next week John Bermingham Province   CREDIT: Les Bazso, The Province Squamish natives arrive at Portside Park in support of Millennium proposal. The war canoe arrived, the drums rolled a…

2004-06-30

The twistable, bendable, easy-to-make device marks a step beyond current technology Peter Wilson Sun CREDIT: Stuart Davis, Vancouver Sun Kevin Stanley of the Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation holds small fuel cell that has potential output…

2004-06-28

John Bermingham Province The public seems to support the nearly $500-million expansion of the Vancouver Convention Centre, if you measure the lack of criticism. There were four open houses and one public meeting last week, where only about …

2004-06-28

Gary Norris Sun RISK-TAKING I If you're like the people in TV commercials, you may have recently discussed this issue with your spouseNULL or long? Choosing a mortgage term is a decision that says as much about your personality as it does a…

2004-06-27

Wendy McLellan Province Where: 610 Granville St . What: 35-storey residential building with four levels of retail shops, one below ground. The 423 suites sold in five weeks. When: The building is scheduled for completion in spring, 2006. Wh…

2004-06-26

Reporter Gillian Shaw helps you chart your course with The Sun's A-Z of jobs and training. Today, we look at why so many are catching the real estate bug. Gillian Shaw Sun CREDIT: Stuart Davis, Vancouver Sun Realtor Aimee Gabor says being a…

2004-06-26

Michael Sasges Sun CREDIT: Stuart Davis, Vancouver Sun As if framed by their future, Tandem buyers Patrick Ah-Yu and Ali Quiros are also standing at the project model as if on Dawson Street and as if between their new home and the Gilmore S…

2004-06-25

Grant Yoxon Province The 745Li corners flat and sure and is surprisingly agile, both at speed and in the parking lot Luxury is found everywhere in the 2004 BMW 745Li OTTAWA -- When well-equipped family sedans come with leather seating, tilt…

2004-06-24

Petti Fong Sun Tired of those places where "charming" means rundown, and "TLC" actually stands for major gutting required? Make an offer on the most expensive house ever listed in B.C. For $18 million, you can be the proud owner of a mansio…

2004-06-24

Towers of glass and steel forest the downtown peninsula, creating neighbourhoods that crackle with the vibrancy of the world's great urban centres Doug Ward Sun CREDIT: Peter Battistoni, Vancouver Sun Monika Hobbs, with daughter Carina outs…

2004-06-23

Market values go up while buyers wait to move in, unfairly increasing transfer tax Michael Kane Sun   CREDIT: Peter Battistoni, Vancouver Sun David Delusignan at the Aqua condo site. Current laws mean his transfer tax could soar by the…

2004-06-23

Market values go up while buyers wait to move in, unfairly increasing transfer tax Michael Kane Sun CREDIT: Peter Battistoni, Vancouver Sun David Delusignan at the Aqua condo site. Current laws mean his transfer tax could soar by the time h…

2004-06-22

Sun B.C.'s hot housing market hit yet another record in May with more homes sold than in any month on record -- 11,093 houses for a total of $3.68 billion. That's a 27-per-cent increase in dollar value over May a year ago, and an 11-per-cen…