While the Vancouver Canucks continue to look for their new head coach, their old one has likely found his new team.
Alain Vigneault and the New York Rangers have agreed in principle on a contract that could be made official today in Manhattan.
The New York Post reported Sunday that the delay in confirming Vigneault’s hiring may be due to discussions between the Rangers and Canucks over ...
Posted by David Hutchinson
on June 17, 2013
SURREY, BC – The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) processed 1,379 sales in May,a decrease of 15 per cent compared to the 1,616 sales in May of last year and 1 per cent more than were processed in April. By historical comparison, sales in May were the slowest for that month since 2001. Looking at inventory, the Board received 3,172 new listings ...
Posted by Jashanjot Singh
on June 17, 2013
Plans to potentially relocate the Phoenix Coyotes to the West Coast this fall were set in motion weeks ago.
Seattle mayor Mike McGinn told NBC affiliate King 5 that he and city councillors met with potential investors Ray Bartoszek and Anthony Lanza two weeks ago about possibly bringing the embattled NHL franchise to the city for next season.
Discussions got serious enough that it ...
Posted by David Hutchinson
on June 17, 2013
In the press conference yesterday for the Seattle/Sacramanto relocation, David Stern mentioned that he is aware of interest from cities such as Vancouver, Seattle, Kansas City, Anahiem and Virgina Beach for a possible NBA team. I wonder how much interest Aquilini has shown with the NBA. You have to think that with the new collective bargaining agreement where almost every team should break even ...
Posted by David Hutchinson
on June 17, 2013
Seattle may have missed out on returning an NBA team for now, but there are currently talks about bringing an NHL franchise to the Emerald City.
On Sunday afternoon, Seattle mayor Mike McGinn confirmed that he has indeed talked with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman about potentially bringing an NHL team to the Pacific Northwest, possibly the Phoenix Coyotes.
KING TV's ...
Posted by David Hutchinson
on June 17, 2013
With just two inches, an accepted offer on a condo went to the dogs for these first time Vancouver homebuyers.
As renters who long had trouble finding dog-friendly apartments, Kristin and Steve McIvor had been looking forward to buying a space where their medium-sized dog Zoey, a seven-year-old rescue dog, was welcome.
The newlyweds were excited to finalize their offer at the new development ...
Posted by David Hutchinson
on June 16, 2013
That’s because condo owners elect a group of residents to serve on the board of the strata corporation. These politicians end up overseeing their neighbours’ strata fees. And like other elected officials, they sometimes act in a high-handed manner toward their constituents.
“To be clear, many strata-council members give a lot of their time and do a very good job,” Fanaken ...
Posted by David Hutchinson
on June 16, 2013
Across Vancouver, mixed-use development – especially ones with specialty food markets or full-service grocery stores on the ground level – are popping up like mushrooms after a spring rain.
Condo purchasers want a new kind of lifestyle – one of convenience. As living space shifts downtown, municipalities are shedding old zoning models in which homes were placed in one spot, retail ...
Posted by David Hutchinson
on June 16, 2013
Vancouver’s most expensive house this month has a predictably oversized kitchen, ornate chandeliers – plus an indoor pool, two-lane bowling alley and 16-seat home theatre.
At $29.9 million, this eight-bedroom fortress of luxury near the University of British Columbia – close to the water, away from the frat houses – has remained unsold since it was first listed in April. ...
Posted by David Hutchinson
on June 16, 2013
On the heels of a $25-million condo sale at the top of a Vancouver waterfront hotel, the Post’s Jake Edmiston breaks down the deal.
1 — The condo fees are more than $4,200 a month
Not to mention $68,063 in annual taxes, according to 2011 records. Owners of the penthouse — which sits atop the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour neighbourhood — ...
Posted by David Hutchinson
on June 16, 2013