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Premier Horgan pleased with provincial housing headway
Business in Vancouver–Nov. 18, 2018
… a warm reception and standing ovation from delegates attending Canada’s largest affordable housing conference, which got underway in Vancouver today.
Vancouver mayor wants city to become a global model for housing …
Local Source–Vancouver Sun–Nov. 18, 2018
Local Source–Vancouver Sun–Nov. 18, 2018
Expert panel seeks public input on money laundering in real estate
CBC.ca–Nov. 19, 2018
The B.C. government’s expert panel on money laundering in real estate is seeking input from British Columbians. The panel has launched a public consultation …
BC launches anonymous tipline on dirty money in real estate and …
Vancouver Is Awesome–Nov. 19, 2018
Vancouver Is Awesome–Nov. 19, 2018
Office space crunch hits Vancouver
Business in Vancouver–Nov. 21, 2018
Vancouver is facing an office space crunch with declining vacancy rates and … And at 400 West Georgia Street, Westbank and Allied Properties Real Estate …
Regina Leader-Post
Goodbye Vancouver: Canada’s great housing boom is shifting north …
Financial Post–Nov. 21, 2018
More broadly, the real estate slowdown in Greater Vancouver — the province’s largest metropolitan area — will dampen British Columbia’s overall prospects.
Better Dwelling
Vancouver’s hot housing market shows signs of cooling
Business in Vancouver–Nov. 20, 2018
Metro Vancouver’s turbocharged residential real estate market is showing signs of slowing, with sales plunging, prices edging down and a large swath of …
Real estate slowdown dragging on BC economy: report
Vancouver Courier–Nov. 20, 2018
… some to pay their mortgages, putting further downward pressure on real estate.” … it is forecasting fairly strong increases in home prices on Vancouver Island, …
Developers oppose proposed rent controls as City of Vancouver …
Vancouver Sun–Nov. 22, 2018
With the provincial government’s rental housing task force’s report expected within weeks, the lobbying association for B.C.’s real estate development industry …
Office real estate market slowly adapting to cannabis culture
Vancouver Courier–Nov. 19, 2018
Colliers associate Bianca Gilbert, who focuses on industrial sales and leasing, told the Vancouver Real Estate Strategy and Leasing Conference that cannabis …
Agencies serving BC’s homeless need help as more seniors turn to …
Vancouver Sun–Nov. 18, 2018
During the last Metro Vancouver homeless count, in 2017, volunteers identified 3,605 people experiencing homelessness in the region, up 30 per cent during …
Eppich House 2 In Vancouver Hits The Real Estate Market For The …
HuffPost Canada–Nov. 21, 2018
The stunning Eppich House 2 has hit the Vancouver real estate market for the first time ever, carrying a price tag of $16.8 million. Designed by famed Canadian …
Vancouver’s Little Mountain: The money and the sad history behind a …
Vancouver Sun–Nov. 24, 2018
Once a home to 224 low-income families, Vancouver’s 15-acre Little Mountain site ….. for major real estate developments that have obtained rezoning approval.
Only 2 Canadian Real Estate Markets Are Seeing Improved Demand
Better Dwelling–Nov. 19, 2018
Editor’s Note: If you’re a Vancouver real estate agent about to email us, stop here. Please look up the difference between the SNLR and sales to active listings …
Surprise! Vancouver millennials lead in home ownership
The Globe and Mail–Nov. 20, 2018
In the city of Vancouver, a surprising 19 per cent of homeowners between 25 and 34 … For subscribers: Real Estate: Rules, rates and reality checks for first-time …
Western Investor
Self-storage sector demand moving upmarket
Business in Vancouver–Nov. 21, 2018
… to Vancouver’s Olympic Village condominiums, where the demand for space is … a sector that now dominates residential real estate in most Canadian cities; …
China’s Anbang Insurance takes steps for possible sale of …
The Globe and Mail–Nov. 22, 2018
Anbang paid $1.06-billion for the four Bentall Centre office towers in 2016. That marks the most expensive commercial real estate deal in Vancouver, according …
Average rent in Vancouver increasing by less than rate of inflation …
Business in Vancouver–Nov. 19, 2018
Despite the fact that recently announced, stringent rent-hike caps are not yet in force, average rental prices in Vancouver have increased by less than inflation …
Will it crash? Here’s what to expect from the Canadian housing market …
Globalnews.ca–Nov. 24, 2018
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) sees home sales rebounding a … In Vancouver, realtor Steve Saretsky sees a “full-blown buyer’s market” with …
LNG, pipeline star in BC economic outlook
Vancouver Sun–Nov. 20, 2018
Meanwhile, employment growth in Metro Vancouver and southwestern B.C. is …. To ease the impact of LNG construction on Kitimat’s real estate market, LNG …
This Week’s Top Stories: Canadian Mortgage Credit Growth Goes …
Better Dwelling–Nov. 18, 2018
Canadian real estate sales are dropping, and taking credit growth with it. The growth of … Canadian Real Estate Sales Drop 3%, Vancouver Over 10x Worse
Who’s paying the soaring costs of real estate levies?
