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  1. New Real Estate Council appointed to ensure consumer protection

    other Government is appointing nine public-interest members to the Real Estate Council of British Columbia, increasing its accountability and objectivity in fulfilling its role of protecting the public interest, Finance Minister Michael de Jong announced today. Robert D. Holmes is appointed as chair of the council. Holmes brings a wealth of legal expertise to the […]

  2. BC Home Sale Stats YTD

    BC Home Sales Reflect Regional Demand Variations BCREAother The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 7,591 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in September, down 11.2 per cent from the same month last year. Total sales dollar volume was $4.45 billion in September, down 14.1 per cent compared […]

  3. CREA releases latest stats

    Mortgage Broker News The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of home sales edged higher in September compared with August, ending a streak of month-over-month decreases. Sales through the association’s Multiple Listing Service were up 0.8 per cent nationally last month compared with August. Sales were up in the Toronto region were up, while […]

  4. CREA releases latest stats

    Mortgage Broker News The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of home sales edged higher in September compared with August, ending a streak of month-over-month decreases. Sales through the association’s Multiple Listing Service were up 0.8 per cent nationally last month compared with August. Sales were up in the Toronto region were up, while […]

  5. Millennials? home-buying capabilities to impact long-term economic strength

    Ephraim VecinaREP Vancouver’s cripplingly high home prices along with recent changes to regulations governing Canadian mortgages will limit millennials’ prospects of buying and owning homes—and in turn affect the national economy in the long term. Housing policy expert Duncan MacLennan said that Canada’s real estate troubles have long passed the point of just being a […]

  6. New rules provide opportunity for agents

    Justin da RosaREP The new mortgage rules and they implications they will have on homebuyers are nothing to seasoned agents, according to one veteran who believes savvy professionals will continue to find success. “In the aftermath of the first 24-48 hours, after the federal government introduced the legislation, there was a lot of doom and […]

  7. Trump Hotel opening delayed till 2017, residential tower at 1151 W Georgia to open mid November 2016

    Developer blames construction delays, not U.S. election controversy Dan FumanoThe Vancouver Sun The opening of the Trump International Hotel and Tower in downtown Vancouver has been delayed until at least January. The hotel’s opening, originally scheduled for summer and then fall of 2016, has been postponed again because of construction delays, said Philipp Posch, general manager […]

  8. Trump Hotel opening delayed till 2017, residential tower at 1151 W Georgia to open mid November 2016

    Developer blames construction delays, not U.S. election controversy Dan FumanoThe Vancouver Sun The opening of the Trump International Hotel and Tower in downtown Vancouver has been delayed until at least January. The hotel’s opening, originally scheduled for summer and then fall of 2016, has been postponed again because of construction delays, said Philipp Posch, general manager […]

  9. Trump Hotel opening delayed till 2017, residential tower at 1151 W Georgia to open mid November 2016

    Developer blames construction delays, not U.S. election controversy Dan FumanoThe Vancouver Sun The opening of the Trump International Hotel and Tower in downtown Vancouver has been delayed until at least January. The hotel’s opening, originally scheduled for summer and then fall of 2016, has been postponed again because of construction delays, said Philipp Posch, general manager […]

  10. Trump Hotel opening delayed till 2017, residential tower at 1151 W Georgia to open mid November 2016

    Developer blames construction delays, not U.S. election controversy Dan FumanoThe Vancouver Sun The opening of the Trump International Hotel and Tower in downtown Vancouver has been delayed until at least January. The hotel’s opening, originally scheduled for summer and then fall of 2016, has been postponed again because of construction delays, said Philipp Posch, general manager […]