Real Estate News & Articles

Vancouver Real Estate: 3D Scanning Technology set to Change Market

2014-08-01

Other Working directly with a Y Combinator Silicon Valley start-up, Real Estate Channel has adopted the state of the art technology that creates immersive experiences of interior spaces using a 3D scanner and proprietary software.  In …

Vancouver Real Estate: 3D Scanning Technology set to Change Market

2014-08-01

Other Working directly with a Y Combinator Silicon Valley start-up, Real Estate Channel has adopted the state of the art technology that creates immersive experiences of interior spaces using a 3D scanner and proprietary software.  In …

Most Cabin Owners Won’t Keep It in the Family: Survey

2014-08-01

Joannah Connolly Other As British Columbians flock to vacation homes for the long BC day weekend, the dream of the family-owned cabin is slipping out of the reach of the younger generation, according to a BlueShore Financial survey released…

The next urban hot spot

2014-07-31

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Solo District soars high in North Burnaby

2014-07-31

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Vancouver rents seen rising faster than home prices

2014-07-31

Tara Perkins Other Rents are poised to grow faster than home prices in Vancouver, rating agency DBRS predicts. In the long run, the rental market should move along with the housing market in any given city, DBRS suggests. But, as you can se…

Airbnb - be carefull when renting on this site for over 30 days

2014-07-30

Part-time landlords warned about using Airbnb Vernon Other From capitalizing on world-class events to wanting help with monthly mortgages, more homeowners are embracing short-term rentals through third party service providers. And while it&…

Canada’s most expensive housing market not headed for crash, says credit agency DBRS

2014-07-30

Garry Marr Other A leading credit rating agency says Canada’s most expensive housing market may not be all that affordable for the average family, but despite that no major correction is coming Vancouver’s way. DBRS  looked…

Zillow announces acquisition of Trulia for $3.5 Billion in Stock

2014-07-29

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Concord goes to court over False Creek park site

2014-07-29

Developer wants to be involved in court action launched by residents over False Creek property Mike Howell Van. Courier Developer Concord Pacific is heading to court in an attempt to stop The False Creek Residents Association from having th…

CMHC turns up scrutiny of condo investors as concerns of overheated market grow

2014-07-28

Katia Dmitrieva Other Canada ’s housing agency is set to publish results of a Toronto and Vancouver condominium-owner survey as it seeks to address economist and policy maker concern that not enough is known about what’s driving…

Rumors Now Widely Reported: Zillow in Talks to Acqure Trulia

2014-07-25

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Tsawwassen Springs brings resort living to the Lower Mainland

2014-07-24

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Condo sales surge in Toronto with 6000 condos sold in the 2nd quarter in GTA

2014-07-24

Other Frustrated by the rising prices in single-family homes, hungry buyers are using the condo to get on the property market. “The new condo market has performed well above expectations in the first half of the year, reflecting a sha…

Paying your debt at these rates is a great deal, so why is no one listening?

2014-07-23

Garry Marr Other Low interest rates should have been a huge bonus for Canadians, a chance to pay down the mortgage faster, unload high interest debt and be in a good position if rates rise. But there are signs that the opposite has happened…

Henriquez Partners Architects revise Stong’s site from 4508 to 4560 on Dunbar Street and 3581 West 30th Avenue from a 6 storey building to a 4 and a half storey building.

2014-07-21

Smaller building focus of revised Stong’s proposal Naoibh O

BC Home Sales Up 24.9% in June, Prices Up 4.5%: BCREA

2014-07-16

Joannah Connolly Other There were 8,989 residential sales in British Columbia recorded by the MLS® in June, up 24.9 per cent from June 2013, according to British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) figures released July 16. Total s…

Buy vs Rent: Which is Better Long Term?

2014-07-14

Susan M Boyce Other To buy or to rent? It’s one of the most hotly debated questions in any city – and nowhere more so than the Lower Mainland. Here, expensive housing means that buying is often a big trade-off between your money…

Co-Ownership an affordable way to buy a home

2014-07-10

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Vancouver Home Prices Up and Will Keep Rising: Report

2014-07-09

Joannah Connolly Other Home prices increased year over year across all Vancouver housing types in 2014’s second quarter, and will rise 7.1 per cent in the rest of the year, according to the Royal LePage House Price Survey and Market S…

Vancouver Cohousing – a multigenerational, sustainable, community in Kensington-Cedar Cottage

2014-07-08

Other Vancouver Cohousing is being built as privately owned, fully equipped homes, plus common areas, in one-, two- and three-storey buildings. The project spans three double-deep lots on 33rd Avenue between Victoria Drive and Knight Street…

Flipping 101

2014-07-08

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Budzey Building at Powell and Princess streets a subsidized social housing unit nearly year behind schedule

2014-07-08

Construction delays hold up social housing on former Drake Hotel property Bob Mackin Van. Courier The 10-storey Downtown Eastside apartment building under construction for women and children is almost a year behind schedule and only one of …

Vancouver’s High-End Home Market Continues to Soar

2014-07-08

Joannah Connolly Other Sales of homes over $1 million in Vancouver rose 34 per cent year over year in the first six months of 2014 – and the market is expected to gain momentum through the second half of the year, according to a repor…