Real Estate News & Articles

2016-07-05

B.C.?s finance minister says he expects to release new provincial data on foreign buyers in Metro Vancouver ROB SHAW The Province B.C.’s finance minister says he expects to release new provincial data on foreign buyers in Metro Vancou…

2016-07-04

NICK EAGLAND The Province The City of Vancouver is investigating the operation of 17 short-term rental units in a Kitsilano apartment block. There are 17 Airbnb listings in the New York Apartments at 2341 York Ave. near Kitsilano Beach. The…

2016-07-04

PROCEEDS OF CRIME: Surrey home is the subject of a provincial government civil forfeiture case KIM BOLAN The Province A convicted trafficker facing new drug and firearms charges laundered his illicit profits through the purchase of a Surrey…

2016-07-04

?Powerful? revitalization deals might slow pace of demolition ? KIM PEMBERTON The Vancouver Sun Michael Bruce used to build new homes on the west side as a way to keep busy after retiring. But these days, the Point Grey resident has gone in…

2016-07-04

How Vancouver became a speculators' playground Daphne Bramham The Vancouver Sun There’s something almost pathetically naive about the City of Vancouver’s plan to tax owners of vacant homes. Forget its most obvious flaws. It&nbsp…

2016-07-02

Royal Bay in Colwood will offer 2,300 homes in beautiful setting ? CLAUDIA KWAN The Vancouver Sun Royal Bay Project location: Colwood Project size: 2,300 homes Site developer: Royal Bay Community Limited Partnership  Phase I: GableCraf…

2016-07-02

Mosaic's Guildhouse designed with first-time buyers in mind SIMON BRIAULT The Vancouver Sun Guildhouse Project location: 14975 101A Avenue, Surrey    Project size: 221 apartments and townhomes of between 1 and 4 bedrooms Resi…

2016-07-01

Steve Randall REP Canada’s economy grew in April by 0.1 per cent following two months of decline and real estate was a key driver of growth. Statistics Canada’s figures show that the real estate sector added $218.8 billion to GD…

2016-07-01

Premier Christy Clark says a report shows that self-regulation of the industry must end because consumers are being put at risk ? JOANNE LEE-YOUNG The Vancouver Sun There wasn’t much of an official reaction from the Real Estate Counci…

2016-06-30

Tony Gioventu The Province Dear Tony: Every year when we have Canada Day, our strata council goes through the same problem with the same owners. They start a petition to amend the bylaws to allow owners to install flagpoles on their units. …

2016-06-30

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2016-06-30

Touches such as a record collection or books transcends the ?staged? setting Mary Frances Hill The Province Woodland Park Where: 8570 204th St., Langley What: 106 townhouses Residence sizes and prices: Two beds, two-beds-and-dens, three bed…

2016-06-30

Cassidy Olivier & Joanne Lee-Young The Province The days of self-regulation are over for B.C.’s real estate industry following a series of changes outlined Wednesday by Premier Christy Clark. The changes — aimed at restoring the…

2016-06-30

Steve Randall Mortgage Broker News While government agencies are trying to assess the whether foreign ownership of homes has a real impact on the market, a study by the Simon Fraser University in BC says that it has proof that it does. Busi…

2016-06-30

Going further than Independent Advisory Group recommendations, Premier announces that real estate council will be overhauled and governed by new superintendent Joannah Connolly REW The self-regulation of the real estate industry will scrapp…

2016-06-30

? Matthew Nitch Smith other The countries with the highest quality of life have been announced by the not-for-profit organisation Social Progress Imperative. Scandinavian nations scored highly in the "Social Progress Index," but more s…

2016-06-30

?No justification? for Liberal plan, alternatives needed: regional district KELLY SINOSKI The Vancouver Sun Metro Vancouver directors are raising concerns about the planned $3.5-billion bridge to replace the George Massey Tunnel, saying the…

2016-06-29

?Evolving? demand means more firms looking to own rather than lease Evan B Duggan The Vancouver Sun Demand and investment are mounting in Metro Vancouver for strata office units as values for those assets reach levels comparable with reside…

2016-06-29

Organization warns of risks in changes to lending conditions GARRY MARR The Vancouver Sun A Canadian mortgage industry group says there is no bubble in any Canadian housing markets and is warning the government against any changes in lendin…

2016-06-29

Naoibh O'Connor Vancouver Courier Premier Christy Clark announced new measures Wednesday to deal with the real estate industry. Photo Dan Toulgoet The B.C. government is ending the real estate industry’s right to self-regulate a day a…

2016-06-29

REP REP British Columbia is ending the self-regulation of the real estate industry in a move Premier Christy Clark says is aimed at protecting consumers. Clark says the province will hire a new superintendent of real estate, who will take o…

2016-06-29

Natalie Obiko Pearson REP Real estate brokers who engage in misconduct may face as much as a 25-fold increase in penalties in British Columbia, where its biggest city, Vancouver, is one of North America’s  hottest housing markets…

2016-06-28

Ephraim Vecina Mortgage Broker News Speaking to reporters last week, Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson announced his resolve to tax vacant residential properties and treat them as business investments instead to cool down the out-of-control …

2016-06-28

Q1 2016 saw housing prices rise in 31 ? out of 45 ? housing markets in the world Juwai other Which country reigns as the strongest housing markets right now? We analyse the latest GPI Report using inflation-adjusted figures, and shed light …