{"id":2444,"date":"2018-12-22T16:49:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-22T21:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cbai.ca\/Best\/?p=2444"},"modified":"2018-12-22T16:53:23","modified_gmt":"2018-12-22T21:53:23","slug":"vancouver-real-estate-20181222","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbicorp.ca\/Best\/vancouver-real-estate-20181222\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Real Estate December 22, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vancouver Real Estate Pre-Sales Fall 62%, New Launches 31% Below Expectation<\/a><\/div>\n
Greater Vancouver real estate pre-sales are slowing, and inventory is rising. Numbers from MLA Canada, one of Vancouver\u2019s top …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Real estate agent barred over sexual messages, offering tenants weed<\/a><\/div>\n
A former real estate agent in Metro Vancouver has been barred from practice for sending unsolicited, inappropriate messages t…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Top five hottest real estate news stories of 2018<\/a><\/div>\n
Here\u2019s our rundown of 2018\u2019s most-read stories on our Real Estate pages, in terms of total page views across all our communit…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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37% of Metro Vancouverites think real estate market is ‘extremely corrupt’: report<\/a><\/div>\n
A disturbing signal’: AG laments collapse of high-profile probe into B.C. money laundering According to the survey, 37 per ce…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Falling B.C. real estate market projected to bring national home sales down to nearly 10-year low<\/a><\/div>\n
president of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. \u201cThe spring is usually a good time for people to buy so we\u2019ll have t…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Commercial real estate: 20-per-cent drop in commercial property sales<\/a><\/div>\n
The frenzy to invest in Lower Mainland commercial property appears to be over, according to recent numbers from the Real Esta…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Many Metro Vancouverites describe real estate sector as corrupt: poll<\/a><\/div>\n
Residents of Metro Vancouver do not have much faith in the integrity of the real estate industry, according to the results of …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Nearly 4 in 10 in Metro Vancouver see real estate industry as \u2018extremely corrupt\u2019<\/a><\/div>\n
Soaring property prices, reports of unethical realtor behaviour and new allegations of organized crime links to the real esta…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Vancouver Condo Prices Make Largest Single Month Price Drop\u2026 Ever<\/a><\/div>\n
Greater Vancouver condo prices are cooling down in a big way. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) numbers show pri…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Real estate still at \u2018crisis\u2019 levels of affordability, despite price growth stalling<\/a><\/div>\n
The series of interest rates hikes and the pressures of the mortgage stress test are keeping a Metro Vancouver home out of th…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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These interactive heat maps show Metro Vancouver\u2019s most and least expensive home prices<\/a><\/div>\n
Source: EstateBlock A series of interactive heat maps from real estate website EstateBlock is a great visual … condos and t…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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13 and 4: Real estate’s unlucky numbers and what cities like Vancouver are doing about it<\/a><\/div>\n
A few years ago, city officials in Vancouver began seeing a rise in special applications by commercial and residential develo…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Many Metro Vancouverites describe real estate sector as corrupt<\/a><\/div>\n
Residents of Metro Vancouver do not have much faith in the integrity of the real estate industry, according to the results of …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Metro Vancouver home sales and prices down to more ‘historical’ levels: board<\/a><\/div>\n
VANCOUVER \u2014 Both sales and prices for Metro Vancouver homes have dropped in what the head of the Real Estate Board of Greater …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This interactive heat map shows where Lower Mainland real estate is priciest<\/a><\/div>\n
The team at Estate Block \u2013 a Real Estate Search Engine for Metro Vancouver \u2013 recently spent a couple of days creating \u201csuper- …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Inequality, not a higher tax on multimillion-dollar properties, is what\u2019s causing division in Vancouver<\/a><\/div>\n
These low property tax rates have contributed to rampant real-estate speculation and a surge in home prices in Vancouver \u2014 ke…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The impact of ‘unlucky’ numbers on real estate and what some cities are doing about it<\/a><\/div>\n
TORONTO — It’s an open secret among real estate agents that in certain communities, condo units on the fourth floor can take …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Chinese owners of Vancouver’s Bentall towers looking to sell: reports<\/a><\/div>\n
After Vancouver\u2019s Bentall towers were purchased in 2016 by Beijing … the four buildings that it owns in the Bentall Centre …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Real Estate Agent\u2019s Agent: AvenueHQ\u2019s Rebecca Troelstra<\/a><\/div>\n
Just don\u2019t ask her which school districts are the best. AvenueHQ is a tech platform based in Vancouver that offers digital se…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Vancouver home prices fall most since 2008, extending declines<\/a><\/div>\n
Home prices in Vancouver fell 1.9 per cent in November from a month earlier, the most in a decade, extending a recent run of …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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U.S. house-auction firm enters the Vancouver market<\/a><\/div>\n
Aurelia Isidoro, who lives in New Jersey, was happy when her real estate auction firm decided to move into the Vancouver mark…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Reality check in Squamish real estate<\/a><\/div>\n
Residential real estate sales plummeted 47 per cent across Metro Vancouver in November, compared with a year earlier, accordi…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The biggest real estate stories of 2018<\/a><\/div>\n
Vancouver and Toronto cool The two most frenzied housing … But according to Carrie Law, CEO of Juwai.com, a Chinese interna…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Vancouver Housing Enters Dreaded ‘Death Cross.’ Here’s What That Means For Prices<\/a><\/div>\n
5 Things We Can Learn From Ontario Real Estate In 2018 This is just the eighth time that this has happened in Vancouver since …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Victoria is Canada\u2019s third least affordable real estate market, despite slowdown<\/a><\/div>\n
