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Is a fresh wave of overseas real estate investors coming from Hong Kong (again)?
2019-07-26
Metro Vancouver's reduced residential property prices must look pretty tempting to those looking to get their money out of troubled Hong Kong Joannah Connolly Western Investor Since the foreign buyer tax was first introduced in Metro Vancou…
GTA condo apartment sales up 3.2% in the second quarter
2019-07-25
Q2 condo sales remains strong in Toronto Steve Randall Canadian Real Estate Wealth The market for condo apartments remained strong in the Greater Toronto Area in the second quarter. Greater Toronto Realtors reported 7,038 sales of condo apa…
Presence of birds may be a sign of significant problems
2019-07-25
Beware: The presence of birds may be sign of significant problems Tony Gioventu The Province Dear Tony: Our building is 30 years old and we are under attack. The Flickers and woodpeckers have been boring holes into our stucco siding; we hav…
The News a six building 282 unit complex located at 34375 Gladys Avenue Abbotsford by Elevate Development Corp
2019-07-25
The News is a project from Elevate Development Corp. in Abbotsford Kathleen Freimond The Province Start spreading the news: units in Elevate Development Corp.’s Abbotsford project – The News – are now being marketed to hom…
Developer Ariva Resorts announces new 200 home gated community in Kelowna
2019-07-25
Kelowna development to specifically focus on active boomers Ephraim Vecina Mortgage Broker News Developer Ariva Resorts has announced its next project: a multi-million-dollar, high-end gated community situated on “prime land” ju…
Metro Vancouver's purpose-built rental building sales plummet from a year ago
2019-07-24
Multi-family building transactions follow downward trend set by market residential home sales Peter Mitham Western Investor Release of June housing resale data last week by the Canadian Real Estate Association provoked mixed reactions. On t…
Recreational homes prices are rising across most regions
2019-07-24
The price of recreational homes across most Canadian regions are rising Steve Randall Canadian Real Estate Wealth The price of recreational homes across most Canadian regions are rising according to a survey of RE/MAX brokers and agents. Th…
Vancouver outskirts seeing the vast majority of new rental development
2019-07-24
Purpose built rentals in Vancouver declining Ephraim Vecina Canadian Real Estate Wealth The number of rental construction proposals in Vancouver’s periphery currently far exceeds that seen in the city itself, according to the Goodman …
Apple Inc. to occupy Vancouver tower currently under construction
2019-07-24
Apple is reportedly planning on taking over two storeys of a tower at 400 West Georgia Ephraim Vecina Mortgage Broker News Slated for completion by 2020, the building would see the latest in a spate of tech giants taking roost in major Cana…
Amazon moves deeper into real estate space with Realogy
2019-07-24
TurnKey is a beginning-to-end homebuying program Kimberly Greene other Sometimes it seems as if Amazon is in the business of making waves, and that’s just what it’s done by partnering with Realogy, the leading provider of reside…
B.C. Supreme Court rules against developer Concord Pacific in Plaza of Nations case
2019-07-23
High-profile real-estate legal battle may not be over Chuck Chiang Western Investor The Supreme Court of British Columbia has sided with site owner Oei Hong Leong in a lengthy legal battle between the Singapore-based magnate and Vancouver d…
Short-term rentals and Airbnb: What you need to know
2019-07-23
What are the rules for Airbnb? Mark Weisleder REM What are the rules for Airbnb? Every city will set its own rules for renting out all or part of a property on Airbnb or other short-term rental websites. In Toronto, for example, it is expec…
Hundreds of pre-sale Richmond condo owners left hanging by developer
2019-07-22
A Richmond developer has pulled the plug on a 15-storey mixed use residential tower Nono Shen & Alan Campbell Western Investor A Richmond developer has pulled the plug on a 15-storey mixed use residential tower in the city centre, leaving m…
Bank of Canada lowers rate used in mortgage stress tests
2019-07-22
Benchmark interest rate for stress test lowered Canadian Real Estate Wealth A key Canadian interest rate used by lenders to determine who can qualify for a mortgage has dropped for the first time in almost three years, potentially giving th…
Monument 22 one, two and three bedroom homes at 2485 Larch Street by Epta Development Corp
2019-07-20
Monument is intended to be an architectural statement: a contemporary aesthetic with a meaningful nod to West Coast design Kathleen Freimond The Vancouver Sun As Epta principal Chris Tsakumis notes, that history provided the developer an op…
Council goes against strata act
2019-07-18
Council defied strata act with cameras Tony Gioventu The Province Dear Tony: Our strata council has just purchased and installed eight cameras in our main entry, and parking entry to try and address a growing security problem in our communi…
Orchard Park has 80 townhomes located at 16650 25A Avenue Surrey developed by StreetSide Developments
2019-07-18
Orchard Park takes a site next to green space, but close to shops and services Simon Briault The Province A useful measure of the quality of a product is whether those selling it to would buy it themselves. That’s absolutely the case …
Presale condo project sales rates hit new lows in Metro Vancouver
2019-07-18
Presale condo-project sales rate hits new low Joanne Lee-Young The Province The sales rate for presale condos hit a low of 14 per cent in June, with buyers signing sales contracts for only 73 out of the 519 units on the market in Great…
Richmond Hill considers accepting Bitcoin for property taxes
2019-07-18
The City of Richmond Hill is in negotiations with Canadian digital currency platform Coinberry Steve Randall REP The City of Richmond Hill is in negotiations with Canadian digital currency platform Coinberry about potentially accepting Bitc…
Legal issues to consider when buying a cottage
2019-07-16
Torontonians moving to rural areas for housing Natalka Falcomer REM Maybe it’s the new flight service by Porter Airlines to Muskoka or maybe it’s the smog that’s prompting Torontonians to move from the hustle and bustle of…
Legal issues to consider when buying a cottage
2019-07-16
Torontonians moving to rural areas for housing Natalka Falcomer REM Maybe it’s the new flight service by Porter Airlines to Muskoka or maybe it’s the smog that’s prompting Torontonians to move from the hustle and bustle of…
Canadian home sales were flat last month says CREA
2019-07-16
Little change in June home sales Steve Randall Mortgage Broker News After a few months of increases, Canadian home sales took a pause in June with little change from the previous month. The latest stats from the Canadian Real Estate Associa…
BC home sales constrained by static qualifying mortgage rate
2019-07-16
BC home sales down 11% in June Steve Randall Mortgage Broker News Home sales in British Columbia continue to be constrained with a year-over-year decline to 6,960 units in June. The 11.8% decline reported by the British Columbia Real Estate…
Almost 1 in 4 Canadians may be taking this risk with their home
2019-07-16
Homeowners not knowing enough about home insurance Steve Randall REP A worrying share of Canadian homeowners may be risking serious financial consequences by not knowing enough about their home insurance. Almost a quarter of respondents to …