Real Estate News & Articles

2004-04-16

Wyng Chow Sun Residential property sales soared in B.C. in March, when a record $3.04 billion worth of homes changed hands on the Multiple Listing Service, shattering the previous monthly dollar-volume high of $2.53 billion set last July. I…

2004-04-15

New Canadians prefer buying a home to investing in the stock market Wyng Chow Sun   Chantel Zhang looks over the three towers in the new King Edward Village complex -- a large residential project that is expected to appeal to Chinese a…

2004-04-14

With prime at 3.75%, mortgages are as low as they can go Wendy McLellan Province   Costs are driving new home prices up across Canada. CREDIT: Ric Ernst, The Province Despite yesterday's quarter-point drop in the Bank of Canada's inter…

2004-04-13

Michael Kane Sun One in four home buyers is paying more than necessary each month because they haven't reviewed their mortgages over the past two years, says Ben Tal , an economist with CIBC World Markets. The five-year mortgage rate hasn't…

2004-04-13

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2004-04-11

Wendy McLellan Province Leaping into the housing market is a big decision for first-time buyers and then they have to learn a whole new language: mortgage talk. " There's a lot of things people don't even think about," said Chris Pughe , a …

2004-04-10

The first concrete highrise project in 10 years is proving very popular Sun   The spacious living room (above) and dining room in a Sussex House unit. CREDIT: Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun   (Dining room) CREDIT: Glenn Baglo, Vancouv…

2004-04-10

Expert says bank sites aren't protecting data the way they should Damian Inwood Province   CREDIT: Jason Payne, The Province Ryan Purita is a forensic examiner and security specialist with Totally Connected Security Ltd. in Vancouver. …

2004-04-09

Sun Some facts about the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre expansion project, slated to open in 2008. Cost: $535 million ($222.5 million each from federal and provincial governments, with the tourism industry covering the remaini…

2004-04-09

$535-million job is 'good to go,' says minister as deal signed for building John Bermingham Province   An architctural model of the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre expansion. CREDIT: The Province The bill for Vancouver 's ex…

2004-04-08

Total of $535 million now available to expand waterfront facility Peter O'Neil Sun   OTTAWA - The federal and B.C. governments will announce today a $40-million increase in the public contribution for an expanded convention centre on t…

2004-04-08

Maurice Bridge Sun VANCOUVER - The Canadian Pacific Railway says it plans to appeal a B.C. Court of Appeal decision upholding the City of Vancouver 's right to designate that the Arbutus railway corridor be developed only for specified publ…

2004-04-05

Elaine O'Connor Province   A condominium development draws interest in Vancouver yesterday. CREDIT: Jason Payne, The Province Just when you thought the white-hot housing market had peaked, the latest Greater Vancouver real-estate figur…

2004-04-03

HOUSING I The overall market was the hottest in 13 years Wyng Chow Sun Condominium sales sizzled in March, establishing a record for the number of units sold in a single month in Greater Vancouver. Multiple Listing Service figures released …

2004-04-03

Canada's long-term rates jumped following a strong U.S. employment report Michael McCullough Sun Long-term mortgage rates rose a quarter-point Friday, but the move is not expected to put the brakes on the Lower Mainland's hot real estate ma…

2004-04-03

REAL ESTATE I Hot market means less time for sale subject to inspection Brian Morton Sun   Home inspector Rose Marie Moore examines the drains and roof of a home. CREDIT: Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun Files Homebuyers in today's hot market …

2004-04-03

Developments are selling out fast as demand continues to outstrip supply Brian Morton Sun   Allen Lai says upscale Firenze was 75-per-cent sold in two weeks. CREDIT: Ian Smith, Vancouver Sun   Allan Lai is happy at rapid selling o…

2004-04-01

John Bermingham Province   Heather Birchard and Kimberly Cameron examine the 'green' condo's living room. CREDIT: Les Bazso, The Province It's the home West Coast yuppies dream about over caramel macchiatos . The "Sustainable Condo" fe…

2004-04-01

Peter Wilson Sun For home buyers -- and sellers too -- the often heart-pounding closing-day legal runaround is nearing an end. Starting today, lawyers and notaries across British Columbia can file land-registry documents electronically. Wha…

2004-04-01

John Bermingham Province   Heather Birchard and Kimberly Cameron examine the 'green' condo's living room. CREDIT: Les Bazso, The Province It's the home West Coast yuppies dream about over caramel macchiatos . The "Sustainable Condo" fe…

2004-04-01

Peter Wilson Sun The idea of filing legal documents online makes some people nervous. After all, it would seem remarkably easy to alter an electronic document. If you want to be paranoid about it, a few keystrokes and somebody else could ow…

2004-04-01

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2004-04-01

Peter Wilson Sun The idea of filing legal documents online makes some people nervous. After all, it would seem remarkably easy to alter an electronic document. If you want to be paranoid about it, a few keystrokes and somebody else could ow…

2004-04-01

Peter Wilson Sun For home buyers -- and sellers too -- the often heart-pounding closing-day legal runaround is nearing an end. Starting today, lawyers and notaries across British Columbia can file land-registry documents electronically. Wha…