Real Estate News & Articles

Squamish real estate market is hot

2014-08-28

After years of a flat market, Squamish is seeing an increase in sales Jennifer Thuncher Other According to several Squamish realtors, this has been the busiest summer they have had since before the 2008 recession hit, both in terms of sales…

Affordable housing concerns here to stay

2014-08-26

Michael Geller Van. Courier Last week, marketing research firm Insights West presented its latest poll results on the Vancouver political scene. There were not a lot of surprises, other than public awareness for one of the mayoral candidate…

Ruling in favour of teen tenant causes uproar

2014-08-24

Landlords are up in arms after a Tribunal ordered a Toronto landlord to pay a young woman for denying her an apartment because she was under-18. Grainne Burns Other Investors have been warned again about the implications of age discriminati…

Vancouver housing data reveals Chinese connection

2014-08-22

Iain Marlow Other One of the largest real estate companies in British Columbia says that more than one-third of all the single-family detached homes it sold last year went to people with ties to mainland China. Macdonald Realty Ltd., which …

RBC: cooling market in 2015 but real test to come

2014-08-22

Justin da Rosa Other One reader believes variable rate mortgages will continue to be the best option for clients going forward, following one big banks market forecast for 2015. "I think this forecast means that prime rate will remain low j…

River Watch Residences Ladner 13 homes in a 4-storey building by Shato Holdings

2014-08-21

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Yaletown citizens take City of Vancouver to court to stop a tower from rising above Emery Barnes Park

2014-08-21

CANY alleges city, developer kept details secret Bob Mackin Van. Courier A citizens’ group battling to stop a tower from rising above Emery Barnes Park goes to B.C. Supreme Court on Aug. 25. Community Association of New Yaletown wants…

How to be king of the CASL

2014-08-21

Jon MacCall Other “Can I add you to my email list?” Are these words part of your client cultivation vocabulary yet? They should be. Now that the Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) is law, sales reps, as users of electronic ma…

Residents RAMP up suit against City of Vancouver

2014-08-20

Mount Pleasant group seeks to defeat Rize development in court Naoibh O'Connor Van. Courier The Mount Pleasant Residents’ Association has filed a court petition against the City of Vancouver in a bid to quash the development and build…

Vancouver House at 1480 Howe Street 388 units in a 59 storey tower by Westbank

2014-08-15

This one’s big KERRY GOLD Other Construction on Vancouver House will begin in the next four months and as it goes up, so, too, will the city’s cachet as one of those places worthy of world-class architecture. We’ve all see…

BC to Escape Canadawide Housing Slowdown: CMHC

2014-08-13

Joannah Connolly Other British Columbia ’s housing market is not likely to see the same “soft landing” in 2014 and 2015 as the nation as a whole, according to the latest forecasts in the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corpora…

CMHC report says just 17.1% of Toronto, Vancouver condos investor-owned

2014-08-12

New survey of condo market sure to be criticized for leaving out more than it includes Susan Pigg Other Canada ’s federal housing agency has tried - yet again - to pull back the curtain on Toronto’s and Vancouver’s condo m…

Renovating? In Vancouver, it’s about to get way more complicated

2014-08-08

Kerry Gold Other A major renovation of an old house is one of life’s more daunting challenges. As of January, when the new building code kicks in, the job may get a whole lot tougher for Vancouver homeowners. Additions to the building…

Buy for equity Rent for lifestyle

2014-08-07

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Tate Downtown offers world class lifestyle in Downtown Vancouver

2014-08-07

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Greater Vancouver July Home Sales Up 4%: REBGV

2014-08-06

Elizabeth Wilson Other Greater Vancouver residential sales in July passed the 3,000 mark for the fourth month running, and were up nearly 4% year over year, according to the latest statistics from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver …

Home buyers continue to slightly outpace sellers, but not by much

2014-08-05

REBGV Other The Greater Vancouver housing market continues to see slightly elevated demand from home buyers, steady levels of supply from home sellers and incremental gains in home values depending on the area and property type. The Real Es…

Vancouver existing home sales, prices continue to climb in July

2014-08-05

Garry Marr Other The number of homes sold in Canada’s most expensive market topped 3,000 in July, marking a fourth straight month sales have hit that level. The Vancouver sales market has not been this strong in three years, according…

Terrace draws Asian investor by avoiding sticker shock

2014-08-01

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Recreational buyers find sles are up, prices are down

2014-08-01

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First time buyers heating up Fraser Valley housing market

2014-08-01

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Metro office developers find going green is trendy and profitable

2014-08-01

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Outlet malls disrupt Metro traditional retail sector

2014-08-01

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CP Arbutus Corridor deadline passes

2014-08-01

Naoibh O'Connor Van. Courier CP's July 31 deadline to remove " encroachments " on its property along Arbutus Corridor has passed and work is resuming to return the corridor to federal operating standards, according to spokesman Ed Greenberg…