Real Estate News & Articles

2015-03-13

Other A luxury home fashioned after the Palace of Versailles and on 2.4 acres in the upscale Bridle Path area of Toronto, will be sold at auction on April 16 through New York City-based firm Concierge Auctions. The property is currently lis…

2015-03-12

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2015-03-12

Joannah Connolly Other Despite the seemingly unstoppable rise in resale house prices in Metro Vancouver , the price of a newly built home in the city continued to drop in January this year, according to Statistics Canada figures released Ma…

2015-03-12

Olivia D'Orazio Other February marked the fourth straight deceleration of the country’s housing price index, an early sign of cooling housing markets across the country, despite a 4.4 per cent increase over the same period last year. …

2015-03-11

Other Rock-bottom interest rates, a scarcity of supply and growing demand from millennials and wealthy immigrants have fuelled a strong start to the spring real estate season in Toronto and Vancouver. "Spring has come early for both Toronto…

2015-03-05

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2015-03-05

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2015-03-05

Joannah Connolly Other Following an increase in sales of 25 per cent in 2014 , Vancouver’s $1 million-plus home market is poised to see more steady growth in 2015, according to a Sotheby's International Realty Canada report released M…

2015-03-04

Jamie Henry Other Month-over-month MLS sales of homes in Greater Vancouver surged by 60 per cent in February, with 3,061 sales compared to 1,913 in January. This equates to a 21 per cent rise from February 2014 and 20.2 per cent above the 1…

2015-03-04

Jennifer Paterson Other Those already invested in the Ontario real estate market can continue to take a deep sigh of relief – the province saw solid home price increases in the last quarter of 2014, according to a new report. But thos…

2015-03-04

Other The affordability of a home in Toronto moved a little further out of reach in February. Data from the Toronto Real Estate Board shows the average selling price of a detached home rose above $1-million last month.  “The over…

2015-03-02

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2015-03-02

Other Aquilini Investment Group’s $29.5M bid  for Kelowna’s troubled SOPA Square project  received  final approval last week, a strong signal that the Okanagan centre's finally  on the mend after getting hit …

2015-03-02

Other Perhaps inspired by the enthusiasm of its mayor , Victoria council has given unanimous approval to Jawl Properties’ plans to build an office-retail complex across the street from city hall, at 1515 Douglas St . The 287k SF proje…

2015-03-02

Submitting a low offer is one thing, but getting the offer accepted is another thing altogether. Vancouver agent Barry Magee explains the factors Barry Magee Other A common topic among real estate buyers is whether or not they should offer …

2015-02-27

Tyler Orton Other Vancouver-based Avigilon is ready to pay Telus $42 million for a Robson Street office tower. The tech company specializing in high-def video surveillance systems has already put down a $2-million deposit on the building an…

2015-02-26

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2015-02-26

The potential financial rewards of buying a foreclosure come with their share of problems. Mortgage experts Jorge and Alisa Aragon outline the pitfalls to dodge Jorge and Alisa Aragon Other Most people think of buying a foreclosure property…

2015-02-26

Mike Howell Van. Courier A tough block, but a changing block. That’s how Anthony Kuschak of Sequel 138 Development Corp. describes the location of a new 97-unit housing project rising out of the ground across from the city’s sup…

2015-02-26

Other The conviction of two major real estate developers in one of Canada’s busiest cities highlights the need for agents to properly vet condo developers before recommending new-construction projects to their investor clients.  …

2015-02-25

Other A number of office developments are set to blossom in the coming months. (Oxford Properties Group’s MNP Tower  was an early bloomer, with Regus Canada moving into the tower two weeks ago.) Here are four other high-profile p…

2015-02-25

Other Quebec City-based fashion retailer Simons will be opening a store at Park Royal in West Vancouver this fall, part of a nationwide growth strategy  that will see the 175-year-old company expand to six new locales over the next two…

2015-02-25

Other The Bay Centre in Victoria has been sold in what Avison Young predicts will be one of the largest commercial real estate transactions in all of B.C. this year. The 407k SF, four-level enclosed mall —on three acres in the heart o…

2015-02-20

Christina Newberry Other Investment in BC residential construction was up 11.3 per cent year over year to $633 million in December, according to Statistics Canada data released February 20. That’s the second-largest increase in the co…