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  1. Foster Martin Condo project between Foster Street and Martin Street in White Rock, 113 homes in three towers by Landmark Premiere Properties

    Live the Seaside Dream at White Rock?s Newest Community REW Have you ever imagined waking up to fabulous sunrises and stunning sea views from one of the Metro Vancouver ’s most desirable seaside communities? Now’s the time to fulfill that dream by buying at White Rock Town Centre’s newest and most exciting condominium community – […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    06-07-2017
    Real Estate Related

  2. Vancouver Bans AirBnB Rentals on Second Homes, Laneway Houses

    Joannah Connolly REW Strict new measures to regulate and tax short-term rentals under systems such as AirBnB, HomeAway and VRBO were announced by Vancouver Mayor Gregor this week, as the City looks for ways to ease the sub-1% rental vacancy rate. The no-nonsense measures are designed to encourage the “home sharing” aspect of short-term rentals, […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    06-07-2017
    Real Estate Related

  3. Canada a top destination for property investments by mainland Chinese buyers

    Chinese investors put Canada in top five buys for property Joanne Lee-YoungThe Vancouver Sun A large Chinese real estate website claims Chinese investors at home and abroad spent over US$100 billion on overseas property investments in 2016. This is a 25 per cent increase over Juwai.com’s 2015 estimate of US$80 billion. The website named Canada […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    06-07-2017
    Real Estate Related

  4. Record-keeping duties can?t be downloaded to the owners

    Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: Our strata corporation has a bylaw that requires owners to maintain copies of minutes, bylaws and rules, and makes each owner responsible for providing them to the next buyer.  I sit on our strata council. We have a buyer who was given the bylaws that we provided to each strata […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    06-07-2017
    Strata Information

  5. Joyce 5050 Joyce Street 256 homes in a 30-storey tower by Westbank Projects Corp

    Joyce balances esthetics and function Mary Frances HillThe Province Joyce What: 256 homes, in a family-oriented 30-storey tower next to Joyce-Collingwood SkyTrain station Project Address: 5050 — 5080 Joyce St., Vancouver Developer and builder: Westbank Projects Corp. Residence sizes: one-bedroom, 439 and 529 square feet; junior two-bedrooms, 617 square feet; two-bedrooms, 771 square feet; three-bedrooms, […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    06-07-2017
    Real Estate Related

  6. Vancouver condo market heats up while detached home sales cool

    The Province Vancouver’s housing sales have divided into two separate markets with condominium’s being snatched up while detached homes remain on the market longer. Figures released Wednesday by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver showed an 11.5 per cent drop in the market last month compared with the over-heated market in June last year. […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    06-07-2017
    Real Estate Related

  7. Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson plans to license, tax Airbnb rentals

    Short-term rentals facing crackdown Cheryl ChanThe Province Faced with a rental-housing crunch and the country’s lowest vacancy rates, the City of Vancouver is proposing new regulations aimed at curbing short-term rentals — a move it estimates could restore about 1,000 units for long-term renters. The rules, which also require online rental platforms such as Airbnb […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    06-07-2017
    Real Estate Related

  8. New foreign investment stats revealed

    Canadian Real Estate Wealth The Government of British Columbia has released its latest land transfer tax data, which contains some interesting trends about that province’s real estate market. Sales surge The province recorded 14,824 total transactions in May, which was up from 9,773 in April. It’s also up significantly from the five month average of […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    04-07-2017
    Real Estate Related

  9. The unintended impact of abolishing double-ended deals

    REP   The need to address double-ended deals is due to a few bad apples, according to one veteran, and new rules will likely punish certain agents more than others. “Here’s the thing. It’s totally the result of a few bad apples. The majority of realtors are good, honest, fair people who do what’s right […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    04-07-2017
    Real Estate Related

  10. Do you have consent? Anti-spam rules in effect July 1

    REBGVother Changes to Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) come into effect on July 1. These changes state that you can only send a commercial electronic message (CEM), which includes emails, texts or social media messages, to people who’ve given implied consent. Implied consent based on an ‘existing business relationship’ is achieved if you’ve: done business with […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    03-07-2017
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