Articles of Section 'Real Estate'.

July 2, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real Estate

First-timer home buyers like low rates

By Pieta Woolley
Government programs tend to be stable, but an escalating interest rate can mean instant poverty for homeowners at the end of a fixed term.
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June 25, 2009 - 05:05 AM
Real Estate

Vancouver's Olympic Village costs escalate

By Charlie Smith
Vancouver’s city manager has revealed that staff spent public money on the Olympic Village without council’s authorization.
June 18, 2009 - 05:05 AM
Real Estate

Short Term Incentives for Rental program floated

By Carlito Pablo
Critics of a new proposed housing program have accused city officials of giving developers a financial boost, while renters get smaller spaces and fewer amenities in return.
June 11, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real Estate

Open a park in Vancouver and cut property taxes

By Charlie Smith
A few Vancouver landowners have discovered a nifty trick to achieve a dramatic reduction in their property taxes: create a garden or a park.
June 4, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real Estate

Rezoning in Northeast False Creek could add residential density

By Charlie Smith
Despite the potential for conflict between entertainment and residential land uses, city staff have suggested in a new report that four million square feet of new residential development could be added to Northeast False Creek.
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June 2, 2009 - 3:01 PM
Real Estate

Real estate sales activity continues to increase in Greater Vancouver

By Charlie Smith
There are more signs of life in the local housing market.
May 28, 2009 - 05:05 AM
Real Estate

Middle class gets help from Habitat for Humanity

By Pieta Woolley
In Burnaby, crews of hard-hatted volunteers are busy building townhouses on behalf of the faith-based nonprofit Habitat for Humanity International for Greater Vancouver’s middle class.
May 21, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real Estate

New red W is coming to Woodward’s project

By Charlie Smith
Vancouver’s iconic 82-year-old red W will not sit on top of the Woodward’s project at 101 West Hastings Street.
May 14, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real Estate

Will the Olympic Village LEED the way?

By Pieta Woolley
While the average builder is still handcuffed by bylaws that discourage green building through cost and complication, the Olympic Village is cutting-edge.
May 7, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real Estate

Pesticide politics grow

By Carlito Pablo
Last year, the Union of B.C. Municipalities approved a motion urging the provincial government to ban cosmetic pesticides. While the NDP and the B.C. Greens have pledged to enact such legislation, the B.C. Liberals haven’t made any such commitment.
April 30, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Provincial Election | Real Estate

Provincial parties make promises on housing

By Carlito Pablo
For those wishing to see some kind of plan to perk up the housing market, a UBC associate professor of strategy and business economics says that the platforms of the three major political parties competing in the May 12 provincial election are the last place to look.
April 23, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real Estate

Fixing the rental mess in B.C.

By Charlie Smith
If oil prices stay low, the Alberta economy will remain slow, likely resulting in greater migration from that province to B.C. This will lead to greater demand for rental housing, creating a scary situation for tenants who plan to look for a new apartment in the next year.
April 16, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real Estate

B.C. Sprawl Report proves location affects health

By Carlito Pablo
Prepared for the nonprofit Smart Growth B.C., the 60-page report, B.C. Sprawl Report: Walkability and Health 2009, provides solid empirical evidence of the direct link between urban planning and public health.
April 9, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real Estate

Condo groups gagged

By Carlito Pablo
When the provincial government reviewed the Strata Property Act last fall, it was expected that the Vancouver Island Strata Owners Association would be part of that study.
April 3, 2009 - 08:23 AM
Real Estate

Subtle changes are taking place in the Vancouver real estate market

By Charlie Smith
Yesterday (April 2), the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver reported a 53 percent increase in sales in March over the previous month.
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April 2, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real Estate

Exploring group purchase deals in Vancouver

By Pieta Woolley
A group purchase of an entire Lower Mainland apartment building can be a sweet deal—at least on paper.
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March 26, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real Estate

Home inspectors to be vetted

By Carlito Pablo
Home inspection has been an unregulated occupation in the province, but this will change as of April 1 when inspectors will be required to obtain a licence from the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority.
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March 19, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real Estate

Vancouver looks to laneway housing to increase affordability

By Pieta Woolley
In October, Vancouver city council asked staff to research allowing laneway homes to be built in all areas of Vancouver zoned “single family residential”. That's most of the south and east of the city.
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March 12, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real Estate

Vancouver suburbs won't go modular

By Pieta Woolley
With 68,000 British Columbians having lost full-time jobs in January alone, according to Statistics Canada, and with a deeper recession brewing, plus a rental squeeze in the West End and elsewhere, modular homes could be a housing solution for a wider population than street homeless.
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March 12, 2009 - 05:05 AM
Real Estate

Conditions are forming for an eventual housing market sales recovery

By Charlie Smith
Central 1 Credit Union has suggested that "conditions are forming for an eventual sales recovery" in the housing market, even though prices are still sliding.
March 9, 2009 - 1:50 PM
Real Estate

Vancouver housing starts plunge 71.3 percent in February

By Charlie Smith
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reported a sharp drop in housing starts across B.C. in February, compared to the same month a year ago.
March 5, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real Estate

Rooftop signs in Vancouver under fire

By Charlie Smith
City licensing officials are cracking down on two of the three remaining rooftop signs in Vancouver.
March 3, 2009 - 3:06 PM
Real Estate

Greater Vancouver real estate sales drop 44.7 percent compared to same month a year ago

By Charlie Smith
For Metro Vancouver real-estate agents, there was good news and bad news contained in a new Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board report on residential sales.
February 26, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real Estate

Vancouver city council monitors slumlords

By Carlito Pablo
Vancouver city council’s will to go after so-called slumlords may be put to the test soon.
February 19, 2009 - 05:05 AM
Real Estate

Vancouver city staff jamming Olympic Village report at council

By Charlie Smith
On February 17, city staff sent a “Late Distribution” report to council regarding the rising cost of 252 units of affordable housing at the Vancouver Olympic Village. It was dated February 16, and it missed the weekend newscasts.

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