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Monument 2485 Larch Street, 22 one, two, and three bedroom homes by Epta Development
The Greek community's long history in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood has a special connection for Epta Development Corporation, the developer behind the 22-unit Monument project on Larch Street.
Critics pan glass buildings as developer envisions world's tallest wooden tower in Vancouver
The International Energy Agency estimates that about 40 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions in the world is tied to buildings and the construction of buildings.
Metro Vancouver home sales bucked the usual July trend
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver reported 2,557 residential sales, up 23.5% from a year earlier, and a 23.1% increase from the previous month.
Shift 5089 Quebec Street a six storey 43 condo building by Aragon Properties
The Shift development by Aragon Properties in Vancouver's Little Mountain neighbourhood offers prospective homebuyers an unusual opportunity in the new-condo market – to view and purchase completed units.
Metro Vancouver housing market no longer ‘vulnerable’ but Victoria still at risk: CMHC
CMHC's HMA examines urban real estate markets across Canada, assessing a combination of four key risk factors: overvaluation of house prices in comparison with levels that can be supported by economic fundamentals; overheating, when demand for homes in the reg…
Western Investor’s pick of waterfront bargains on western lakes and coasts
The average price of a Vancouver condominium apartment is now around $740,000 and a bungalow is about $1 million, but for much less than that a buyer can acquire a waterfront property on the B.C. coast or inland lakes and rivers.
Will B.C.'s commercial real estate prices follow residential decline?
Home prices have been in a sharp retreat in Metro Vancouver, Canada's second largest investment market, ever since the British Columbia government introduced a foreign buyer tax in mid-2016. The concern for some is that commercial property prices will be pulle…
Vancouver commits to green building with ambitious action plan
The "Greenest City 2020 Action Plan" will catapult a city with one of the cleanest building codes in North America to the summit and create an abundance of jobs in its green building sector.
Vancouver developers are pivoting from condos to rentals as deep freeze sets in
"Given the uncertainty in the Canadian housing market, inflated home prices, elevated levels of household debt, and mortgage stress tests, it seems more and more buyers are opting for the sidelines, choosing to rent instead
The Westerly in Nanoose Bay 39 one and two bedroom homes by Seacliff Properties
In terms of established master-planned communities, Vancouver Island's Fairwinds is more than a little noteworthy.
Is a fresh wave of overseas real estate investors coming from Hong Kong (again)?
Measures to cool the market have arguably "worked" – if slowing sales and reducing home prices was the goal. But has it now presented an opportunity for a fresh wave of overseas buyers to come in? Perhaps, if those buyers are really motivated. Recent pol…
Apple Inc. to occupy Vancouver tower currently under construction
Apple is reportedly planning on taking over two storeys of a tower currently under construction near the intersection of West Georgia and Homer Street in downtown Vancouver.
Metro Vancouver’s purpose-built rental building sales plummet from a year ago
Residential sales down in B.C. on annual basis, up nationwide Near-12-per-cent year-over-year sales decline in B.C. is offset nationally by gains in Toronto and Montreal
Vancouver outskirts seeing the vast majority of new rental development
Since 2016, new proposals for rental-purpose buildings in the city have declined by 29%. Much of the new volume has manifested on the suburbs, which have enjoyed a sharp 147% increase in proposals.
B.C. Supreme Court rules against developer Concord Pacific in Plaza of Nations case
High-profile real-estate legal battle between Singaporean site owner and Vancouver developer may not be over, as Concord Pacific considers appeal
Hundreds of pre-sale Richmond condo owners left hanging by developer
Andersons Square Holdings Ltd., run by former city council candidate Sunny Ho , notified its customers last week that it's cancelling the pre-sale contracts for the Alfa development at Anderson Road and Buswell Street, with a full refund of deposits, plus inte…
Monument 22 one, two and three bedroom homes at 2485 Larch Street by Epta Development Corp
The Greek community's long history in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood has a special connection for Epta Development Corporation, the developer behind the 22-unit Monument project on Larch Street.
Richmond Hill considers accepting Bitcoin for property taxes
Earlier this month, the City Council voted in favor of entering into an agreement with Coinberry, to provide an option for property tax payment in Bitcoin for residents and businesses of the City of Richmond Hill.
Orchard Park has 80 townhomes located at 16650 25A Avenue Surrey developed by StreetSide Developments
StreetSide Developments' latest project is Orchard Park, an 80-unit townhome community in South Surrey.
Presale condo project sales rates hit new lows in Metro Vancouver
The sales rate for presale condos hit a low of 14 per cent in June, with buyers signing sales contracts for only 73 out of the 519 units on the market in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
Two-storey homes, bungalows are among Vancouver’s priciest
Two-storey homes remain Vancouver's most expensive residential asset class, with an aggregate price of over $1.5 million.
Southgate 2627 Gore Street Kelowna 19 homes in a 4 storey building by Teano holdings
Vancouver-based developer David Bakonyi is confident the 19 homes in his new Kelowna project will appeal to a variety of buyers — from young professionals to empty nesters, whether they're already living in the Okanagan city or planning to make that move…
WeWork snaps up 10 floors of BentallGreenOak’s under-construction Vancouver tower
The 32-storey office tower at 1090 West Pender Street is the first Vancouver flagship building from the merger of developers Bentall Kennedy and New York investment firm GreenOak Real Estate . The tower is scheduled for completion by February 2023 and WeWork i…
Which Vancouver Island neighbourhoods are still seller’s markets? (INFOGRAPHIC)
Map of sales-to-active-listings ratios shows where the housing hotspots have been this spring; many remain seller's markets
Vancouver axes rental developments in White Rock despite near-zero vacancy rates
The Metro Vancouver city council has nixed developer Mahdi Heidari's plans for an 84-unit rental building in White Rock, marking the latest in a string of rejected projects that would have otherwise offered some help in easing the region's dangerously low vaca…
Aalto 76 three and four bedroom townhomes at 1228 Hudson Street Coquitlam by Intracorp
Aalto Townhomes is a 76-unit development with three- and four-bedroom homes just up the hill from the Lafarge Lake – Douglas SkyTrain station.
Toronto, Vancouver tied for lowest office vacancy rate in NA
CBRE Canada says that Vancouver's office vacancy rate dropped to 2.6% in the second quarter of 2019, from 4.7% only a year ago. Meanwhile, the vacancy rate in Toronto held steady at 2.6% thanks to a downtown construction boom.
Can the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive Be Used in Vancouver?
The First-Time Home Buyer Incentive (FTHBI) has been highly scrutinized since it was first announced by the federal government in March; the program, which will see the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) provide interest-free down payment loans to …
Vancouver has joint-hottest office market in North America: report
Downtown office vacancies plummet to 2.6 per cent, the most in-demand on the continent along with Toronto
Even starter condos are tough to sell in Vancouver right now
Similar to the detached market, the majority of the weakness in the condo market is at the higher end of the spectrum. In other words, the more expensive the condo the more challenging it is to sell
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- North Surrey - 411
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- Oak Bay - 44
- Osoyoos - 1
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- Pitt Meadows - 75
- Port Alberni - 2
- Port Coquitlam - 268
- Port Moody - 268
- Richmond - 1162
- Saanich East - 232
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