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  1. Australia has the kind of housing investment data we could use

    Jamie HenryOther There are many similarities between the housing market in Canada and that of Australia; low interest rates, affordability issues, overvaluation and foreign investment. One big difference is the availability of data, particularly that relating to foreign ownership. Australia has data on the levels of overseas investors and as such it clamped down on […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    29-08-2014
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  2. Lower Mainland Q2 Home Sales Value Up 17%: Landcor

    Elizabeth WilsonOther The value of residential sales in the Lower Mainland in 2014′s second quarter increase 17.24 per cent compared with the same period a year ago, and 35.18 per cent over this year’s first quarter, according to the latest Landcor BC Q2 2014 Residential Sales Summary. The number of sales in the region in Q2 […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    27-08-2014
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  3. Affordable housing concerns here to stay

    Michael Geller Van. Courier Last week, marketing research firm Insights West presented its latest poll results on the Vancouver political scene. There were not a lot of surprises, other than public awareness for one of the mayoral candidates. Sixty-six per cent said they did not know who independent candidate Colin Shandler was. I would have […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    25-08-2014
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  4. Ruling in favour of teen tenant causes uproar

    Landlords are up in arms after a Tribunal ordered a Toronto landlord to pay a young woman for denying her an apartment because she was under-18. Grainne BurnsOther Investors have been warned again about the implications of age discrimination in light of a ruling in favour of a then underage tenant. The Ontario Human Rights […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    23-08-2014
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  5. Vancouver housing data reveals Chinese connection

    Iain MarlowOther One of the largest real estate companies in British Columbia says that more than one-third of all the single-family detached homes it sold last year went to people with ties to mainland China. Macdonald Realty Ltd., which has over 1,000 agents and staff in B.C., said 33.5 per cent of the 531 single […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    22-08-2014
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  6. RBC: cooling market in 2015 but real test to come

    Justin da RosaOther One reader believes variable rate mortgages will continue to be the best option for clients going forward, following one big banks market forecast for 2015. “I think this forecast means that prime rate will remain low just that much longer as it is the only interest rate that the Bank of Canada […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    21-08-2014
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  7. River Watch Residences Ladner 13 homes in a 4-storey building by Shato Holdings

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    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    21-08-2014
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  8. Yaletown citizens take City of Vancouver to court to stop a tower from rising above Emery Barnes Park

    CANY alleges city, developer kept details secret Bob MackinVan. Courier A citizens’ group battling to stop a tower from rising above Emery Barnes Park goes to B.C. Supreme Court on Aug. 25. Community Association of New Yaletown wants a judge to overturn a rezoning and land swap deal that it says were cloaked in secrecy […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    20-08-2014
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  9. How to be king of the CASL

    Jon MacCallOther “Can I add you to my email list?” Are these words part of your client cultivation vocabulary yet? They should be. Now that the Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) is law, sales reps, as users of electronic marketing tools, need to be aware of some Dos and Don’ts. As an earlier REM article pointed out, […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    20-08-2014
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  10. Residents RAMP up suit against City of Vancouver

    Mount Pleasant group seeks to defeat Rize development in court Naoibh O’Connor Van. Courier The Mount Pleasant Residents’ Association has filed a court petition against the City of Vancouver in a bid to quash the development and building permit granted to Rize Alliance properties July 14 for its Rize tower project, which it’s christened The […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    19-08-2014
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