Real Estate News & Articles

2017-08-23

Districts race to beat the bell with schools short-staffed across B.C. Cheryl Chan The Vancouver Sun Help wanted: With two weeks left before the school year starts, hundreds of teaching positions are still vacant in more than 30 school dist…

2017-08-23

High cost of living makes hiring hard: BCTF CHERYL CHAN The Vancouver Sun Help wanted: With two weeks left before the school year starts, hundreds of teaching positions are still vacant in more than 30 school districts across B.C. About 171…

2017-08-22

Andrea Nazarian REW A BC couple is asking for $28 million for their Tuscan villa-style home in the Fraser Valley, a mere two years after its completion. The 14,225-square-foot custom-built mansion sits on 76 acres of Surrey agricultural res…

2017-08-21

Steve Randall REP The proposals to tighten mortgage insurance underwriting practices could damage affordability especially for first time buyers according to the real estate association in British Columbia. OSFI began a consultation period …

2017-08-21

300 job openings hailed as ?a great signal? to the world about business in Vancouver Derrick Penner The Vancouver Sun Online retail and technology giant Amazon has been coy about its ambitions for growth in Vancouver, but the careers sectio…

2017-08-21

Technologies that took years to develop part of newest iPhone ALEX WEBB The Vancouver Sun It was the late 1990s, and entrepreneurs Steven Abramson and Sidney Rosenblatt were pitching an electronics giant on their new flat-screen technology.…

2017-08-19

Year-round recreation on offer at CastleRock Michael Bernard The Vancouver Sun CastleRock on Lake Windermere Project Address:  4254 Castlestone Blvd., Invermere Project Scope:   A master-planned community of fully servic…

2017-08-19

Foster Martin development poised to bring new energy to community?s town centre Simon Brault The Vancouver Sun Foster Martin Project location : 1484 Martin Street Project size : 334 homes in three towers, one to four bedrooms ranging from 8…

2017-08-19

The biggest tax problem associated with a vacation property is the potential for capital gains tax upon either the sale, or gift of the property, or the death of the owner JAMIE GOLOMBEK The Vancouver Sun As summer winds down, and families …

2017-08-19

Foster Martin set to transform White Rock town centre Simon Brault The Vancouver Sun An artist's rendering of Foster Martin, a project from Landmark Premiere Properties Ltd., in White Rock. [PNG Merlin Archive] PNG PNG For many decades, Whi…

2017-08-18

Lenders say they fulfil a need; critics warn of dangers, high costs Dan Fumano The Vancouver Sun Their ads trumpet the ease of using the equity in your home to get cash. Alpine Credits helps customers get loans approved “reg…

2017-08-17

Prolonged dispute starting with $30,000 in renos ballooned into $200,000 in costs Ian Mulgrew The Vancouver Sun A strata dispute over about $30,000 in rooftop renovations has dragged through the courts and morphed into a bitter debate over …

2017-08-17

Exterior revenue sources may be taxable Tony Gioventu The Province Dear Tony : Do strata corporations pay income tax? Our strata negotiated an agreement with a communications provider to lease our rooftop for $50,000 a year, plus 25 per cen…

2017-08-17

Etoile to shine on Burnaby?s skyline Mary Frances Hill The Province It’s no wonder residential corner units are so coveted among homebuyers, considering all their possibilities. When only one wall is shared with a neighbour, two walls…

2017-08-17

Canadian Real Estate Wealth Gen-Y is a massive cohort that is overwhelming interested in breaking into the real estate market – but will affordably challenges and impactful mortgage rules allow them to? “Facing challenges their …

2017-08-17

With three more sites currently for sale, Chevron continues to sell off locations, profiting off their redevelopment potential Western Investor Two more Vancouver Chevron stations have shut down in favour of potential residential developmen…

2017-08-16

Joannah Connolly REW If ever there was a good reason to try to get into home ownership, the latest rental price data from PadMapper is surely it. Vancouver’s rents have soared in the past year, from high to astronomical, with one-bedr…

2017-08-15

Office space demand in city may become dire Sam Cooper The Province Unprecedented demand for office space in Vancouver is expected to drive commercial real estate vacancies to the lowest rates ever, a new report says. The report from profes…

2017-08-15

Joe Rosengarten Canadian Real Estate Wealth Don’t be concerned if you haven’t heard about real estate bonds yet, not many investors have. But as Canadian investors look for alternative ways to generate income, growth and maximiz…

2017-08-14

Mortgage rate outlook REP Two of RateSupermarket.ca’s three expert panellists believe fixed mortgage rates will increase in the next 30-45 days. “Mortgage interest rates have increased, but not by as much as bond yields, so ther…

2017-08-14

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2017-08-12

The Yates on Yates by Chard Development will feature 116 units of varying sizes Kathleen Freimond The Vancouver Sun Project : The Yates on Yates Project address : 848 Yates Street Project City : Victoria Developer : Chard Development Archit…

2017-08-12

Townline presents The Parker, a 47-unit low-rise apartment building in Vancouver Simon Briault The Vancouver Sun The Parker Project location: 305 West 41 st Ave., Vancouver Project size: 47 homes, 1-3 bedrooms, 1,008 to 1,334 square feet. P…

2017-08-10

Steve Randall Canadian Real Estate Wealth The six-month trend for housing starts was higher in July, the 7th consecutive month of gains and rising to 217,550 from 215,175 in June. “British Columbia and Alberta were the main contributo…