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2012-02-24

Province's foot dragging led to uncertainty Deb Abbey Van. Courier Every sector of the economy needs certainty to function efficiently and real estate is no exception. The recent HST debacle has affected real estate more than any other sect…

2012-02-23

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2012-02-22

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2012-02-21

JOSH BARBANEL Other The most expensive apartment in New York has passed from the hands of a retired American banker to the family of a Russian billionaire, setting some new milestones in the Manhattan real-estate market. The sale for a pent…

2012-02-21

Other The BC Budget announced today contains pleasant surprises for first-time buyers who purchase newly built homes, and for seniors who make renovations to help them live independently. Both initiatives echo other recent announcements tha…

2012-02-18

Government announces new HST/PST housing transitional rules Other The government today announced the HST/PST transitional rules on new homes. As the province transitions back to the PST, which will replace the HST effective April 1, 2013, m…

2012-02-18

Government announces new HST/PST housing transitional rules Other The government today announced the HST/PST transitional rules on new homes. As the province transitions back to the PST, which will replace the HST effective April 1, 2013, m…

2012-02-17

Transition plan will raise rebates to homes under $850,000 Other B.C. will scrap the HST and return to the PST on April 1 2013, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon announced on Friday in Victoria. Until that time new home buyers will be able to t…

2012-02-16

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2012-02-16

Peter Mitham Other There was a time, five years ago, when press releases regularly hit this columnist’s in-box trumpeting long lineups and same-day sell-outs of condo projects. “Some buyers actually tried to line up last week to…

2012-02-13

Other  Some B.C. condo owners and business people who bought their working space may be "shocked" next month as changes stream into the strata market, observers say. “The [B.C] government sees no difference between commercial or …

2012-02-09

In a cooling housing market should you wait to buy and hurry up to sell? Erica Alini - Maclean's Magazine Other Last week, Econowatch looked at the latest dire warnings about Canada’s real estate market. Everyone from the big banks, t…

2012-02-09

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2012-02-06

Jane Seyd Van. Courier DESPITE minor assessment dips in even the upper echelons, West Vancouver has retained its title as home to some of the highest-assessed property in the country. Stratospheric land values put the assessments of the top…

2012-02-06

Other Manitoba is poised to set an all-time annual record for building-permit values after non-residential construction permits soared 64 per cent in 2011, according to Statistics Canada. By November of last year the province posted the hig…

2012-02-02

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2012-02-02

Powerhouse Calgary landlord awes analysts and gears for aggressive push into B.C. and the U.S.A. FRANK O'BRIEN Other Top Toronto stock analysts are discovering what western Canadian rental tenants and investors have known for years: street-…

2012-02-02

Other According to the president of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB), international affordability studies regarding Vancouver are misleading because they don’t reflect the reality that home buyers purchase more affordable h…

2012-02-01

Critics say deal will shortchange city Cheryl Rossi Van. Courier The long awaited revised proposal for the derelict Little Mountain housing site includes retail shops, canals and at least seven towers, although lower than first envisioned. …