Vancouver Real Estate Is Starting To Look Like A Disaster
HuffPost Canada–Sep. 5, 2018
Not long ago, it would have been hard to imagine a time when Vancouver’s realestate market was so quiet you could hear the crickets chirp.
Real estate to keep cooling in Metro Vancouver: analysts
Vancouver Courier–Sep. 10, 2018
Average Metro Vancouver house prices are expected to rise a median of 1.8 per cent this year, less than half the predicted 5.5 per cent in a …
Developers, candidates and planners argue over Vancouver’s move to …
Vancouver Sun–Sep. 20, 2018
Vancouver city council’s vote to allow duplexes in most parts of the city’s … “Realestate developers, speculators and already high-income …
Vancouver to allow duplexes on most single-family lots as city seeks to …
The Globe and Mail–Sep. 20, 2018
The Globe and Mail–Sep. 20, 2018
Vancouver Real Estate Sales Drop Over 36%, Slowest Price Growth …
Better Dwelling–Sep. 6, 2018
Vancouver real estates is finally starting to cool down, but it’s doing so incredibly fast. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) …
Check out the highest priced new real estate listing in the Lower …
Vancouver Is Awesome–Sep. 7, 2018
Check out the highest priced new real estate listing in the Lower Mainland … Vancouver house, which was listed September 5 for $16,888,000.
Vancouver sees the number of commercial real estate transactions go …
Toronto Star–Sep. 13, 2018
VANCOUVER—The fall of commercial real estate transactions continued into the second quarter of this year, with fewer transactions compared …
Vancouver residents divided over duplexes replacing single-family …
Vancouver Courier–Sep. 19, 2018
18, the first day of a public hearing to determine whether duplexes should be permitted in most single-family neighbourhoods in Vancouver, …
Metro Vancouver now Canada’s second-least competitive real estate …
Vancouver Is Awesome–Aug. 23, 2018
Once Canada’s most fiercely competitive real estate market and famed for its bidding wars, Greater Vancouver is now the second-least …
Fixing affordability: Mayoral candidates in Burnaby, Vancouver and on …
Vancouver Sun–11 hours ago
Fetoui, who works in downtown Vancouver and wants to live near SkyTrain, would love to stay in the neighbourhood, but rent in a similar …
OUR VIEW: Are foreign buyers really leaving BC’s real estate market?
Burnaby Now–Aug. 23, 2018
It looks like foreign buyers have all but disappeared from the Metro Vancouver real estate market – if you believe the latest data. The latest …
$3.9M burnt-down house in Vancouver won’t take long to sell, agent …
CBC.ca–Aug. 23, 2018
CBC.ca–Aug. 23, 2018
BC real estate downturn “largely behind us” – despite actual sales …
Vancouver Courier–Sep. 13, 2018
Is the B.C. real estate market already showing signs of bouncing … bigger sales declines in more expensive areas such as Vancouver, and an …
Canada’s Fastest Growing Real Estate Prices Aren’t In Toronto or …
Better Dwelling–Aug. 29, 2018
Canada’s most expensive real estate markets are Vancouver, ….. Toronto replaced Vancouver as the most expensive market in the country.
Real estate sales drops seen in Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Victoria
CTV News–Sep. 17, 2018
CREA attributed the drop to “major declines” in British Columbia real estate and stricter mortgage regulations that came into effect at the start of …
Opinion: Is Canada’s housing market at extreme risk or out of danger?
Vancouver Courier–Sep. 17, 2018
Vancouver Courier–Sep. 17, 2018
Vancouver Detached Real Estate Prices Drop Over $27000
Better Dwelling–Sep. 11, 2018
Vancouver real estate is seeing the worst sales in years, and detached homes were no exception. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver …
BC municipalities call on province to tackle real estate speculation
Vancouver Courier–Sep. 11, 2018
B.C. municipalities call on province to tackle real estate speculation … The UBCM document stated, “It is well known that Vancouver has …
BC Realtors still not allowed to openly publish home sale prices
Vancouver Courier–Aug. 30, 2018
John Barbisan, president of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, said his board cooperates with the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver …
Metro Vancouver renters praying for a housing crash, new poll says
Globalnews.ca–Aug. 27, 2018
According to a new Angus Reid poll, renters in Metro Vancouver are banking on … Who’s praying for a real estate crash in Metro Vancouver?
