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Best bid no guarantee of the best result
2019-02-21
Multiple bids alone will not assure success or best value Tony Gioventu The Province Dear Tony:  Our strata owners recently approved $1.8 million from our contingency fund on elevator upgrades, deck and balcony repairs and the replacem…
Better Homes and Garden Brokerage rolls out tech offering for consumers
2019-02-21
Real estate service uses voice activated search Neil Sharma REP A Mississauga, ON brokerage is leveraging technology to make buying and selling homes a breeze for consumers. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Signature Service in Mississa…
Many BC markets favour buyers but there are exceptions
2019-02-19
Vancouver Island among others have a balance between supply and demand Steve Randall Canadian Real Estate Wealth Home sales in BC were down 33.2% in January compared to a year earlier. Figures from British Columbia Real Estate Association s…
Foreign investors flocking to Vancouver's industrial segment
2019-02-19
Vancouver's industrial real estate market is magnetizing foreign investors Ephraim Vecina Canadian Real Estate Wealth Amid intensified construction activity, Vancouver’s industrial real estate market is steadily magnetizing foreign in…
Parkview Estates 16525 103 Avenue Surrey 64 single-family home lots by Foxridge Homes
2019-02-16
At Foxridge Homes' Parkview Estates, homebuyers can select from dozens of finishing touches Barbara Gunn The Vancouver Sun Parkview Estates Project address: 16525 — 103 Avenue, Surrey Developer: Foxridge Homes Architect: In-house Inte…
Hot Surrey housing beats Vancouver (and 81 other North American cities) in home price gains
2019-02-15
This BC suburb sees second-largest home price gains in North America Josh Sherman other Move over, Vancouver. Surrey has had the second-fastest rising home prices in North America over the past five years, suggests a study of 83 major North…
Strata rules oversee common facilities
2019-02-14
Strata rules must be approved by vote Tony Gioventu The Province Dear Tony: Our highrise building has a recreation room that can be rented for private parties and is used for social events and meetings in our community. As a result of sever…
No right answer to rent-or-buy debate. But there's no question who ends up ahead
2019-02-14
There?s no right answer to the rent or buy debate Haider-Moranis The Vancouver Sun To buy or not to buy, that is the question. A recent report by the National Bank of Canada suggests it might be cheaper to rent than to own in some expensive…
Red tape is a major influence in Vancouver's housing scarcity
2019-02-13
Bureaucratic roadblocks hinder housing supply Neil Sharma Canadian Real Estate Wealth Bureaucratic roadblocks continue to have a major influence on Metro Vancouver’s housing supply, as these intricacies have led to massively overdue p…
New brokerage entices recruits with unique incentives
2019-02-13
Low commissions and rebates a hit Neil Sharma REP There’s a new realty brokerage in town and it’s already a hit with consumers. Justo Inc. has only been operating in the Greater Toronto Area since September, but the reception it…
Redfin comes to Canada with full-service agents in Toronto
2019-02-13
Redfin in Vancouver coming soon Steve Randall REP One of America’s fastest-growing real estate firms has now launched in Canada. Redfin positions itself as a “technology-powered residential brokerage with a mission to redefine r…
Province expecting $400M hole in Property Transfer Tax revenues
2019-02-12
Housing market slowdown has slashed B.C. government?s projected income from purchase taxes, including foreign buyer tax revenues Joannah Connolly Western Investor The real estate market slowdown may feel like good news for many who are stru…
'Non-individuals' own 10% of B.C. residential property: CMHC
2019-02-12
Non-individual ownership in Kelowna outstrips that in Vancouver Tyler Orton Western Investor Nearly one in 10 residential properties in B.C. are owned by “non-individual entities,” according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Co…
Next-door informer - number of Vancouver empty-home tips soar
2019-02-12
Neighbours happy to report empty homes Dan Fumano The Vancouver Sun Vancouverites have been happy to drop the dime on absentee neighbours, phoning in 1,456 tips about supposedly vacant or underused homes since the introduction of North Amer…
Massive $3.5-billion Squamish ski resort aiming for 2025 opening
2019-02-12
Brohm Ridge on Garibaldi site of new ski resort Kenneth Chan other Ever since an environmental approval from the provincial government in 2016 was granted, there has been ample progress and movement on the planned Garibaldi at Squamish ski …
Canada's housing starts remained steady in January
2019-02-11
Vancouver housing starts were hold-steady Steve Randall Canadian Real Estate Wealth The trend for Canadian housing starts was steady in January with 208,131 units improving on December’s 207,171 units. CMHC’s latest 6-month movi…
Stress testing is a much-needed 'margin of safety' - OSFI
2019-02-11
The B-20 stress test an element of caution Ephraim Vecina REP Amid multiple criticisms of the tighter mortgage qualification rules introduced last year, the OSFI’s assistant superintendent stood by the B-20 mandated stress testing as …
Vancouver's empty homes tax visibly improved vacancy rates, supply
2019-02-11
Vacancy rate improved by 15% Ephraim Vecina Canadian Real Estate Wealth The ratio of unoccupied residential properties in Vancouver noticeably fell by 15% in just one year, and half of previously empty homes have been moved to the rental ma…
No housing-related 'brain drain' from Metro Vancouver, says analyst
2019-02-11
More young professionals are coming to the region than are leaving it, according to Census data Joannah Connolly Western Investor Census data on net migration in four Canadian metropolitan areas by education level, between 2006 and 2016. So…
Negotiation: Let the buyer's agent present
2019-02-11
Negotiation is truly an art form Ross Wilson REM Over the years, I’ve witnessed countless offer presentation techniques. Many were unprofessional, boring, disorganized, frustrating, inefficient, dumb and alas, sometimes hostile. A dis…
Why the agitation over vacant home forms?
2019-02-09
Speculation tax registration is important and doesn't take as long as many believe DOUGLAS TODD The Vancouver Sun I’m not a fan of filling out forms. So I worried after commentators and politicians warned it could take 40 minutes to f…
Centra 13868 101 Avenue Surrey 24 storey highrise with 167 homes by Everst Group
2019-02-09
Amenities at Surrey's Centra towers to include shared work spaces. Michael Bernard The Vancouver Sun Centra is a project from the Everest Group of Companies in Surrey. PNG All Centra homes feature wide-plank laminate wood flooring and expan…
Multifamily building permits hit a record high in December
2019-02-07
Building permits across Canada up Steve Randall Canadian Real Estate Wealth The total value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities was up 6% (month-over-month) in December to $8.8 billion, with multifamily and commercial inte…
Centra 13852 101 Avenue Surrey 167 homes in a 23 storey tower by Everest Group
2019-02-07
Co-working spaces a unique offering at Centra Michael Bernard The Province With Surrey’s new gleaming city centre poised to become British Columbia’s next big business hub, the developers of Centra are helping those buyers who a…
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