Real Estate News & Articles

2017-01-24

Incoming interchange ?bloody criminal? KENT SPENCER The Province Homeowners Eugene and Betty Nelson feel terribly wronged about a new freeway interchange that is coming to the Langley Township, a few paces from their front yard. T…

2017-01-24

Hong Kong's Mott 32 opening next week at Vancouver's Trump Tower Mia Stainsby The Vancouver Sun In the days leading up to the opening of Mott 32, a posh Chinese restaurant in Vancouver’s new Trump International Hotel and Tower, one of…

2017-01-23

Steve Randall Canadian Real Estate Wealth Homebuyers may believe that they are protected in the event of a flood but are ill-informed. A poll commissioned by Public Safety Canada reveals that 40 per cent of homeowners think the federal gove…

2017-01-23

Justin da Rosa REP Canada’s newest broker aims to become the premier digital player in Canada, and its latest product attempts to gamify mortgages by rewarding homeowners for paying down their debt. “We’re excited to launc…

2017-01-23

Justin da Rosa Canadian Real Estate Wealth We talk the markets that showed the most surprising demand in 2016, as well as a forecast for the near future   CREW: Which markets were the most surprising in terms of demand?   AM: The …

2017-01-23

Vancouver the priciest city to move to in Canada Gordon Clark The Province Vancouver, the beautiful city of my birth, got more lousy news last week concerning its affordability and ability to recruit workers and, therefore, employers. Movin…

2017-01-21

Luxury development has variety of accommodations and spans city block Kathleen Freimond The Vancouver Sun Project: Opal Project address: 438 West King Edward Avenue Project city: Cambie Village, Vancouver Developer: Opal Retirement Inc. and…

2017-01-21

Wealthy locals, American billionaire among Trump Vancouver condo owners ? JOANNE LEE- YOUNG AND SCOTT NEUFELD The Vancouver Sun We take you inside Trump tower, perhaps the most scrutinized building that’s ever gone up in Vancouver. Th…

2017-01-20

Ephraim Vecina Mortgage Broker News Victoria city councillors Ben Isitt and Jeremy Loveda have called on the B.C. government to implement a tax on vacant homes, as well as include the Capital Regional District in the areas covered by the 15…

2017-01-20

Justin da Rosa Canadian Real Estate Wealth Your potential clients are increasingly turning to Kijiji to find their next rental. We spoke to the popular website about which markets are the most desirable, and which may provide the best bang …

2017-01-20

Ephraim Vecina Canadian Real Estate Wealth Contrary to fears that the CMHC’s mortgage insurance premium hike earlier this week will make purchasing more difficult for hopeful home owners, a long-time industry analyst argued that the C…

2017-01-20

Steve Randall Canadian Real Estate Wealth There has been a surge of interest in Canadian real estate from south of the border following Donald Trump’s election as US president. A report from real estate brokerage Royal LePage reveals …

2017-01-19

Bill Cleverley The Province VICTORIA — Two Victoria councillors want the 15 per cent provincial property transfer tax on foreign buyers applied in the capital region, and say local municipalities should be given the authority to …

2017-01-19

Steve Randall Canadian Real Estate Wealth The government in Ontario should establish a housing affordability task force to tackle the increasing barriers for first-time buyers, the province’s real estate body says. “We are facin…

2017-01-19

Focus on future costs as well Tony Gioventu The Province Dear Tony: Our situation is something every first-time homebuyer should be aware of.  We purchased into an older four-floor wood-frame apartment building in Richmond in September…

2017-01-19

Zetter Place merges country living with an ?urban esthetic? Mary Frances Hill The Province Zetter Place Where: 8520 204th Street, Langley What: 82 townhomes at Yorkson Creek, Langley Residence sizes and prices:  1,232 — 1,97…

2017-01-18

Naoibh O'Connor Vancouver Courier The city is encouraging Vancouverites to use the temporary path along Arbutus Greenway to get a better idea about the possibilities for the final design. Photo Dan Toulgoet The city kicked off public consul…

2017-01-18

Demand for condos so high and supply so limited, prices will keep rising, even under election-related market uncertainty, argues leading local agent Joannah Connolly REW As house prices have slid over the fall and winter, condo sales have s…

2017-01-18

Steve Randall REP Canada’s largest private mortgage insurer is increasing its premiums, following a hike by CMHC. Genworth says that the change is not expected to have a significant impact on homeowners with a 5 per cent downpayment o…

2017-01-18

REP Bank of Canada holds interest rate, begins to bake some Trump risks into outlook. The Bank of Canada is holding its benchmark interest rate at 0.5 per cent and providing a deeper assessment of the risks associated with the big economic …

2017-01-18

Ephraim Vecina Canadian Real Estate Wealth Sales of homes across Canada rallied by 2.2 per cent month-over-month in December after November transactions suffered some weakness in the wake of stricter mortgage rules, according to a new repor…

2017-01-18

Ephraim Vecina Canadian Real Estate Wealth According to a report from one of the country’s leading brokerages, Canadian residential real estate markets saw a 13.0 per cent year-over-year increase (up to $558,153) in Q4 2016—the …

2017-01-18

Ephraim Vecina REP In its latest study, Equifax Inc. revealed that the incidence of mortgage fraud in Canada has risen along with the runaway prices in the country’s hottest real estate markets.   The credit reporting agency stat…

2017-01-18

PETE MCMARTIN The Vancouver Sun In the late 1980s, Saturday Night magazine commissioned British writer Jan Morris to write about Canada. To Morris — a global traveller who once said she believed Canada to be the best and most moral of…