Most Metro Vancouverites rooting for market crash – even homeowners
Local Source–Vancouver Courier–Aug. 27, 2018
Local Source–Vancouver Courier–Aug. 27, 2018
Canadian Real Estate Association Lowers Sales Forecasts For 2019 …
Better Dwelling–Sep. 19, 2018
The Canadian real estate industry expects sales to slow further than previously thought. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) economists …
This Week in History: 1914 — A father of seven is murdered after he …
Vancouver Sun–13 hours ago
“Three shots rang out in the real estate office of H. Mackinnon & Co., 748 Main St., shortly before noon today,” The Vancouver World reported …
Owners of mysterious luxury West End tower go public with plans
Toronto Star–Aug. 30, 2018
The family did not pre-sell the condos, which is almost unheard-of in Vancouver real estate. Developers
Vancouver mayoral candidates debate housing platforms
Vancouver Courier–Sep. 18, 2018
The Courier, Business in Vancouver and Vancouver is Awesome co-hosted the first mayoral debate of the election campaign Monday night.
Condo prices up, single-family home prices down—that’s this …
Straight.com–Sep. 10, 2018
The latest numbers from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver show that in August, the benchmark sale price for a single-family home in …
Toronto Becomes Canada’s Most Expensive Rental Market, As …
Better Dwelling–Aug. 27, 2018
Canada’s most expensive rental market is no longer Vancouver, as prices fall ….. Montreal Heats Up, While Toronto And Vancouver Real Estate …
This Week’s Top Stories: New Canadian Real Estate Buyer’s Inflate …
Better Dwelling–Aug. 26, 2018
New Canadian Real Estate Buyers Decline, But Their Budgets Expand … Montreal Heats Up, While Toronto And Vancouver Real Estate …
This Week’s Top Stories: Toronto Real Estate Looks Like A Classic …
Better Dwelling–Sep. 9, 2018
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reported 1,929 sales, down a massive 36.6% from last year. The decline in sales helped …
BC real estate firm accused of misleading practices won’t face discipline
The Globe and Mail–Aug. 30, 2018
A Globe investigation into more than 100 of the council’s disciplinary proceedings showed real estate agents in Metro Vancouver faced fines …
$100K reward offered for accused murderer who could be in Vancouver
CTV News–Sep. 20, 2018
Peter Chadwick is a British-born millionaire real estate investor. … murder suspect could be anywhere in the world, including in Vancouver.
Mike Smyth: Weaver argues it’s time to ban foreign real–estate buyers
The Province–Aug. 25, 2018
Mike Smyth: Weaver argues it’s time to ban foreign real–estate buyers … one per cent of real–estate sales in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser …
BC Supreme Court affirms power of provincial real–estate superintendent
The Globe and Mail–Sep. 9, 2018
31 decision that 2016 amendments to the provincial Real Estate Services … realtor misconduct in Metro Vancouver’s heated housing market.
Downzoning of Vancouver’s Chinatown could cut property values 40 …
Vancouver Courier–Aug. 29, 2018
“[It] presents a very problematic profile for what it means to do business in Vancouver, and what it means to partner with the city in its efforts to …
Housing revenues help balance BC budget again, but downturn looms
Vancouver Sun–Aug. 28, 2018
Record revenue from B.C.’s real estate sector has helped the … Home sales in Metro Vancouver in July were at their lowest level in 18 years, …
Provincial surplus rises as growth remains stable in BC: finance minister
National Post–Aug. 28, 2018
National Post–Aug. 28, 2018
Vancouver developer admits to paying $85000 for Hector Bremner …
Vancouver Is Awesome–7 hours ago
Frances Bula from The Globe and Mail has cracked a Vancouver election … funded by an $85,000 donation from a local real estate developer.
