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  1. Confusion beclouds B.C. housing market

    Dirk MeissnerREP Real estate experts say the British Columbia government started to build a strong foundation for more affordable housing in Tuesday’s budget, but opinion varies on the expected outcomes. Finance Minister Carole James is trying to ease the province’s housing crisis by introducing a new tax on property speculators, expanding and increasing a tax […]

  2. Vancouver approves two new rental housing buildings

    Steve RandallREP The City of Vancouver has approved two new desperately needed rental housing developments. The approval of the rezoning of two 100% rental buildings Tuesday comes at a time when the city’s rental vacancies are below 1%, pressuring rents and creating extra challenges for those renters trying to save for homeownership. The new buildings […]

  3. Main & Twentieth 209 East 20th Avenue 42 homes in a 4 storey mid rise by Landa Global Properties

    New condos on former Mount Pleasant coffee shop site now up for pre-sale Stephanie IpThe Vancouver Sun Condos that will soon sit on the Mount Pleasant lot where Bean Around The World used to be are now for sale — which you can afford if you give up about 200,000 lattes or have $800,000 kicking around. […]

  4. Musqueam development Area D, bounded by University Boulevard, Acadia, Agronomy and Toronto roads and Wesbrook Mall

    Musqueam development will double population of University Endowment Lands Susan Lazaruk The Vancouver Sun Massive development by the Musqueam First Nation near the University of B.C. will almost double the population of the University Endowment Lands, and the province is developing the area’s neighbourhood plan to prepare for the influx of new residents. And the […]

  5. Legal pot sparks bylaw issues

    Make sure you understand what can and cannot be enforced Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: Our strata council is getting a lot of pressure from our owners to adopt a bylaw that prohibits the use of marijuana and growing of plants. Owners are concerned this is just going to make our property the local grower […]

  6. Hillside East 900 homes in two towers at Concord Brentwood 4880 and 4890 Lougheed Highway Burnaby by Concord Pacific Developments

    Hillside East noteworthy for its indoor-outdoor design Mary Frances HillThe Province Concord Brentwood – Hillside East What: A total of 900 units in two concrete buildings of 55 and 45 storeys each, set in Concord’s 26-acre parkside community in the emerging Brentwood town centre neighbourhood. Where: 4880 & 4890 Lougheed Highway, Burnaby Residence sizes and prices: Homes range […]

  7. Meet the realtor transforming Vancouver one block at a time

    Navigating tricky world of land assemblies can be highly profitable and controversial Christopher CheungVancouver Courier There are three Vancouver Specials near the old Little Mountain social housing complex on Main Street. The specials were built in 1979 and were assessed at about $1.4 million each. But as a set, they sold for more than $10 […]

  8. B.C. budget takes aim at foreign buyers

    Laura KaneCanadian Real Estate Wealth British Columbia is raising its foreign buyers tax and expanding it to areas outside of Vancouver, while bringing in a new levy on speculators, as part of a sweeping plan to improve affordability in the province’s overheated housing market. The New Democrat government unveiled a 30-point housing plan in its […]

  9. Landlords express anxiety about impact of cannabis legalization

    Ephraim VecinaCanadian Real Estate Wealth Canadians will soon be able to add marijuana to their collection of household herbs, and that’s creating a nightmare for the country’s landlords. With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set to legalize recreational weed in July, apartment owners are concerned about safety and potential damage to their buildings if tenants grow […]

  10. Hillcrest at Sullivan Ridge 29 single family homes of five to six bedrooms by Marathon Homes

    Living large at Hillcrest at Sullivan Ridge Simon Briault The Vancouver Sun Hillcrest at Sullivan Ridge Project location: 6119 146 Street, Surrey Project size: 29 single-family homes with five or six bedrooms, ranging in size from 3,119 to 4,100 square feet, with prices starting at $1,249,900 including GST Developer: Marathon Homes Architect: Tyan Design Interior […]