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River Watch - waterfront Living at its Bes

2015-02-20

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Buying a Home in British Columbia

2015-02-20

Other Buying a home is the largest investment most of us ever become involved in. Yet people sometimes take less time over it than they do when buying a new car. That’s because it’s unfamiliar territory to many of us. We don&rsq…

Self-storage draws condo-level rents

2015-02-19

Other Self-storage is becoming a hot commercial real estate sector, with many B.C. properties seeing 90 per cent occupancy levels and per-square-foot rents that match that of a condominium.  In Metro Vancouver, typical rent for a 100-s…

Top Things to Consider Before Buying a Condo

2015-02-17

Buying your first strata property can be intimidating. From depreciation reports to bylaws and rules, home inspector Sean Moss explains what to know before you buy Sean Moss Other Are you considering buying a condo but confused about strata…

The hard truth about Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

2015-02-14

Robin Wilding Other Real estate professionals across the country are confused about search engine optimization (SEO) – and rightfully so! Unfortunately, there are hundreds of thousands of information sources out there, most of which c…

BC Home Sales Start 2015 in Positive Territory

2015-02-13

BCREA Other The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 4,377 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in January, up 3.1 per cent from the same month last year. T…

Evolve: The growth of affordable sophistication

2015-02-12

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BC's 2 per cent Transition Tax on new homes wrapping up March 31. 2015

2015-02-12

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Toronto’s commercial sector set to move

2015-02-12

Jennifer Paterson Other An active investment market, consistent building supply, redevelopment of existing buildings and steady leasing demand are just some of the trends setting the stage for a robust 2015 in the Greater Toronto Area&rsquo…

How will the Pan Am Games impact Toronto real estate?

2015-02-12

Jordan Maxwell Other The 2015 Pan Am and Para Pan Am Games, which are due to kick off in Toronto this summer, could replicate the impact on real estate and development that was seen by Vancouver following the 2010 Olympic Games. “With…

What’s in store for the housing market in 2015?

2015-02-12

Jennifer Paterson Other Independent of the decline in oil prices and changes to the interest rate, there is a broad moderating trend across Canada’s housing market that is pushing towards lower levels of activity and appreciation, sai…

Why Canadian snowbirds face more U.S. scrutiny this year -- and how to avoid running afoul of rules

2015-02-12

Warning for Canadians with homes south of the border Jamie Henry Other Canadians who like to spend the colder months of the year in the sunnier parts of the U.S. are being warned to watch out for the taxman. Advances in technology now make …

Micro condos are set to be real estate’s next big thing

2015-02-10

Micro Condos Will Face Their First Real Test In Canada This Year, Experts Say Jamie Henry and Alexandra Posadzk Other This year may come to be known as “the year the micro condo really took off.” With more single people wanting …

Homes sales set to plummet, says RBC

2015-02-10

Jennifer Paterson Other The number of homes being bought and sold in Alberta is forecasted to plummet in 2015, according to a report by RBC, but this decline is great news for investors in the province. "There is fear in the marketplace and…

Rental resurgence is great news for investors

2015-02-10

Jennifer Paterson Other While the Bank of Canada’s interest rate cut has been praised for opening the real estate doors to a new crop of first-time buyers, many experts are actually seeing would-be buyers stay put in the rental market…

Tax warning for real estate investors

2015-02-10

Jennifer Paterson Other Real estate investors should be prepared for the tax authorities, as the Canada Revenue Agency and Revenue Quebec may be scrutinizing GST/HST and QST compliance areas relating to the real estate sector in 2015. KPMG …

Housing starts continue to moderate

2015-02-09

Jennifer Paterson Other Investors who have noticed a lack of inventory in many Canadian cities will not be reassured by new figures released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) today. Following its forecast last week that …

Sales cool off in Okanagan during January

2015-02-09

Other On the heels of huge numbers for home sales in the Okanagan last year, the first month of 2015 seems to have cooled off, according to Castanet.net. The Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board reported that January sales activity…

Canadians still top investors in U.S. real estate

2015-02-09

Jennifer Paterson Other Agents with big-budgeted investor clients are wise to make some friends south of the border, as Canadians increasingly look to the U.S. for investment opportunities - despite the declining loonie .   According t…

REBGV Stats Package January 2015

2015-02-04