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Critics challenge Vancouver's plans to protect existing rental stock
The City of Vancouver is holding public hearings next week on proposals aimed at tightening protection for one of the cheapest housing options left: old rental stock.
South Campbell Heights development sent back to City of Surrey for reconsideration
As part of its efforts to develop South Campbell Heights — a process that has been going on for four years — Surrey had to ask Metro to amend the land-use designations in its regional growth strategy for a part of the area.
Coco Oakridge 5733 Alberta Street 57 homes in a 6 storey building by Keltic Canada Development
Coco Oakridge is steps away from the new Oakridge Town Centre. The homes will range in size from 520 to 1,610 square feet. In total, the project will consist of seven townhomes and 50 apartments.
Crest 161 condos and 18 towhomes in two six storey buildings at 150 8th Street East in North Vancouver by Adera Development Corp
West Coast Modern design distinquishes Cres at Adera's planned community in North Vancouver.
Sharp rise in major deals for Vancouver's suburban office market
The vacancy rate in the first three months of 2018 fell to just 8.1%
Two-thirds of homes hit by new speculation tax will be B.C.-owned
The homes are in all areas where the area the tax applies — Metro Vancouver, the Capital Regional District (excluding the Gulf Islands), Kelowna, West Kelowna, Nanaimo-Lantzville, Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Mission.
Vancouver reclaims title of Canada’s most expensive rental market
For the last 24 months we've seen an extremely robust rental market
Development costs, regulations drive up Vancouver home prices 'with some of the worst performers in the world'
A report from C.D. Howe Institute shows that government regulations and development charges have driven up house prices.
Housing restrictions add hundreds of thousands to Vancouver home prices
The cost of land restrictions and zoning regulations has a dollar amount, and in Greater Vancouver, it comes with five zeroes.
Vancouver residents embrace "collective housing" in face of real-estate woes
Being part of a collective requires more commitment and communication than living with roommates
Vancouver luxury property Is North America's worst performer
Prices at the top end of the market plunged 7.6% in the six months to March .
High-end Vancouver housing shows significant price drop
Prices in the top end of residential real estate in the city have dropped 7.6 per cent over a six-month period to March
Realtors, developers brace for sustained market downturn
High-profile real estate developers, marketing executives and real estate agents are bracing for a sustained downturn in the housing market after sales in April plunged by double-digits across Metro Vancouver.
Community Land Trust and Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency to build affordable homes
A non-profit housing society and the City of Vancouver are working together to build more than 1,000 affordable homes on city land valued at $130 million.
Crest 150 East 8th Street North Vancouver 161 condos and 18 townhomes in two six storey wood frame buildings by Adera Development
The physical appeal of the design, a variation on West Coast modern with liberal use of stone, exposed wood beams and floor to ceiling glass is appealing to most buyers.
Rental-only zones could lower land prices: Expert
A proposal that would give cities in British Columbia the power to zone land for rental housing could moderate the price of affected properties
Cure touted for Vancouver's exorbitant land prices
The legislation would impact property prices, but added it isn't necessarily an incentive for developers to build more rental.
Vancouver sales fell 27 percent to a 17 year low
The new mortgage rules are making it harder to qualify for loans
The Residences on Marine 16 two and three bedroom homes at 1347 Marine Drive West Vancouver by Atti Group
At The Residence on Marine the kitchen is the hub of the home.
Vancouver condo market inflamed further by flippers
In the six new high-rise developments investigated (with three still being built), The Globe and Mail found that at least 24 realtors were among the speculators who purchased units early.
Metro Vancouver home sales hit a 17-year April low
The mortgage requirements, among other factors, have diminished home buyers' purchasing power in Metro Vancouver.
Phase 3 of Cambie Corridor approved
More than 1,700 owners of detached housing lots in Vancouver's Cambie Corridor could have their property rezoned for multi-family housing
Whistler’s housing prices in the detached and townhome categories have surpassed Vancouver’s, and the reason could be Vail Ski Resort’s Epic Pass
The Epic Pass allows clients to ski at many different resorts, which opened up the New York buyers.
Amazon to create 3,000 tech jobs with new Canada Post building headquarters
The company announced April 30 it would be taking over redevelopment of the Canada Post building, expanding its Vancouver footprint by several thousand tech jobs
Vancouver usurped as 'Canada's craziest property market'
We think housing is the single most important issue we are facing as a community," Marc Riddell, a spokesman for Whistler Blackcomb
OSFI stress test has cut millennial purchasing power by $40K
In Greater Vancouver prospective peak millennial purchasers can afford the least amount of living space with an average of 788 sq. ft. with an average of 1.5 bedrooms and 1.2 bathrooms.
Berkeley Village 16433 19th Avenue South Surrey 183 two and three bedroom townhomes by Ikonik Homes
The homes at Berkeley Village include open-concept spaces, nine-foot ceilings on the main floors, oversized windows and durable laminate wood floors throughout main levels.
Edgemont Walk 1133 Ridgewood Drive North Vancouver 24 three bedroom townhomes by Boffo Developments
Mid-century modern touches accent an open-concept at Edgemont Walk.
Vancouver turns vacancies into cash cow
The tax is the first of its kind in Canada, requiring homeowners who do not live in or rent out their properties to pay a one per cent levy based on the assessed value of the home.
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- Burnaby - 55
- Burnaby East - 78
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- 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 - 539
- 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 - 714
- Surrey - 667
- Tsawwassen - 98
- Vancouver East - 1000
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- Victoria - 665
- View Royal - 46
- West Vancouver - 230
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