Real Estate News & Articles

Open houses and identity theft

2014-03-27

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Storybrook at 7131 Stride Avenue Burnaby 71 homes in a four storey building by Ledingham McAllister

2014-03-27

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West End heritage house faces demolition

2014-03-24

Vancouver Heritage Society says the orange fencing is up at the Legg Residence, built in 1899 on Harwood near Bute. It's urging people to lobby city council for new development plan Martha Perkins Other The end appears nigh for the Gordon T…

China has big influence on Vancouver housing market: report

2014-03-24

Richard Dettman Other VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – If you want to gauge the Vancouver housing market, look at the Chinese economy; that’s according to an analysis by the Conference Board of Canada . The think tank says “Vancouve…

Vancouver’s real estate bubble in no hurry to burst: report

2014-03-24

Matt Kieltyka Other The Conference Board of Canada says fears of the real estate market bursting its bubble in Vancouver are overblown. The board’s initial housing briefing, released Monday, shows that the sales-to-new-listings ratio …

Forget about a crash, Conference Board gives housing market clean bill of health

2014-03-24

Julian Beltrame Other The Conference Board isn’t buying the notion that Canada’s housing market will suddenly crumble, saying the most likely outlook is for a modest decline nationally and in some specific markets. The Ottawa-ba…

10 Tips Home Buying & Selling Pitfalls

2014-03-20

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Greater Vancouver Real Estate Market: February 2014

2014-03-20

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Vancouver House at Howe and Beach a 52 storey highrise with 502 units by Westbank

2014-03-20

Gesamtkunstwerk means "total design". Westbank is planning to create an entirely new neighbourhood, Beach District, with its twisting condo tower and street-level housing, office and retail development Martha Perkins Other It's not often th…

Cornerstone North 5655 210A Street Langley 108 units in a 4 storey building by Marcon

2014-03-19

Redefining Sophisticated Living in Langley Other Langley is one of the most sought-after communities in the Lower Mainland because of its blend of urban sophistication and pastoral landscape. The heart of Langley is where one of the most re…

Tempo 7720 Alderbridge Way 237 units by Amacon

2014-03-19

Condo Living Taken Up a Notch Elizabeth Wilson Other The condo lifestyle is not just about stainless steel appliances and coffee shops nearby. Condo living is being embraced by young professionals, new families and empty nesters because of …

Home buyers squeezed out of market must save more - or settle for less

2014-03-19

DAVID ISRAELSON Other When the Occupy movement hit the headlines in 2011, we heard about the 99 per cent, but when it comes to getting a mortgage there’s another group in Canada – the 9 per cent. These are the nearly one in 10 p…

Contentious 30-year Downtown Eastside plan passes

2014-03-18

Bob Mackin Van. Courier Scott thought the proposed conversion of East Hastings from Heatley Avenue to Clark Drive to a residential/commercial corridor was “thoughtful.” However, he said the Board of Trade is worried about the nu…

Real estate association trims 2014 home sales forecast as year off to slow start

2014-03-17

Canadian Real Estate Association trims its sales forecast for this year, as home sales rose only slightly in February compared with a month earlier. Other OTTAWA —The Canadian Real Estate Association has trimmed its sales forecast for…

Downtown Eastside dispersal plan approved by Vancouver city council

2014-03-17

Maria Wallstam, Tristan Markle, and Nathan Crompton Other After three days of public hearings, Vancouver city council has approved the Downtown Eastside local area plan . The LAP is a 30-year plan for real estate development in the Downtown…

It’s Possible For Millennials To Afford Vancouver Real Estate

2014-03-17

Cam Good Other What's the most frequent challenge cited by Vancouver millennials about real estate? They can't afford it. It's a well-known fact that real estate prices don't match our incomes out here on the West Coast. But if you eliminat…

B.C. to See Biggest Jump in Housing Resales in 2014: CREA

2014-03-17

Emma Crawford Hampel Other British Columbia is forecast to have the biggest jump in housing resale activity in 2014 in Canada, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). CREA expects B.C. to see an increase in resale activity…

Vancouver council approves Oakridge Centre rezoning

2014-03-14

Kristen Moran Van. Courier The hotly debated Oakridge Centre redevelopment rezoning was passed by city council Friday after three days of public hearings. All Vision Vancouver councillors voted in favour of the proposal. NPA councillors Geo…

Tempo 7720 Alderbridge Way, Richmond 237 units in a mid rise by Amacon

2014-03-13

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BC won't pony up for $1-billion DTES plan

2014-03-13

Housing minister says Vancouver 'has done very well by us' Mike Howell Other Housing Minister Rich Coleman says the provincial government will not contribute money to the city’s $1 billion plan to revitalize the Downtown Eastside over…

Subdivide and Conquer: Know Your Home’s Future Value Now

2014-03-12

Geraldine Santiago Other I’ve seen it, heard it, read it everywhere: “ Capacity is needed. ” The demand for mid-rise housing continues to increase throughout Metro Vancouver as more residents want affordable choices for fa…

False Creek residents give park the green light

2014-03-12

Raman Kang Other False Creek residents are illuminating the night sky to shed light on a broken promise. Twenty-four years ago, a parking lot near Pacific and Quebec was promised as a park but the neighbourhood is still waiting. Residents a…

Vancouver, Calgary home prices set records in ‘east-west’ Canadian divide

2014-03-12

Michael Babad Other The Vancouver and Calgary housing markets are on fire in what a new report says is a more pronounced Canadian east-west divide. Prices across the country rose 0.3 in February from January, and 5 per cent from a year earl…

Point Grey Anticipates Healthy Real Estate Sales In Spite of the Demise of the Immigration Investor Program

2014-03-10

Vancouver’s Chinese community seemed to harbor wealthy real estate investors that would gain citizenship and move their family here even though they would still reside and do most of their business in China. In early February, 2014 th…