February Housing Starts in Metro Vancouver
March 8th, 2012FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
"Nearly 90 per cen ...
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Government announces new HST/PST housing transitional rules The government today announced the HST/PST transitional rules on new homes. As the province transitions back to the PST, which will replace the HST effective April 1, 2013, measures to ease the HST burden on new home buyers include:
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LONDON — The English poet John Betjeman described the towering Gothic rail station of St. Pancras in north-central London as “too beautiful and too romantic to survive.” But survive it did, even after being slated ...
Fairmont Pacific Rim - the 2nd last water front building at Coal Harbour is ready to be unveiled just in time for 2010 Olympics.
Gillespie to Unveil Fairmont Pacific Rim


Majority city council approved to continue the protection of view corridors. Guess Shangri-la will remain the tallest building for the city for another while.
Vancouver council agrees to protect view corridors.
Dec 2009 BC real estate market was 132% better then Dec 2008. Market should continue to grow in 2010:
B.C. real estate market carried higher by wave of sales.
I just stumbled across this on line magazine which has some good features on urbanity.
His many landmark buildings will be with us for some time yet. R.I.P.
Wayne de Jong of "Pillar To Post Home Inspections" puts out this great newsletter with smart tips on home maintenance: