Real Estate News & Articles

2012-07-11

Other The normally hot June real estate market ran cold this year with residential sales down 17 per cent over 2011 and 15 per cent over 2010. Single family home sales saw a particular drop, down from 148 in June 2011 to 111 last month. Rea…

2012-07-11

S. Thompson Van. Courier Just two years after its completion, the Creekside Community Centre in False Creek has sprung a leak. Actually multiple leaks have forced the replacement of six washrooms and change rooms at the LEED Platinum commun…

2012-07-10

101 agencies in place to help protect investors from identity theft and real estate fraud Other Download Document

2012-07-10

Burnaby: Think Big Other Download Document

2012-07-10

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2012-07-05

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2012-07-05

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2012-07-04

The number of residential property sales hit a 10-year low in Greater Vancouver for June, while prices remained relatively stable. Other The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales of detached,…

2012-07-03

FRANK O'BRIEN Other The 2008 economic downturn was not kind to Vancouver Island. From the Capital Region to Campbell River and the Pacific Rim, promising real estate and resort developments were scaled back and some were stopped cold. Examp…

2012-06-30

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2012-06-30

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2012-06-28

Buyers of homes priced at over $1 million will no longer be able to get government-backed mortgage insurance, effective july 9, 2012 Other Download Document

2012-06-28

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2012-06-28

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2012-06-25

Recommendations include community land trust Mike Howell Van. Courier The city may create a housing authority, expand zoning to allow more forms of housing such as row houses and upgrade decaying rental housing stock to create so-called aff…

2012-06-23

Trouble In CondoLand Toronto Life's Compelling Exposure Of An Industry Gone Array Charles Hanes Other I am frequently called by the media to add input and perspective on articles and/or television shows focusing on the Toronto condo industr…

2012-06-22

Other For over 65 years, CMHC has helped millions of Canadians meet their housing needs. CMHC provides mortgage loan insurance that enables you to buy a home sooner with a minimum down payment of 5%. And CMHC is there with you every step of…

2012-06-22

Susan Pigg Other This home at 56 Simpson Ave. in Toronto's Riverdale neighbourhood first sold for $1,200 in 1906. It went for $825,000 in Nov, 2011 If Toronto fireman Alexander Gunn was alive today, he might well feel like the Warren Buffet…

2012-06-22

Other 1971 to 2006 Homeownership increased quickly with the age of the owners in the period before they reached the age of 40. Thereafter, homeownership continued to climb, though at a slower pace until it reached a plateau a…

2012-06-21

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2012-06-21

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2012-06-21

Other This morning, the Federal Finance Minister announced further changes to Canada's mortgage insurance rules. Four measures were announced : 1. Amortizations reduced to 25 years 2. Refinancing limited to 80% 3. Properties purchased at ov…

2012-06-19

Idea Jam Kicks Off Vancouver's re:THINK HOUSING Laura Rodgers Van. Courier Could housing people in container ships off Vancouver’s coastline solve the city’s affordable housing crisis? An “idea jam” that took place l…

2012-06-18

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