Greater Victoria is the country\u2019s third least affordable real estate market, after Vancouver and Toronto, according to Royal …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Office real estate market slowly adapting to cannabis culture<\/a><\/div>\n
Recent conferences where cannabis and real estate intersected echoed the cautious, and dare we say conservative, attitude. Co…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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37% of Metro Vancouver sees real estate industry as \u2018extremely corrupt\u2019<\/a><\/div>\n
Report comes as the B.C. government continues to probe alleged links of money laundering in casinos to real estate In Metro V…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Nest Real Estate Group joins eXp Realty in Vancouver<\/a><\/div>\n
Darcy McLeod, a former president of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV), along with Laurissa Code and the Nest …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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More than 116,000 without power on Vancouver Island as winds take down trees<\/a><\/div>\n
More than 116,000 B.C. Hydro customers are without power as a storm hit Vancouver Island on Thursday. Dozens of ferry sailing…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A Tale of Real Estate Corruption and Family Turmoil Presented at the Vancouver Playhouse<\/a><\/div>\n
After the happy flurry of holiday activities, January can feel like an impending quiet time. The solution: plan to take advan…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Year in review: 5 real estate stories that defined 2018<\/a><\/div>\n
Real estate here also plays a big role in some of the region … While one major waterfront project saw huge progress, anothe…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Developers oppose proposed rent controls as City of Vancouver considers motion to protect tenants<\/a><\/div>\n
With the provincial government\u2019s rental housing task force\u2019s report expected within weeks, the lobbying association for B.C.\u2019 …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Huawei CFO’s Arrest Could Be Last Straw For Vancouver’s Struggling Housing Market<\/a><\/div>\n
The tensions between the two countries could empty Vancouver of Chinese real estate investors, putting further downward press…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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There are reasons to be optimistic about real estate in 2019<\/a><\/div>\n
Metro Vancouver home sales and prices down to more … Stephen Moranis is a real estate industry veteran. They can be reached …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Rich and Well-Connected Sway Vancouver Council on School Tax<\/a><\/div>\n
\u201cNearly 22,000 Vancouver homes are impacted by this tax … More than 62 per cent of B.C.\u2019s real estate value is controlled b…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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4.5% property tax hike will help fund affordable housing, policing: Vancouver mayor<\/a><\/div>\n
Vancouver councillors approved a 4.5-per-cent property tax increase Tuesday in a move the city’s mayor says will help create …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Bob Gray joins Royal LePage Westside in Vancouver<\/a><\/div>\n
Bob Gray, who has spent the past 30+ years working in the medical products industry servicing the private physician clinic ma…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Entry Level: A day in the life of real estate wunderkind Matt Dixon<\/a><\/div>\n
11:15 a.m. In this October morning, Dixon heads over to the Railtown office of Key Marketing, a real estate sales firm. Omicr…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Vancouver empty homes tax to help homeowners, renters<\/a><\/div>\n
Vancouver\u2019s empty homes tax will be used to help address … “With limited sources of revenue, it’s a real challenge for the …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Vancouver\u2019s Booster Class, Greed and the Real Estate \u2018Play of the Century\u2019<\/a><\/div>\n
Patrick Condon is the James Taylor chair in Landscape and Livable Environments at the University of British Columbia\u2019s School …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Metro Vancouver vacancy remained tight in 2018 while rents soared<\/a><\/div>\n
Metro Vancouver\u2019s rental vacancy rate edged up … tightening vacancy rates because newcomers often rent when they first arri…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Detached home prices are descending rapidly in Vancouver<\/a><\/div>\n
Prices of single-family homes in Vancouver show no signs of recovering after a freefall over the past year. The November stat…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Montreal real estate: House-hunting? Looking a few blocks over may save some bucks<\/a><\/div>\n
In real estate, the single biggest factor affecting price is location. It\u2019s one of the reasons I left Vancouver: it\u2019s a beaut…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The ‘missing middle’ in real estate is missing for a reason: No one wants to live in mid-rise housing<\/a><\/div>\n
A comparison with demographics in Vancouver is in order where 15 per … Stephen Moranis is a real estate industry veteran. T…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Vancouver puts hold on new self-storage facilities<\/a><\/div>\n
The Vancouver City Council voted unanimously this week to institute … best for us to provide vibrant neighborhoods and maxi…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Canadian Housing Starts Top Forecasts on Surge in Vancouver<\/a><\/div>\n
(Bloomberg) — Canadian housing starts rose faster than economists forecast in November led by gains in Vancouver, adding to …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Donating real estate and private company shares to charity<\/a><\/div>\n
\u201cIf your client has been hanging on to commercial real estate in Vancouver or Toronto for 15 years, there\u2019s a tax bill that is just waiting to explode. But I don\u2019t think its common thinking yet among …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Property tax increase set at 4.5 per cent as Vancouver Mayor and Council approve budget<\/a><\/div>\n
which gives staff the mandate to proceed with action on so many important priorities in our city,\u201d said Vancouver Mayor Kenne…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Vancouver\u2019s home sales dip to its lowest level in a decade<\/a><\/div>\n
What\u2019s happening in the Vancouver market is watched and studied very carefully by brokers and real estate stakeholders in Tor…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Carbon and real estate: Looking for some beachfront property?<\/a><\/div>\n
Real estate will be affected as some people will choose to be … the coastlines of continents would be drawn if the sea were …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Goodbye Vancouver: Canada\u2019s great housing boom is shifting north thanks to LNG<\/a><\/div>\n
More broadly, the real estate slowdown in Greater Vancouver \u2014 the province\u2019s largest metropolitan area \u2014 will dampen British Columbia\u2019s overall prospects. The province\u2019s annual economic …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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