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Marquise 495 West King Edward Avenue 58 homes from 620 to 1360 square feet by Blairmore Development Group
The location is almost an equal distance between Oakridge Mall and Vancouver City Hall. It's steps from King Edward SkyTrain station [on the Canada Line], a few minutes walk to Cambie Village and Queen Elizabeth Park and a 10-minute walk to Hillcrest Community…
Canadian real estate grossly overvalued – report
Vancouver was ranked the 5th most overvalued metropolitan real estate market worldwide, coming just behind Hong Kong, Auckland, Paris, and Brussels.
Park West at Lions Gate 1633 Capilano Road North Vancouver 258 one, two and three bedroom condos by Keltic Development
At the Park West at Lions Gate new-home community in North Vancouver, the plans were designed to welcome residents with layouts that provide a sense of peace and privacy.
Metro Vancouver real estate prices are 65% overvalued: Economist
Metro Vancouver was the fifth most overvalued of 22 major global cities
There were fewer new mortgages in 2017 CMHC data shows
Renewals with a new lender were sharply lower in the two cities: down 33.3% in Vancouver and 25.7% in Toronto.
People love Canada which could mean higher interest rates
An analysis from BMO economists Doug Porter and Robert Kavcic cites population growth as part of the reason for a boom in house prices, especially in Vancouver and Toronto.
Dwell24 2565 Runnel Drive Coquitlam 24 townhomes with three to four bedrooms by Epix Development
Dwell24 consists of five buildings and 24 three-storey townhomes in total. Homes have three or four bedrooms, single or double garages and decks or patios on every level.
Luxia at Yorkson 138 three bedroom townhouses at 7947 209th Street Langley by Isle of Mann and Pollyco Group
The display space for the Langley community, which will offer 138 townhomes near Willoughby Town Centre area shows how a generous use of wood against stone counters can reflect the materials that the architects used in the building's west coast modern exterior…
Vancouver’s condo market expected to sit in buyers’ territory for the rest of 2018
As Vancouver condo inventory increased in July in the face of plummeting sales, one Vancouver realtor says the market is favouring buyers and will continue to trend in this direction for the rest of the year.
Vancouver mortgage defaults plunge as home prices increase
The federal government's mortgage stress test was expanded in January in a bid to protect homeowners from becoming overextended, particularly in Vancouver, which has the highest average home prices in Canada. Yet the latest data on mortgage defaults shows that…
World's largest rent rises for Vancouver industrial
These price increases are a result of continued dwindling industrial supply, doubling occupier demand and continued growth of Vancouver's population
Telus Garden Vancouver headquarters sold to undisclosed buyer
Telus' $750-million headquarters – completed in 2015 – has sold just three years later to an undisclosed buyer for an unreleased amount.
Toronto, Vancouver headed in different directions
Results from Toronto are a contrast to Metro Vancouver, where the real estate board said Thursday that home sales tumbled to their lowest level in 18 years.
Hunter at Lynn Creek 1401 Hunter Street North Vancouver 326 homes in two concrete towers of 27 and 16 storeys by Intergulf Development Group
Hunter at Lynn Creek sits on a 2.1-acre parcel and features two towers, one 27 storeys high and the other 16 storeys, joined at the base by a podium that will house the development's townhomes. Residents will be able to walk to a high street of shops and servi…
Metro Vancouver home sales hit 18-year low and 8 more facts about the city’s July housing market
Last month, 2,070 homes changed hands in the region — a 30 per cent drop from the 2,960 sales recorded in July 2017
Vancouver's recent price declines do not guarantee improved affordability
A recent shrinkage in home prices across Metro Vancouver will not help improve the prospects of more affordable housing for first-time buyers
Here's who Metro Vancouver residents blame for the housing crisis
A survey from Insights West asked residents if there is a housing crisis, 90% say there is including 64% who 'strongly agree' with that opinion.
Selling assembly land is much more higher value than individual plot
When there is value in splitting a larger parcel into smaller units, it's called plattage. Plattage is common in low-density greenfield developments where owners of large swaths of land sell smaller chunks for new development. In built-up areas where large emp…
Vancouver to hike fees for developers, at the expense of housing affordability
The council's decision will be made next week, and, if approved, will take effect on September 30.
