Vancouver Real Estate August 16, 2019

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Canadian Real Estate Association reports home sales …

CTV NewsAug. 15, 2019
The Canadian Real Estate Association said Thursday that home sales rose 12.6 per cent … CMHC says Vancouver market no longer ‘highly vulnerable’ as price …

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Opinion: Will newly lowered interest rates push home prices …

Vancouver CourierAug. 12, 2019
In 2017, when the real estate market in Canada’s major cities was at its most … In Metro Vancouver, benchmark prices reached their height in spring 2018.

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Metro Vancouver developers delay projects in sluggish condo …

Vancouver CourierAug. 13, 2019
Metro Vancouver’s sluggish residential real estate market has caused some developers to pull the plug on projects, while others either delay or “retool” housing …

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This Week’s Top Stories: Toronto and Vancouver Real Estate …

Better DwellingAug. 11, 2019
Greater Vancouver real estate sales jumped, but didn’t help much with price drops. REBGV reported 2,557 sales in July, up 23.11% from last year. Sales still fell …

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RCMP suspect sabotage in Sea to Sky Gondola cable collapse

Vancouver SunAug. 10, 2019
RCMP said Saturday they believe someone may have intentionally cut a cable on the Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish after gondolas crashed to the ground …

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Ryan Reynolds recalls his first job as a Vancouver Sun …

Vancouver SunAug. 14, 2019
As one of Vancouver’s best-known thespians, Ryan Reynolds gets a lot of press. Here at The Vancouver Sun, for instance, we cover the comings and goings of …

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Ethic czar’s conflict of interest ruling makes Vancouver …

Vancouver SunAug. 14, 2019
“What I’m hearing from people in Vancouver-Granville is a real focus on investing in affordable housing, building better transit, fighting climate change, and …

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Dan Fumano: BC taxpayers spending millions to fix ‘hugely …

Vancouver SunAug. 12, 2019
Only nine years after a local company was paid $8.5 million to construct a 51-unit social housing building in Vancouver, provincial taxpayers are on the hook for …

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Chip Wilson makes a surprise speech during ‘Rave Against …

Vancouver SunAug. 10, 2019
… and has a public goal of owning $1.5 billion in Vancouver real estate by 2026. … the city but also provincially,” said Speck, of the Vancouver Tenants Union.
Protest rave staged outside Chip Wilson’s Vancouver mansion
Local SourceVancouver CourierAug. 10, 2019

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BC Coroners looking into man’s death near Vancouver …

Vancouver SunAug. 12, 2019
B.C. Coroners looking into man’s death near Vancouver Convention Centre … after a man died Sunday evening near the Vancouver Convention Centre.