Real Estate News & Articles

The Summit House at Morgan Crossing last chance opportunities

2013-05-16

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Greening your home

2013-05-16

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Competition Bureau appeals TREB decision

2013-05-15

Other The Competition Bureau has appealed a ruling by the Competition Tribunal that dismissed the bureau’s complaint against the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB). "The bureau believes that the tribunal’s ruling was based on an o…

A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus

2013-05-13

BARBARA ORTUTAY Other NEW YORK (AP) — It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering. Facebook , the brainchild of a young CEO who sauntered into Wall Street meetings in a hoodie , was going to be bigger than Amazon, bigg…

Buyers’ insurance policy protects homeowners from price drops - with video link

2013-05-11

Sandra Hermiston & Lynda Steele Other  Housing sales in Metro Vancouver have dropped this spring as many buyers hold off on purchasing a home for fear the prices will continue to drop. But a new tool being offered by some real estate a…

Fraser Valley Real Estate Market: April 2013

2013-05-09

Elizabeth Wilson Other “Balanced,” “steady” and “slower than average” are how FVREB president Ron Todson describes the current real estate market in the Fraser Valley. The spring rush has been later and m…

Love at first sight: Boucherie Beach Cottages at the lake

2013-05-09

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Buyers’ insurance policy protects homeowners from price drops

2013-05-08

Sandra Hermiston & Lynda Steele Other Housing sales in Metro Vancouver have dropped this spring as many buyers hold off on purchasing a home for fear the prices will continue to drop. But a new tool being offered by some real estate agents …

Englewood Courtyard an adult oriented development at 45750 Keith Wilson Road Chilliwack

2013-05-02

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Buying a condo as a rental investment can be good strategy

2013-05-02

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Nine best deals in cottage country

2013-05-01

We survey great escape-type listings to pick "screaming deals" in recreational real estate Other British Columbia 's recreational real estate market remains in the doldrums with prices in popular vacation destinations now lower than a decad…

Property transfer tax pushed as BC election issue

2013-05-01

Other The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver is urging all B.C. property owners and buyers to put the provincial property transfer tax on the hot seat during the upcoming provincial election. The province introduced the PTT 26 years ago…

Toronto dwarfs both Calgary and Vancouver when it comes to pure real estate investing

2013-05-01

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Vancouver misses most liveable list

2013-05-01

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Craigslist's Allegations Of "Copyright" Violations Thrown Out

2013-05-01

Other NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: TV personality Stephen Colbert (L) and Craigslist CEO Craig Newmark attend IAVA's Fifth Annual Heroes Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on November 9, 2011 in New York City. (Image credit: via @daylife) Craiglis…

Majority of British Columbians believe Property Transfer Tax needs adjustment

2013-05-01

Other In a recent Ipsos Reid opinion poll, 58 per cent of respondents agreed that the Property Transfer Tax (PTT) places an unfair tax burden on home buyers relative to other segments of the population. Twenty nine per cent disagreed, and 1…

Depressed Vancouver hotel market pushes diversification

2013-04-25

Glen Korstrom Van. Courier Vancouver 's real-estate market for hotels is so weak that companies holding the properties are diversifying to other real estate asset classes to build stability. Vancouver 's Mayfair Properties Ltd. is currently…

First Time buyers confident for good reason

2013-04-25

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Harmony at 8288 Granville Ave., Richmond, 119 homes in a 16-storey building

2013-04-25

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Countryside Estates 7428 Evans Road Chilliwack, 27 townhomes

2013-04-25

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Sale of New or Used Manufactured Homes

2013-04-25

Real Estate Council of BC Other Licensees should take the appropriate steps to determine if the property they are listing is a manufactured home, and, if so, that the manufactured home has a valid CSA sticker as required under section 21 of…

A seller’s agent, must disclose all known material latent defects

2013-04-25

Real Estate Council of BC Other At common law, a seller, and correspondingly, a seller’s agent, must disclose all known material latent defects. A latent defect is one that is not visible upon ordinary inspection, but which materially…

Kijiji moves to charge some landlords

2013-04-25

Vernon Clement Jones Other “We wanted to reach out to you today to let you know of some changes that will be taking place on Kijiji; specifically, starting April 24, the Apartment & Condos for Rent category will become a pay-per-i…

Condo rentals surge as sales fall

2013-04-18

Vernon Clement Jones Other Greater Toronto Area Realtors reported a 13 per cent rise in the number of condominium apartments rented through the MLS system in the first quarter, even as actual sales fell compared to the same year-ago period.…