Metro Vancouver residential sales see coolest July in 18 years
July may have been scorching in terms of the weather, but the residential real estate market was decidedly cool, according to the latest report from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
The City of Lougheed Tower Two in the first neighbourhood by Shape Properties sales centre at 9850 Austin
Set to become Canada's largest new master planned community, homes at The City of Lougheed are now previewing in Burnaby, British Columbia. The 37-acre community by SHAPE will boast unique neighbourhoods, over 20 high-rises with up to 10,000 new homes, plus sh…
Vancouver home sales hit 18-year low
The Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board says 2,070 properties changed hands in July, a 30 per cent plunge when compared with July of last year and about 29 per cent below the 10-year sales average for the month.
The Fifth Dimension Second Quarter 2018
A comprehensive analysis of the multifamily real estate market in Metropolitan Vancouver . Read Full Report
Torino 185 homes in first tower at 8699 Hazelbridge Way Richmond, 405 homes total in both towers, by Pinnacle International
The display home at Torino is reflective of its name, infused by contemporary interiors with sensual Italian influences, the look and feel of classic stone and creative work with glass and colour.
Vancouver seeks court-ordered repairs to heritage mansion damaged by suspicious fire
As the owners failed to bring the heritage building into compliance with the bylaw, the Vancouver Charter authorizes council to apply to the B.C. Supreme Court for an order "for compliance or restoration,"
City of Vancouver approves Jericho Lands planning policy
The Jericho Lands in Vancouver's West Point Grey neighbourhood will undergo a comprehensive planning and engagement program that will help guide future redevelopment of the site to create a new community that is sustainable, socially and culturally inclusive, …
Avani Centre King George Boulevard Surrey 181 homes in a 30 storey tower by Avani Investment Group
The residential tower rises in a dramatically angular column, with what appears to be concrete ribs that are in fact the deep, covered decks of the structure's 181 units.
Park West at Lions Gate 258 one, two and three bedroom condos in two concrete towers, 19 storeys and 23 storeys at 1633 Capilano Road North Vancouver by Keltic Development Ltd
Park West, with its two concrete towers containing 258 homes overlooking a pedestrian mall, is part of an ambitious plan by the District of North Vancouver to redevelop an older, largely commercial area around Capilano and Marine Drive in North Vancouver.…
Amendments to the Residential Tenancy Act have landlords worried
Vancouver's vacancy rate is staggeringly low while rents are jarringly high. Goodman takes particular aim at a moratorium the city imposed against tearing down old rental apartment buildings
Canadian housing market still "highly vulnerable" says CMHC
The housing market's "early warning system" flags that Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, and Hamilton, are the markets CMHC is most concerned about.
Building List Count by City
- Abbotsford - 447
- Agassiz - 28
- Burnaby - 55
- Burnaby East - 78
- Burnaby North - 367
- Burnaby South - 346
- Campbell River - 1
- Chilliwack - 221
- Cloverdale - 194
- Comox Valley - 10
- Coquitlam - 566
- Delta - 10
- Duncan - 41
- Esquimalt - 59
- Gulf Islands - 6
- Harrison Hot Springs - 13
- Harrison Mills - 1
- Hope - 22
- Ladner - 110
- Langford - 156
- Langley - 541
- Maple Ridge - 312
- Mill Bay - 2
- Mission - 65
- New Westminster - 444
- North Delta - 28
- North Island - 2
- North Saanich - 8
- North Surrey - 411
- North Vancouver - 747
- Oak Bay - 44
- Osoyoos - 1
- Parksville / Qualicum - 7
- Penticton - 8
- Pitt Meadows - 75
- Port Alberni - 2
- Port Coquitlam - 268
- Port Moody - 268
- Richmond - 1162
- Saanich East - 232
- Saanich West - 92
- Sardis - 154
- Sidney - 152
- Sooke - 39
- South Surrey White Rock - 716
- Surrey - 668
- Tsawwassen - 98
- Vancouver East - 1001
- Vancouver West - 2488
- Victoria - 665
- View Royal - 46
- West Vancouver - 231
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