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The weekend schedule
July 31st, 2009VANCOUVER - A long weekend of family events and festivals will keep residents busy - and traffic clogged - in the West End, north False Creek and in Kitsilano.
Traffic delays and road closures should be expected at the locations below:
Friday, July 31
Georgia and Hornby: The Critical Mass Bike Ride departs from the Vancouver Art Gallery lawn at Georgia and Hornby late Friday afternoon. Exp ...
B.C. government's leaky condo program killed
July 31st, 2009Via: The Vancouver Sun
The provincial government announced today it has stopped accepting new applications for the reconstruction loan program for leaky condos, and that the program will be ended in the next few months.
Minister of Housing and Social Development Rich Coleman announced that the reconstruction loan program has stopped accepting new applications, effective today, and that the ...
Housing prices post first gain in eight months
July 30th, 2009Via: The Vancouver Sun
OTTAWA - Canadian housing prices rose in May by 0.7 per cent - the first time since October that they didn't decline month-over-month, according to a national index released Wednesday.
However, May's increase was not enough to stop the downward trend in year-over-year prices. The Teranet-National Bank home price index fell 6.9 per cent compared to May, 2008, the sixth ...
404 2828 Main Street, Vancouver , BC
July 30th, 2009I just finished uploading this South Main Penthouse for sale, 404 2828 Main Street, Vancouver , BC
Info, Pictures and Video coming soon!
Harmonized tax will increase housing prices: home builders
July 28th, 2009Homebuilders are worried that B.C.'s proposed harmonized sales tax will add significantly to the price of a new home, and perhaps slow down the market's recovery.
Rob Grimm, co-owner of Richmond-based Portrait Homes, said in an interview that recent sales have picked up as buyers take advantage of lower prices for homes, but that the new tax - which will harmonize the ...
President's message to media on HST
July 27th, 2009REBGV President Scott Russell has been asked by the media for the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver's position on the newly proposed HST, which will result in a harmonized sales tax of 12 per cent as of July 1, 2010. We are searching for more detail at this writing, and will keep you updated as we learn more.
Mr. Russell has shared with the media that we don't yet know all the implicati ...
Another Happy Client
July 24th, 2009Craig,
Throughout the home buying process you never missed a beat; you
were
always there to listen and answered every single question we had.
I
would not hesisate to do business with you in the future and
will
certainly let others looking to buy a home know that you're out
there.
You made the whole home buying process understandable and
manageable
and I can't thank you enough!
Sincerely,
...
Vancouver's Gastown designated national historic site
July 14th, 2009VANCOUVER - The city's first neighbourhood has been designated as a national historic site of Canada, the federal government announced Tuesday.
Jim Prentice, the federal Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, made the decision on the recommendation of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. he said in a press release. ...
Vancouver developer considers condo relaunch
July 9th, 2009Via: CBC.ca
A Vancouver developer's plan to resume construction on a luxury high-rise building where work stopped last fall may be another sign that Vancouver's real estate market is picking up steam again.
Last October when the global economy tanked, construction on the six-star hotel and condominium tower on West Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver ground to a halt, leaving a giant hole ...