Vancouver Courier–Nov. 20, 2018
However, geographical barriers mean that the real estate market can’t respond to … over a million dollars, which basically wipes out Vancouver,” said Catliff.
Dan Fumano: Kennedy Stewart’s promise of regular meetings with the …
Vancouver Sun–Nov. 20, 2018
Vancouver’s new mayor provided an update on the busy early days of his ….. In July, following a public outcry over Vancouver’s head of real estate services Bill …
$40-million federal loan helps get East Vancouver rental building off …
Vancouver Courier–Nov. 19, 2018
A federal government program for construction loans delivered through the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation has helped a new rental building at …
Canderel’s new CEO will lead real estate company’s expansion …
The Globe and Mail–Nov. 23, 2018
… than four decades of running the privately held Canadian real estate company. … real estate player with operations in Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, Vancouver, …
New small-space flex offices push $1000 a square foot
Business in Vancouver–Nov. 21, 2018
As a result, Yukon will feature smaller unit sizes (1,000 to 5,000 square feet) to adapt to this new Vancouver real estate reality, according to Byron Chard, …
Awards will recognize business excellence on Vancouver Island
Cowichan Valley Citizen–Nov. 20, 2018
Organizers of the Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards announced … awards categories for automotive; construction, development and real estate; …
At $150, Vancouver is home to Canada’s most expensive date night …
Globalnews.ca–Nov. 23, 2018
READ MORE: Behold, Greater Vancouver’s most expensive real estate listing of all time … In Vancouver, the cost of a night out comes in at a whopping $150.
Montreal real estate: Buying — in this economy? Millennials must …
Montreal Gazette–Nov. 23, 2018
In the single-family home market, the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board reported … Unlike Vancouver or Toronto, you can still find a well-priced single-family …
Video game company Kabam expanding Vancouver office
The Province–Nov. 22, 2018
Vancouver-based mobile game developer Kabam is expanding and will take up new … The tower developer, GWL Realty Advisors, says Kabam has signed the …
World Leading Mobile Game Developer Kabam to Expand North …
Canada NewsWire (press release)–Nov. 22, 2018
Canada NewsWire (press release)–Nov. 22, 2018
Growing BC tech sector emerges as Canadian leader, report card shows
Toronto Star–Nov. 22, 2018
VANCOUVER—While B.C.’s tech sector has often been observed to … industries like finance and insurance, real estate, mining oil and gas extraction, and retail.
Walk through this FREE illuminated holiday wonderland on …
Vancouver Is Awesome–Nov. 22, 2018
Presented by the Port of Vancouver, Christmas at Canada Place transports visitors … Canada Place Corporation and vice president of real estate, Vancouver …
Vancouver man gets rare three years in jail for financial fraud
Vancouver Sun–Nov. 23, 2018
A Vancouver financial fraudster convicted of selling bogus investments to several … Wan was involved with Dahnani in a fraudulent real estate transaction.
