Real Estate News & Articles

Living Room Design Doozies: 11 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Creating Your Space

2017-08-31

Holly Amaya other We know, we know: Coming up with a design scheme from scratch in any room is difficult, let alone your primary living space. You might be tempted to pick out a sofa and a coffee table and call it a day. That's all you…

CRA probe into Vancouver condo flipping

2017-08-30

The feds seek to ensure that assignment resellers are compliant with the Income Tax Act Darryl Greer Vancouver Courier The federal government is taking the property developers behind the Marine Gateway project on Marine Drive in Vancouver a…

BC Housing Minister Considers Annual Rent Increase Cut

2017-08-30

Andrea Nazarian REW BC housing minister Selina Robinson is considering the possibility of altering the province-wide formula that sets the maximum amount landlords can increase rent by annually, the minister told media this week. The curren…

New rules could chill housing demand

2017-08-29

Garry Marr The Vancouver Sun Demand for housing could be cut anywhere from five to 10 per cent because of tougher qualification rules being considered by Ottawa, according to a report by Toronto-Dominion Bank out Monday. The report from Bea…

BMW turning cars into smartphones

2017-08-28

Connected+ will sync with your devices and collect information to help plan your day ? COSTA MOUZOURIS The Province CHICAGO — Imagine waking up in the morning and receiving a text message from your car telling you that you must leave …

Toastmasters International speakers walk the talk

2017-08-28

Organization offers tips and skills on conquering your fears of public speaking HARRISON MOONEY The Province Jim Kokocki says the most important thing for public speakers to be mindful of is their purpose. “No. 1, focus on what’…

Toronto, Vancouver home sales slow, but don't expect prices to follow

2017-08-26

Toronto prices for detached homes fall below $1M, but will buyers return? Mitchell Thompson The Vancouver Sun Housing sales figures may be declining in Toronto and Vancouver, but with listings remaining scarce, economists are warning that s…

Sussex 41-storey 321 homes at 6050 Sussex Avenue Burnaby by Townline

2017-08-26

Townline?s Sussex to rise to 41 storeys in Burnaby?s Metrotown neighbourhood Kathleen Freimond The Vancouver Sun Project : Sussex Project address : 6050 Sussex Avenue Project city : Burnaby Developer : Townline Architect : Chris Dikeakos Ar…

Village Walk 24 townhouses at Sun Peaks 56 kilometres from Kamloops BC by Project developments Inc.

2017-08-26

Village Walk takes a central spot at Sun Peaks CLAIRE YOUNG The Vancouver Sun You carry a lot of expectations as the first new development in almost a decade in a recreational property market. Village Walk, which launched sales the end of l…

Mortgage rules a major roadblock

2017-08-25

Justin da Rosa REP Last year’s mortgage rule changes are clearly impeding young buyers from breaking into the housing market, according to one veteran, but there is an even larger obstacle in the way. “One of the things that cam…

Online real estate platform now more accessible to Western Canadians

2017-08-25

Ephraim Vecina Canadian Real Estate Wealth A full-service online real estate marketplace has just announced the launch of its newest office in Vancouver, representing its very first expansion in Canada. “Casalova, which has been opera…

Noort Developments propose a 53 townhouse project fot the old st. Andrew?s United Church in Mission

2017-08-25

B.C. townhouse project to arise on church premises Ephraim Vecina Canadian Real Estate Wealth 53 new townhouse units are slated to arise on the premises of the old St. Andrew’s United Church in Mission, B.C., should the proposal for t…

Investor launches tool to help manage multiple properties

2017-08-25

Justin da Rosa Canadian Real Estate Wealth With mortgage rates constantly in flux, one investor felt the need to better manage the various files – and a new tool was developed as a result. Monitor My Mortgage (M3) is a new mortgage ap…

Island building boom shadowed by shortage of skilled workers

2017-08-25

VICTORIA BUILDING BOOM DRIVEN BY CONDOS Andrew Duffy Times Colonist Vancouver Island has seen more than $1 billion worth of building permits issued so far this year, but the increased pace of construction could be threatened by the looming …

New Hotel and residential tower proposed in Kelowna on the Willow Inn site by Westcorp

2017-08-25

32-storey hotel and luxury tower proposed for Kelowna skyline Kelowna Daily Courier The Province Revised plans for a major hotel in downtown Kelowna now show a taller tower and the inclusion of 49 luxury residences. The hotel at the base of…

Numbers in depreciation reports are simply estimates

2017-08-24

Depreciation reports just estimates Tony Gioventu The Province Dear Tony: Our strata corporation has a depreciation report that projected our roof replacement in 2017 at $95,000. We hired a licensed roofing inspector and had the roofing pro…

Mirabel two buildings at 1345 Davie with a total of 149 homes by Marcon Developments

2017-08-24

Mirabel takes its inspiration from its West End location Mary Frances Hill The Province Mirabel at English Bay Where : 1345 Davie Street, Vancouver What:  Two neighbouring 18- and 19-storey buildings comprising 149 units;&nbs…

Privacy commissioner to query whether landlords violate tenant privacy

2017-08-24

Prospective tenants? privacy queried Derrick Penner The Province B.C.’s acting Information and Privacy Commissioner is moving to crack down on landlords that invade the privacy of prospective tenants through rental applications that a…

Weaver pushes foreign-buyer ban for B.C. farmland

2017-08-23

NDP must send message that ?speculation will end sooner, rather than later,? says Green leader Sam Cooper The Province B.C.’s government must fight raging land speculation by banning non-resident purchases of B.C. farmland and extendi…

Vancouver Holds On in World's Top 3 Most Liveable Cities

2017-08-23

Joannah Connolly REW Cost of housing hasn?t damaged city?s ranking, although its points have slipped slightly in Economist report Despite its points sliding slightly, Vancouver has held onto its third-place ranking for the seventh consecuti…

Thinking of Buying a Leasehold Property? Read This First

2017-08-23

Atrina Kouroshnia REW If you live here in Vancouver I certainly don’t need to tell you the issues plaguing us: soaring home prices, an inadequate supply of smaller units, too many water-damaged pairs of boots. But as they say, necessi…

Vancouver residential sale prices reach mind-boggling heights

2017-08-23

Ephraim Vecina Canadian Real Estate Wealth While home sales volume growth in Vancouver seems to have abated somewhat in recent months, demand for the city’s residential land does not appear to be petering out any time soon, with a sin…

BC NDP Party cracking down on Foreign

2017-08-23

Political party aims to further cool market REP The leader of British Columbia's Green party wants to see the government ban foreigners from buying farmland in a bid to cool the province's real estate market. Andrew Weaver says many non-res…

Peak Millennials Face Peak Housing Challenges

2017-08-23

other While it’s no secret that real estate remains out of affordable reach for many young Canadian adults, the majority still aspire to own a detached home one day – even if it’s just a pipe dream. Only 36 per cent of &ld…