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B.C. housing starts to trend higher in 2011, 2012: CMHC

Housing starts in British Columbia will trend higher over the next two years, totalling 26,900 units in 2011 and 29,000 units in 2012, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation forecasts in its Housing Market Outlook, released today.


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Bob Rennie

Strong demand for Olympic village condos stuns realtor

Condos in the Olympic village officially go on sale to the public Friday. But a test of the market this week stunned condo marketer Bob Rennie, who says he’s seeing strong demand for units in the troubled Southeast False Creek development.


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U.S. real estate struggles: Top 24 cities with most 'underwater' homes

Despite Seattle's having 34 per cent of homes being "underwater," the city is not even in the top 10 in Zillow's list of cities with the highest percentage of homes that have seen their values fall below the mortgages owed.


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Expanded: 'Average-priced' B.C. homes, from Metro Vancouver to the interior

What does an "average-priced" home in B.C. look like? It depends where you are - whether in Vancouver, the suburbs or beyond.


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Paint samples

Hot colours for 2011

Colours are what tie a room together. Whether it's a soft taupe on a wall contrasted with deep-purple florals on the side table, colours in a room work together to create unity among the design elements in the space. I've compiled some colour schemes that are a must have for any homeowner looking to design or renovate her space in 2011.


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Mar del Plata, Argentina: For those in Buenos Aires who don’t make the trek over to Punta del Este, the domestic beach of choice is Mar del Plata. Located about 250 miles south of Buenos Aires, it is crowded in the summer months with those who flee the city and is still a reasonably large town in the off-season—thus, a good mix of beach and urban culture.

Top 10 best places to retire - outside Canada, U.S.

With costs rising and economy faltering south of the border, many retirees are looking further abroad to find their retirement homes. The AARP unveils their top 10 choice destinations.


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Playboy Mansion

Playboy Mansion worth $54M, not $1.2M, lawsuit alleges

The Playboy Mansion, the 29-room home, movie studio and corporate throne of Playboy Enterprises Inc. founder Hugh Hefner, is worth $54 million, or 45 times what the publisher claimed on its books, a shareholder lawsuit said.


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Playboy Mansion: Worth $1.2M? Or $54M?

Hefner and Playboy Enterprises are hiding the true value of the company’s assets in an effort to take it private without paying a fair price for the minority stake that Hefner doesn’t own, according to an amended complaint filed Feb. 4 in Delaware Chancery Court in Wilmington.


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