Two local companies to match all donations to Habitat for Humanity …
Comox Valley Record–Nov. 23, 2018
Christoph Real Estate Group and Robbins and Company, CPAs have pledged to … Habitat for Humanity Vancouver Island North is currently building a 10-unit …
Canada’s HELOC Debt Is Growing Just As Fast As Last Year, Even …
Better Dwelling–Nov. 22, 2018
Business are when residential real estate is used to secure a business loan. ….. Vancouver real estate may be slowing in growth, but it’s still the most expensive …
Vancouver Condo Prices See Lowest Price Growth Since 2015 …
Better Dwelling–Nov. 21, 2018
Vancouver condo price growth is coming down. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) numbers show price growth continued deceleration in …
Weekly Buzz: Metro Vancouver office market
Western Investor–Nov. 23, 2018
The week’s top stories focus entirely on Metro Vancouver’s office market, analyzing … Here’s is Western Investor’s pick of the top commercial real estate stories …
Vacancy control could be ‘death knell’ for 12000 new rental units: survey
Vancouver Courier–Nov. 21, 2018
Tenants’ right advocates such as Vancouver’s COPE councllor Jean Swanson have argued that vacancy control is essential to prevent renovictions and stop …
Smaller spaces mean big business for Vancouver self-storage …
Vancouver Courier–Nov. 22, 2018
The positives include increased demand for storage by urbanites living in condominiums, a sector that now dominates residential real estate in most Canadian …
Art and beauty in Mexico’s San Miguel de Allend
Vancouver Sun–Nov. 24, 2018
Have you thought about buying real estate here?” … Air Canada and WestJet offer direct flights from Vancouver to Mexico City. aircanada.com, united.com.
Green rush of pot shop applications flood City of North Vancouver
North Shore News–Nov. 20, 2018
North Vancouver commercial real estate agent Ross Forman said he gets calls about pot shops three times a day, but he said available space is limited and …
3 Hot Neighborhoods in Vancouver
Mansion Global–Nov. 23, 2018
Vancouver, British Columbia, on Canada’s west coast, consistently ranks as one of the world’s most livable cities and has one of the hottest global real estate ..
Rent2Own: Buying yourself time to home ownership
CTV News–Nov. 21, 2018
As the Metro Vancouver real estate market continues to slow down you could see more developers offering creative sales strategies to entice buyers. However …
Massive redevelopment envisioned for Coquitlam Centre shopping mall
Daily Hive–Nov. 19, 2018
The real estate firm recently launched a public consultation process that will lead to a concept design for a master plan in spring 2019, and a formal Official …
Commercial real estate and construction in 2019
Vancouver Business Journal–Nov. 23, 2018
As does commercial real estate development. … To illustrate, both the City of Vancouver and Clark County have hundreds of projects in the permitting and …
BC residents approve of school tax on homes over $2 million but not …
Vancouver Sun–Nov. 22, 2018
… of a new tax on real estate being expanded to include lower priced properties, … his riding of Vancouver Point Grey, which is home to many multimillion dollar …
Cities like Vancouver should embrace the C word: consultation
Vancouver Courier–Nov. 21, 2018
It is true that the development happening in this community, like so many others, is being driven in part by zoning policy and by the real estate market. But as for …
Vancouver’s renters are not buying their first homes any time soon
Mortgage Broker News–Nov. 18, 2018
Compared to last year, fewer renters in Vancouver are planning to move on … prefer single family homes,” Sotheby’s International Realty Canada president and …
Check out this uber-chic waterfront home, listed at $12.88M (PHOTOS)
Vancouver Courier–Nov. 23, 2018
Now’s your chance to have a (virtual) look inside one of those gorgeous waterfront West Vancouver homes that you can only see from the ferry. This super-cool …
33-storey downtown office tower secures mobile-game developer as …
Vancouver Courier–Nov. 23, 2018
Vancouver-based mobile game developer Kabam has secured a … lease at Vancouver Centre II (VCII), currently under construction by GWL Realty Advisors.
Colorado man gets life for killing pregnant wife, 2 young daughters
Vancouver Sun–Nov. 19, 2018
Rourke said police later found that Watts spoke to a real estate agent about selling the family’s home and called the girls’ school to report that they could not be …
CUV Ventures Corp. Signs LOI with NUKONDO® For RevoluPAY …
GlobeNewswire (press release)–Nov. 19, 2018
Signs LOI with NUKONDO® For RevoluPAY® Payments Across Real Estate … LOI for commissions on new property development sales in markets: Vancouver, …