The costs of owning a detached bungalow in Vancouver take up 82.3 percent of a typical household’s income, says RBC.
Photograph by: Gerry Kahrmann, PNG Files , The Canadian Press
Vancouver remains the least affordable city to buy a house in Canada while home ownership in Toronto is becoming more difficult, Royal Bank of Canada Economics Research said.
The costs of ...
Posted by David Hutchinson
on May 24, 2013
Burnaby: 6445 ARBROATH ST, Highgate, $521,800.00
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/mortgages/Photos+Metro+Vancouver+homes+rock+bottom+prices/8427259/story.html
Posted by David Hutchinson
on May 24, 2013
The WilMar Estate, at 2050 block of S.W. Marine drive, is a historic 1925 mansion in Vancouver, B.C., February 15, 2012. The 1925 mansion is up for sale for the first time. It belonged to the Kitchen family that has died out. The house is being sold with the money going to charity
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Posted by David Hutchinson
on May 24, 2013
Sukhi Kang 604-377-1246 www.sukhikang.com
Renovating your home can be stressful if you have to stay put while the work's being done, but you can get through the hectic time by following these pieces of advice.
Renovations can add significant financial strain to a household budget and stress to an already busy family, says Avi Kay, branch manager at Envision Financial. But with a bit of planning ...
Posted by Sukhi Kang
on May 24, 2013
Sukhi Kang 604-377-1246 www.sukhikang.com
Victoria Day is marked as a public holiday. May Long Weekend has always been the unofficial start of Canada’s summer. Welcome the warmer weather, and get outside on the open road! So you're looking for something fun to do during the May long weekend, but the prospect of Vancouver's crowded streets, patios and beaches diminishes your enthusiasm?
Why ...
Posted by Sukhi Kang
on May 24, 2013
House built on a rock
Are your neighbors driving you crazy? Well, if you're the owner of this unique house, problem solved. Balancing on a rock in the middle of the Drina River in Serbia, the tiny one-room home was built in 1968. Pounded by floods and high winds, it continues to stand strong against the elements of time. The structure, located near the town of Bajina Basta, has become a well-known ...
Posted by David Hutchinson
on May 23, 2013
A luxurious sanctuary
between mountains & the sea
Posted by David Hutchinson
on May 22, 2013
Yaletown
Neighbourhood in Vancouver
Yaletown is an area of Downtown Vancouver approximately bordered by False Creek, Robson, and Homer Street
Posted by David Hutchinson
on May 22, 2013
A parked car exploded in Vancouver's West End Wednesday morning. Emelia Coryn
Residents of Vancouver’s West End were startled this morning after a parked car exploded and burst into flames.
The explosion happened just around 6:30 a.m. in the 800-block Nicola Street near Haro and Robson.
There was no one in the car, a blue Toyota Matrix, at the time of the explosion.
The owner of ...
Posted by David Hutchinson
on May 22, 2013
Moneymaker: David Karp, who founded Tumblr in 2007 in his mother's Manhattan apartment, sold the site to Yahoo for this week for $1.1billion - and he will personally take in a total of more than $250million
Big payday in store for Tumblr workers as the first 10 employees get $6.2million EACH after $1.1billion sale to Yahoo!
Tumblr founder David Karp will make more than $250million in the site's ...
Posted by David Hutchinson
on May 22, 2013