1. Home
  2. News
  3. Archive
  4. 2017
  5. 1
  6. Page 10
Search Title:

  1. It?s prudent to spell out details in council meeting?s minutes

    Prudent to spell out details in council minutes Tony Gioventu The Province Dear Tony: Our strata council and property manager have had the habit of recording a simple ending to each council decision. MSC: motioned, seconded, carried. Several council members are unhappy with this as they want the owners to know they sometimes disagree and […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    05-01-2017
    Strata Information

  2. Westside at Orchard Grove 16422 26th Avenue South Surrey 53 single family detached homes by Miracon

    Setting the mood in South Surrey Mary Frances Hill The Province Westside at Orchard Grove Where: 16422 26th Ave., South Surrey What: 53 single-family detached homes Residence sizes and prices: 2,667 — 4,282 square feet, starting from $1.245,000, including tax and finished basement Developer and builder: Miracon Sales centre: 16422 26th Ave., South Surrey Hours: noon — 5 p.m., Sat — […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    05-01-2017
    Real Estate Related

  3. Vancouver home price gains still among world’s highest despite slowdown

    Metro home-price gains among world?s highest Joanne Lee-YoungThe Province Metro Vancouver’s residential real estate story was a tale of two halves in 2016. There were scorching sales leading into summer, a cooling off, and then a marked retreat after the province imposed a 15 per cent foreign buyers tax in August.  Many big-picture pundits say it will […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    05-01-2017
    Real Estate Related

  4. Five things to know after receiving a massive increase in your 2017 B.C. property assessment

    Property assessment out of whack? Here are some steps you can take Derrick PennerThe Province Now that Lower Mainland homeowners have their 2017 property assessments in hand they may have lingering questions about how those values soared so high — single-family homeowners typically saw increases of 30 to 50 per cent — and what to […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    05-01-2017
    Real Estate Related

  5. Toronto area home sales hit record high in 2016, average selling price soars

    REP The Toronto Real Estate Board says the GTA’s average home price soared to $730,472 last month, up 20 per cent from December 2015. The board says strong December sales volume helped make 2016 a record year for realtors in the Greater Toronto Area. There were 5,338 sales transactions for all types of residential property last month including condo units and […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    05-01-2017
    Real Estate Related

  6. This market reached a milestone in 2016

    Steve RandallREP Last year broke records in several Canadian housing markets and one Ontario region reached a milestone in achieving more than 10,000 home sales in a year. London St. Thomas Association of Realtors reported that 10,193 homes were sold by its members during 2016, up almost 9 per cent from the previous year. “Overall, […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    05-01-2017
    Real Estate Related

  7. China?s currency curbs set to impact Canadian real estate

    Steve RandallREP While the impact of foreign buyers of Canadian real estate is inconclusive, there are certainly many buyers from the Chinese mainland who choose Vancouver and Toronto among their favourite markets. However, that could begin to change in 2017 as Beijing cracks down on the movement of wealth out of the country. The latest […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    05-01-2017
    Real Estate Related

  8. China?s currency curbs set to impact Canadian real estate

    Steve RandallREP While the impact of foreign buyers of Canadian real estate is inconclusive, there are certainly many buyers from the Chinese mainland who choose Vancouver and Toronto among their favourite markets. However, that could begin to change in 2017 as Beijing cracks down on the movement of wealth out of the country. The latest […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    05-01-2017
    Real Estate Related

  9. Vancouver sales slumped at year-end

    Steve RandallCanadian Real Estate Wealth   Home sales in Metro Vancouver closed out 2016 with a slump but the year was still the third best on record behind 2015 and 2005. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver reports that there were 39,943 units sold in 2016, down 5.6 per cent on 2015 but more than […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    05-01-2017
    Real Estate Related

  10. More parents ponying up for kids’ houses: Survey

    72 per cent of notaries public say ?bank of mom and dad? funding bulk of first-time buyers? down payments GLEN SCHAEFERThe Province In 2015, 57 per cent of B.C. notaries said first-time homebuyers typically received help with their down payments. In 2016, 72 per cent of notaries said first-timers got help. More first-time homebuyers in […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    04-01-2017
    Real Estate Related

Archives

Categories

Others