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  1. BC sales boom to new record for March

    Steve RandallOther Sales of homes in British Columbia were up 38 per cent in March compared to a year earlier to hit a record 12,500 units sold through the MLS and it’s not just Vancouver that’s booming. “Housing demand has never been stronger in the province,” said Cameron Muir, BCREA Chief Economist. “Most large population […]

  2. Vancouver homes to hit $5 million analysis shows

    Steve RandallOther A single-family home in Vancouver could reach an eye-watering $5.1 million by 2026 if current conditions continue. That’s according to analysis of trends over the past three years by HuffPost Canada which found that single-family homes in Toronto could reach $3.58 million. If trends continued and there was no intervention from the government […]

  3. Real estate board shares recommendations with Independent Advisory Group that could impact agents.

    Justin da RosaOther “BCREA fully supports the IAG’s work, and any measures that improve consumer trust and Realtor professionalism,” BCREA President Deanna Horn, a Langley Realtor, said. “I’m pleased to say that most of the 20,000 REALTORS® in the province take pride in representing their clients ethically and honestly. When that doesn’t occur, we encourage […]

  4. BC Home Sales Post All Time Record in March 2016

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  5. Chinese buyers hungry for Canadian homes with inquiries up 134%

    Katia DmitrievaOther Chinese investors are getting hungrier for real estate in Canada, where foreign demand has fueled record price gains and made million-dollar homes the norm in cities such as Vancouver. Inquiries for Canadian homes on  Juwai.com, a property search engine that lists real estate around the world for Chinese buyers, jumped 134 percent in the first […]

  6. Shanghai buyers get ahead of locals via website

    Steve RandallOther Real estate buyers in Shanghai are being given a jump on Vancouverites by getting an early view of MLS listings. That’s according to a report from the Vancouver Sun which says that Vanfun.com lists properties in Chinese ahead of their appearance on the MLS public site in Canada. The report suggests that the […]

  7. English Tudor a Heritage home in Shaughnessey facing demolition.

    Les Twarog was interview by CTV News about this Heritage home at 1550 West 29th Avenue Vancouver. The 1922 English Tudor has been vacant for almost 10 years and the current owner has applied for it to be demolished. The 11,710 square foot lot in for sale for $7.38 million which include plans for a […]

  8. New Coast realty – Tricks of the trade: Inside a B.C. real estate firm that has home sellers crying foul

    Kathy Tomlinson Other It is Wednesday night in Burnaby. Real-estate agents and sales teams are gathered in a well-lit office training room. The group, some of them young and hungry to make their mark in the bracing property trade on the Lower Mainland, is there to learn a thing or two from the boss. The […]

  9. CMHC releases report on foreign ownership

    Justin da RosaOther “The really interesting thing about this report is the insight it provides into foreign ownership of condominiums in Canada by age of structure. For example, in the downtown core of Toronto, we know that, in buildings completed since 2010, about 10 per cent of those units are owned by foreign buyers,” Bob […]