Despite claims to the contrary, real estate prices for Olympic host cities don’t experience a boom and bust cycle, according to a study by the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. The UBC study is the first to use real estate variables to test an Olympic Games’ economic impact on host cities. Researchers [...]

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Creditors holding $1.4 billion (U.S.) in debt on Intrawest ULC have begun foreclosure proceedings on some of the company’s assets, including the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort, and say they plan to auction them off on February 19. The resort operator’s financial woes have put Vancouver Olympic organizers in a quandary, since the sale of the [...]

Stock markets all over the world, including in Canada, were taking some lumps Wednesday as an array of economic news and data came in negative. At midday, the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was down about 135 points, or 1.2 per cent, to 11,630. Materials and energy stocks were among the biggest decliners. One [...]

Front-line small businesses concerned as Ontario, B.C. fold provincial sales tax into federal one this summer. Grant Clark thinks he’s the kind of business owner Ontario wasn’t thinking of when it developed plans for the new, harmonized sales tax. Mr. Clark is president of Solutions for HR Inc., a small consulting shop he’s operated for [...]

Whether your bookkeeping is outsourced or not,  preparing and using budgets is an important tool for your success.  Why spend time budgeting? A budget can greatly enhance your chances of success by helping you estimate future needs and plan profits, spending and overall cash flow. A budget allows you to perceive problems before they occur [...]

Market confidence and expected economic improvements are likely to contribute to an increase in Vancouver real estate prices, according to a Royal LePage house price survey. Vancouver prices are expected to increase an average 7.2% in 2010 following a buoyant market recovery during the last few months of 2009. Detached bungalows in Vancouver sold for [...]

Vancouver-headquartered Telus Corp has sold its debit and credit card processing business to Quebec-based CT-Payment Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The business unit offers custom payment solutions and supports transactions from all major credit cards and private-label travel, entertainment and fleet cards. Click here to read the full article on the Business in Vancouver web [...]

You have decided to buy a new home. However, there are several issues that bother you at the moment and the most important one is finance. With markets full of choices for home loans, there are several things to be considered while selecting a particular home loan plan. Consider these basic guidelines to get home [...]

Re: Ironworkers outraged after Quebec company wins B.C. Place Stadium roof contract (DCN, Nov. 4) I think that David Klassen and his letter in response to this article (Time to stop crying over BC Place contract) just shows that ignorance is bliss. I find it disturbing that more people do not have a problem with [...]