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2016-10-03

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New housing measures announced

2016-10-03

CMHC Revolutionizes Canada Rentals Justin da Rosa Mortgage Broker News Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced three new housing measures aimed at protecting the nation’s housing industry. Those preventative measures are; Standardizin…

Record-breaking hotel sale in Toronto

2016-10-03

Four Seasons Hotel Toronto Sale Set to Break Records Steve Randall REP The Four Seasons Hotel Toronto has been sold for a record asset price per room transaction. Real estate firm JLL brokered the deal to sell the property on behalf of King…

Judge orders Vancouver strata to impose $16-m special levy to repair leaky condo woes

2016-10-03

Vancouver strata told to impose $16m special levy Keith Fraser The Province A judge has ordered a Vancouver strata to impose on the owners a $16.8-million special levy to repair long-standing leaky-condo problems. Owners first noticed water…

Parker House 1152 Windsor Mews Coquitlam 131 homes 645 to 990 square feet in two buildings by Polygon Parker House Ltd

2016-10-01

PARKER HOUSE HAS THE WRIGHT IDEA Kathleen Freimond The Vancouver Sun Parker House Project Address: 1152 Windsor Mews, Coquitlam Developer: Polygon Parker House Ltd./Polygon Windsor Gate Ltd. Architect: Rositch Hemphill Architects Interior D…

Demand for office, retail, and land reaches five- year high across the Lower Mainland

2016-09-30

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Canada, Australia and New Zealand share this unfortunate link

2016-09-30

Steve Randall REP Canada may share a head of state with Australia and New Zealand but the Bank of America Merrill Lynch has a different reason to link the three nations. Its analysts say that the reliance on commodities and the level of mon…

Canada's top performing real estate teams

2016-09-30

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Airbnb could face penalties for unlicensed hosts under Vancouver proposal

2016-09-30

Short term rental websites could face fines Bethany Lindsay The Vancouver Sun If Vancouver moves ahead with its plan to regulate Airbnb, people who host unlicensed short-term rentals may not be the only ones facing fines. City staff ar…

Airbnb could face penalties for unlicensed hosts under Vancouver proposal

2016-09-30

Short term rental websites could face fines Bethany Lindsay The Vancouver Sun If Vancouver moves ahead with its plan to regulate Airbnb, people who host unlicensed short-term rentals may not be the only ones facing fines. City staff ar…

Vancouver to make pitch for review of homeowners' grant

2016-09-30

Rising values mean fewer people are eligible for break on property taxes Kelly Sinoski The Vancouver Sun The City of Vancouver plans to lobby the B.C. government for a review of the provincial homeowners’ grant program , as fewer peop…

Bubbles and balloons delight wee ones at Government House

2016-09-30

ROB SHAW The Vancouver Sun The world’s most famous royal children enjoyed a lively party in Victoria on Thursday, complete with a petting zoo, bubble machines and balloon animals shared by local entertainers and military families. Pri…

AirBnB and Other Short-Term Rentals to Require Business Licence: City

2016-09-29

Mayor?s office announces next step in attempt to improve rental supply with stricter rules for short-term rentals, allowed only on primary residences Joannah Connolly REW Home owners renting out their units through AirBnB, VRBO or other sho…

Sunstone at 10500 Delsom Crescent Delta by Delsom Developments

2016-09-29

THE MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITY INCLUDES MORE THAN 200 HOMES WITHIN A FAIRY-TALE-LIKE AMBIENCE The Province With less than a week to go before its Oct. 1 sales launch, excitement about Delsom Estates’ Sunstone Village Residences in North…

Fairwinds at Hampton Cove 147 townhomes at 5550 Admiral Way Ladner by Polygon Fairwinds homes Ltd

2016-09-29

Fairwinds at Hampton Cove combines calm seaside theme with fun details and grown-up drama Mary Frances Hill The Province Fairwinds at Hampton Cove What: 147 townhomes, part of the master-planned community of Hampton Cove Project address: 55…

Wise for stratas to review agreements where air space parcels are involved

2016-09-29

Air space parcel agreements worth auditing Tony Gioventu The Province   Dear Tony: Our strata is a combination of condos, a hotel and businesses on the ground floor.  We share a number of common expenses for maintenance and repair…

Soon foreign investors will focus on Vancouver commercial real estate

2016-09-29

Foreign investors to switch focus says RE/MAX Steve Randall Canadian Real Estate Wealth Foreign investors, deterred from Vancouver’s residential property market by the 15 per cent tax, are likely to increasingly focus on commercial re…

Deflating the Hot-Air Bubble on Real Estate Market Hype

2016-09-29

New report on Vancouver?s housing market ?bubble risk? being highest in the world further inflates sensationalism on local real estate Joannah Connolly REW “Vancouver's housing market most at risk of real estate bubble in the world,&r…

Metro Vancouver housing costs intimidate millennials: Vancity report

2016-09-29

John Mackie The Vancouver Sun Many people believe millennials continue to live at home so they can afford a party lifestyle. But a new study by Vancity of millennials in Metro Vancouver pokes holes in the stereotype. The study found that lo…

Metro Vancouver housing prices to double in 25 years: Economist

2016-09-28

Kelly Sinoski The Province Metro Vancouver house prices will more than double over the next 25 years, as supply continues to be tight and more people move to the region, a senior B.C. economist predicts. Helmut Pastrick, chie…

Vancouver tops global ranking for bubble risk

2016-09-28

The Swiss bank UBS assessed Vancouver as High Risk Steve Randall REP Last year, Vancouver was “overvalued”; in 2016 it is the most at risk of a housing bubble. That’s the assessment of the Swiss bank UBS which has consider…

TD Bank?s long term economic forecast to be fixed at present rate

2016-09-28

One big bank predicts rate hold until 2019 Justin da Rosa Canadian Real Estate Wealth TD Bank forecasts the Bank of Canada overnight target rate will remain unchanged until 2019. In its latest long-term economic forecast, the big bank predi…

Five Top Apps that Will Actually Help Your Real Estate Business

2016-09-27

No idea which apps are worth downloading and which are a waste of space? Real estate technology expert Darci LaRocque knows the best ones for agents Darci LaRocque The Vancouver Sun Are you sometimes confused which apps or software to use o…

Decline in luxury sales pulls down Vancouver value?think tank

2016-09-26

A downturn in transactions has taken effect on the real estate market Ephraim Vecina Mortgage Broker News A sharp downturn in transactions in Vancouver’s luxury housing segment has led to a decline in the value of the city’s rea…