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Death of HST on new housing good news
2012-02-24
Province's foot dragging led to uncertainty Deb Abbey Van. Courier Every sector of the economy needs certainty to function efficiently and real estate is no exception. The recent HST debacle has affected real estate more than any other sect…
999 Seymour - stylish downtown living
2012-02-23
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Rules for condo owners change next month
2012-02-23
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2012 BC Budget Highlights
2012-02-22
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New HST / PST housing transitional rules
2012-02-22
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2012 Budget Update - $10,000 Temporary refundable income tax credit for first-time home buyers who purchase a newly constructed home
2012-02-22
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Record Sale at $88 Million
2012-02-21
JOSH BARBANEL Other The most expensive apartment in New York has passed from the hands of a retired American banker to the family of a Russian billionaire, setting some new milestones in the Manhattan real-estate market. The sale for a pent…
1st-Timers and Old-Timers Get New Tax Credits
2012-02-21
Other The BC Budget announced today contains pleasant surprises for first-time buyers who purchase newly built homes, and for seniors who make renovations to help them live independently. Both initiatives echo other recent announcements tha…
New Home Transitional rules (Feb/2012) pertaining to HST/PST Tax Issues
2012-02-18
Government announces new HST/PST housing transitional rules Other The government today announced the HST/PST transitional rules on new homes. As the province transitions back to the PST, which will replace the HST effective April 1, 2013, m…
New Home Transitional rules (Feb/2012) pertaining to HST/PST Tax Issues
2012-02-18
Government announces new HST/PST housing transitional rules Other The government today announced the HST/PST transitional rules on new homes. As the province transitions back to the PST, which will replace the HST effective April 1, 2013, m…
B.C. will return to the PST on April 1, 2013
2012-02-17
Transition plan will raise rebates to homes under $850,000 Other B.C. will scrap the HST and return to the PST on April 1 2013, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon announced on Friday in Victoria. Until that time new home buyers will be able to t…
Northbrook at 3431 Galloway Ave., Coquitlam
2012-02-16
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Ottawa poised to tighten mortgage lending
2012-02-16
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Chinese Buyers Still Driving Condo Market
2012-02-16
Peter Mitham Other There was a time, five years ago, when press releases regularly hit this columnist’s in-box trumpeting long lineups and same-day sell-outs of condo projects. “Some buyers actually tried to line up last week to…
Strata changes could shock some condo owners
2012-02-13
Other  Some B.C. condo owners and business people who bought their working space may be "shocked" next month as changes stream into the strata market, observers say. “The [B.C] government sees no difference between commercial or …
Buy? Sell? Rent? What To Do in a Cooling Market
2012-02-09
In a cooling housing market should you wait to buy and hurry up to sell? Erica Alini - Maclean's Magazine Other Last week, Econowatch looked at the latest dire warnings about Canada’s real estate market. Everyone from the big banks, t…
Easton 617 Smith, Coquitlam: Best Value With An evergreen Future
2012-02-09
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Report highlights soaring West Vancouver land values
2012-02-06
Jane Seyd Van. Courier DESPITE minor assessment dips in even the upper echelons, West Vancouver has retained its title as home to some of the highest-assessed property in the country. Stratospheric land values put the assessments of the top…
Government construction values soar 484 per cent
2012-02-06
Other Manitoba is poised to set an all-time annual record for building-permit values after non-residential construction permits soared 64 per cent in 2011, according to Statistics Canada. By November of last year the province posted the hig…
Collection45 133 East 8th Avenue
2012-02-02
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Housing outlook bullish as mortgage rate plunges
2012-02-02
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Mainstreet Equity Corp. player in Canada's rental apartment market
2012-02-02
Powerhouse Calgary landlord awes analysts and gears for aggressive push into B.C. and the U.S.A. FRANK O'BRIEN Other Top Toronto stock analysts are discovering what western Canadian rental tenants and investors have known for years: street-…
Looking for greater affordability? Head to the Fraser Valley
2012-02-02
Other According to the president of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB), international affordability studies regarding Vancouver are misleading because they don’t reflect the reality that home buyers purchase more affordable h…
Little Mountain's revised plan includes canals, shops
2012-02-01
Critics say deal will shortchange city Cheryl Rossi Van. Courier The long awaited revised proposal for the derelict Little Mountain housing site includes retail shops, canals and at least seven towers, although lower than first envisioned. …
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