Real Estate News & Articles

2017-03-23

ALEXANDRA POSADZKI The Vancouver Sun Recent government regulations have created “unprecedented levels of uncertainty” for the high-end home market heading into the key spring buying season, Sotheby’s International Realty C…

2017-03-22

Jordan Press REP Cities and affordable housing providers will find themselves with $11.2 billion more to spend on new and existing units over the coming decade, as part of the federal government's multi-pronged push to help people find home…

2017-03-21

Trump Tower developer facing lawsuit Sam Cooper The Province A Richmond construction company has sued the developer of Trump International Tower and Hotel, seeking almost $800,000 in alleged unpaid fees. Last week in B.C. Supreme Court, Urb…

2017-03-20

Steve Randall REP More foreign buyers of homes in British Columbia will be able to claim exemption from the additional property transfer tax introduced last year. The government said Friday that the exemption will apply for workers moving t…

2017-03-20

Mortgage Broker News Home sales across British Columbia in February were typical for the month, according to real estate experts, but when compared to sales just one year earlier, the numbers appear much more stark. The British Columbia Rea…

2017-03-20

Mortgage Broker News The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) market is “fast approaching a full-blown affordability crisis,” according to research published by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) on Thursday. “Until 2016 …

2017-03-20

Geordon Omand The Vancouver Sun A shortage of land and a growing economy fuelled a 47-per-cent surge in the value of commercial real estate sales across British Columbia's Lower Mainland in 2016, says the head of the region's real estate bo…

2017-03-20

Important changes to Small Claims Court other Changes to BC law announced today will make important changes to the work the Provincial Court does under the Small Claims Act. Starting June 1, 2017, with just a few exceptions civil claims of …

2017-03-18

CREA other The 2016 Annual Report from CREA can be view in its entirety HERE

2017-03-18

Polygon's Juniper attracting a range of homebuyers SIMON BRIAULT The Vancouver Sun   Juniper at Timber Court Project location: 2632 Library Lane, North Vancouver Project size: 68 homes, one to three bedrooms, between 638 and 1,147 squa…

2017-03-17

Justin da Rosa REP Trends agents need to know about in the constantly evolving real estate industry. Toronto has major impact on overall stats February sales were up in 70% of all markets, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association, …

2017-03-17

Some foreign buyers to get a break from 15% surcharge tax on housing Derrick Penner The Vancouver Sun The province unveiled changes to its foreign-buyer tax on real estate on Friday, exempting skilled workers immigrating here under the…

2017-03-16

Owners need permission for changes that affect other lots Tony Gioventu The Province Dear Tony : We live in a 26-unit townhouse complex in the Tri Cities. Unlike conventional side-by-side townhouses, we have one of top of the other. Thirtee…

2017-03-16

Modern meets mid-century in North Vancouver?s Moodyville neighbourhood Mary Frances Hill The Province Kindred What:  96-home development that will comprise two five-storey buildings of one- and two-bedroom homes in the Moodyville neigh…

2017-03-16

B.C. Liberals reluctant to protect renters from lucrative loophole Matt Robinson The Vancouver Sun It is unconscionable that a loophole has been permitted to remain in the Residential Tenancy Act that undermines half the&nbsp…

2017-03-16

22-YEAR-OLD ALLEGEDLY WORKED FOR RUSSIAN HACKERS ? STEWART BELL AND ADRIAN HUMPHREYS The Vancouver Sun At 22, Karim Baratov was already living the high life. Despite having been expelled from high school in Ancaster, Ont., he owned luxury c…

2017-03-15

REP The hot real estate market in Toronto and the surrounding areas helped push home sales up last month to their highest mark in nearly a year. The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales though its MLS system hit their highest le…

2017-03-15

Fed rate decision comes in Martin Crutsinger Canadian Real Estate Wealth The Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate for the second time in three months and signalled that any further hikes this year will be gradual. The move…

2017-03-15

Harcourt offers his train of thought Glen Schaefer The Vancouver Sun Former B.C. premier and Vancouver mayor Mike Harcourt says transit authorities are thinking too small with the current plan to extend the Millennium Line underground to Ar…

2017-03-14

Justin da Rosa Mortgage Broker News Gary Mauris , president of Dominion Lending Centres has been hard at work educating the government about just how disastrous last October’s mortgage rule changes have been for potential home buyers.…

2017-03-13

Business wizard was a calm philosopher who meditated daily, juggled obligations STEPHEN HUME The Vancouver Sun Visionary artist, calm philosopher who meditated every day — even while juggling complex obligations that involved hun…

2017-03-13

Millions in Funding Announced for New Housing Data: Federal Budget 2017 Penelope Graham other There were no new measures to further cool the Canadian housing market in today’s tabling of the Federal Budget – though a good chunk …

2017-03-11

Residents of Concert?s NAV?O at The Creek will overlook parkland and be but steps from the seawall Michael Bernard The Vancouver Sun   Many people reaching retirement look forward to downsizing to a quiet place in the Okanagan or on Va…

2017-03-10

Boutique brokerage launches, focuses on technology Justin da Rosa REP The industry’s newest brokerage is the first of its kind, offering a virtual reality experience for its clients “Virtual reality is a powerful new tool that a…