Real Estate News & Articles

Juwai top 10 Chinese buyers picks: Q1 2016

2016-06-10

Top 10 hottest countries with Chinese buyers Juwai The Vancouver Sun The top 10 countries most viewed and enquired by Chinese buyers remained stable from Q4 to Q1, except those in the last two spots. The US remains at the top as country mos…

Forget the GPS, all I need is Siri

2016-06-10

Pricey technology be damned with a pair of headphones and an iPod leading the way David Booth The Province It’s no mystery why our lives are too complicated. The problem is, like so many of our problems, we bring this complication on …

Tax absentee owners, residents say

2016-06-10

Poll shows 70 per cent of B.C. public angry at all levels of government over house prices SAM COOPER The Province As debate over skyrocketing home prices and foreign investment boils over in B.C., a new poll by Insights West shows 80 per ce…

Central bank's 'talk down' of hot Vancouver housing market won't work: B.C. economists

2016-06-10

'Talk down' of hot housing market futile: Analysts PETER O?NEIL The Province The Bank of Canada’s bid on Thursday to “talk down” Vancouver’s skyrocketing housing market will likely fail, say B.C. economists. In an un…

Parq Vancouver 517 hotel rooms in two hotels, 5 restaurants, 3 bars - lounges, casino, spa and fitness gym and conference - event space

2016-06-10

VEGAS POWER COUPLE NOW VANCOUVERITES MIA STAINSBY The Vancouver Sun Elizabeth Blau and Kim Canteenwalla were recently in the Okanagan for a week visiting potential providers for the food and beverage operations at the Parq Vancouver develop…

Sorry kids, no detached homes for you here

2016-06-10

Limited supply has prices soaring Garry Marr The Vancouver Sun You may not want to hear this, but the reality of today’s housing market is that young people need to kiss the dream of owning a single family detached home goodbye. It&rs…

Greenway at South Ridge Club phase II with 67 townhouses at Mountain View Drive Surrey by Adera Development Corp

2016-06-09

TRANSITIONAL STYLE: Downsizers look for comfort as they move into smaller spaces ? Mary Frances Hill The Province Greenway at South Ridge Club Where: Mountain View Drive, Surrey What: 67 town houses of three and four bedrooms Residence size…

Vancouver Housing Market 'Vulnerable' to a 'Downturn': Bank of Canada

2016-06-09

BC governor issues stark warning on country?s hottest housing markets, saying buyers shouldn?t rely on future price increases and should factor in a possible drop Joannah Connolly REW Canada’s hottest two real estate markets are at si…

Price of a New Home in Vancouver and BC Gets Steeper: StatCan

2016-06-09

BC sees sharpest annual growth in new housing price index of any of the provinces or territories, reports statistics agency Joannah Connolly REW The new housing price index for Metro Vancouver saw another annual rise in April, Statistics Ca…

Enough study, take action: Robertson

2016-06-09

VANCOUVER HOUSING: Federal finance minister says ?we need to consider the evidence? before any decision PETER O?NEIL The Province The Trudeau government was accused Wednesday of foot-dragging after Finance Minister Bill Morneau said his dep…

Clark has 'new plan' for affordable housing

2016-06-09

Premier Clark has 'new plan' to keep Metro Vancouver homes affordable Michael Smyth The Province Premier Christy Clark has been slammed for doing little about spiralling Metro Vancouver real estate prices that have put the dream of home own…

Former owner of Vancouver Canucks and Grizzles, Arthur Griffiths has no regrets

2016-06-09

The man who built Canucks? arena to be presented the W.A.C. Bennett Award Thursday Ed Willes The Province Arthur Griffiths has been telling stories for an hour about his career, about the empire he built and lost, about the decisions that s…

Thinking of investing in Canada?

2016-06-08

Now is the perfect time to make your move. Sarah Goulding other The recent economic growth performance in Canada has many Canadians worried, but for foreign investors and companies looking to expand, this is an opportune time. Over the past…

Strata council doesn?t need confidentiality agreement

2016-06-08

Tony Gioventu other Dear Tony: Our strata manager and council president have insisted that every council member has to sign a confidentiality agreement or resign from council. We were told this is a requirement of the act, but a few council…

Vancouver Sees Welcome Boosts to Housing Starts and Building Permits: Reports

2016-06-08

Housing starts trending higher in Vancouver, reports CMHC, as value of multi-family building permits continue to recover, adds StatCan Joannah Connolly REW New home construction starts in the Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) saw ano…

UBC's timber tower starts to rise

2016-06-08

Timber tower creates buzz DERRICK PENNER The Vancouver Sun Construction on the University of B.C.’s landmark, 18-storey, masstimber Brock Commons student residence has just begun, but in a way, the building is already half made. For a…

PROJECT SEES NEW LIFE FOR HOTELS IN DISREPAIR

2016-06-08

SROs, shelter on Downtown Eastside to be remade into mixed-use property EVAN DUGGAN The Vancouver Sun The City of Vancouver is seeking public feedback on a redesign of public space in the Downtown Eastside’s historic Blood Alley Squar…

Ex-realtor handed two years for fraud

2016-06-07

Clients taken for $240,000 KEITH FRASER The Vancouver Sun A former Vancouver realtor who pleaded guilty to defrauding clients of more than $240,000 has been sentenced to two years in jail. Court heard that Johnson Salanga used his position …

Robertson calls for help to cool real estate boom

2016-06-06

Vancouver mayor calls on province and feds to rein in ?excesses? of housing market GORDON HOEKSTRA The Vancouver Sun Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson urged the provincial and federal governments on Sunday to heed warnings from the financial…

A faded Vancouver beauty at 320 Union comes back to life

2016-06-06

?I ended up with this property that?s an SRO? John Mackie The Vancouver Sun In 1895, Robert Pollock built a three-bedroom house at 320 Barnard St., which is now called Union Street. It was modest, but cool, with a square bay window in front…

A city built on sand shows China's shifting struggles

2016-06-06

Langzhou New Area is a case study for the country?s growing credit woes SIMON DENYER other In Lanzhou New Area, recently completed apartment buildings await residents. (Gilles Sabri?/For The Washington Post) Construction workers build near …

Rennie?s opinions on longtime residents trouble readers

2016-06-06

Bob Rennie, home prices, development, realtor commissions, traffic jams, nudists, Jordan Bateman The Province So condo salesman Bob Rennie thinks white male homeowners should be muzzled when it comes the planning process. What a racist! If …

Housing prices trigger big tax hikes

2016-06-06

PROPERTY ASSESSMENT: Single-family homeowners are getting hit hard, while condo owners get a break KELLY SINOSKI AND DAN FUMANO The Province Some homeowners are getting shockingly big property tax bills in the mail while condo owners get a …

Charterhouse at Hampton Cove 5510 Admiral Way Ladner 84 townhomes in phase I by Polygon charterhouse Homes Ltd

2016-06-04

Charterhouse at Hampton Cove showcases spacious and stylish living SIMON BRIAULT Vancouver Sun 'Charterhouse at Hampton Cove is a new project from Polygon in Ladner. For Westcoast Homes. Submitted.' [PNG Merlin Archive] Charterhouse at Hamp…