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  1. Vancouver Real Estate Forum took place Feb. 20

    Other Real estate is a hot topic across Canada, but nowhere does it generate the type of lively discussion as it does in Vancouver. Vancouver is considered one of the most valuable real estate markets in the country. Thanks to its gorgeous mountain and ocean backdrop, vibrant business and cultural communities, it seems everyone wants […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    18-02-2014
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  2. Even real estate consultants hate condo towers: Eco-density discussion in Grandview

    If you think an urban planning professor hates condo towers, wait ’til you hear the professional real estate consultant. Patrick Condon and Richard Wozny lay a compelling case against Vancouver’s condo tower craze. Jordan YermanOther Well, that was unexpected We were expecting a public debate on the virtues of the condo tower between an urban […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    18-02-2014
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  3. Vancouver Real Estate: World Housing Uses One-For-One Model

    Other You’ve probably heard of the TOMS one-for-one model, where buying a pair of shoes for yourself results in a pair of shoes being donated to a child in a developing country. But what if someone told you the same thing could be applied to buying a condo? World Housing, a Vancouver-based real estate firm […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    17-02-2014
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  4. Vacant Remand Centre Turned Into Affordable Housing

    Sara HarowitzOther Vancouver‘s latest stab at innovative and affordable housing (after laneway homes and shipping container homes) comes in a more unexpected form: a jail. The former Remand Centre (250 Powell St.) in downtown Vancouver is being turned into a seven-floor unit of affordable housing for marginalized and vulnerable community members. The project is a […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    16-02-2014
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  5. Look beyond real estate investment

    Lori PinkowskiOther The ever-popular topic of real estate in Vancouver is showing no sign of letting up, as it continues to dominate headlines. For example, the long time controversial program that gave immigrant investors a fast-track to citizenship has now been abolished as of the 2014 federal budget. Most applications were headed for B.C., and […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    15-02-2014
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  6. Deep freeze chills Canadian home sales in January, prices rise

    TARA PERKINSOther The number of existing homes changing hands in Canada softened for the fifth month in a row in January, but prices continue their upward climb. Sales of homes over the Multiple Listing Service dropped 3.3 per cent from December to January on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to data released Friday by the […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    13-02-2014
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  7. Condo correction not in the cards for Toronto, Vancouver, says new report

    Garry MarrOther The rental housing market has “passed it peak” but condominium investors can probably rest easy because vacancy rates will only edge up slightly, says a new report. CIBC says all those real estate bears waiting for the property market to crash may be out of luck. “Canadian real estate bears are patient. For […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    12-02-2014
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  8. Vancouver Real Estate Market Ponders Loss Of Wealthy Asians

    Other Vancouver‘s property moguls are in a tailspin following this week’s federal budget decision to cut off the valuable Immigrant Investor Program that has proved hugely popular with wealthy Asians looking to move to Canada. The scheme offered visas to business people with a net worth of at least $1.6 million who were willing to […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    12-02-2014
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  9. 4 ways to connect with past clients

    Matthew CollisOther Real estate is all about relationships. How well you build, grow and maintain them greatly impacts your success in the industry, particularly as it pertains to referrals and repeat business. Using your real estate contact management software, here are four creative ways to keep in touch with past clients that supplement conventional forms […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    12-02-2014
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  10. ANALYSIS | Rental housing: The new engine of the real-estate profitability in Vancouver

    Nathan CromptonOther Today there is an increasingly skewed perspective about what the private rental market can and can’t do. In the face of unaffordable condo prices, think tanks and governments have promoted rental housing as an affordable housing alternative. The problem is that while the majority of us live in rental housing, that fact doesn’t […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    11-02-2014
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