Real Estate News & Articles

CMHC releases report on foreign ownership

2016-04-07

Justin da Rosa Other “The really interesting thing about this report is the insight it provides into foreign ownership of condominiums in Canada by age of structure. For example, in the downtown core of Toronto, we know that, in build…

City of Vancouver, residents face hospitality headaches with Airbnb

2016-03-26

Got them coming and going BETHANY LINDSAY The Vancouver Sun Don and Charlene Brooks were asked by the potential buyer of a neighbour?s home in their Gastown development if he could list it on Airbnb. FRANCIS GEORGIAN Charlene and Don Brooks…

Masterplanned community Concord Burnaby to bring Yaletown chic to Burnaby

2016-03-24

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Take housing affordability rankings with a big grain of salt

2016-03-24

What's behind the numbers that rank us as so utterly unaffordable? Frank O'Brien Other Download Document

Condo Investing: Flippers, Don't Get Beached in Housing Tidal Wave

2016-03-24

Condo speculation sounds like easy money in this housing boom, but taxes, commissions and carrying costs quickly whittle away the profits, warns Frank O'Brien Frank O?Brien Other I can understand why many of you are considering taking on th…

A third of Vancouver bought by Chinese investors says National Bank

2016-03-24

Steve Randall Other Ottawa have vowed to do more to understand the level and impact of foreign ownership of Canada’s property but in the meantime speculation continues. National Bank of Canada has estimated that in Vancouver, a third …

How Virtual Reality will Change Real Estate Marketing Game

2016-03-24

In the first of a two-part series, real estate marketing ninja Sepy Bazzazi unfolds how virtual reality is already transforming home sales Sepy Bazzazi Other A short generation ago, when MLS® listings first became available online, the …

How Virtual Reality will Change Real Estate Marketing Game

2016-03-24

In the first of a two-part series, real estate marketing ninja Sepy Bazzazi unfolds how virtual reality is already transforming home sales Sepy Bazzazi Other A short generation ago, when MLS® listings first became available online, the …

Board Blasts Media Coverage on "Shadow Flipping," New Rules in Letter to Clark

2016-03-23

BC Premier?s strict new rules on contract assignments are short-termist, influenced by ?emotional and political? affordability debate, writes REBGV president Joannah Connolly The Vancouver Sun The BC government is reacting prematurely by im…

REBGV letter to Premier Clark re: proposed assignment rules

2016-03-22

REBGV President Darcy McLeod sent the following letter to Premier Christy Clark in response to her announcement about new rules for assignments Darcy McLeod Other Dear Premier Clark, On behalf of the more than 12,500 Realtors that we repres…

Foreign money continues to be culprit in Vancouver's affordability problem

2016-03-22

Allen Garr Van. Courier Comforting as it may have been for Premier Christy Clark to announce that her government planned to more tightly regulate “shadow flipping,” it is really a side show when it comes to the problem of housin…

Province to address "shadow flipping" abuse in real estate transactions

2016-03-19

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Bishop 7250 East Boulevard 6 townhomes by The Airey Group

2016-03-17

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The Royal at 26 East Royal Avenue New Westminster

2016-03-17

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Tencent's WeChat dominates China's lucrative messaging app market

2016-03-17

A platform that slickly embraces social media and commerce is dominating China?s lucrative messaging app market Charles Clover The Vancouver Sun The room was sombre as Pony Ma, Tencent chairman, addressed the assembled group of engineers. I…

Understanding what's new with the Property Transfer Tax

2016-03-16

REBGV The Vancouver Sun Are you a first-time home buyer? If so, you should familiarize yourself with the BC Property Transfer Tax (PTT) First-Time Home Buyers’ Program. The PTT exemption program is simple. Qualifying first-time buyers…

Marketplace srvey: Is there a 'typical' home buyer in Metro Vancouvuer?

2016-03-16

REBGV The Vancouver Sun Home buyer competition is intense in today’s housing market and multiple offer situations have become commonplace. These trends have many people wondering, who are buying homes in Metro Vancouver* today? Are yo…

Home sales jump in February

2016-03-15

Justin da Rosa Other Toronto, the Okanagan Region and Fraser Valley are expected to lead the way in terms of home sales. Others, however, are expected to lag behind. “Two of Canada’s hottest housing markets look set to stay that…

Millennials fleeing Vancouver for cities with more affordable housing, threatening city's tech economy

2016-03-14

Katia Dmitrieva The Vancouver Sun Rising costs are putting Vancouver?s vaunted growth engine at risk as the city hemorrhages people employed in tech and new media for more affordable locales, including Victoria and Kelowna. Kevin Oke had a …

Immigrants help drive Metro Vancouver's housing market: study

2016-03-14

Newcomers, especially from China and India, highly likely to buy a home, geographer finds Douglas Todd The Vancouver Sun An upscale neighbourhood of homes in Richmond, where about half the population is ethnic Chinese. Chinese immgrants to …

Parking Stall and Storage locker allocation in a strata

2016-03-12

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Tougher lending standards coming?

2016-03-11

Justin da Rosa Other Your clients may soon have a more difficult time qualifying for a home, according to one leading economist. Past bids to cool hot housing markets through mortgage rule tweaking hasn’t worked, according to one econ…

Vancouver high-end real estate world's hottest : report

2016-03-11

Ephraim Vecina The Vancouver Sun An influx of foreign capital spurred by rock-bottom exchange rates has made Vancouver’s offerings the world’s most desired high-end properties, according to a recently released report by Knight F…

Aerie Walk 45 townhomes by Tsawwassen Springs

2016-03-10

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