Real Estate News & Articles

2014-03-27

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2014-03-27

Find your happy ending at Storybrook in South Burnaby Other Download Document

2014-03-24

Vancouver Heritage Society says the orange fencing is up at the Legg Residence, built in 1899 on Harwood near Bute. It's urging people to lobby city council for new development plan Martha Perkins Other The end appears nigh for the Gordon T…

2014-03-24

Richard Dettman Other VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – If you want to gauge the Vancouver housing market, look at the Chinese economy; that’s according to an analysis by the Conference Board of Canada . The think tank says “Vancouve…

2014-03-24

Matt Kieltyka Other The Conference Board of Canada says fears of the real estate market bursting its bubble in Vancouver are overblown. The board’s initial housing briefing, released Monday, shows that the sales-to-new-listings ratio …

2014-03-24

Julian Beltrame Other The Conference Board isn’t buying the notion that Canada’s housing market will suddenly crumble, saying the most likely outlook is for a modest decline nationally and in some specific markets. The Ottawa-ba…

2014-03-20

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2014-03-20

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2014-03-20

Gesamtkunstwerk means "total design". Westbank is planning to create an entirely new neighbourhood, Beach District, with its twisting condo tower and street-level housing, office and retail development Martha Perkins Other It's not often th…

2014-03-19

Redefining Sophisticated Living in Langley Other Langley is one of the most sought-after communities in the Lower Mainland because of its blend of urban sophistication and pastoral landscape. The heart of Langley is where one of the most re…

2014-03-19

Condo Living Taken Up a Notch Elizabeth Wilson Other The condo lifestyle is not just about stainless steel appliances and coffee shops nearby. Condo living is being embraced by young professionals, new families and empty nesters because of …

2014-03-19

DAVID ISRAELSON Other When the Occupy movement hit the headlines in 2011, we heard about the 99 per cent, but when it comes to getting a mortgage there’s another group in Canada – the 9 per cent. These are the nearly one in 10 p…

2014-03-18

Bob Mackin Van. Courier Scott thought the proposed conversion of East Hastings from Heatley Avenue to Clark Drive to a residential/commercial corridor was “thoughtful.” However, he said the Board of Trade is worried about the nu…

2014-03-17

Canadian Real Estate Association trims its sales forecast for this year, as home sales rose only slightly in February compared with a month earlier. Other OTTAWA —The Canadian Real Estate Association has trimmed its sales forecast for…

2014-03-17

Maria Wallstam, Tristan Markle, and Nathan Crompton Other After three days of public hearings, Vancouver city council has approved the Downtown Eastside local area plan . The LAP is a 30-year plan for real estate development in the Downtown…

2014-03-17

Cam Good Other What's the most frequent challenge cited by Vancouver millennials about real estate? They can't afford it. It's a well-known fact that real estate prices don't match our incomes out here on the West Coast. But if you eliminat…

2014-03-17

Emma Crawford Hampel Other British Columbia is forecast to have the biggest jump in housing resale activity in 2014 in Canada, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). CREA expects B.C. to see an increase in resale activity…

2014-03-14

Kristen Moran Van. Courier The hotly debated Oakridge Centre redevelopment rezoning was passed by city council Friday after three days of public hearings. All Vision Vancouver councillors voted in favour of the proposal. NPA councillors Geo…

2014-03-13

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2014-03-13

Housing minister says Vancouver 'has done very well by us' Mike Howell Other Housing Minister Rich Coleman says the provincial government will not contribute money to the city’s $1 billion plan to revitalize the Downtown Eastside over…

2014-03-12

Geraldine Santiago Other I’ve seen it, heard it, read it everywhere: “ Capacity is needed. ” The demand for mid-rise housing continues to increase throughout Metro Vancouver as more residents want affordable choices for fa…

2014-03-12

Raman Kang Other False Creek residents are illuminating the night sky to shed light on a broken promise. Twenty-four years ago, a parking lot near Pacific and Quebec was promised as a park but the neighbourhood is still waiting. Residents a…

2014-03-12

Michael Babad Other The Vancouver and Calgary housing markets are on fire in what a new report says is a more pronounced Canadian east-west divide. Prices across the country rose 0.3 in February from January, and 5 per cent from a year earl…

2014-03-10

Vancouver’s Chinese community seemed to harbor wealthy real estate investors that would gain citizenship and move their family here even though they would still reside and do most of their business in China. In early February, 2014 th…