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No Canadian housing bubble: Bank of Canada deputy governor

February 23rd, 2010

Via: The Vancouver Sun

VANCOUVER - The Canadian housing market is strong, but it is not experiencing a bubble, Paul Jenkins, senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, said Monday.

The federal government said last week it will bring in new mortgage rules to cool the housing sector and prevent home buyers, tempted by record low interest rates, from overextending themselves.

At the same t ...

Home construction up sharply in January: CMHC

February 9th, 2010

Via: The Vancouver Sun

A total of 917 new housing units broke ground in Metro Vancouver in January, about 50 per cent more than the 609 units in the same month in 2009, according to a survey released Monday by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

The survey, which looked at urban centres with more than 10,000 people, found that Surrey led with 296 new housing starts, followed by Vancouver with ...

False Creek lands now a model for urban renewal

February 7th, 2010

Via: The Vancouver Sun

Concord Pacific has been a lead participant in the downtown Vancouver skyline transformation since Expo 86. Its 2010 Winter Games contribution is commensurate to that history: "Concord Place" is the largest open-to-all community celebration organized by the private sector. The Vancouver Sun asked company president Terry Hui to comment on its "host" activities and, of c ...

Olympic Road Closure Map

February 4th, 2010

Plan your route carrefully if you plan on driving during the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.

2010 Winter Olympics Vancouver Road Closure Map

February 3rd, 2010

C21 In Town Top 21 for Units and Production 2009

January 29th, 2010

Production:

Thomas Park (Team)
Charles Bilash
Mike Stewart
Kevin Ershad
Jules Seaman
Shaun Kimmins
Gerry Gramek
Stefan Erbers
Raj Gupta
Liz Carney
Michael Lipnitsky
David Hutchinson
Craig Rushton
Mike Walton
Bruce Gibson
Jennifer Sanderson
Dean Wilkins
Oliver Po
Michael Gordon
Rob Danielsen
Adam Knight

UNITS

Thomas Park (Team)
Mike Stewart
Raj Gupta
Charles Bilash
Kevin Ershad
Stefan Erber ...

West End Community Visioning Forum

January 28th, 2010

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM WERA (West End Residents Association):

"YOUR STORY. OUR FUTURE."
West End Community Visioning Forum
Sunday, January 31, 2010
1:30 pm - 6:00 pm
St. Paul's Anglican Church at 1130 Jervis Street

(Optional potluck. Refreshments served)

Description: This is part of a campaign for community-based planning and a
comprehensive community vision for the West End. Includes visionin ...

Cannery Row gets its own website

January 19th, 2010

Following in the footsteps of other building across Vancouver the Cannery Row Lofts at 2001 Wall Street now have their own building website. This is a great idea for condo buildings as it gives residents easy access to strata minutes and cuts down on paper as copious amounts of documents do not need to be printed every year. Check them out at www.canneryrowlofts.com.

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The Iconic W

January 9th, 2010

The Woodwards Building iconic W now once again graces the Vancouver skyline.

Woodwards 1

Woodwards 2

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Woodwards 4

Woodwards 5

Woodwards 6

If you are looking for information on the Woodwards development, whether Buying or Selling, contact Craig anytime.

Canada's government will puncture any housing bubble: finance minister

December 19th, 2009

Via: The Vancouver Sun

OTTAWA - The federal government is ready to clamp down further on mortgage rules if the boom in the Canadian housing market turns into a bubble, says Finance Minister Jim Flaherty.

In an exclusive interview with Canwest News Service and Global National, Flaherty said the government is closely monitoring the red-hot housing market for signs that it is reaching "irratio ...

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