Companies crave larger Vancouver industrial spaces: Beedie
Real Estate News EXchange–Aug. 30, 2018
Companies in Metro Vancouver are seeking ever-larger footprints as the region’s “mind-boggling” industrial market vacancy remains tight and …
Politicians set sights on housing speculation, not supply, at UBCM …
Toronto Star–Sep. 10, 2018
WHISTLER—B.C.’s slowing real–estate market shows new measures targeting speculation and foreign buyers are working, experts told …
Vancouver didn’t negotiate in good faith before expropriation attempt …
The Globe and Mail–Sep. 3, 2018
Counsel for Vancouver’s Sahota family says that the city failed to … with other real–estate holdings worth an estimated $200-million in total.
This Week’s Top Stories: The Toronto Real Estate Board Asks Agents …
Better Dwelling–Sep. 16, 2018
Vancouver Detached Real Estate Prices Drop Over $27,000. Vancouver’sdetached real estate market is declining even further. The price of a …
Daily poll: Do you agree with allowing duplexes in single-family home …
Vancouver Sun–19 hours ago
Vancouver city council voted to allow duplexes in some areas of Vancouver … He argues real estate developers, speculators and already …
Teranet: The Canadian Real Estate Downturn In June and July “Did …
Better Dwelling–Sep. 13, 2018
Canadian real estate prices are seeing slowing growth, but still printed a ….. Vancouver real estate slipped from a all time high, but is still up …
Brad West looks set to become Metro Vancouver’s youngest — and …
CBC.ca–Sep. 20, 2018
With three-term mayor and Metro Vancouver chair Greg Moore … quite frankly corruption that has occurred in the real estate market,” he said.
Move over millennials: Generation Z is coming for your real estate
Langley Advance–Sep. 4, 2018
Millennials might want to snap up a piece of real estate soon, … The survey found that 75 per cent of Vancouver-area generation Z are stressed …
Vancouver short-term rental listings drop almost 50% as new rules …
Vancouver Courier–Sep. 5, 2018
When the city’s new short-term rental regulations went live in April there were about 6,600 listings in Vancouver. That number has dropped to …
New Canadian Real Estate Buyers Decline, But Their Budgets Expand
Better Dwelling–Aug. 23, 2018
Vancouver had 30,336 mortgages to new owners, a massive …. Canadian realestate owners with a mortgage are doing “very good” with their …
West-side Vancouver residents and developer tangle over block of …
Vancouver Sun–Aug. 26, 2018
The northeast corner of 33rd Avenue and Mackenzie Street on Vancouver’s west side has tongues wagging in a city obsessed with real estate …
Foreign-buyer-focused Vancouver party faces racist threats — and …
Toronto Star–Aug. 26, 2018
VANCOUVER—While one Vancouver municipal candidate with the … and that adding more housing stock won’t fix the city’s real–estate woes.
Millionaire fugitive accused of murdering wife may be hiding in Canada
CTV News–22 hours ago
… hired handyman, the British-born millionaire real estate investor was … spokesperson Jennifer Manzella told CTV Vancouver on Thursday.
Love It or List It Vancouver finds a new home in the Okanagan
Globalnews.ca–Sep. 3, 2018
Host Jillian Harris is the interior designer who has the task of making owners rekindle the romance with their home, while real estate agent …
The Latest: Faculty ask donor to remove name from school
Vancouver Sun–7 hours ago
Meek wrote a Facebook post with photos of two black women in short dresses, suggesting they exemplify problems that cause real estate …
This Week’s Top Stories: New Condo Sales Plummet In Toronto, and …
Better Dwelling–Sep. 2, 2018
Toronto was crowned the most expensive rental city, as Vancouver prices … Canada’s fastest growing real estate prices are in British Columbia, …
More than half of Generation Z wants to buy a home in next few years …
Vancouver Courier–Aug. 30, 2018
More than two-thirds (71 per cent) of Metro Vancouver respondents said that they were stressed when thinking about buying a home – a figure …
Climate Change Is Already Sinking Home Values (Take Note …
HuffPost Canada–Aug. 25, 2018
The problem could affect Canada as well, particularly the pricey Greater Vancouver real estate market. Interactive maps from U.S.-based …