Real Estate News & Articles

Duet 707 Como Lake Avenue Coquitlam 72 homes in a 6 storey building plus townhouses by Adera

2019-03-23

Style and sustainability key to the appeal of Adera?s Duet Simon Briault The Vancouver Sun Duet Project location: 707 Como Lake Avenue, Coquitlam Project size: 72 homes with one to three bedrooms; 479 —1,050 square feet; prices starti…

District of North Vancouver cancels another affordable housing project

2019-03-22

City council voted down a proposal from non-profit Hollyburn Family Services Society Brent Richter Western Investor District of North Vancouver municipal hall. | Cindy Goodman, North Shore News District of North Vancouver council has spiked…

Strata age restriction bylaws - BCREA Legally Speaking

2019-03-21

Strata age restriction bylaws are alive and well. BCREA When providing any accommodation, service or facility customarily available to the public, the provincial Human Rights Code normally prohibits one person from discriminating against an…

Strata must inform tenants of all bylaw changes

2019-03-21

Owner must provide Form K to Strata Tony Gioventu The Province Dear Tony:  I have been a tenant since 2016 in a highrise in Vancouver. About one-third third of our building are rentals and none of the tenants has been elected to counci…

Soleil 178 homes at 1588 Johnston Road White Rock by RDG Management

2019-03-21

Residents of Soleil will be but steps from hundreds of shops and services Simon Briault The Province Soleil What: 178 homes in a 26-storey tower Where: 1588 Johnston Road, White Rock Residence size and prices: One-, two- and three-bedroom h…

New measures might pull down sales activity until fall 2019

2019-03-21

RBC says new measure will keep housing sales moderate until fall Ephraim Vecina Mortgage Broker News The raft of new measures introduced in the latest federal budget will likely keep Canadian housing sales at moderate levels until fall 2019…

Saskatchewan real estate associations vote to amalgamate

2019-03-21

Saskatchewan Realtors Association to come into effect January 1 2020 Mario Toneguzzi Mortgage Broker News A new era for real estate is coming to Saskatchewan in 2020. Realtors across the province have voted overwhelmingly in favour of formi…

New First-Time Home Buyer Incentive Unveiled in Federal Budget

2019-03-20

The budget - Investing In The Middle Class Penelope Graham other The Federal Liberal government tabled their fourth and final pre-election budget yesterday – titled  Investing in the Middle Class , the spending plan continues wit…

Demand for commercial real estate declines in 2018

2019-03-20

CRE demand in the Lower Mainland weakened in 2018 other The commercial real estate market in the Lower Mainland saw fewer sales and lower dollar volumes in 2018 compared to recent years. There were 2,266 commercial real estate sales in the …

BCREA Pleased With Housing Focus in Federal Budget 2019

2019-03-20

Budget 2019 housing affordability welcomed by BCREA BCREA The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) is pleased with the measures announced in Budget 2019 that will help address housing affordability in British Columbia. REALTORS&…

Mixed reactions to budget housing measures

2019-03-20

No changes to stress test in budget Steve Randall Mortgage Broker News The federal budget included certain measures aimed at helping the Canadian housing market but there was no change to the mortgage stress test. The government did announc…

REBGV launches home listings site

2019-03-20

Realtylink makes home buyers knowledgeable Steve Randall Mortgage Broker News The Real estate Board of Greater Vancouver has launches a new home listings site on its Realtylink.org platform. The board has worked with Quebec firm Centris to …

Federal budget includes first-time buyer incentives

2019-03-19

Feds pick up a portion of first-time buyer?s mortgage Jordan Press Canadian Real Estate Wealth On the eve of a federal election this fall, the Liberal government is looking to help more Canadians buy their first homes by picking up a portio…

RE/MAX, Redfin announce referral relationship

2019-03-19

Redfin to refer only to RE/MAX in Canada Steve Randall Canadian Real Estate Wealth A strategic alliance has been announced between RE/MAX and Redfin in Canada and the United States. Building on an established 10-year relationship that the t…

B.C. attorney general opens door to background checks for money transfer/exchange businesses

2019-03-19

Eby opens door to licensing system for money services Gordon Hoekstra The Vancouver Sun B.C. Attorney General David Eby is considering a B.C. licensing system for money transfer and foreign exchange businesses, which are vulnerable to money…

2019 housing starts to decline in Toronto, Vancouver

2019-03-19

Altus Group says housing starts will fall Neil Sharma Mortgage Broker News Housing starts are expected to dip in two of Canada’s three largest this year amid stress test difficulties, higher renewal rates, and a slumping economy. Acco…

Altus report latest to forecast decline in B.C. housing starts

2019-03-19

New-housing construction is expected to slow but remain at relatively high levels Derrick Penner The Province A new report from the research firm Altus Group reinforces expectations that B.C. housing construction, particularly in Metro Vanc…

How rent-to-own investments solve cash flow issues

2019-03-19

The rent-to-own model is emerging as a superior strategy Neil Sharma Canadian Real Estate Wealth In today’s real estate milieu, where cash flowing properties are becoming more sporadic by the day, the rent-to-own model is emerging as …

Regulators propose further changes to syndicated mortgage rules

2019-03-18

The framework governing syndicated mortgages changing Steve Randall Canadian Real Estate Wealth Canada’s securities regulators are implementing changes to the framework governing syndicated mortgages and have proposed further changes …

Housing market hit by the "bitter pill" of stress tests says CREA

2019-03-18

Canada's housing market to remain subdued Steve Randall Canadian Real Estate Wealth Image credit: Canadian Real Estate Association Canada’s housing market likely to remain subdued this year but should see an uptick in 2020 as the impa…

Federal budget to introduce sweeping changes regarding housing

2019-03-18

Finance minister to tackle housing affordability Ephraim Vecina Mortgage Broker News Among the main items in this week’s federal budget is a focus on wide-ranging changes aimed at making home buying more attainable, according to resea…

Federal Budget Expected To Include Changes To Improve Housing Affordability

2019-03-17

Housing affordability main topic in federal budget Andy Blatchford other The Trudeau government will take steps in Tuesday's federal budget to make home-buying more affordable with changes affecting supply, demand and regulation, The Canadi…

Another American company enters Canadian real estate market

2019-03-17

ReferralExchange a lead generation management firm Neil Sharma REP Following in the footsteps of Zillow and Redfin, U.S.-based ReferralExchange has entered the Canadian real estate market. The real estate referral and lead generation manage…

February home sales tumble across Canada: CREA report ; CREA updates outlook

2019-03-16

Canadian home sales fall in February, average price down ALEKSANDRA SAGAN The Vancouver Sun The average price for homes sold last month was down 5.2 per cent from last year as the number of sales dropped to a 10-year low for the seasonally …